Locution anglaise du jour

Définitions

anglais > français
about to
1. prep. Sur le point de.
Oh, it's you! I was about to phone you.
Oh, c'est toi ! J'étais sur le point de t'appeler.
anglais > anglais
about to
1. prep. (idiomatic, only with bare infinitive) Indicates something that will happen very soon; indicates that something is imminent.
He's standing at the edge, and I think he's about to jump.
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about		©
1. prep. Au sujet de, concernant.
We are talking about global warming
2. prep. Sur le point de (about + infinitif).
The car is about to collapse
3. prep. Environ, à peu près., vers
to		©
1. prep. À, vers.
Let's go to Paris!
Allons à Paris !
2. prep. Moins, pour indiquer l'heure.
Ten to eleven.

Exemples de phrases

The one we are about to have.  Because of you I am about to be without employment.  The army is about to put a biological weapon of mine into play.  I always thought that such bliss was probably the stuff of those about to die.  I'm not about to give in to complete paranoia.

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