a ponto de
Portuguese, adverb
a ponto de is spelled A-P-O-N-T-O-D-E (8 letters). A ponto de is a Portuguese adverb meaning “about to; imminently” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does a ponto de mean in English?
adverb
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about to; imminently
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. a pouco (tempo) de, de maneira que está em situação que pode a qualquer instante
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.