Sentence examples of "être sur le point" in French with translation "be about"

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Il est sur le point de sortir. He is about to leave.
Elle est sur le point de partir. She is about to leave.
Ils sont sur le point de commencer. They are about to start.
Elles sont sur le point de commencer. They are about to start.
Il était sur le point de commencer. He was about to start.
L'aigle est sur le point d'atterrir. The eagle is about to land.
Je serai sur le point d'être aimé. I will be about to be loved.
Je suis sur le point de quitter ici. I am about to leave here.
Ils étaient sur le point de perdre patience. Their patience was about to give out.
J'étais sur le point d'être aimé. I was about to be loved.
Le bus était sur le point de démarrer. The bus was about to start.
L'avion était sur le point de décoller. The plane was about to take off.
Marie était sur le point de s'esclaffer. Mary was about to burst out laughing.
Il est sur le point de partir pour Londres. He is about to leave for London.
Nous sommes sur le point de partir d'ici. We are about to leave here.
J'étais sur le point de me faire poignarder. I was about to be stabbed.
J'étais sur le point de quitter ma maison. I was about to leave my house.
Jane était sur le point de quitter la maison. Jane was about to leave the house.
L'ancien régime est sur le point de s'effondrer. The obsolete regime is about to collapse.
Cependant Lucy est sur le point de quitter sa maison. However, Lucy is about to leave her home.
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