Fa molt de temps
Example: Fa molt de temps que aquesta ciutat va ser fundada.
Definition
"Fa molt de temps" is a Catalan phrase meaning 'a long time ago,' used to indicate that an event or situation happened far back in the past. For example, in history, it expresses that something occurred many years or even centuries earlier.
Etymology
The phrase "fa molt de temps" comes from Catalan, where "fa" means 'ago' or 'does/makes,' "molt" means 'much' or 'a lot,' and "temps" means 'time.' Together, they literally translate as 'makes much time,' which evolved to express 'a long time ago.' Did you know this phrase is commonly used in historical contexts to emphasize the distance of past events?
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