estábamos a punto de irnos

we were about to leave

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phrase Uncommon #19,306
we were about to leave This is a form of estar a punto de + infinitive, meaning “to be about to” do something. Irnos means “to leave” or literally “to go away,” with nos referring to “us.”
SP: Estábamos a punto de irnos cuando empezó a llover.
EN: We were about to leave when it started to rain.