interjection · frequent

long time

Used as part of greeting of two people who have not been in contact for a long timeUsed as part of greeting of two people who have not been in contact for a long time.

» It happened a long time ago.

Es ist vor langer Zeit passiert.

Это произошло давным-давно.

Это случилось давным-давно.

Це трапилося дуже давно.

Це сталося дуже давно.

Meaning

2 senses

(idiomatic)Used as part of greeting of two people who have not been in contact for a long time.
long time no see!
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see long, time.
"You’ve been a long time!" "Admittedly, I did stay (for) a long time, but she stayed even longer".

Examples

2625 sentences

It happened a long time ago.
Це трапилося дуже давно.
ruЭто произошло давным-давно.
deEs ist vor langer Zeit passiert.
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Twenty years is a long time.
Двадцять років - то великий строк.
ruДвадцать лет — большой срок.
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Ten years is a long time.
Десять років - це довго.
ruДесять лет - это долго.
deZehn Jahre sind eine lange Zeit.
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I've known Tom a long time.
Я вже давно знаю Тома.
ruЯ давно знаю Тома.
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We've been friends a long time.
Ми довгий час товаришували.
ruМы были друзьями долгое время.
deWir sind schon lange befreundet.
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Translations

3 languages

Origin

A shortening of It's been a long time (since […] ).

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