Sentence examples of "time" in English with translation "era"

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At one time Nigeria was a British colony. Antiguamente, Nigeria era una colonia británica.
From the time he was a small boy, Tom knew that he wanted to be a policeman. Desde que él era un niño pequeño, Tom sabía que él quería ser un policía.
The discrepancy between the stories of the two parties involved in the accident was so great that the authorities had a hard time deciding which side was telling the truth. La discrepancia entre las historias de las dos partes implicadas en el accidente era tan grande que a las autoridades les costó decidir cuál de ellas estaba diciendo la verdad.
Christopher Columbus disliked Spanish brothels, as he found them dirty and too expensive. Instead, he would go out to sea, get lured in - on purpose - by the Siren's song, and then have a rocking good time. A Cristóbal Colón no le gustaban los burdeles españoles, ya que le parecían sucios y demasiado caros. En su lugar, se iba al mar, donde era atraído (a propósito) por la canción de una sirena, y pasaba un buen rato.
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