Usage examples of "long ago" in English with translation to German

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This was built since long ago. Das war vor langer Zeit gebaut.
Have you already read the book "Judgment Day Began Long Ago"? Hast du schon das Buch "Der Jüngste Tag hat längst begonnen" gelesen?
He should have done that long ago. Er hätte das schon lange machen sollen.
The small town, abandoned long ago, seems frozen in time. In der kleinen Stadt, die vor langer Zeit aufgegeben wurde, scheint die Zeit stehengeblieben zu sein.
Whales are said to have lived on land long ago. Wale, sagt man, haben vor langer Zeit an Land gelebt.
Long long ago in India, a monkey, a fox, and a rabbit lived happily together. Vor langer Zeit lebten in Indien ein Affe, ein Fuchs und ein Hase freundschaftlich zusammen.
I bought a camera not long ago. Ich habe neulich eine Kamera gekauft.
How long ago did you start learning Esperanto? Seit wann lernst du Esperanto?
How long ago was that? Wie lang ist das her?
It is too long ago. Es ist zu lange her.
Long, long ago, there lived an old man and his wife. Vor langer, langer Zeit lebten ein alter Mann und seine Frau.
Tom bought a camera not too long ago. Tom hat vor nicht allzu langer Zeit eine Kamera gekauft.
Long, long ago, there lived an old man in a village. Vor langer, langer Zeit lebte ein alter Mann in einem Dorf.
You should have completed it long ago. Du hättest das seit langem erledigen können.
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. 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.
A long time ago, there was a bridge here. Vor langer Zeit war hier eine Brücke.
It happened a long time ago. Es ist vor langer Zeit passiert.
It's almost hard to believe all these beautiful things were made by hand such a long time ago. Es ist beinahe schwer zu glauben, dass all diese schönen Dinge vor langer Zeit von Hand hergestellt wurden.
Dinosaurs died out a very long time ago. Die Dinosaurier sind vor langer Zeit ausgestorben.
This place still looks the same as it did a long time ago Dieser Ort sieht noch immer genauso wie vor langen Zeiten aus.
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