Sentence examples of "a short while ago" in English

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She stayed in that area for a short while. Elle ne resta dans cette région que pour peu de temps.
She stayed there for a short while. Elle était restée là pendant un moment.
He came back home a while ago. Il est rentré chez lui il y a un moment.
He cannot have gone so far in such a short time. Il n'a pas pu aller aussi loin en aussi peu de temps.
He took a short cut. Il prit un raccourci.
I have been busy writing a short story. J'ai été très occupé par l'écriture d'une petite histoire.
He said, "Let's take a short rest." Il a suggéré que nous prenions une courte pause.
Mary told Tom: "Let's begin with a short sentence, and then we'll see..." Mary dit à Tom: « Commençons par une petite phrase et puis nous verrons bien...»
That child grew a lot in a short amount of time. Cet enfant a beaucoup grandi en peu de temps.
It is almost impossible to learn a foreign language in a short time. C'est presque impossible d'apprendre une langue étrangère en peu de temps.
They studied the map to find a short cut. Ils étudièrent la carte pour trouver un raccourci.
Let's take a short cut. Prenons un raccourci.
They dance in circles to communicate a short distance, and shake their bodies and dart back and forth to indicate a longer distance. Ils dansent en cercle pour indiquer une courte distance, et ils agitent leurs corps et sautillent vers l'avant puis vers l'arrière pour indiquer une plus grande distance.
He gave a short account of the accident. Il fait un bref compte rendu de l'accident.
We had a short vacation in February. Nous avons de courtes vacances en février.
He continued his work after a short break. Il continua son travail après une courte pause.
We are going to make up for lost time by taking a short cut. On va essayer de rattraper le retard en prenant un raccourci.
Let's take a short break. Faisons une courte pause.
I will stay here for a short period. Je ne resterai pas longtemps ici.
What do you say to going out for a short walk? Que dis-tu de sortir pour une courte promenade ?
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