ago

ago
adverb

ten years ago — vor zehn Jahren

[not] long ago — vor [nicht] langer Zeit

how long ago is it that ...? — wie lange ist es her, dass ...?

no longer ago than last Sunday — (only last Sunday) erst letzten Sonntag

* * *
[ə'ɡəu]
adverb
(at a certain time in the past: two years ago; Long ago, men lived in caves; How long ago did he leave?) vor
* * *
ago
[əˈgəʊ, AM əˈgoʊ]
adv inv
a minute/a year \ago vor einer Minute/einem Jahr
a long time \ago vor langer Zeit
long \ago vor langer Zeit
that was long \ago das ist schon lange her, lange ist es her
long \ago and far away vor langer Zeit
as long \ago as 1924 schon 1924
* * *
[ə'gəʊ]
adv
vor

years/a week ago — vor Jahren/einer Woche

a little while ago — vor kurzem

that was years/a week ago — das ist schon Jahre/eine Woche her

he was here a minute ago — er war noch vor einer Minute hier

how long ago is it since you last saw him? — wie lange haben Sie ihn schon nicht mehr gesehen?, wann haben Sie ihn das letzte Mal gesehen?

how long ago did it happen? — wie lange ist das her?

he left 10 minutes ago — er ist vor 10 Minuten gegangen

long, long ago — vor langer, langer Zeit

how long ago? — wie lange ist das her?

that was a long time or long ago — das ist schon lange her

as long ago as 1950 — schon 1950

* * *
ago [əˈɡəʊ] adv & adj (nachgestellt) vor (dat):
ten years ago vor zehn Jahren;
long ago vor langer Zeit;
not long ago vor nicht allzu langer Zeit, (erst) vor Kurzem;
how long ago is it that you last saw him? wann hast du ihn zum letzten Mal gesehen?;
how long ago was that? wie lange ist das schon her?; → academic.ru/43656/long">long1 B 1
* * *
adverb

ten years ago — vor zehn Jahren

[not] long ago — vor [nicht] langer Zeit

how long ago is it that ...? — wie lange ist es her, dass ...?

no longer ago than last Sunday — (only last Sunday) erst letzten Sonntag

* * *
adj.
vor adj.
vorher adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Schlagen Sie auch in anderen Wörterbüchern nach:

  • AGO — o AGO puede referirse a: Agosto, un mes del calendario. Angola, por su código ISO 3166 1. AGO Flugzeugwerke, empresa alemana de fabricación de aviones. Ago Markvardt, deportista estonio que practicaba combinada nórdica. Todas las páginas cuyos… …   Wikipedia Español

  • ago — ago; ago·ge; ago·ho; ago·ni·a·da; ago·ni·a·ti·tes; ago·jo; …   English syllables

  • Ago — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. {{{image}}}   Sigles d une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ago — A*go , a. & adv. [OE. ago, agon, p. p. of agon to go away, pass by, AS. [=a]g[=a]n to pass away; [=a] (cf. Goth. us , Ger. er , orig. meaning out) + g[=a]n to go. See {Go}.] Past; gone by; since; as, ten years ago; gone long ago. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ago — ago, since Ago is followed by that, not since, in constructions of the type It is 10 years ago that [not since] he died. Since is used without ago: e.g. It is 10 years since he died …   Modern English usage

  • AGO — is a three letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: *AGO Flugzeugwerke, aircraft manufacturer *Alpha Gamma Omega fraternity *American Guild of Organists *Angola, from its ISO country code *Art Gallery of Ontario *Auditor… …   Wikipedia

  • ago — [ə gō′] adj. [ME agon, pp. of agon, to depart < OE agan, to pass away < a , away + gan: see GO1] gone by; past; before now: used following the noun [years ago] adv. in the past [long ago] …   English World dictionary

  • ago — s.m. [lat. acus us ] (pl. aghi, ant. le àgora ). 1. [asticciola di acciaio usata per cucire] ● Espressioni: ago torto ▶◀ (region.) aghetto, uncinetto. 2. (estens.) a. [asticciola indicatrice di vari strumenti] ▶◀ indicatore, indice, lancetta …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • ago — (adj.) early 14c., shortened form of O.E. agan, agone departed, passed away, pp. of an obsolete verb ago to go forth, formed from a away (perhaps here used as an intensive prefix) + gan go (see GO (Cf. go)). Agone remains a dialectal variant …   Etymology dictionary

  • ago — ágo m <V ȃgo!> DEFINICIJA hip. od aga ETIMOLOGIJA vidi aga …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • ago — [adv] in the past ages ago, back, back when, before, from way back, from year one*, gone, since, since God knows when*, time was; concept 820 …   New thesaurus

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”