longtemps Learn Unstarted Summary The French translation for “a long time” is longtemps. Examples of "a long time" in use There are 2 examples of the French word for "a long time" being used: Recording English French Learn and to stay a lot shorter time in a town et de rester beaucoup moins longtemps dans une ville Learn Peter is a friend who I haven’t seen for a long time. Pierre est un ami que je n’ai pas vu depuis longtemps. Learn Practice Lesson "a long time" Practice (3) Lesson Learn Lesson words a long time etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases and to stay a lot shorter time in a town, Peter is a friend who I haven’t seen for a long time. etc. View all lesson phrases Themed Courses Miscellaneous 87 Part of Speech Courses Adverbs 7