Sentence examples of "were about to" in English

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Translations: all64 estar a punto de49 estar por13 other translations2

They were about to leave when I arrived there. Estaban a punto de salir cuando llegué allí.

Diogenes would frequently praise those who were about to marry, and yet did not marry. Diogenes frecuentemente elogiaba a aquellos que estaban a punto de casarse, pero no se casó.

We were just about to leave when she telephoned. Justo estábamos a punto de irnos cuando ella llamó.

We were just about to leave when it rained. Estábamos a punto de irnos cuando empezó a llover.

Tom is about to leave. Tom está a punto de irse.

They are about to start. Ellos están por empezar.

She is about to leave. Ella está a punto de partir.

He was about to start. Él estaba por empezar.

I was about to start. Yo estaba a punto de comenzar.

The eagle is about to land. El águila está por aterrizar.

I am about to leave here. Estoy a punto de salir de aquí.

The obsolete regime is about to collapse. El régimen obsoleto está por colapsar.

We are about to leave here. Estamos a punto de salir de aquí.

The plane is about to take off. El avión está por despegar.

Her husband is about to die. Su marido está a punto de morir.

My father was about to leave when the phone rang. Mi papá estaba por salir cuando sonó el teléfono.

The concert is about to start. El concierto está a punto de comenzar.

I was about to go to bed when he called me up. Estaba por ir a dormir cuando él me llamó.

She is about to kill me. Ella está a punto de matarme.

She was about to go to bed, when someone knocked on the door. Ella estaba por irse a dormir cuando alguien tocó la puerta.

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