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English translation: empire which no longer exists


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English term or phrase:long-gone empire
English translation:empire which no longer exists
Entered by: elsayed fayed
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12:32 May 8, 2011
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Tech/Engineering - Tourism & Travel
English term or phrase: long-gone empire
The flair of our restaurant embodies glorious days gone by: visions of the imperial cavalry parading their coat of the arms throughout the long-gone empire.
elsayed fayed
Egypt
Local time: 03:26
empire which no longer exists
Explanation:
long-gone is a way of say long ago, or no longer existing. That is why the text uses the term "vision." Vision is this case means not what you actually see, but what you can imagine. This is the sense of, I had a vision of what it must have been like -- I could imagine what it must have been like -- I could see in my mind what it must have been like.

Empire refers to the period of empire, which is this case refers to the aspect of empire which is luxury and grandeur.
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Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 21:26
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Thank you
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8empire which no longer exists
Stephanie Ezrol
4 +2empire which ceased to exist a long time agoEllen Kraus
4an empire existed long ago
eski
4 -1império há muito desaparecido
Martin Riordan


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
império há muito desaparecido


Explanation:
Uma opção...

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 22:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  B D Finch: This was posted as English to English, so answers shouldn't be in Portugese. This is a question of courtesy to other users and validity for the glossary.
17 mins
  -> I agree completely. Strange things can happen early Sunday morning...
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
empire which no longer exists


Explanation:
long-gone is a way of say long ago, or no longer existing. That is why the text uses the term "vision." Vision is this case means not what you actually see, but what you can imagine. This is the sense of, I had a vision of what it must have been like -- I could imagine what it must have been like -- I could see in my mind what it must have been like.

Empire refers to the period of empire, which is this case refers to the aspect of empire which is luxury and grandeur.

Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 21:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thank you

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agree  B D Finch
15 mins
  -> Thanks Barbara !

agree  Oliver Simoes
51 mins
  -> Thanks Oliver !

agree  AllegroTrans
2 hrs
  -> Thanks !

agree  dennis_bg
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Dennis !

agree  Tina Vonhof
14 hrs
  -> Thanks Tina !

agree  Amel Abdullah
15 hrs
  -> Thanks Amel !

agree  Thuy-PTT
20 hrs
  -> Thanks Thuy-PTT !

agree  Phong Le
22 hrs
  -> Thanks Phong Le !
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
an empire existed long ago


Explanation:
Another option which you might consider:

eski
Mexico
Local time: 20:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
empire which ceased to exist a long time ago


Explanation:
Or: many years ago.
12 Jun 2009 ... The British empire ceased to exist a long time ago, but the British Pound is very popular. With London being the place with the most forex ...
www.forexcrunch.com/audusd-should-become-a-major-pair/ -

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Note added at 17 Stunden (2011-05-09 06:30:06 GMT)
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which HAS ceased to .... is preferable.

Ellen Kraus
Local time: 03:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aleksander Pruszynski
10 hrs
  -> thank you Aleksander !

agree  Thuy-PTT
15 hrs
  -> thank you, Thuy-PTT !

neutral  Polangmar: "which HAS ceased to .... is preferable." No, the present perfect would be incorrect when the point in the past is given.
4 days
  -> yes, cease to exist one can only once.
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