Sentence examples of "Estoy a punto de" in Spanish

<>
show all
Estoy a punto de salir de aquí. I am about to leave here.
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!
Tom está a punto de irse. Tom is about to leave.
Ella está a punto de partir. She is about to leave.
Ella está a punto de matarme. She is about to kill me.
El sol estaba a punto de salir. The sun was about to come up.
Algo malo estaba a punto de suceder. Something wrong was about to happen.
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.
Nixon estuvo a punto de ser presidente. Nixon was about to become president.
Su marido está a punto de morir. Her husband is about to die.
El abuelo está a punto de morir. The grandfather is about to die.
More
Examples of word usage in different contexts are provided solely for linguistic purposes, i.e. to study word usage in a sentence in one language and how they can be translated into another. All samples are automatically collected from a variety of publicly available open sources using bilingual search technologies.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.

In this section, you can see how words and expressions are used in different contexts using examples of translations made by professionals. The Contexts section will help you learn English, German, Spanish and other languages. Here you can find examples with phrasal verbs and idioms in texts that vary in style and theme. Examples can be sorted by translations and topics.

Learn foreign languages, see the translation of millions of words and expressions, and use them in your e-mail communication.

Translation bot

Translation bot

Translate in Telegram

Join for free

PROMT Master NMT

PROMT Master NMT

Accurate document translation

Download