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French
Etymology
From long + temps, from Old French lonc tans. Ultimately inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos, whence also the English phrase English long time, the French term is a cognate, not a calque, of the English.
Pronunciation
Adverb
longtemps
- for a long time; over a long period
Ça fait longtemps que ton frère habite chez toi ?- Has your brother been living at your place for a long time?
C’était comme ça il y a longtemps, mais plus maintenant.- It was like that a long time ago, but not anymore.
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