フランス語日記翻訳【194】

I was about to snap for the first time in a while.

J’étais sur le point de craquer pour la première fois depuis longtemps.

解説

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# ⭐ Sentence
**J’étais sur le point de craquer pour la première fois depuis longtemps.**

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# 🌐 Overall Meaning
“I was about to snap for the first time in a long while.”

The sentence expresses an **imminent emotional breaking point**, something that almost happened and hasn’t happened in a long time.

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# 🧩 Grammar Breakdown

## 1. **J’étais**
– **je** → “I.”
– **étais** → 1st person singular **imparfait** of *être*.

### Why the *imparfait*?
The *imparfait* describes:
– a **state** in the past
– something **in progress**
– a background emotional condition

Here, it sets the scene:
→ “I was (in a state of being about to snap).”

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## 2. **sur le point de**
A fixed idiomatic expression meaning:

– “on the verge of”
– “about to”

### Structure
– **sur** = “on”
– **le point** = “the point”
– **de + infinitive**

→ Literally: “on the point of doing X.”

This is the standard French way to express **imminent action**.

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## 3. **craquer**
– Infinitive verb.
– Means “to crack / snap / break down emotionally.”

In French, *craquer* is commonly used for:
– emotional overload
– losing composure
– reaching a breaking point

→ It conveys emotional tension, not physical breaking.

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