Sentence examples of "was about to" in English with translation "estar por"

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He was about to start. Él estaba por empezar.
My father was about to leave when the phone rang. Mi papá estaba por salir cuando sonó el teléfono.
I was about to go to bed when he called me up. Estaba por ir a dormir cuando él me llamó.
She was about to go to bed, when someone knocked on the door. Ella estaba por irse a dormir cuando alguien tocó la puerta.
I was about to leave home when an old friend of mine dropped in. Estaba por salir de la casa cuando un viejo amigo llegó.
When I was about to leave my house, I got a telephone call from her. Cuando estaba por salir de casa, recibí una llamada de ella.
I was about to leave when the phone rang. Estaba yo por salir cuando sonó el teléfono.
He was afraid about what was going to happen. Él estaba preocupado por qué ocurriría.
He was very worried about having to spend Christmas in the hospital. Él estaba muy preocupado por tener que pasar la Navidad en el hospital.
They are about to start. Ellos están por empezar.
The eagle is about to land. El águila está por aterrizar.
The obsolete regime is about to collapse. El régimen obsoleto está por colapsar.
The plane is about to take off. El avión está por despegar.
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