Translation of "We were about to" in German

It was down to just the two of us, and we were about to go under.
Es gab nur noch uns zwei, und wir waren kurz davor unterzugehen.
TED2020 v1

We were about to enter Argentine airspace.
Wir näherten uns gerade dem argentinischen Luftraum.
News-Commentary v14

And we were about to be fired.
Wir standen davor, beim Kunden rauszufliegen.
TED2020 v1

We were just about to start eating.
Wir wollten gerade mit dem Essen anfangen.
Tatoeba v2021-03-10

We were just about to take a break.
Wir wollten gerade eine Pause einlegen.
Tatoeba v2021-03-10

I believe we were about to drink a toast.
Bevor man uns unterbrach, wollten wir auf etwas trinken.
OpenSubtitles v2018

We were just about to tell Hero Tseng what happened to us.
Wir wollten gerade berichten was geschehen ist.
OpenSubtitles v2018

You know, Doctor, there were times when we were about to put the handcuffs on you.
Wissen Sie, zuerst wollten wir Ihnen die Handschellen anlegen.
OpenSubtitles v2018

Just as we were about to do.
Genau wie wir das beinahe getan haben.
OpenSubtitles v2018

We were just about to open up the portal.
Wir wollten gerade das Portal öffnen.
OpenSubtitles v2018

We were about to head back when we heard it.
Wir wollten gerade aufbrechen, als wir ihn hörten.
OpenSubtitles v2018

So, we were about to check this nigga.
Wir wollten ihm also Einhalt gebieten.
OpenSubtitles v2018

We were just about to carve up Mary Astor and Georgie Kaufman.
Wir wollten gerade über Mary Astor und Georgie Kaufman herziehen.
OpenSubtitles v2018

We were talking about how to get names of the alumni.
Wir besprachen, wie man an die Namen der Ehemaligen käme.
OpenSubtitles v2018

We were about to leave, cousin Kurt Houb.
Brechen wir auf, Cousin Kurt Hub.
OpenSubtitles v2018

We were about to burn our clothes when the police arrived.
Und als wir die Klamotten ins Feuer warfen, kam die Polizei.
OpenSubtitles v2018

And we were about to lose everything.
Wir standen kurz davor, alles zu verlieren.
OpenSubtitles v2018

We were about to make the final exchange and he was murdered.
Wir wollten den endgültigen Austausch machen und er wurde ermordet.
OpenSubtitles v2018

We... We were about to lose the boatyard and Roy stepped up.
Wir hätten fast die Werft verloren, da ist Roy eingesprungen.
OpenSubtitles v2018

We were just about to leave when I went into the back to use the restroom.
Wir wollten gerade los, also ich auf die Toilette ging.
OpenSubtitles v2018

We were just about to eat, but Roz's come here.
Wir essen gleich, aber Roz kann auftischen.
OpenSubtitles v2018