Usage examples of "not long ago" in English with translation to Portuguese

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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."
It was not long before we met again by chance. Não passou muito tempo até nos encontrarmos por acaso de novo.
The small town, abandoned long ago, seems frozen in time. A cidadezinha, abandonada há muito tempo, parece congelada no tempo.
Life is not long, it is wide! A vida não é longa, é larga!
How long ago did the author die? Faz quanto tempo que o autor morreu?
It was not long before we knew the truth. Logo descobrimos a verdade.
I saw that film long ago. Vi esse filme faz muito tempo.
It was not long before she came. Não faz muito tempo que ela chegou.
The story reminds me of an experience I had long ago. A história lembra-me de uma experiência que tive há muito tempo.
How long ago did you start learning Esperanto? Há quanto tempo você começou a aprender esperanto?
It will not be long before the sun rises. Não vai demorar muito antes do nascer do sol.
It will not be long before the world runs short of food. Não vai demorar muito para que o mundo sofra de escassez de comida.
It will not be long before it rains. Não vai demorar até que chova.
A long time ago, there was a bridge here. Há 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.
Please forgive me for not having written for a long time. Por favor perdoa-me por não ter escrito durante muito tempo.
The capital market is not what it was a few years ago. O mercado de capitais já não é o mesmo de há uns anos atrás.
You were not a good student two years ago. Você não era um bom aluno há dois anos.
Such things as television and computers could not have been dreamed of fifty years ago. Não se poderia sonhar com coisas como a televisão e o computador há cinquenta anos.
I've been studying Chinese for a long time, but I'm not fluent. Estudo chinês há muito tempo, mas não sou fluente.
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