Sentence examples of "était sur le point" in French

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Translations: all66 be about52 be on the point5 other translations9
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Elle était sur le point de pleurer. She was on the verge of crying.
Elle était sur le point de se tuer. She was on the verge of killing herself.
Tom était sur le point de s'évanouir. Tom almost fainted.
La maison était sur le point de s'effondrer. The house was on the verge of collapse.
La réunion était sur le point de se terminer. The meeting was all but over.
Il était sur le point d'aller se coucher. He was just on the verge of going to sleep.
Il était sur le point de mourir quand je suis arrivé. He was at the point of death when I arrived.
Il se rendit au magasin juste alors que celui-ci était sur le point de fermer. He went to the store just as it was going to close.
Il était sur le point de révéler le secret lorsqu'un regard sévère de Marthe le fit se taire. He was on the verge of revealing the secret when a sharp look from Martha shut him up.
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