Usage examples of "lange Zeit" in German with translation to English

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Gestern regnete es, nachdem es lange Zeit trocken geblieben war. It rained yesterday after it had been dry for a long time.
Sie brauchte eine lange Zeit, um sich einen Hut auszusuchen. It took her a long time to choose a hat.
Es ist eine lange Zeit vergangen, seitdem ich eine so angenehme Überraschung hatte. It's been a long time since I had such a pleasant surprise.
10 Jahre sind eine lange Zeit zum Warten. Ten years is a long time to wait.
Wale können für eine lange Zeit untergetaucht bleiben. Whales can remain submerged for a long time.
Du wirst lange Zeit brauchen, um deine Schande ungeschehen zu machen. It will take a long time to live down your disgrace.
Sie hat mich eine lange Zeit warten lassen. She kept me waiting for a long time.
Wir haben eine lange Zeit gewartet, aber sie tauchte nicht auf. We waited a long time, but she didn't show up.
Es ist eine lange Zeit vergangen, seit wir uns das letzte Mal gesehen haben. It's been ages since we last met.
Sie ließen ihn lange Zeit draußen warten. They kept him waiting outside for a long time.
Zehn Jahre sind eine lange Zeit. Ten years is a long time.
Du hast mich allein hier stehen lassen eine lange, lange Zeit auf dieser Straße. You left me standing alone here on this road a long, long time ago.
Sechs Monate zu warten ist eine lange Zeit. Six months is a long time to wait.
Ich habe lange Zeit kein Buch gelesen und dafür schäme ich mich. I've gone a long time without reading a book and I am ashamed.
Lange Zeit diskutierten die Studenten über das Problem des Hirntods. Students discussed the problem of brain death for a long time.
Ich war lange Zeit still. I have been silent for a long time.
Ich habe schon lange nichts mehr von ihm gehört. I haven't heard from him for a long time.
Wo bist du die ganze Zeit gewesen? Where have you been all this time?
Werbung könnte man beschreiben als die Wissenschaft davon, wie man die menschliche Intelligenz lange genug ausschaltet, um Geld daraus zu gewinnen. Advertising may be described as the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it.
Ich habe morgen Nachmittag Zeit. I will be free tomorrow afternoon.
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