Sentence examples of "estar a punto de" in Spanish

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Ella estaba a punto de salir. She was about to go out.
El tren estaba a punto de irse cuando llegué a la estación. The train was on the point of leaving when I got to the station.
Ella estaba a punto de quitarse la vida. She was on the verge of killing herself.
Yo estaba a punto de comenzar. I was about to start.
Estaba a punto de dejar la casa cuando empezó a caer un ligera lluvia . I was on the point of leaving home when a light rain started to fall.
Estaba a punto de revelar el secreto cuando una mirada fuerte de Martha le calló. He was on the verge of revealing the secret when a sharp look from Martha shut him up.
Estuve a punto de ser apuñalado. I was about to be stabbed.
El 2 de septiembre de 1792, cuando tuvo lugar en París la masacre general de los prisioneros, M. Sombreuil estaba a punto de ser ejecutado cuando fue rescatado de las manos de sus asesinos por la heroica conducta de su hija, ¡aunque con la terrible condición de que ella bebería por el éxito de la república en una copa de sangre! On the 2nd of September 1792 when the general massacre of the prisoners took place at Paris, M. Sombreuil was on the point of being sacrificed when he was rescued from the hands of the assassins by the heroic conduct of his daughter, though on the dreadful condition that she would drink success to the republic in a goblet of blood!
Ella está a punto de partir. She is about to leave.
Tom está a punto de irse. Tom is about to leave.
Ella está a punto de matarme. She is about to kill me.
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.
Estaban a punto de perder la paciencia. Their patience was about to give out.
Estamos a punto de salir de aquí. We are about to leave here.
Estoy a punto de salir de aquí. I am about to leave here.
Nixon estuvo a punto de ser presidente. Nixon was about to become president.
El sol está a punto de hundirse. The sun is about to sink.
El concierto está a punto de comenzar. The concert is about to start.
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