Sentence examples of "was about to" in English with translation "estar a punto de"

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Translations: all66 estar a punto de49 estar por13 other translations4
I was about to start. Yo estaba a punto de comenzar.
Something bad was about to happen. Algo malo estaba a punto de ocurrir.
Something wrong was about to happen. Algo malo estaba a punto de suceder.
Nixon was about to become president. Nixon estuvo a punto de ser presidente.
She was about to go out. Ella estaba a punto de salir.
I was about to be stabbed. Estuve a punto de ser apuñalado.
The sun was about to come up. El sol estaba a punto de salir.
The plane was about to take off. El avión estaba a punto de despegar.
Jane was about to leave the house. Jane estaba a punto de salir de la casa.
Their patience was about to give out. Estaban a punto de perder la paciencia.
I was about to leave when you telephoned. Estaba a punto de irme cuando llamaste por teléfono.
I was about to call him, but then I forgot. Estaba a punto de llamarlo, pero después se me olvidó.
I was about to go out when the phone rang. Estaba a punto de salir cuando sonó el teléfono.
I was about to go out when the telephone rang. Estaba a punto de salir cuando sonó el teléfono.
He was about to call her up, when her letter came. Él estaba a punto de llamarla cuando llegó su carta.
Tom was about to take a bath when the doorbell rang. Tom estaba a punto de tomar un baño cuando sonó el timbre.
Your telegram arrived just as I was about to telephone you. Tu telegrama llegó cuando estaba a punto de llamarte por teléfono.
He was about to fall asleep, when he heard his name called. Estaba a punto de dormirse cuando oyó que alguien decía su nombre.
The engineers blew up the bridge because it was about to collapse. Los ingenieros volaron el puente, ya que estaba a punto de colapsar.
She was about to call him up when he walked in the door. Ella estaba a punto de llamarlo cuando entró por la puerta.
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