once upon a time

once upon a time
An adverb phrase is a group of words used to describe a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (e.g., de plus en plus).
adverb phrase
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An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., once upon a time).
(literary)
(at some moment in the past)
a. il était une fois
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., once upon a time).
(literary)
Once upon a time, a brave knight lived in a faraway castle.Il était une fois un chevalier courageux qui vivait dans un château lointain.
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