Translation of "not long ago" to French

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Dictionary translations for "not long ago"

not long ago adverb

il y a peu de temps (temporal)

Contexts with "not long ago"

Not long ago we heard a father say in the presence of his large family, "I don't want any of my boys to be lawyers." Il n'y a pas si longtemps, nous entendîmes un père, dire en présence de sa famille étendue : « Je veux qu'aucun de mes garçons ne soit avocat. »

It was not long before the rumor died out. Il n'a pas fallu longtemps pour que la rumeur se meure.

Long long ago, there lived a pretty girl. Il y a très, très longtemps vivait une belle petite fille.

It was not long before we met again by chance. Il ne s'écoula pas beaucoup de temps avant que nous nous rencontrassions de nouveau par hasard.

How long ago was that? C'était il y a combien de temps ?

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