How is the phrase érase una vez translated from Spanish to English

English translation
Once upon a time
phrase

Fórmula tradicional con la que empieza un cuento.

The traditional opening of a fairy tale.

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  • Érase una vez un rey. — Once upon a time, there was a king.

  • La abuela siempre empezaba con «érase una vez». — Grandma always began with “once upon a time”.

  • ¿Los cuentos en tu idioma empiezan con «érase una vez»? — Do fairy tales in your language start with “once upon a time”?

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