Sentence examples of "war im begriff" 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.
Das letzte Mal, dass ich etwas ähnliches wie diesen Tee gerochen habe, war im Giraffenhaus im Zoo.
The last time that I smelled something similar to this tea was in the giraffe house at the zoo.
Die Wohnung war im viktorianischen Stil möbliert.
The apartment was furnished in the Victorian style.
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