Sentence examples of "Estaba a punto de" in Spanish with translation "be about to"

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Ella estaba a punto de salir. She was about to go out.
Yo estaba a punto de comenzar. I was about to start.
Algo malo estaba a punto de suceder. Something wrong was about to happen.
El sol estaba a punto de salir. The sun was about to come up.
Algo malo estaba a punto de ocurrir. Something bad was about to happen.
Estaba a punto de salir cuando sonó el teléfono. I was about to go out when the phone rang.
Estaba a punto de irme cuando llamaste por teléfono. I was about to leave when you telephoned.
Jane estaba a punto de salir de la casa. Jane was about to leave the house.
Estaba a punto de llamarlo, pero después se me olvidó. I was about to call him, but then I forgot.
Él estaba a punto de llamarla cuando llegó su carta. He was about to call her up, when her letter came.
Ella estaba a punto de llamarlo cuando entró por la puerta. She was about to call him up when he walked in the door.
Tu telegrama llegó cuando estaba a punto de llamarte por teléfono. Your telegram arrived just as I was about to telephone you.
Los ingenieros volaron el puente, ya que estaba a punto de colapsar. The engineers blew up the bridge because it was about to collapse.
Tom estaba a punto de tomar un baño cuando sonó el timbre. Tom was about to take a bath when the doorbell rang.
Estaba a punto de dormirse cuando oyó que alguien decía su nombre. He was about to fall asleep, when he heard his name called.
Cuando estaba a punto de caerse al río, se afirmó de el árbol. As he was about to fall into the river, he took hold of the tree.
Si él hubiera sabido lo que estaba a punto de pasar, habría modificado su plan. Had he known what was about to happen, he would have changed his plan.
Un hombre de pie en el acantilado estaba a punto de suicidarse saltando al vacío. A man standing on the cliff was about to commit suicide by jumping into the void.
Si ellos hubieran sabido lo que estaba a punto de suceder, ellos habrían cambiado sus planes. Had they known what was about to happen, they would have changed their plans.
Estuve a punto de ser apuñalado. I was about to be stabbed.
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