Sentence examples of "longtemps avant que" in French

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Elle est parti d'ici longtemps avant que tu arrives. She left here long before you arrived.
On entend les avions longtemps avant de les voir. Airplanes are audible long before they are visible.
Le candidat lâcha la bonne réponse juste avant que le temps ne soit écoulé. The contestant blurted out the right answer just before the time ran out.
Il existait des machines à calculer primitives longtemps avant le développement des ordinateurs. Primitive calculating machines existed long before computers were developed.
Il vaut mieux refroidir le vin blanc avant que vous serviez. It's better to chill white wine before you serve.
Il mourut avant que l'ambulance n'arrive. He died before the ambulance arrived.
Le candidat éructa la réponse juste avant que le temps ne soit écoulé. The contestant blurted out the right answer just before the time ran out.
Le travail était fini avant que je n'arrive. The work was finished before I arrived.
Nous avons monté nos tentes avant que la nuit tombe. We set up our tents before dark.
Il a pris sa retraite avant que les nouvelles modalités des pensions ne prennent effet. He retires before the new pension scheme is due to come into effect.
Deux ans se sont écoulés avant que j'aie pu trouver un bon travail. Two years went by before I could find a good job.
Tu devrais être sûre qu'il est chez lui avant que tu l'appelles. You had better make sure that he is at home before you call on him.
Assurez-vous d'éteindre le feu avant que vous ne partiez. Be sure to put out the fire before you leave.
Ce ne sera pas long avant que nous puissions commencer. It won't be long before we can start.
Des organismes vivants avaient peuplé la Terre pendant plus de trois milliards d'années, sans jamais savoir pourquoi, avant que la vérité ne finisse par apparaître à l'un d'entre eux. Living organisms had existed on earth, without ever knowing why, for over three thousand million years before the truth finally dawned on one of them.
J'oubliai de fermer les volets avant que la tempête ne frappe. I forgot to shutter the windows before the storm hit.
Au début, je regardais juste les phrases françaises, mais avant que j'en prenne conscience, j'étais captivée par leur traduction. At first, I was only looking at the French sentences, but before I knew it, I was hooked into translating them.
Il commença à pleuvoir avant que je n'arrive chez moi. It began to rain before I got home.
De nombreuses choses étaient à faire avant que nous puissions partir. There were many things that needed to be done before we could leave.
Vous devriez être sûre qu'il est chez lui avant que vous l'appeliez. You had better make sure that he is at home before you call on him.
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