Usage examples of "langer" in German with translation to English

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Es war ein langer Brief. It was a long letter.
Herr Schmidt und ich kennen uns schon seit langer Zeit. Mr. Smith and I have been acquainted with each other for a long time.
Das war ein langer Brief. This was a long letter.
Herr Schmidt und ich sind schon seit langer Zeit miteinander bekannt. Mr. Smith and I have been acquainted with each other for a long time.
Das war vor langer Zeit gebaut. This was built since long ago.
Es ist vor langer Zeit passiert. It happened a long time ago.
Vor langer Zeit war hier eine Brücke. A long time ago, there was a bridge here.
Unser langer Urlaub war zu schnell vorbei. Our long vacation has passed all too soon.
Die Dinosaurier sind vor langer Zeit ausgestorben. Dinosaurs died out a very long time ago.
Es ist ein langer Weg nach Boston. It's a long way to Boston.
In nicht allzu langer Zeit werden sie heiraten. It won't be long before they get married.
Tom hat vor nicht allzu langer Zeit eine Kamera gekauft. Tom bought a camera not too long ago.
Wale, sagt man, haben vor langer Zeit an Land gelebt. Whales are said to have lived on land long ago.
Vor langer Zeit lebten in Indien ein Affe, ein Fuchs und ein Hase freundschaftlich zusammen. Long long ago in India, a monkey, a fox, and a rabbit lived happily together.
In der kleinen Stadt, die vor langer Zeit aufgegeben wurde, scheint die Zeit stehengeblieben zu sein. The small town, abandoned long ago, seems frozen in time.
Es ist beinahe schwer zu glauben, dass all diese schönen Dinge vor langer Zeit von Hand hergestellt wurden. It's almost hard to believe all these beautiful things were made by hand such a long time ago.
Jemand der vor nicht allzu langer Zeit dachte er hätte Kontrolle über etwas, liegt plötzlich regungslos in einer Holzkiste. Und wenn alle um ihn herum sehen, dass solch eine Person keinen Nutzen mehr hat, verbrennen sie ihn in einem Ofen. One who not long ago thought he had control over something is suddenly lying motionless in a wooden box, and when everyone around sees that such a person is no longer good for anything, they simply burned him up in an oven.
Wie lang ist die Brücke? How long is the bridge?
Er wartet schon lange hier. He's been waiting here for a long time.
Er ist die längste Person in der Klasse. He is the tallest person in the class.
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