Sentence examples of "once upon a time" in English
Once upon a time there, lived a great king in Greece.
Il était une fois un grand roi qui vivait en Grèce.
Once upon a time there was a chicken, that had a crispbread.
Il était une fois un poulet qui avait un pain suédois.
Once upon a time, there lived a stingy old man in the village.
Il était une fois un vieil homme avare qui vivait au village.
Once upon a time, there lived a poor man and a rich woman.
Il était une fois un pauvre vieillard et une femme riche.
Once upon a time there, was a pretty little house way out in the country.
Il était une fois une jolie petite maison au fin fond du pays.
Once upon a time, there lived in a village a little girl called Little Green Hood.
Il était une fois, dans un petit village une petite fille qui s'appelait Petit chaperon vert.
While on a mountain trip, I was chewing on some hard, stale bread when I happened upon a huge snake.
Au cours d'une excursion en montagne, je mâchouillais du pain dur et rassis quand je tombai sur un énorme serpent.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Dans un temps de mensonge universel, dire la vérité est un acte révolutionnaire.
The world rests upon an elephant and the elephant rests upon a tortoise.
Le monde repose sur un éléphant et l'éléphant repose sur une tortue.
Let's set a time and day and have lunch together!
Décidons d'un jour et d'une heure pour déjeuner ensemble.
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