once upon a time
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈwʌns.əˈpɒn.əˈtaɪ̯m/
once upon a time (not comparable)
- The traditional beginning of children's stories, especially fairy tales.
- A long time ago (typically said of something that is not well remembered).
- I don't speak Spanish, but I could read it pretty well once upon a time.
- (a long time ago) anciently, way back; see also Thesaurus:long ago
- French: il était une fois, il y avait une fois
- German: es war einmal
- Italian: c'era una volta
- Portuguese: era uma vez
- Spanish: érase una vez, había una vez, era una vez
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