Sentence examples of "Il y a longtemps" in French

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L'histoire commence il y a longtemps. The story begins a long time ago.
J'ai visité Kyoto il y a longtemps. I visited Kyoto long ago.
Cela s'est passé il y a longtemps. It happened a long time ago.
Vous auriez dû le terminer il y a longtemps. You should have completed it long ago.
Mais bien sûr c'était il y a longtemps. But of course that was a long time ago.
J'ai visité le Canada il y a longtemps. I visited Canada long ago.
Il y a longtemps, il y avait un jeune homme. A long time ago, there was a young man.
Il y a longtemps, les gens voyageaient à pied. Long ago, people used to travel on foot.
Il y a fort longtemps, il y avait un pont ici. A long time ago, there was a bridge here.
On dit que les baleines vivaient sur la terre il y a longtemps. Whales are said to have lived on land long ago.
Tout ce que je puis conclure de vos discours, c’est que vous êtes bien deux des plus sottes filles du pays. Il y a longtemps que je m’en doutais, mais j’en suis maintenant convaincu. From all that I can collect by your manner of talking, you must be two of the silliest girls in the country. I have suspected it some time, but I am now convinced.
Il y a longtemps, la société était fortement hiérarchisée et inégalitaire, et la partie la plus pauvre de la population, arriérée, composée principalement par des paysans, était écrasée sous le poids des impôts, des guerres et des famines. For a long time society was strongly hierarchal and unequal, primarily composed of peasants. The most backward, impoverished population, were crushed by the weight of the taxes, wars, and famines.
Il y a longtemps que j'ai écrit quoi que ce soit. It's been a long time since I've written anything.
Il y a une fête après le travail. There's a party after work.
Il y a un grand parking en face de la gare. There is a large parking lot in front of the station.
Il y a beaucoup en jeu. There's a lot on the line.
Il est parti il y a une heure. He left an hour ago.
Dans ce pays il y a quatre saisons. This country has four seasons.
Il y a six mois, j'ai eu une opération de la cataracte à l'œil droit. Six months ago I had an operation for the cataract in my right eye.
Il y a des chances pour qu'elle vive 100 ans. She is likely to live to be one hundred.
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