erelong

/ɪɹˈɛlɔŋ/ adv B2

before long

Word Origin Erelong is a poetic way to say 'soon,' built from Old English ǣr 'before, early' and lang 'long' — so 'before long.' The word ere itself is archaic for 'before,' surviving in phrases like 'ere long.' The same root ǣr gave us early (ear+ly), and lang is, of course, long, which also appears in belong (be+long, to go along with).

adv before long B2

Erelong, the sun will set and darkness will fall.

(副词) 不久;很快;即将;马上

不久之后,太阳就会落山,黑暗降临。

(adverbio) pronto; dentro de poco; en breve; próximamente

Pronto, el sol se pondrá y caerá la oscuridad.

(adverbe) bientôt; sous peu; avant longtemps [Bientôt, sous peu, dans un avenir proche (terme littéraire ou archaïque).]

Bientôt, le soleil se couchera et l'obscurité tombera.

(Adverb) bald; demnächst [veraltet oder dichterisch für „bald“ oder „in Kürze“]

**Erelong** wird die Sonne untergehen und die Dunkelheit hereinbrechen.

(副詞) まもなく、やがて

やがて日が沈み、暗闇が降りてくるだろう。

(advérbio) em breve; logo; daqui a pouco

Em breve, o sol se porá e a escuridão cairá.

Synonyms: soon shortly presently Antonyms: later eventually

adv before long, soon.

Erelong, the sun will set and we should begin our journey back home.

(副词) 不久;很快;即将

不久太阳就要落山,我们应该启程回家了。

(adverbio) pronto; dentro de poco; en breve; prontamente [Pronto, dentro de poco.]

Pronto, el sol se pondrá y deberíamos comenzar nuestro viaje de regreso a casa.

(adverbe) bientôt; sous peu; d'ici peu; avant longtemps [Avant longtemps, bientôt, sous peu.]

**Erelong**, le soleil se couchera et nous devrons entreprendre notre voyage de retour.

(Adverb) bald; demnächst; in Kürze [Bald, in Kürze (veraltet oder literarisch).]

**Erelong** wird die Sonne untergehen, und wir sollten uns auf den Heimweg machen.

(副詞) まもなく、やがて(古風な表現)。

やがて日が沈むので、家への帰路についたほうがよい。

(advérbio) em breve; logo; brevemente; daqui a pouco [em breve, logo.]

Logo o sol vai se pôr e devemos começar nossa jornada de volta para casa.

Word parts: ere + long

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