Sentence examples of "dabei sein" in German with translation "be about"

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Translations: all8 be about4 go2 be present2
Der Adler ist dabei zu landen. The eagle is about to land.
Das Flugzeug ist dabei, nach Paris zu starten. The plane is about to take off for Paris.
Der Zug war dabei, den Bahnhof zu verlassen. The train was about to leave the station.
Gerade als sie dabei war, das Geschäft zu verlassen, sah sie ein schönes Kleid im Schaufenster. Just as she was about to leave the store, she saw a beautiful dress in the window.
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