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month of Sundays
Language:
Meanings:
1.
US
UK
informal
idiomatic
A very long, indeterminate period of time; an expression used to indicate that something will take or has taken an unusually long time.
2.
US
UK
informal
colloquial
Used in negative constructions to mean 'not for a long time' or 'never within a long span,' often to emphasize rarity or long absence.
Examples:
EN:
Not in a month of Sundays. Not unless they got it in for them.
ES:
Y en domingo menos aún.
EN:
He got away before the call went out or he's gone to ground .. And it will take a month of Sundays to find him.
ES:
- O se marchó antes del aviso, o se escondió tan bien que costará mucho encontrarle.
EN:
You're all clear. But be gentle round the curve. That line isn't used once in a month of Sundays.
ES:
Está todo despejado, pero cuidado en la curva porque esa vía se usa muy poco.
EN:
Why, captain I haven't murdered anyone in a month of Sundays.
ES:
Pues hace al menos un mes que no mato a nadie.
EN:
You know, with the same token I haven't tasted a supper moonshine in a month of Sundays.
ES:
Por esa razón... no he probado el "Claro de Luna" desde hace meses.
EN:
Hello, strangers, I haven't seen you for a month of Sundays.
ES:
Hola, turistas. No os veo desde hace un mes.
EN:
I've had rest enough to last me for a month of Sundays.
ES:
Ya he descansado lo suficiente para que me dure los domingos de un mes.
EN:
In a month of Sundays.
ES:
EL 30 de febrero...
EN:
I won't be back for a month of Sundays. I won't return at all.
ES:
Sí, y estoy lejos de querer volver.
EN:
- In a month of Sundays.
ES:
- Cuando las ranas críen pelo.
EN:
I've not seen you in a month of Sundays.
ES:
Hace tanto que no te veo.
EN:
Excuse me, but I haven't seen this man in a month of Sundays.
ES:
Hace mucho que no veía a este hombre. Luces...
EN:
The first good time I've had in a month of Sundays.
ES:
Es la primera vez que me divierto en mucho tiempo.
EN:
Why, I haven't seen her in a month of Sundays.
ES:
¿Chrystal? No la he visto hace muchas lunas.
EN:
Hello, strangers, I haven't seen you for a month of Sundays.
ES:
Hola, turistas. No os veo desde hace un mes.
EN:
I've had rest enough to last me for a month of Sundays.
ES:
Ya he descansado lo suficiente para que me dure los domingos de un mes.
EN:
In a month of Sundays.
ES:
EL 30 de febrero...
EN:
I won't be back for a month of Sundays. I won't return at all.
ES:
Sí, y estoy lejos de querer volver.
EN:
- In a month of Sundays.
ES:
- Cuando las ranas críen pelo.
EN:
I've not seen you in a month of Sundays.
ES:
Hace tanto que no te veo.
EN:
Excuse me, but I haven't seen this man in a month of Sundays.
ES:
Hace mucho que no veía a este hombre. Luces...
EN:
The first good time I've had in a month of Sundays.
ES:
Es la primera vez que me divierto en mucho tiempo.
EN:
Why, I haven't seen her in a month of Sundays.
ES:
¿Chrystal? No la he visto hace muchas lunas.
EN:
As well-mannered an animal as you could hope to meet in a month of Sundays.
ES:
Unos modales exquisitos.
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