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estar a ponto de
estar a ponto de
be about to
→ estar
phrase
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be about to
Used to say that something is going to happen very soon, or that someone is on the verge of doing something.
PO:
Eu estava a ponto de sair quando você ligou.
EN:
I was about to leave when you called.