ennen vanhaan — meaning in English

English meaning

• once adv On one occasion only; a single time.
• when adv Used to ask or refer to a point in time.

Senses

ennen vanhaan is used for these senses in English:

• back in the day (temporal location, idiomatic, informal) In the distant past; especially, at a time fondly remembered (the good old days).
• once (temporal location) Formerly; during some period in the past.
• when At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances.

once — full definition

1. adv On one occasion only; a single time.
2. adv At some time in the past; formerly.
3. conj As soon as; after.

when — full definition

1. adv Used to ask or refer to a point in time.
2. conj At the time that; as soon as.
3. conj Considering that; given that.
4. intj Used to tell someone to stop pouring or adding something, typically in response to "say when."

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