faz dois meses que

it's been two months since

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it's been two months since Used to say that two months have passed since an event or that someone has been doing something for two months. The clause after “que” describes the event or situation. “Já” adds emphasis: “already” or “it’s been.”

PO: Faz dois meses que comecei a trabalhar aqui.

EN: It's been two months since I started working here.

Faz dois meses que ele saiu de casa e até agora nada.

It's been two months since he left home, and there's still no word from him.

Já faz dois meses que eu tô trabalhando aqui.

I've been working here for two months now.

— Madame Satã (2002)

Lydia diria à ela que faz dois meses que o touro a feriu.

Lydia would tell her that it had been two months since the bull injured her.

— Fale com Ela (2002)

Faz dois meses que não chove.

It hasn't rained for two months.

Já faz dois meses que ela não vai ao médico.

She hasn't been to the doctor in two months.

Vai, Amélie, faz dois meses que romperam.

Come on, Amélie, they broke up two months ago.

— O Fabuloso Destino de Amélie Poulain (2001)

Já faz dois meses que ele saiu de casa e até agora nada.

It's been two months since he left home, and still nothing.