Usage examples of "light years" in English with translation to French

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The distance between stars is measured in light years. La distance entre les étoiles se mesure en années-lumière.
Missing for years, the document miraculously came to light the other day. Manquant depuis des années, le document est miraculeusement réapparu l'autre jour.
Aqua expresses the colour of clear water, it is a bright, and light, blue. Le bleu-vert exprime la couleur de l'eau claire ; c'est un bleu brillant et clair.
I will have been studying English for five years next February. À partir de février prochain, je vais étudier l'anglais pendant cinq ans.
He turned off the light and he went to bed. Il a éteint la lumière et s'est couché.
Researchers at the university of Paderborn have established that it took up to 2000 hours of English learning for a French speaker to speak English correctly. Given that there are 32 weeks of classes in a year and with 3 hours of lessons every week, 20.83 years of study are thus necessary for a French person to speak good English. Des chercheurs de l'université de Paderborn ont établi qu'il fallait 2000 heures d'apprentissage de l'anglais à un francophone pour parler correctement. Sachant qu'il y a 32 semaines de cours par an et à 3h de cours par semaine, il faut donc 20,83 ans d'études à un Français pour bien parler anglais.
He wore a light blue tie. Il portait une cravate bleu clair.
Since graduation fifteen years ago I have never run into my former classmates. Je n'ai pas revu mes camarades de classe depuis que j'ai eu mon diplôme il y a 15 ans.
I didn't turn off the light. Je n'ai pas éteint la lumière.
By the time my father retires, he will have worked for almost thirty years. Lorsque mon père prendra sa retraite, il aura travaillé environ trente ans.
A lightyear is the distance that light travels in one year. Une année-lumière est la distance que parcourt la lumière en une année.
He survived his wife for many years. Il survécut à sa femme durant de nombreuses années.
A heavy purse makes a light heart. Une bourse pleine remplit le cœur de joie.
He came to Japan seven years ago. Il est venu au Japon il y a sept ans.
Put out the light. Éteins la lumière.
Tom told her that he had written that poem two years before. Tom lui dit qu'il avait écrit ce poème deux ans auparavant.
He is a little light for a sumo wrestler. Il est un peu léger pour un sumotori.
My father has been dead for ten years. Cela fait dix ans que mon père est mort.
Did you stop at the red light? Vous êtes-vous arrêté au feu rouge ?
I've just renewed my passport, so it's good for another ten years. Je viens juste de renouveler mon passeport, il est donc valable pour dix années encore.
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