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yonks

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yonks [jɒŋks]
pl n
Informal a very long time; ages I haven't seen him for yonks
[of unknown origin]
Translations
yonks [jɒŋks] N (Brit) for yonks → hace siglos
I haven't seen you for yonks → hace siglos que no te veo
yonks [ˈjɒŋks] npl
for yonks → une éternité, des lustres
We've been here for yonks → Ça fait une éternité qu'on est ici.
We were there for yonks → On est resté là pendant une éternité., On est resté là pendant des lustres.
yonks
n (Brit inf: = ages) → eine (halbe) Ewigkeit (inf); that was yonks ago → das war vor einer (halben) Ewigkeit (inf); I haven’t seen her for yonks → ich habe sie schon ewig nicht mehr gesehen (inf)
yonks [jɒŋks] adv (Brit) (fam) I haven't seen her for yonks → è un secolo che non la vedo
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