Sentence examples of "estar a ponto" in Portuguese

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A águia está a ponto de pousar. The eagle is about to land.
Ela está a ponto de me matar. She is about to kill me.
Estava a ponto de sair quando o telefone tocou. I was about to go out when the telephone rang.
Só podes estar a brincar! You're kidding, right?
O filme está a ponto de começar. The movie's about to start.
Ela foi gentil o bastante a ponto de me acompanhar até a estação. She was kind enough to accompany me to the station.
Ela não é tão tola a ponto de não saber disso. She is not so foolish that she does not know it.
Não seja tão tolo a ponto de ir com ele. Don't be so foolish as to go with him.
Fui tão estúpida a ponto de acreditar. I was stupid enough to believe it.
Ninguém é tão ocupado a ponto de não ter tempo de ler. Nobody is so busy that they cannot find time to read.
Ninguém é tão tolo a ponto de acreditar no que ele diz. No one is so foolish as to believe what he says.
Fui tão estúpido a ponto de acreditar. I was stupid enough to believe it.
Alguns japoneses são tão tímidos a ponto de parecerem rudes. Some Japanese are shy even to the point of appearing rude.
A criança que comeu quase todo este bolo deve estar muito gorda. The child who ate almost all this cake must be very fat.
Deste ponto em diante, a história fica tão distorcida e grotesca que eu não consigo mais parar de lê-la. From this point on, the story becomes so twisted and grotesque that I can't stop reading it anymore.
Tom aparenta estar muito feliz. Tom looks very happy.
Eu não faço ideia até que ponto é que é aceitável usar de tradução livre no exame. On tests, I don't know how free a translation would be allowed.
Ela parece estar bem agora. She seems OK now.
Quero enfatizar esse ponto. I want to stress this point.
Elas pareciam estar observando algo. They seemed to be watching something.
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