Sentence examples of "long period" in English

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Ten years is a really long period of time. Diez años es realmente un largo tiempo.
Many have suffered oppression and misery for a long period of time under the rule of colonialism. Muchos han sufrido la opresión y la miseria durante un largo período de tiempo bajo el dominio del colonialismo.
It doesn't take very long. No tomará mucho tiempo.
Money lenders are enjoying a profitable period. Los prestamistas están disfrutando de un periodo lucrativo.
An elephant has a long nose. Un elefante tiene una nariz larga.
The critical period in matrimony is breakfast time. El periodo crítico en un matrimonio es durante el desayuno.
Long skirts are in fashion. Las polleras largas están de moda.
The student's lunch period is from twelve to one. El periodo de almuerzo de los estudiantes de las doce a las una.
It turned out that he had long been dead. Resultó que había muerto hace mucho tiempo.
This extraordinary increase is explained by the speedy economic unification which took place during the same period. Este extraordinario aumento se explica por la veloz unificación económica que tuvo lugar durante el mismo período.
I put up with her as long as I could. Yo la toleré tanto como pude.
She was superstitious, as the people of that period usually were. Ella fue supersticiosa, como solía ser la gente de aquel periodo.
He has lived in Iceland for a long time. Ha vivido mucho tiempo en Islandia.
Adolescence is often a period of insecurity. La adolescencia es usualmente un periodo de inseguridad.
Too long a holiday makes one reluctant to start work again. Unas vacaciones demasiado largas hacen que uno sea reacio a volver al trabajo.
The period of hot weather is very short here. La temporada de calor es muy corta aquí.
The small town, abandoned long ago, seems frozen in time. El pueblito, abandonado hace mucho tiempo, parece congelado en el tiempo.
This custom began during the Edo period. Esta costumbre comenzó durante el periodo Edo.
As long as you keep quiet, you can stay here. Puedes quedarte aquí siempre que te quedes callado.
In my language, the "," is called comma, the ";" is called semicolon, ":" is called colon, "..." are called ellipsis, and this sentence ends with a period. En mi idioma, la "," se llama coma, el ";" se llama punto y coma, ":" se llama dos puntos, "…" se llama puntos suspensivos y esta frase acaba con un punto final.
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