フランス語日記翻訳【168】

I was about to snap for the first time in a while.

J’étais sur le point de craquer pour la première fois depuis longtemps.

解説

## 4. **pour la première fois**
– **pour** = “for.”
– **la première fois** = “the first time.”

This phrase modifies the entire “about to snap” idea.

→ “for the first time.”

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## 5. **depuis longtemps**
– **depuis** = “since / for.”
– **longtemps** = “a long time.”

### Why *depuis* + present meaning with a past verb?
In French, *depuis longtemps* can attach to a past situation to mean:

– “in a long while”
– “for a long time (up to that moment)”

It expresses duration leading up to the moment described.

→ “in a long time.”

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# 🧱 Full Structural Breakdown

**J’étais**
→ background state in the past

**sur le point de craquer**
→ imminent emotional action

**pour la première fois**
→ specifying that this imminent action is unusual

**depuis longtemps**
→ specifying the long duration since the last time it happened

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# ⭐ Final Interpretation
The speaker is saying:

– They were **very close** to emotionally snapping
– This was **unusual**, because it hadn’t happened in a long time
– The tone is introspective, slightly dramatic, but natural in French

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If you want, I can also break down the German version in the same detailed way or compare how French, German, Russian, and Spanish each express “being about to do something.”