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

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The small town, abandoned long ago, seems frozen in time. A cidadezinha, abandonada há muito tempo, parece congelada no tempo.
The story reminds me of an experience I had long ago. A história lembra-me de uma experiência que tive há muito tempo.
Not long ago we heard a father say in the presence of his large family, "I don't want any of my boys to be lawyers." Há pouco tempo, ouvimos um pai dizer na presença de sua grande família: "Não quero que nenhum de meus filhos seja advogado."
How long ago did you start learning Esperanto? Há quanto tempo você começou a aprender esperanto?
I saw that film long ago. Vi esse filme faz muito tempo.
How long ago did the author die? Faz quanto tempo que o autor morreu?
A long time ago, there was a bridge here. muito tempo atrás havia uma ponte aqui.
But of course that was a long time ago. Mas é claro que isso foi há muito tempo atrás.
I gave up smoking a year ago. Deixei de fumar um ano atrás.
He lived a long life. Ele viveu uma longa vida.
The accident happened two hours ago. O acidente aconteceu há duas horas.
Rabbits have long ears and short tails. Os coelhos têm orelhas compridas e rabo curto.
He left a minute ago. Ele saiu há um minuto.
I suppose it's different when you think about it over the long term. Eu suponho que seja diferente quando você pensa sobre isso a longo prazo.
I was living in Boston a few years ago. Eu morava em Boston há alguns anos.
She lived a long life. Ela viveu uma longa vida.
Tom came to Japan three years ago and has been living here ever since then. Tom veio para o Japão há três anos e tem vivido aqui desde então.
She hadn't seen him in a long time. Ela já não o via há muito tempo.
If I wanted to scare you, I would tell you what I dreamt about a few weeks ago. Se eu quisesse te assustar, eu te contaria o sonho que eu tive há algumas semanas atrás.
She wrote him a long letter, but he didn't read it. Ela lhe escreveu uma longa carta, mas ele não a leu.
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