Sentence examples of "prestes" in Portuguese

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Estavam prestes a perder a paciência. Their patience was about to give out.
Outra batalha dura estava prestes a começar. Another fierce battle was ready to begin.
Qualquer homem capaz de conduzir com prudência enquanto beija uma garota bonita simplesmente não está prestando tanta atenção no beijo como este merece. Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty lady is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.
Nixon estava prestes a se tornar presidente. Nixon was about to become president.
Se eles soubessem o que estava prestes a acontecer, teriam mudado seus planos. Had they known what was about to happen, they would have changed their plans.
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