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avant ma naissance

before I was born

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phrase Rare #35,426
before I was born Used to talk about something that happened earlier than the speaker's birth.
FR: Mon père a quitté le pays avant ma naissance.
EN: My father left the country before I was born.

Elle devait les porter avant ma naissance.

She must have been wearing them before I was born.

Ivan et elle ont rompu avant ma naissance.

Ivan and she broke up before I was born.

— Femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (1988)

Il est mort avant ma naissance.

He died before I was born.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Mon père est parti en France avant ma naissance.

My father left for France before I was born.

— Qui suis-je (2014)

Mon père est mort avant ma naissance.

My father died before I was born.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Mes parents se sont séparés avant ma naissance.

My parents separated before I was born.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

On l'avait avant ma naissance.

We had it before I was born.

— The Man from Earth (2007)