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adverb (in the direction of the length: The planks had to go into the lorry longways.) en long(ueur) -
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I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) long2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) long3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) de long, durant4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) pour longtemps5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) bon2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) longtemps avant2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) longtemps•- longways- long-distance - long-drawn-out - longhand - long house - long jump - long-playing record - long-range - long-sighted - long-sightedness - long-suffering - long-winded - as long as / so long as - before very long - before long - in the long run - the long and the short of it - no longer - so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) avoir très envie de qqch.- longing- longingly
См. также в других словарях:
Longways — Long ways , adv. Lengthwise. Addison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
longways — 1580s, from LONG (Cf. long) (adj.) + WAY (Cf. way) + adverbial genitive s … Etymology dictionary
longways — (also longwise) ► ADVERB ▪ lengthways … English terms dictionary
longways — [lôŋ′wāz΄] adv. LENGTHWISE … English World dictionary
longways — /lawng wayz , long /, adv. 1. longwise. 2. Dancing. in two long lines with the couples facing each other: to perform a country dance longways. adj. 3. longwise. [1580 90; LONG1 + WAYS] * * * … Universalium
longways — UK [ˈlɒŋˌweɪz] / US [ˈlɔŋˌweɪz] adverb in the same direction as the longest side of something Cut the carrots longways … English dictionary
longways dance — noun country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other • Syn: ↑longways • Hypernyms: ↑country dance, ↑country dancing, ↑contredanse, ↑contra danse, ↑contradance • … Useful english dictionary
longways — adverb Lengthwise, in the longer direction … Wiktionary
longways — adv. lengthways, along the length, longwise; (in dancing) two long lines with couples facing each other … English contemporary dictionary
longways — (also longwise) adverb lengthways … English new terms dictionary
longways — ad. Longwise, lengthwise … New dictionary of synonyms