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/o.tʁə.fwa/

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Translation

formerly, in the past, once

Word origin

A compound of autre ('other') and fois ('time'), so literally 'at another time'.

Origin
French
Root
autre + fois

Examples

, .

People once lived without electricity.

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This district was once full of shops.

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She used to sing in a church.

voyageaient .

People used to travel on horseback.

, appartenait -.

That field once belonged to my grandfather.

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This word is part of lesson 50.