Meaning of once upon a time | Babel Free
/ˈwʌns.əˈpɑn.əˈtaɪ̯m/Definitions
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A long time ago; at some time in the past (a traditional beginning of children's stories, especially fairy tales). not-comparable
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Formerly. not-comparable
Equivalents
Čeština
bylo nebylo
Deutsch
es war einmal
Ελληνικά
μια φορά κι έναν καιρό
Español
había una vez
Suomi
olipa kerran
עברית
היה היה
日本語
昔昔
Nederlands
er was eens
Português
era uma vez
ไทย
กาลครั้งหนึ่ง
Türkçe
bir varmış, bir yokmuş
Tiếng Việt
ngày xửa ngày xưa
Examples
“Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a beautiful princess.”
“There was once upon a time a charcoal-burner who had a son, and he was also a charcoal-burner.”
“Once upon a time, there was a Goblin Queen And she lived in a grand palace...”
“Long before popular music evolved its many genres and subgenres, the industry was driven by a simple one-size-fits-all philosophy […] Songwriters, once upon a time, wrote songs for the masses.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.