a punto de
Spanish
[edit]Adverb
[edit]- (just) about to, on the verge of
- Synonym: al borde de
- a punto de morir ― about to die
- El equipo de investigación está a punto de hacer un gran avance.
- The research team is on the verge of a major breakthrough.
Further reading
[edit]- “a punto de”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28