Sentence examples of "long ago" in English
Scientists long ago ceased to believe that the atom is the smallest unit of matter.
Les scientifiques ont depuis longtemps cessé de croire que l'atome est la plus petite unité de matière.
Although I broke test tubes and played about with chemicals for fun, I did occasionally manage to obey the teacher's instructions as well; repeating experiments that others had long ago undertaken.
Bien que j'aie brisé des éprouvettes et joué avec les produits chimiques, je suis parvenu de temps en temps à me conformer aux instructions du professeur, répétant des expériences que les autres avaient réalisées depuis longtemps.
Whales are said to have lived on land long ago.
On dit que les baleines vivaient sur la terre il y a longtemps.
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."
Il n'y a pas si longtemps, nous entendîmes un père, dire en présence de sa famille étendue : « Je veux qu'aucun de mes garçons ne soit avocat. »
Long long ago, there lived a pretty girl.
Il y a très, très longtemps vivait une belle petite fille.
Long, long ago, there lived an old man in a village.
Il y a très, très longtemps vivait un vieil homme dans un village.
Long, long ago, there lived an old man and his wife.
Il y a très très longtemps vivaient un vieil homme et sa femme.
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