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Sentence #1831129

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 pne pne September 10, 2012 September 10, 2012 at 4:25:21 PM UTC link Permalink

Indicating that an opportunity has passed.

CK CK October 31, 2015, edited October 31, 2015 October 31, 2015 at 3:55:38 AM UTC, edited October 31, 2015 at 3:56:55 AM UTC link Permalink

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Remember that this has an idiomatic meaning as well as a possible literal meaning.

However, as a stand-alone sentence, a native speaker would very unlikely consider the literal meaning as a possibility.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #1070879Der Zug ist abgefahren..

That ship has sailed.

added by pne, September 10, 2012
➜ #1070879Der Zug ist abgefahren.

linked by pne, September 10, 2012
➜ #1831131Quella nave è salpata.

linked by Guybrush88, September 10, 2012
➜ #1831620Tiu ŝipo ekveturis.

linked by xicotenga, September 10, 2012
➜ #1832378האונייה הזאת הפליגה.

linked by MrShoval, September 11, 2012
➜ #1832379האונייה הזאת הפליגה לדרכה.

linked by MrShoval, September 11, 2012
➜ #1997239Тот корабль отплыл.

linked by Balamax, November 11, 2012
➜ #2088517O gemiyi kaçırdın.

linked by duran, December 18, 2012
➜ #2242943narghpu' 'eb.

linked by loghaD, February 22, 2013
➜ #1831629האונייה הזאת החלה בהפלגה.

linked by AlanF_US, December 25, 2014
➜ #1831628הספינה הזאת התחילה בהפלגה.

linked by AlanF_US, September 17, 2015
➜ #4657718

linked by Wezel, October 31, 2015
➜ #4657718

unlinked by Horus, October 31, 2015
➜ #4294118Поезд ушёл.

linked by Horus, October 31, 2015
➜ #4657742Det tog er kørt.

linked by danepo, October 31, 2015
➜ #4657742Det tog er kørt.

unlinked by Sharaf78, January 12, 2020
➜ #8489571Az a hajó már elment.

linked by maaster, January 25, 2020
➜ #9615305Το πουλάκι πέταξε.

linked by Nylez, January 14, 2021
➜ #4657742Det tog er kørt.

linked by danepo, February 5, 2022