Usage examples of "estaba por" in Spanish with translation to English

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Él estaba por empezar. He was about to start.
Estaba por salir de la casa cuando un viejo amigo llegó. I was about to leave home when an old friend of mine dropped in.
Estaba por ir a dormir cuando él me llamó. I was about to go to bed when he called me up.
Él dijo que lo mejor estaba por venir. He said the best was yet to come.
Mi papá estaba por salir cuando sonó el teléfono. My father was about to leave when the phone rang.
Ella estaba por irse a dormir cuando alguien tocó la puerta. She was about to go to bed, when someone knocked on the door.
Cuando estaba por salir de casa, recibí una llamada de ella. When I was about to leave my house, I got a telephone call from her.
Estaba yo por salir cuando sonó el teléfono. I was about to leave when the phone rang.
Bill estaba loco por una moto. Bill was crazy for a motorbike.
El techo estaba dañado por la tormenta. The roof was damaged by the storm.
La nación entera estaba alegre por la noticia. The entire nation was glad at the news.
El jardín estaba rodeado por una cerca de madera. The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.
Él estaba mirando por la ventana. He was looking out the window.
Hoy a la hora del almuerzo, nuestro restaurante de siempre estaba cerrado por un funeral en la familia. At lunchtime today, our usual restaurant was closed because of a funeral in the family.
Jack estaba cansado por haber caminado cincuenta millas. Jack was tired from having walked fifty miles.
No fue hasta mucho tiempo después de que se casaran cuando Tom descubrió que Mary estaba buscada por asesinato. It wasn't until long after they got married that Tom found out that Mary was wanted for murder.
La gente estaba llorando por la noticia de su muerte. People were weeping at the news of his death.
Él estaba perplejo por el inesperado resultado. He was perplexed at the unexpected result.
El sol estaba caliente por la mañana, pero hace frío en este momento. The sun was warm in the morning, but it's cold at this moment.
La ciudad estaba alarmada por el terremoto. The city was alarmed by the earthquake.
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