Sentence examples of "a short while ago" in English

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He left a while ago. Se n'è andato poco fa.
I will stay here for a short period. Starò qui per un breve periodo.
Tom was here a while ago. Tom era qui poco fa.
Tom arrived at 2:30 and Mary arrived a short time later. Tom arrivò alle 2:30 e Mary poco dopo.
You can't master a foreign language in a short time; you have to study it step by step. Non è possibile padroneggiare una lingua straniera in poco tempo; devi studiare passo dopo passo.
That dog has a short tail. Quel cane ha la coda corta.
I can't finish the job in such a short time. Non riesco a finire il lavoro in così poco tempo.
After listening to each text, write a short report. Dopo aver ascoltato ogni testo scrivi una breve relazione.
Let's take a short break. Facciamo una breve pausa.
The accident happened two hours ago. L'incidente è successo due ore fa.
His short stature makes him feel insecure. La sua bassa statura lo fa sentire insicuro.
While we were discussing the situation, Terri broke in to give her opinion. Mentre stavamo discutendo la situazione Terri ci ha interrotto per dire la sua opinione.
You arrived three days ago. Sei arrivato tre giorni fa.
In a word, life is short. In una parola, la vita è corta.
The next morning, after having eaten, I thought about what had happened last night while sitting at my desk. La mattina seguente, dopo aver mangiato, ho pensato a quello che era successo la notte scorsa mentre era seduto alla mia scrivania.
This is the same purse that I lost a week ago. Questa è la stessa borsa che ho perso una settimana fa.
Art is long, life is short. L'arte è lunga, la vita è corta.
Don't eat while reading. Non mangiare mentre leggi.
He gave up smoking two years ago. Ha smesso di fumare due anni fa.
The hair is short! I capelli sono corti!
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