Sentence examples of "Vor langer Zeit" in German
Wale, sagt man, haben vor langer Zeit an Land gelebt.
Whales are said to have lived on land long ago.
Vor langer Zeit lebten in Indien ein Affe, ein Fuchs und ein Hase freundschaftlich zusammen.
Long long ago in India, a monkey, a fox, and a rabbit lived happily together.
Es ist beinahe schwer zu glauben, dass all diese schönen Dinge vor langer Zeit von Hand hergestellt wurden.
It's almost hard to believe all these beautiful things were made by hand such a long time ago.
In der kleinen Stadt, die vor langer Zeit aufgegeben wurde, scheint die Zeit stehengeblieben zu sein.
The small town, abandoned long ago, seems frozen in time.
Jemand der vor nicht allzu langer Zeit dachte er hätte Kontrolle über etwas, liegt plötzlich regungslos in einer Holzkiste. Und wenn alle um ihn herum sehen, dass solch eine Person keinen Nutzen mehr hat, verbrennen sie ihn in einem Ofen.
One who not long ago thought he had control over something is suddenly lying motionless in a wooden box, and when everyone around sees that such a person is no longer good for anything, they simply burned him up in an oven.
Herr Schmidt und ich sind schon seit langer Zeit miteinander bekannt.
Mr. Smith and I have been acquainted with each other for a long time.
Herr Schmidt und ich kennen uns schon seit langer Zeit.
Mr. Smith and I have been acquainted with each other for a long time.
Vor langer, langer Zeit lebten ein alter Mann und seine Frau.
Long, long ago, there lived an old man and his wife.
Vor langer, langer Zeit lebte ein alter Mann in einem Dorf.
Long, long ago, there lived an old man in a village.
Ich habe keine Zeit, mit dir zu diskutieren; ich bereite das Essen vor.
I don't have time to argue with you; I'm preparing the food.
Sie hörte vor ein paar Minuten auf, ihre Kleider zu bügeln.
She finished ironing the clothes a few minutes ago.
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