Usage examples of "long ago" in English with translation to French

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I visited Canada long ago. J'ai visité le Canada il y a longtemps.
Scientists long ago ceased to believe that the atom is the smallest unit of matter. Les scientifiques ont depuis longtemps cessé de croire que l'atome est la plus petite unité de matière.
I visited Kyoto long ago. J'ai visité Kyoto il y a longtemps.
Although I broke test tubes and played about with chemicals for fun, I did occasionally manage to obey the teacher's instructions as well; repeating experiments that others had long ago undertaken. Bien que j'aie brisé des éprouvettes et joué avec les produits chimiques, je suis parvenu de temps en temps à me conformer aux instructions du professeur, répétant des expériences que les autres avaient réalisées depuis longtemps.
You should have completed it long ago. Vous auriez dû le terminer il y a longtemps.
Long ago, people used to travel on foot. Il y a longtemps, les gens voyageaient à pied.
Whales are said to have lived on land long ago. On dit que les baleines vivaient sur la terre il y a longtemps.
It is too long ago. C'est il y a trop longtemps.
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." Il n'y a pas si longtemps, nous entendîmes un père, dire en présence de sa famille étendue : « Je veux qu'aucun de mes garçons ne soit avocat. »
It happened a long time ago. Cela s'est passé il y a longtemps.
The story begins a long time ago. L'histoire commence il y a longtemps.
A long time ago, there was a young man. Il y a longtemps, il y avait un jeune homme.
But of course that was a long time ago. Mais bien sûr c'était il y a longtemps.
Long long ago, there lived a pretty girl. Il y a très, très longtemps vivait une belle petite fille.
Dinosaurs died out a very long time ago. Les dinosaures ont disparu il y a fort longtemps.
A long time ago, there was a bridge here. Il y a fort longtemps, il y avait un pont ici.
Long, long ago, there lived an old man and his wife. Il y a très très longtemps vivaient un vieil homme et sa femme.
Long, long ago, there lived an old man in a village. Il y a très, très longtemps vivait un vieil homme dans un village.
Long, long ago, there lived an old king on a small island. Il y a très, très longtemps vivait un vieux roi sur une petite île.
You left me standing alone here on this road a long, long time ago. Tu m'as fait attendre tout seul ici dans cette rue il y a très longtemps.
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