WordparaMeaningabout to (after 'to be' + infinitive)Part of speechprepositionPronunciationCourseSpanish (Spain)LessonIntent and readiness (estar para / por)Usages of paraDespués de haber oído un trueno, el chaparrón está para caer.After hearing a thunderclap, the downpour is about to fall.Con este relámpago, está claro que la tormenta está para empezar.With this lightning, it is clear that the storm is about to begin.