Usage examples of "autrefois" in French with translation to English

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Autrefois, les choses étaient différentes. In days gone by, things were different.
C'était autrefois presque impossible. It used to be nearly impossible.
Comme c'était bien autrefois. How wonderful were the good old days.
Une télévision était autrefois un luxe. A television set used to be a luxury.
Autrefois, nous jouions dans le parc. We used to play in the park.
La messe était dite autrefois en latin. The mass used to be said in Latin.
Un grand parc se trouvait ici, autrefois. There used to be a large park here.
Il y avait un magasin ici autrefois. There used to be a store right here.
Autrefois il allait à l'entreprise en marchant. Before, he would go to the firm on foot.
Autrefois, je rêvais pouvoir respirer sous l'eau. I used to dream about being able to breathe underwater.
Autrefois, les gens marchaient de Edo jusqu'à Kyoto. In former days people walked from Edo to Kyoto.
Autrefois, les épidémies de peste tuaient de nombreuses personnes. In ancient times, plagues killed many people.
Autrefois, il y avait un musée dans le voisinage. There used to be an art museum in this neighborhood.
Il y avait autrefois une cabane à peu près ici. There used to be a hut about here.
Autrefois il y avait un petit château sur cette colline. There used to be a small castle on this hill.
Tom me rappelle un garçon que j’ai connu autrefois. Tom reminds me of a boy I used to know.
"Ceux que les dieux aiment meurent jeunes", disait-on autrefois. "Whom the gods love die young", was said of yore.
Il y avait autrefois un gros étang près d'ici. There used to be a big pond around here.
Il y avait autrefois de grands arbres autour de ma maison. There used to be big trees around my house.
Autrefois il y avait un épicier au coin de la rue. There used to be a grocery store around the corner.
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