Sentence examples of "im Begriff sein" in German
Ich war im Begriff, schlafen zu gehen, als er mich anrief.
I was about to go to bed when he called me up.
Mein Vater war im Begriff zu gehen, als das Telefon klingelte.
My father was about to leave when the phone rang.
Der Lehrer war im Begriff, das nutzlose Gespräch zu beenden, als plötzlich die Faust eines Schülers sein Gesicht traf.
The teacher was about to finish the useless discussion, when his face was hit by a blow from a pupil's fist.
Als ich am Bahnhof ankam, war der Zug gerade im Begriff, abzufahren.
When I arrived at the station, the train was just about to leave.
Er war im Begriff eine endgültige Entscheidung zu treffen.
He was in the process of making a final decision.
Der Begriff „Sattelzeit“ bezeichnet die Übergangsperiode zwischen Früher Neuzeit und Moderne.
The term "Sattelzeit" denotes the transitional period between the early modern age and the late modern age.
Der Grund, den beide Brüder dafür angaben, Junggesellen geblieben zu sein, war, dass sie nicht sowohl Flugzeuge als auch eine Frau unterhalten könnten.
The reason both brothers gave for remaining bachelors was that they couldn't support both airplanes and a wife.
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