not by a long jump

1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) skočiti; pripraviti k skoku

2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) skočiti

3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) poskočiti

4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) preskočiti

1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) skok

2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) preskok

3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) skok

4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) poskok

5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) skok

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- jumpy

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skok, preskok, skok s padalom; skok (cen itd.); nagel prehod na daljinsko snemanje (film); zdrzljaj; udarec nazaj (strelno orožje)

American colloquially prednost, uspešen začetek; slang the jumps — delirium tremens

jump area — padalčev doskočni cilj

sport high jump — skok v višino

sport broad ( —ali long) jump — skok v daljino

sport obstacle jump — terenski skok (pri smučanju)

sport oblique jump — prečni skok (pri smučanju)

sport pole jump — skok s palico

sport jump ball — met žoge med dva igralca (sodnik pri košarki)

American slang (always) on the jump — (vedno) v naglici, v razburjenju

to keep s.o. on the jump — imeti koga na vajetih

to give s.o. a jump — prestrašiti koga (da se zdrzne, poskoči)

to make ( —ali take) a jump — skočiti

figuratively by jumps — skokovito

to take the jump — preskočiti oviro

jump in production — hiter porast produkcije

to get the jump on s.o. — imeti prednost pred kom, prehiteti koga

not by a long jump — še zdaleč ne

American from the jump — od začetka

skočiti (tudi cene), skakati, poskakovati, skakljati, poskočiti, odskočiti, skočiti na noge; vskočiti (in), skočiti mimo ( past), priskočiti (to); figuratively trzniti, zdrzniti se, kvišku planiti, prestrašiti se (at); figuratively preskočiti (to na), preskočiti vrsto pri branju; tresti, zibati se (voz); izskočiti, iztiriti se (vlak); figuratively razbijati (srce);

preskočiti (across, over), pomagati komu skočiti, pripraviti konja k skoku; s silo vzeti, prisvojiti si; zibati, ujčkati; zviševati cene

to jump clear of s.th. — odskočiti od česa

slang to jump to it — z vnemo se česa lotiti

to jump for joy — poskočiti od veselja

American to jump channels — preskočiti službeno stopnjo

British English to jump the queue — ne držati se vrste zriniti se naprej

to jump one's bail — pobegniti kljub danemu poroštvu

to jump town — pobegniti iz mesta

to jump a claim — prisvojiti si tujo parcelo (zlatokopa itd.)

to jump the rails — iztiriti se (vlak)

to jump a child on one's knees — ujčkati otroka v naročju

to jump s.o. into s.th. — nagovoriti koga k čemu

to jump prices — cene zelo zvišati

don't jump my nerves! — ne žri mi živcev!

American to jump the gun — prenagliti se

his tastes and his means do not jump — njegov okus se ne ujema z njegovimi sredstvi

long [lɒŋ]

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1. adjective

2. adverb

3. intransitive verb

4. noun

5. compounds

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1. adjective

   a. (in size) long ( longue f)

• the wall is 10 metres long le mur fait 10 mètres de long

• a wall 10 metres long un mur de 10 mètres de long

• how long is the swimming pool? quelle est la longueur de la piscine ?

• to get longer [queue] s'allonger ; [hair] pousser

• he's getting a bit long in the tooth (inf) il n'est plus tout jeune

• not by a long shot (inf) loin de là

• it's a long shot but we might be lucky c'est très risqué mais nous aurons peut-être de la chance

   b. (in distance) it's a long way c'est loin

• it's a long way to the shops les magasins sont loin

   c. (in time) long ( longue f) ; [delay] important

• at long last enfin

• in the long run à la longue

• in the long term à long terme

• the days are getting longer les jours rallongent

• long time no see! (inf!) ça fait une paye ! (inf)

• he's not long for this world (inf) il n'en a plus pour longtemps

• the reply was not long in coming la réponse n'a pas tardé à venir

► a long time longtemps

• a long time ago il y a longtemps

• that was a long, long time ago il y a bien longtemps de cela

• it will be a long time before I see her again je ne la reverrai pas avant longtemps

• it will be remembered for a long time to come on s'en souviendra longtemps

• it'll be a long time before I do that again! je ne recommencerai pas de si tôt !

• have you been studying English for a long time? il y a longtemps que vous étudiez l'anglais ?

• it's a long time since I last saw him ça fait longtemps que je ne l'ai pas vu

• he has not been seen for a long time cela fait longtemps qu'on ne l'a pas vu

• you took a long time to get here tu as mis du temps pour venir

• it takes a long time for the drug to act ce médicament met du temps à agir

• it took a long time for the truth to be accepted les gens ont mis très longtemps à accepter la vérité

2. adverb

   a. ( = a long time) longtemps

• they didn't stay long ils ne sont pas restés longtemps

• he hasn't been gone long il n'y a pas longtemps qu'il est parti

• it didn't take him long to realize that... il n'a pas mis longtemps à se rendre compte que...

• are you going away for long? vous partez pour longtemps ?

• not for long pas pour longtemps

• not for much longer plus pour très longtemps

• will you be long? tu en as pour longtemps ?

• I won't be long je n'en ai pas pour longtemps

• don't be long dépêche-toi

• he hasn't long to live il n'en a plus pour longtemps

• women live longer than men les femmes vivent plus longtemps que les hommes

• have you been here/been waiting long? vous êtes ici/vous attendez depuis longtemps ?

• his long-awaited reply sa réponse longtemps attendue

• long live the King! vive le roi !

• I only had long enough to buy a paper j'ai juste eu le temps d'acheter un journal

• six months at the longest six mois au plus

• so long! (inf) à bientôt !

   b. ( = through) all night long toute la nuit

• all summer long tout l'été

• his whole life long toute sa vie

   c. (set structures)

► before long (+ future) dans peu de temps ; (+ past) peu après

► how long? (in time)

how long will you be? (doing job) ça va te demander combien de temps ?

• how long did they stay? combien de temps sont-ils restés ?

• how long is it since you saw him? cela fait combien de temps que tu ne l'as pas vu ?

• how long are the holidays? les vacances durent combien de temps ?

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• how long have you been learning Greek? depuis combien de temps apprenez-vous le grec ?

• how long had you been waiting? depuis combien de temps attendiez-vous ?

► long ago il y a longtemps

• how long ago was it? il y a combien de temps de ça ?

• as long ago as 1930 déjà en 1930

• not long ago il n'y a pas longtemps

• he arrived not long ago il n'y a pas longtemps qu'il est arrivé► long after longtemps après

• long after he died longtemps après sa mort► long before

• long before the war bien avant la guerre

• his wife had died long before sa femme était morte depuis longtemps

• you should have done it long before now vous auriez dû le faire il y a longtemps

• not long before the war peu avant la guerre

• not long before his wife died peu avant la mort de sa femme

• she had died not long before elle était morte peu de temps avant► long since il y a longtemps

• it's not long since he died il est mort il n'y a pas longtemps

• he thought of friends long since dead il a pensé à des amis morts depuis longtemps► any/no/a little longer

• I can't stay any longer je ne peux pas rester plus longtemps

• she no longer wishes to do it elle ne veut plus le faire

• he is no longer living there il n'y habite plus

• wait a little longer attendez encore un peu► as long as (conditional) à condition que + subj

• you can borrow it as long as John doesn't mind vous pouvez l'emprunter à condition que John n'y voie pas d'inconvénient

• as long as necessary le temps qu'il faudra

• stay as long as you like restez autant que vous voulez

• as long as this crisis lasts tant que durera cette crise

3. intransitive verb

• to long to do sth ( = hope to) avoir très envie de faire qch ; ( = dream of) rêver de faire qch

• I'm longing to meet her j'ai très envie de la rencontrer

• to long for sth ( = hope for) avoir très envie de qch ; ( = dream of) rêver de qch

• to long for sb to do sth mourir d'envie que qn fasse qch

• she longed for her friends ses amis lui manquaient beaucoup

4. noun

• the long and the short of it is that... le fin mot de l'histoire, c'est que...

5. compounds

► long-distance adjective [race, runner] de fond

• long-distance call appel m longue distance

• long-distance flight vol m long-courrier

• long-distance lorry driver (British) routier m adverb• to call sb long-distance appeler qn à longue distance ► long-drawn-out adjective interminable

► long drink noun long drink m

► long-grain rice noun riz m long

► long-haired adjective [person] aux cheveux longs ; [animal] à longs poils

► long-haul noun transport m à longue distance

• long-haul airline/flight ligne f/vol m long-courrier ► long jump noun saut m en longueur

► long jumper noun sauteur m, - euse f en longueur

► long-lasting adjective durable

• to be longer-lasting durer plus longtemps ► long-legged adjective [person] aux jambes longues ; [animal] à longues pattes

► long-life adjective [milk] longue conservation ; [batteries] longue durée

► long-lost adjective [person] perdu de vue depuis longtemps ; [thing] perdu depuis longtemps

► long-range adjective [missile, rocket] à longue portée ; [planning] à long terme

• long-range weather forecast prévisions fpl météorologiques à long terme ► long-running adjective [play] à l'affiche depuis longtemps ; [dispute] vieux ; [TV programme] diffusé depuis longtemps

• long-running series (TV) série-fleuve f ► long-sighted adjective (British) hypermétrope ; (in old age) presbyte ; (figurative) [person] qui voit loin ; [decision] pris avec prévoyance ; [attitude] prévoyant

► long-sleeved adjective à manches longues

► long-standing adjective de longue date

► long-stay car park noun parking m longue durée

► long-suffering adjective d'une patience à toute épreuve

► long-time adjective de longue date, vieux ( vieille f)

► long wave noun grandes ondes fpl

• on long wave sur les grandes ondes ► long-winded adjective [speech] interminable

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1) (lengthy, protracted) [process, wait, journey, vowel] long/longue; [delay] important; [bath, sigh] grand (before n)

2) ( in expressions of time)

3) ( in measuring) [dress, hair, queue] long/longue; [grass] haut; [detour] grand

4) ( in expressions of distance)

1) ( a long time) longtemps

2) ( for a long time) (avant pp) depuis longtemps

3) ( throughout) (après n)

as long as, so long as conjunctional phrase

1) ( in time) aussi longtemps que

2) ( provided that) du moment que (+ indic), pourvu que (+ subj)

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long [lɒŋ] (compar longer ['lɒŋgə(r)], superl longest ['lɒŋgɪst])

1 adjective

(a) (in size) long (longue);

∎ how long is the pool? quelle est la longueur de la piscine?, la piscine fait combien de long?;

∎ the pool's 33 metres long la piscine fait 33 mètres de long;

∎ the article is 80 pages long l'article fait 80 pages;

∎ is it a long way (away)? est-ce loin (d'ici)?;

∎ it's a long way to the beach la plage est loin;

∎ she can throw a long way elle lance loin;

∎ to take the long way round prendre le chemin le plus long;

∎ the best by a long way de loin le meilleur;

∎ to get or grow longer (shadows) s'allonger; (hair, beard) pousser;

∎ long in the leg aux longues jambes;

∎ a long face un visage allongé;

∎ figurative to have or pull a long face faire la tête, faire une tête de six pieds de long;

∎ why the long face? pourquoi est-ce que tu fais cette tête de six pieds de long?

(b) (in time → pause, speech, separation) long (longue);

∎ how long will the flight be/was the meeting? combien de temps durera le vol/a duré la réunion?;

∎ the film is three hours long le film dure trois heures;

∎ her five-year-long battle with the authorities sa lutte de cinq années contre les autorités;

∎ to have a long memory avoir une bonne mémoire;

∎ to have a long talk with sb parler longuement avec qn;

∎ to get longer (days, intervals) devenir plus long;

∎ they want longer holidays ils veulent des vacances plus longues;

∎ she took a long swig of beer elle a bu une grande gorgée de bière;

∎ they took a long look at the view ils restèrent longtemps à regarder la vue qui s'offrait à eux;

∎ it was a long two months ces deux mois ont été longs;

∎ I've had a long day j'ai eu une journée bien remplie;

∎ in the long term à long terme;

∎ it will take a long time cela prendra longtemps, ce sera long;

∎ a long time ago il y a (bien) longtemps;

∎ it's a long time since I was (last) in Paris ça fait longtemps que je ne suis pas allé à Paris;

∎ I've been wanting to go for a long time ça fait longtemps que j'ai envie d'y aller;

∎ I've known her (for) a long time or while je la connais depuis longtemps, cela fait longtemps que je la connais;

∎ it was a long haul (journey) le voyage a été long; (task, recovery) c'était un travail de longue haleine;

∎ at long last! enfin!

(c) Grammar (vowel, syllable) long (longue)

(d) Stock Exchange

∎ they're long on copper, they've taken a long position on copper ils ont investi dans le cuivre

(e) familiar (in tennis)

∎ that serve was long ce service était trop long

(f) (idioms)

∎ she's long on good ideas elle n'est pas à court de bonnes idées, ce ne sont pas les bonnes idées qui lui manquent;

∎ his speeches are long on rhetoric but short on substance ce n'est pas la rhétorique qui manque dans ses discours, c'est la substance

2 noun

(a) Grammar (vowel, syllable) longue f

(b) Finance (bill) effet m à longue échéance

(c) (idioms) familiar

∎ the long and the short of it is that I got fired enfin bref, j'ai été viré;

∎ that's the long and the short of it! un point c'est tout!

3 adverb

(a) (a long time) longtemps;

∎ they live longer than humans ils vivent plus longtemps que les êtres humains;

∎ he won't keep you long/much longer il ne vous gardera pas longtemps/beaucoup plus longtemps;

∎ I haven't been here long ça ne fait pas longtemps que je suis là;

∎ they haven't been married long ça ne fait pas longtemps qu'ils sont mariés, ils ne sont pas mariés depuis longtemps;

∎ how long will he be/was he in jail? (pendant) combien de temps restera-t-il/est-il resté en prison?;

∎ how long has he been in jail? ça fait combien de temps qu'il est en prison?, depuis combien de temps est-il en prison?;

∎ how long is it since we last visited them? quand sommes-nous allés les voir pour la dernière fois?;

∎ it happened long ago/not long ago cela s'est passé il y a longtemps/il n'y a pas longtemps;

∎ as long ago as 1937 déjà en 1937;

∎ long before you were born bien avant que tu sois né;

∎ not long before/after their divorce peu avant/après leur divorce;

∎ the decision had been taken long before la décision avait été prise depuis longtemps;

∎ long after or afterwards, when these events were mostly forgotten... bien après, alors que ces évènements étaient presque complètement oubliés...;

∎ colleagues long since promoted des collègues promus depuis longtemps;

∎ a law which had come into force not long since une loi qui était entrée en vigueur depuis peu;

∎ to look at sb/sth long and hard fixer qn/qch longuement;

∎ figurative to look at sth long and hard se pencher longuement sur qch;

∎ I've thought long and hard about this j'y ai longuement réfléchi;

∎ we talked long into the night nous avons parlé jusque tard dans la nuit

(b) (with "be", "take")

∎ will you be long? tu en as pour longtemps?;

∎ I won't be long je n'en ai pas pour longtemps;

∎ please wait, she won't be long attendez, s'il vous plaît, elle ne va pas tarder;

∎ are you going to be much longer? tu en as encore pour longtemps?;

∎ how much longer will he be? (when will he be ready?) il en a encore pour longtemps?; (when will he arrive?) dans combien de temps sera-t-il là?;

∎ don't be or take too long fais vite;

∎ it wasn't long before he realized, it didn't take long for him to realize il n'a pas mis longtemps à s'en rendre compte, il s'en est vite rendu compte;

∎ he wasn't long in coming il n'a pas tardé à venir;

∎ he took or it took him so long to make up his mind... il a mis si longtemps à se décider..., il lui a fallu tellement de temps pour se décider...;

∎ how long does it take to get there? combien de temps faut-il pour y aller?;

∎ this won't take long ça va être vite fait;

∎ this won't take longer than five minutes ça sera fait en moins de cinq minutes

(c) (in wishes, toasts)

∎ long may our partnership continue! à notre collaboration!;

∎ long live the Queen! vive la reine!

(d) (for a long time) depuis longtemps;

∎ it has long been known that... on sait depuis longtemps que...;

∎ I have long suspected that he was involved in it cela fait longtemps que je le soupçonne ou je le soupçonne depuis longtemps d'être impliqué là-dedans;

∎ the longest-running TV series le feuilleton télévisé qui existe depuis le plus longtemps

(e) (throughout)

∎ all day/week long toute la journée/la semaine;

∎ all my life long toute ma vie

(f) Stock Exchange

∎ to go long acheter à la hausse, prendre une position longue;

∎ to buy long acheter à long terme

(g) familiar (idiom)

∎ so long! salut!, à bientôt!^□

4 intransitive verb

∎ I long for him il me manque énormément;

∎ she was longing for a letter from you elle attendait impatiemment que vous lui écriviez;

∎ we were longing for a cup of tea nous avions très envie d'une tasse de thé;

∎ to long or to be longing to do sth être impatient ou avoir hâte de faire qch;

∎ he's longing to go back to Italy il meurt d'envie de retourner en Italie;

∎ I was longing to tell her the truth je mourais d'envie de lui dire la vérité;

∎ I've been longing to meet you for years cela fait des années que je souhaite faire votre connaissance

5 longs plural noun

Stock Exchange titres mpl longs, obligations fpl longues

6 as long as, so long as conjunction

(a) (during the time that) aussi longtemps que, tant que;

∎ as long as he's in power, there will be no hope tant qu'il sera au pouvoir, il n'y aura aucun espoir;

∎ I'll never forget that day for as long as I live jamais de ma vie je n'oublierai ce jour

(b) (providing) à condition que, pourvu que;

∎ you can have it as long as you give me it back vous pouvez le prendre à condition que ou pourvu que vous me le rendiez;

∎ I'll do it as long as I get paid for it je le ferai à condition d'être payé;

∎ you can go out as long as you're back before midnight tu peux sortir à condition de rentrer avant minuit;

∎ as long as you're happy du moment que tu es heureux

(c) American familiar (seeing that) puisque^□ ;

∎ as long as you're going to the post office get me some stamps puisque tu vas à la poste, achète-moi des timbres

7 before long adverb

(soon) dans peu de temps, sous peu; (soon afterwards) peu (de temps) après;

∎ she'll be back before long elle sera de retour dans peu de temps ou sous peu;

∎ before long, everything had returned to normal tout était rapidement rentré dans l'ordre

8 for long adverb

longtemps;

∎ he's still in charge here, but not for long c'est encore lui qui s'en occupe, mais plus pour longtemps

9 no longer adverb

ne...plus;

∎ not any longer plus maintenant;

∎ she no longer loves him elle ne l'aime plus;

∎ I can't wait any longer je ne peux pas attendre plus longtemps, je ne peux plus attendre;

∎ they used to live there, but not any longer ils habitaient là autrefois, mais plus maintenant

►► long black grand café m noir;

Finance long credit crédit m à long terme;

long dress (for evening wear) robe f longue;

long drink long drink m; (non-alcoholic) = grand verre de jus de fruits, de limonade etc;

Finance long hedge couverture f longue, achat m par couverture;

Long Island Long Island;

∎ on Long Island à Long Island;

Long Island iced tea = cocktail composé de cinq alcools, de bitter et de Coca-Cola;

familiar long johns caleçon m long^□, caleçons mpl longs^□ ;

Sport long jump saut m en longueur;

Sport long jumper sauteur(euse) m,f en longueur;

History the Long March la Longue Marche;

American long pants pantalon m long;

the Long Parliament le Long Parlement, = Parlement convoqué par Charles Ier en 1640, renvoyé par Cromwell en 1653 et dissous en 1660;

long pig chair f humaine;

Stock Exchange long position position f acheteur ou longue;

∎ to take a long position acheter à la hausse, prendre une position longue;

long shot (competitor, racehorse etc) outsider m; (bet) pari m risqué; Cinema plan m éloigné; figurative entreprise f hasardeuse;

∎ it's a bit of a long shot il y a peu de chances pour que cela réussisse;

∎ it's a bit of a long shot, but we may be successful c'est une entreprise hasardeuse mais nous réussirons peut-être;

∎ I haven't finished, not by a long shot je n'ai pas fini, loin de là;

Technology long ton tonne f anglaise;

long trousers pantalon m long;

University long vacation grandes vacances fpl, vacances fpl d'été;

long view prévisions fpl à long terme;

∎ to take the long view envisager les choses à long terme;

long vodka = cocktail à base de vodka, de bitter, de sirop de citron vert et de soda ou limonade;

Radio long wave grandes ondes fpl;

∎ on long wave sur les grandes ondes;

long weekend week-end m prolongé;

∎ to take a long weekend prendre un week-end prolongé

✾ Play 'Long Day's Journey into Night' O'Neill 'Long Voyage vers la nuit'

1 lungo; esteso; prolungato: a long journey, un lungo viaggio; This room is twenty feet long, questa stanza è lunga venti piedi ( 6 metri circa); a long day, una giornata lunga; (fon.) a long vowel, una vocale lunga; to have a long memory, avere la memoria lunga; to have got long sight, avere la vista lunga; a long speech, un discorso lungo; (fig.) to have a long tongue, avere la lingua lunga; ( radio) long waves, onde lunghe

2 di lunghezza; lineare: long measures, misure di lunghezza (o lineari)

3 (ind. tess.) a fibre lunghe: long flax, lino a fibre lunghe

4 (fam.) lungo; alto di statura

5 (fin.) a lunga scadenza: a long bill [bond], una cambiale [obbligazione] a lunga scadenza

6 ( cricket: di un giocatore) arretrato; vicino alla linea di demarcazione

● to be long about doing st., essere lento a fare qc.; metterci molto tempo a fare qc.: DIALOGO → - Local shop 1- I won't be long, torno subito □ to be long about it, prendersela comoda □ long ago, (agg.) del passato remoto; (sost.) (il) lontano passato: long ago battles, battaglie del passato □ (fig.) the long arm of the law, il lungo braccio della giustizia (o della legge) □ ( calcio) long ball, palla lunga; lancio lungo; passaggio in profondità: long-ball game, gioco di palle lunghe (o di lanci in profondità) □ ( un tempo) long clothes, vesti lunghe ( per neonato) □ a long custom, un'antica usanza □ a long date, una data lontana □ long distance, distanza lunga; ( atletica, sci) il fondo □ long-distance, ( di un autista, ecc.) che copre una lunga distanza; ( di un volo, ecc.) a lunga percorrenza; (telef.) interurbano; ( sport) di fondo: long-distance call, chiamata interurbana; (telef.) long-distance line, linea interurbana; ( sport) long-distance race, corsa (o gara) di fondo □ ( sci) long-distance racer, fondista □ ( ciclismo) long-distance rider, passista □ ( sport) long-distance runner, fondista □ long-distance running, le corse di fondo; il fondo (in atletica) □ (TV) long-distance shot, ripresa in campo lungo □ ( nuoto) long-distance swimmer, fondista □ (mat.) long division, divisione estesa □ to be long doing st., metterci molto tempo a fare qc.: He was long finding it out, ci ha messo molto tempo a scoprirlo □ long dozen, tredici □ long-drawn (o long-drawn-out), tirato per le lunghe; protratto □ long drink, long drink ( bevanda alcolica diluita con succhi di frutta, ecc.) □ ( USA) long-drop ( toilet), latrina da campo □ long-eared, dalle orecchie lunghe, orecchiuto; (fig.) ignorante, stupido, stolto □ (zool.) long-eared owl ( Asio otus), gufo comune □ a long face, il viso lungo; (fig.) il muso lungo: He had a long face, aveva il muso lungo (o tanto di muso); to pull a long face, fare il muso (lungo) □ (fig.) long-faced, immusonito □ the long finger, il dito medio □ long-forgotten, dimenticato da tempo □ long glass, specchio per l'intera persona □ ( slang USA) long green, quattrini, soldi, grana, bigliettoni □ a long haul, (trasp.) un lungo viaggio; (fig.) un lavoro lungo □ (aeron.) long-haul, a lunga percorrenza □ long-headed, (scient.) dolicocefalo; (fig.) che la sa lunga, accorto, avveduto □ (fig.) long-headedness, accortezza; avvedutezza □ long-horned cattle, bovini dalle corna lunghe □ ( ginnastica) long horse, cavallo per volteggio □ long hundredweight, «hundredweight» inglese (pari a kg 50,80) □ (fam.) to be long in the tooth, essere avanti negli anni □ ( un tempo; fam.) long johns, mutandoni ( da uomo) □ ( sport) long jump, salto in lungo □ long jumper, lunghista □ long jumping, i salti in lungo, il salto in lungo ( la specialità) □ long-legged, dalle gambe lunghe, gambuto □ (cinem.) long lens, obiettivo a focale lunga; teleobiettivo □ ( di generi alimentari) long-life, a lunga conservazione; ( di una pila, ecc.) di lunga durata □ (anat.) long-limbed type, longitipo □ long-lived, di lunga vita, longevo; ( di cosa) durevole, duraturo □ ( poesia) long metre, strofe di quattro ottonari □ long odds, scommessa fortemente ineguale (per es., 10 a 1); (ipp.) quota alta; (fig.) scarse probabilità, grave svantaggio □ (fam.) to be long on, essere ben fornito (o pieno) di: He's long on good ideas, è pieno di buone idee □ ( sport) long pass, passaggio lungo □ long pig, carne umana ( per i cannibali) □ long-player (o long-playing record), (disco) microsolco; long playing □ ( Borsa) long position, posizione lunga (o rialzista) □ a long price, un prezzo alto □ (tipogr.) long primer, (carattere) corpo dieci □ long-promised, promesso da tempo □ a long purse, un portafoglio imbottito di soldi □ long-range, da lunga distanza; a lungo termine, a lungo raggio; (mil.) a lunga gittata: ( calcio, ecc.) a long-range goal, un gol da lontano; (stat., econ.) long-range forecasts, previsioni a lungo termine; (mil.) long-range guns, cannoni a lunga gittata □ long run, (econ.) lungo periodo; (giorn.) forte tiratura: long-run trend, tendenza di lungo termine; in the long run, a lungo andare; (econ.) nel lungo periodo □ (naut.) long sea, mare lungo □ long service, anzianità di servizio: long-service allowance, indennità di anzianità ( a un dipendente) □ long shot, (mil.) tiro lungo; ( sport) tiro a distanza, lancio lungo; (ipp.) cavallo non favorito, brocco; scommessa azzardata; (fig.) impresa difficile; (cinem., TV) campo lungo □ long-sighted, che ha la vista lunga; (med.) ipermetrope, presbite; (fig.) accorto, lungimirante, previdente □ long-sightedness, (med.) ipermetropia, presbiopia; (fig.) lungimiranza, previdenza □ long standing, lunga data: a firm of long standing, una ditta che esiste da molto tempo; a friend of long standing, un amico di vecchia data □ long-standing, di lunga data, vecchio: long-standing rivalry, rivalità di vecchia data □ long-suffering, (sost.) longanimità, pazienza, sopportazione; (agg.) longanime, paziente □ ( al gioco) a long suit, molte carte dello stesso seme □ (fig. fam.) one's long suit, il (pezzo) forte, il (proprio) cavallo di battaglia □ (econ.) long tail, coda lunga □ long-term, a lungo termine; a lunga scadenza: (fin.) long-term credit, credito a lungo termine; long-term loans, prestiti a lunga scadenza □ (med.) long-term care, trattamento dei lungodegenti □ (fin.) long-term investor, cassettista □ (econ.) the long-term unemployed, i disoccupati cronici □ ( sport) long throw, lancio lungo □ (med.) long-time patient, lungodegente □ long ton, tonnellata inglese ( pari a kg 1016 circa) □ long-tongued, linguacciuto; pettegolo □ long vacation, vacanze estive □ long waist, vita lunga (o bassa) ( in un vestito) □ ( radio) long wave, onda lunga □ a long way off, molto lontano; lontanissimo: Japan is a long way off, il Giappone è molto lontano □ long-winded, che ha molto fiato; (fig.) verboso, prolisso □ long-windedness, l'avere molto fiato; (fig.) verbosità, tediosità □ (ind. tess.) long wool, lana a fibra lunga □ long words, parole lunghe, polisillabi; (fig.) paroloni, parole difficili □ at long last, finalmente □ by a long way (fam.: by a long chalk), di gran lunga: not by a long way (o chalk) nient'affatto, neppure lontanamente □ to have a face as long as a fiddle, avere una faccia da funerale □ to have a long wind, avere molto fiato (da spendere) □ in the long term, a lungo termine; (econ.) nel lungo periodo □ to make a long arm, stendere il braccio (o allungare la mano) (per prendere qc.) □ (fam.) not by a long chalk (o shot), neanche di lontano; nemmeno per sogno □ (telef.) to phone long-distance, fare un'interurbana □ to take the long view of an action, valutare gli effetti futuri di un'azione; guardare oltre (fig.) □ It will be a long day before he wins, ce ne vorrà prima che vinca □ (fam.) It is as broad as it is long, fa lo stesso; è la stessa cosa.

1 molto; molto tempo: Will you be long?, starai via molto?; I haven't been back long, non è molto che sono tornato

2 a lungo; (per) molto tempo; lungamente; un pezzo (fam.): long after, molto tempo dopo; long since, da molto tempo; long before, molto tempo prima; I'm not going to wait much longer for him, non l'aspetterò per molto tempo ancora; Have you known long?, è un pezzo che lo sai?

● to be long, ( anche) metterci ( tempo) □ long ago, molto tempo fa □ long-awaited, sospirato; (a lungo) atteso; desiderato □ long-lasting, di lunga durata; persistente □ ( di persona) long-lost, perso di vista □ long-running, di vecchia data □ all day long, tutto il santo giorno □ all his life long, per tutta la (sua) vita □ any (o no) longer, (non) più; (non) oltre: I can't stay any longer, non posso trattenermi più (o oltre); He's no longer in charge of the head office, non è più a capo della sede centrale □ as long as, finché; per tutto il tempo che; ( anche) purché, a condizione che, basta che: I kept quiet for as long as I could, tacqui finché potei; for as long as you wish, per tutto il tempo che vuoi; You can borrow it, as long as you give it back, prendilo pure, basta (o a patto) che me lo ridia □ at ( the) longest, alla più lunga; al massimo: It will take me two hours at ( the) longest, ci metterò due ore al massimo □ not to be long for this world, avere pochi anni (o mesi, giorni, ecc.) di vita davanti a sé □ so long as, purché; a condizione che; a patto che □ So long!, ciao; arrivederci; a fra poco! □ How long will it take?, quanto tempo ci vorrà?: DIALOGO → - Going on holiday 1- How long do you think it will take to get to the airport at that time of day?, quanto tempo pensi che impiegheremo per arrivare in aeroporto a quell'ora?

1 molto tempo: Do you think the crossing of the Channel will take long?, credi che la traversata della Manica richiederà molto tempo?; before long, presto; fra breve; di qui (o di lì) a poco; for long, a lungo; per molto tempo

2 (fon., poesia) (vocale o sillaba) lunga

3 ( di un abito, ecc.) misura lunga

4 linea ( dell'alfabeto Morse)

5 (pl.) (fam.) calzoni lunghi

6 (pl.) (fin.) titoli poliennali (o a lunga scadenza; di solito, oltre 10 anni)

● to know the long and short of it, sapere per filo e per segno come stanno le cose □ The long and short of it is, I was failed, per farla corta, sono stato bocciato.

bramare; desiderare ardentemente; non vedere l'ora di: We are longing to go home ( o for home), desideriamo ardentemente di tornare a casa (o in patria)

● longed-for, bramato; desiderato ardentemente.

[̈ɪdʒʌmp]

conditional jump вчт. условный переход jump заставить прыгать; трясти; he jumped his horse он заставил лошадь прыгнуть; don't jump the camera не трясите фотоаппарат far jump вчт. дальний переход jump вздрагивание (движение испуга и т. п.); the jumps разг. подергивания; белая горячка; to give (smb.) the jumps действовать (кому-л.) на нервы jump разг. преимущество; to have the jump (on smb. in smth.) получить преимущество (перед кем-л. в чем-л.) jump заставить прыгать; трясти; he jumped his horse он заставил лошадь прыгнуть; don't jump the camera не трясите фотоаппарат jump (smb.) into (smth.) обманом заставить (кого-л.) сделать (что-л.); hewas jumped into buying the house его обманом заставили купить этот дом jump прыжок; скачок; long (или broad) jump прыжок в длину; high jump прыжок в высоту; running jump прыжок с разбега; standing jump прыжок с места inflationary jump инфляционный скачок intersegment jump вчт. межсегментный переход intrasegment jump вчт. внутрисегментный переход jump вздрагивание (движение испуга и т. п.); the jumps разг. подергивания; белая горячка; to give (smb.) the jumps действовать (кому-л.) на нервы jump брать (в шашках); to jump a man взять шашку jump бурить вручную jump вскакивать; подпрыгивать, подскакивать; вздрагивать; you made me jump when you came in so suddenly ваш неожиданный приход испугал меня; my heart jumped у меня сердце екнуло jump амер. вскочить (в трамвай и т. п.); to jump a train вскочить в поезд jump геол. дислокация жилы, сброс jump дергать, ныть (о зубе и т. п.) jump заставить прыгать; трясти; he jumped his horse он заставил лошадь прыгнуть; don't jump the camera не трясите фотоаппарат jump захватывать (что-л.), завладевать (чем-л. в отсутствие владельца); to jump a (mining) claim завладеть чужим (горным) участком jump избежать, не сделать (чего-л.); to jump bail не явиться в суд после освобождения под залог; to jump the queue пройти без очереди jump вчт. команда перехода jump вчт. операция перехода jump перепрыгивать, перескакивать (тж. jump over); to jump (over) a stream перепрыгнуть через ручей; to jump from one subject to another перескакивать с одной темы на другую jump перескакивать, пропускать; to jump a chapter (ten pages) in a book пропустить главу (десять страниц) в книге jump вчт. переход jump повышаться, подскакивать (о температуре, ценах и т. п.); the prices jumped цены подскочили jump подбрасывать, качать; to jump a baby on one's knees качать ребенка на коленях jump (обыкн. p. p.) поджаривать или тушить (картофель и т. п.), встряхивая время от времени jump охот. поднимать, вспугивать (дичь) jump подскакивать jump разг. преимущество; to have the jump (on smb. in smth.) получить преимущество (перед кем-л. в чем-л.) jump прыгать; скакать; to jump for joy прыгать от радости jump прыжок; скачок; long (или broad) jump прыжок в длину; high jump прыжок в высоту; running jump прыжок с разбега; standing jump прыжок с места jump разрыв, резкий переход jump расковать; осаживать металл jump резкий рост jump резко повышаться jump резкое повышение (цен, температуры и т. п.); to take a jump подняться в цене jump резкое повышение jump тех. сваривать впритык jump скачок jump кино смещаться, искажаться (об изображении) jump соскакивать jump арт. угол вылета; on the jump проворный; деятельный; очень занятой jump ускорение jump подбрасывать, качать; to jump a baby on one's knees качать ребенка на коленях jump перескакивать, пропускать; to jump a chapter (ten pages) in a book пропустить главу (десять страниц) в книге jump брать (в шашках); to jump a man взять шашку jump перепрыгивать, перескакивать (тж. jump over); to jump (over) a stream перепрыгнуть через ручей; to jump from one subject to another перескакивать с одной темы на другую jump амер. вскочить (в трамвай и т. п.); to jump a train вскочить в поезд jump about быть беспокойным jump about подпрыгивать, подскакивать (от радости, боли) jump at броситься (к кому-л.), обнимать (кого-л.) jump at охотно принимать, ухватиться (за что-л.); to jump at an offer ухватиться за предложение jump at охотно принимать, ухватиться (за что-л.); to jump at an offer ухватиться за предложение jump down помочь спрыгнуть (ребенку и т. п.) jump down спрыгнуть, соскочить jump прыгать; скакать; to jump for joy прыгать от радости jump перепрыгивать, перескакивать (тж. jump over); to jump (over) a stream перепрыгнуть через ручей; to jump from one subject to another перескакивать с одной темы на другую jump if below вчт. переход по выполнению условия "меньше" jump if not equal вчт. переход по неравенству jump if not overflow вчт. переход при отсутствии переполнения jump if not parity вчт. переход по нарушению четности jump if not zero вчт. переход по неравенству нулю jump if parity odd вчт. переход по нечетности jump if sign вчт. переход по знаку jump in быстро вскочить, впрыгнуть jump in prices резкое повышение цен to jump in the lake замолчать, заткнуться jump into вскочить, впрыгнуть; to jump into one's clothes быстро, наспех одеться jump (smb.) into (smth.) обманом заставить (кого-л.) сделать (что-л.); hewas jumped into buying the house его обманом заставили купить этот дом jump into вскочить, впрыгнуть; to jump into one's clothes быстро, наспех одеться jump off соскочить; jump off a chair соскочить со стула jump off соскочить; jump off a chair соскочить со стула jump on вспрыгнуть, вскочить; jump on to a chair вскочить на стул jump on неожиданно набрасываться (на кого-л.) jump upon = jump on; jump with согласовываться, соответствовать, совпадать jump on вспрыгнуть, вскочить; jump on to a chair вскочить на стул jump out выскочить to jump the gun действовать преждевременно, без подготовки jump избежать, не сделать (чего-л.); to jump bail не явиться в суд после освобождения под залог; to jump the queue пройти без очереди queue: to jump the jump получить (что-л.) или пройти (куда-л.) без очереди to jump the track перен. оказаться на ложном пути to jump the track сходить (с рельсов); the train jumped the track поезд сошел с рельсов jump to it! давай-давай!, поторапливайся! jump together = jump with; jump up вскакивать; jump up! влезайте!, садитесь! (в экипаж и т. п.) jump together = jump with; jump up вскакивать; jump up! влезайте!, садитесь! (в экипаж и т. п.) jump together = jump with; jump up вскакивать; jump up! влезайте!, садитесь! (в экипаж и т. п.) jump upon = jump on; jump with согласовываться, соответствовать, совпадать jump together = jump with; jump up вскакивать; jump up! влезайте!, садитесь! (в экипаж и т. п.) jump upon = jump on; jump with согласовываться, соответствовать, совпадать jump вздрагивание (движение испуга и т. п.); the jumps разг. подергивания; белая горячка; to give (smb.) the jumps действовать (кому-л.) на нервы jump прыжок; скачок; long (или broad) jump прыжок в длину; high jump прыжок в высоту; running jump прыжок с разбега; standing jump прыжок с места long jump спорт. прыжок в длину jump вскакивать; подпрыгивать, подскакивать; вздрагивать; you made me jump when you came in so suddenly ваш неожиданный приход испугал меня; my heart jumped у меня сердце екнуло near jump вчт. ближний переход jump арт. угол вылета; on the jump проворный; деятельный; очень занятой pole jump = pole vault pole jump = pole vault vault: pole jump прыжок с шестом jump повышаться, подскакивать (о температуре, ценах и т. п.); the prices jumped цены подскочили jump прыжок; скачок; long (или broad) jump прыжок в длину; high jump прыжок в высоту; running jump прыжок с разбега; standing jump прыжок с места jump прыжок; скачок; long (или broad) jump прыжок в длину; high jump прыжок в высоту; running jump прыжок с разбега; standing jump прыжок с места subroutine jump вчт. переход к подпрограмме jump резкое повышение (цен, температуры и т. п.); to take a jump подняться в цене to jump the track сходить (с рельсов); the train jumped the track поезд сошел с рельсов unconditional jump вчт. безусловный переход jump вскакивать; подпрыгивать, подскакивать; вздрагивать; you made me jump when you came in so suddenly ваш неожиданный приход испугал меня; my heart jumped у меня сердце екнуло

1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) largo

2) (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.) largo

3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) de largo, de duración

4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) tarde

5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) bueno

1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) mucho tiempo

2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) mucho tiempo

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- longways

- longing

long¹ adj largo

long² adv

1. mucho tiempo

2. ya

long³ vb ansiar / desear

tr['lɒŋgɪtjʊːd]

abbreviation

1 ( longitude) longitud nombre femenino; (abbreviation) long

tr[lɒŋ]

adjective

1 largo,-a

■ how long was the film? ¿cuánto duró la película?

■ the garden is 30 metres long el jardín hace 30 metros de largo

■ we were a long way from the beach estábamos lejos de la playa

■ it took him a long time to finish tardó mucho en acabar

adverb

1 mucho tiempo

■ how long have you been waiting? ¿cuánto hace que esperas?

■ it wasn't long before they returned no tardaron en volver

noun

1 lo largo

\

as long as (while) mientras 2 (if) si, con tal que

(for) a long time, for long mucho tiempo

in the long run a la larga

long ago hace mucho tiempo

no longer / not any longer ya no

■ he doesn't live here any longer ya no vive aquí

not by a long chalk / not by a long shot familiar ni por mucho, ni de lejos

so long SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (goodbye) hasta la vista

so long as→ link=as as{ long as

the long and the short of it is... en resumidas cuentas...

to be a bit long in the tooth familiar tener años

to pull a long face poner cara larga

long jump salto de longitud

long johns calzones nombre masculino plural largos

long ton tonelada (equivale a 2240 libras o 1016,047 kilogramos)

long vacation SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL vacaciones nombre femenino plural de verano

long wave onda larga

tr[lɒŋ]

phrase to long to do STH

1 tener muchos deseos de hacer algo

■ he's longing to see you tiene muchas ganas de verte

long ['lɔŋ] vi

to long for : añorar, desear, anhelar

to long to : anhelar, estar deseando

they longed to see her: estaban deseando verla, tenían muchas ganas de verla

long adv

1) : mucho, mucho tiempo

it didn't take long: no llevó mucho tiempo

will it last long?: ¿va a durar mucho?

all day long : todo el día

as long asor so long as : mientras, con tal que

long before : mucho antes

so long! : ¡hasta luego!, ¡adiós!

long adj, longer ['lɔngər] ; longest ['lɔŋgəst]

1) (indicating length)) : largo

the dress is too long: el vestido es demasiado largo

a long way from: bastante lejos de

in the long run: a la larga

2) (indicating time)) : largo, prolongado

a long illness: una enfermedad prolongada

a long walk: un paseo largo

at long last: por fin

to be long on : estar cargado de

long n

before long : dentro de poco

the long and the short : lo esencial, lo fundamental

• extenso, -a adj.

• largo, -a adj.

• luengo, -a adj.

• prolongado, -a adj.

• largamente adv.

• mucho tiempo adv.

• mangote s.m.

• anhelar v.

• suspirar v.

adjective longer 'lɔːŋgər, 'lɒŋgə(r), longest 'lɔːŋgəst, 'lɒŋgɪst

1)

a) ( in space) <distance/hair/legs> largo

b) ( extensive) <book/letter/list> largo

2) ( in time) <struggle/investigation> largo; <period/illness> prolongado, largo

adverb -er, -est

1) ( in time)

2)

a) (in phrases)

b)

- long for

1. ADJ

1) (in size) [dress, hair, journey] largo

- the long arm of the law

- a list as long as your arm

- not by a long chalk

- he's a bit long in the tooth

2) (in distance)

3) (in time) [film] largo; [visit] prolongado; [wait] largo, prolongado

- he's not long for this world

4) (Ling) [vowel] largo

2. ADV

1) (=a long time)

2)

3)

4)

5)

6) (=through)

3. N

1)

2) longs (Econ) valores mpl a largo plazo

- not by a long shot

[lɒŋ]

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adjective longer ['lɔːŋgər, 'lɒŋgə(r)], longest ['lɔːŋgəst, 'lɒŋgɪst]

1)

a) ( in space) <distance/hair/legs> largo

b) ( extensive) <book/letter/list> largo

2) ( in time) <struggle/investigation> largo; <period/illness> prolongado, largo

adverb -er, -est

1) ( in time)

2)

a) (in phrases)

b)

- long for

1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) dolg

2) (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.) dolg

3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) dolg

4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) dolgo

5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) daljnosežen

1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) mnogo (prej)

2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) dolgo

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- longways

- longing

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dolg; dolgotrajen, dolgovezen; juridically časovno odmaknjen; (zlasti economy) dolgoročen; economy čakajoč na zvišanje cen

long arm — dolga roka, oblast

to make a long arm — iztegniti roko po čem

at long bowls — borba na daljavo

American long bit — kovanec za 1ɜ centov

as broad as it is long — vseeno

a long chair — ležalnik

by a long chalk — in že kako

not by a long chalk — kje neki

long clay — dolga pipa

economy a long date — dolg rok

long dozen — 1ʌ kosov

a long drink — pijača iz visokega kozarca

long ears — neumnost

little pitchers have long ears — otroci vse slišijo

a long family — mnogoštevilna družina

the long finger — sredinec

long in the finger — tatinski, dolgoprst

a long face — kisel, žalosten obraz

a long figure ( —ali price) — visoka cena

a long guess — negotova domneva

long hundred — 120 kosov

long hundredweight — angleški cent (50,8 kg)

to have a long head — biti preudaren, bister, daljnoviden

long home — grob

long haul — prevoz ali promet na veliko daljavo

sport long jump — skok v daljino

it is a long lane that has no turning — nobena stvar ne traja večno, vsaki nesreči je enkrat kraj

long measure — dolžinska mera

two long miles — dve dobri milji

economy to be on the long side of the market — ali to be long of the market — špekulirati na višje cene

to make a long nose — pokazati osle

long odds — neenaka stava

long in oil — bogat z oljem, z mnogo olja

it is long odds that — stavim l proti 100

a long purse — globok žep, mnogo denarja

nautical slang longpig — človeško meso (hrana ljudožrcev)

gentlemen of the long robe — pravniki, odvetniki

in the long run — končno, konec koncev

long sight — daljnovidnost (tudi figuratively)

of long standing — dolgoleten, star

to be ( —ali take) a long time in — dolgo potrebovati za

Long Tom — daljnosežen top

to have a long tongue — imeti dolg jezik

long in the tooth — starejša, kakor hoče priznati

long vacation — letni oddih, poletne počitnice

to have a long wind — imeti dobra pljuča, dobro teči, figuratively dolgovezno govoriti

to take long views — misliti na posledice

a long way round — velik ovinek

dolgo

as ( —ali so) long as — dokler, samo če

long after — dolgo potem

long ago — zdavnaj

not long ago — pred kratkim

as long ago as 1900 — že l. 1900.

long before — že zdavnaj prej

long since — že davno

all day long — ves dan

so long! — na svidenje!

don't be long — ne pomudi se

to be long in doing s.th. — potrebovati mnogo časa za kaj napraviti

I won't be long — ne bom dolgo odsoten

he won't be long for this world — ne bo več dolgo živel

no ( —ali not any) longer — nič več, ne delj

to hold out longer — dlje zdržati

dolg čas; dolžina, dolg glas, dolg zlog; British English velike počitnice; plural dolge hlače

at — ( the) longest — najdlje

before long — kmalu

for long — za dolgo časa

to take long — dolgo potrebovati

the long and the short of it — bistvo tega, z eno besedo, na kratko

hrepeneti, poželeti ( for)

the longed-for rest — težko pričakovan počitek

longer, longest

1) lang; weit [Reise, Weg]

2) (elongated) länglich; schmal

3) (of extended duration) lang

4) (tediously lengthy) lang[atmig]; weitschweifig

5) (lasting) lang; langjährig [Gewohnheit, Freundschaft]

6) klein, gering [Chance]

7) (seemingly more than stated) lang [Minute, Tag, Jahre usw.]

8) lang [Gedächtnis]

9) (consisting of many items) lang [Liste usw.]; hoch [Zahl]

10) (Cards)

1) (long interval)

2)

1) lang[e]

2)

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1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) lang

2) (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.) lang

3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) lang

4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) lange weg

5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) weitreichend

1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) lang

2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) lang

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- academic.ru/43736/longways">longways

- longing

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[lɒŋ, AM lɑ:ŋ]

I. adj

1. (in space) lang; (over great distance) weit; (elongated) lang, länglich; ( fam: tall) groß, lang fam

the rods are 20 cm \long die Stäbe sind 20 cm lang

we're still a \long way from the station wir sind noch weit vom Bahnhof entfernt

as \long as one's arm ( fig) ellenlang fam

there was a list of complaints as \long as your arm es gab eine ellenlange Liste von Beschwerden

to draw a \long breath tief Luft holen

\long journey weite Reise

to have come a \long way einen weiten Weg zurückgelegt haben, von weit her gekommen sein

to go a \long way ( fig: succeed) es weit [o zu etwas] bringen

to go a \long way toward[s] sth ( fig: help) eine große Hilfe bei etw dat sein

to have a \long way to go ( fig) [noch] einen weiten Weg vor sich dat haben

2. (in time) lang; (tedious) lang, langwierig

each session is an hour \long jede Sitzung dauert eine Stunde

we go back a \long way wir kennen uns schon seit ewigen Zeiten

\long career [jahre]lange Karriere

a \long day ein langer [und anstrengender] Tag

\long friendship langjährige Freundschaft

a \long memory ein gutes Gedächtnis

to have a \long memory for sth etw nicht so schnell vergessen

\long service jahrelanger Dienst

a \long time eine lange Zeit

it was a \long time before I received a reply es dauerte lange, bis ich [eine] Antwort bekam

to be a \long while since... [schon] eine Weile her sein, seit...

to work \long hours einen langen Arbeitstag haben

3. (in scope) lang

the report is 20 pages \long der Bericht ist 20 Seiten lang

a \long book ein dickes Buch

a \long list eine lange Liste

4. pred ( fam: ample)

▪ to be \long on sth etw reichlich haben

\long on ideas but short on funds mehr Ideen als Geld

to be \long on charm jede Menge Charme besitzen

to be \long on wit sehr geistreich sein

5. LING

a \long vowel ein langer Vokal

6. (improbable)

a \long chance eine geringe Chance

\long odds geringe [Gewinn]chancen

7. FIN

\long security/shares Versicherung f/Aktien pl mit langer Laufzeit

to be \long of stock STOCKEX eine Longposition einnehmen fachspr

▶ the \long arm of the law der lange Arm des Gesetzes

▶ [not] by a \long chalk bei Weitem [nicht]

▶ in the \long run langfristig gesehen, auf lange Sicht [gesehen]

▶ to take the \long view [of sth] [etw] auf lange Sicht betrachten

▶ \long time no see ( fam) lange nicht gesehen fam

▶ to be \long in the tooth nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein

▶ to be \long in the tooth to do sth zu alt sein, [um] etw zu tun

II. adv

1. (for a long time) lang[e]

have you been waiting \long? wartest du schon lange?

how \long have you lived here? wie lange haben Sie hier gewohnt?

the authorities have \long known that... den Behörden war seit Langem bekannt, dass...

\long live the King! lang lebe der König!

to be \long lange brauchen

I won't be \long (before finishing) ich bin gleich fertig; (before appearing) ich bin gleich da

don't be \long beeil dich!

to be \long about doing sth lange für etw akk brauchen

don't be too \long about it! lass dir nicht zu viel Zeit, beeil dich nur!

2. (at a distant time) lange

\long ago vor langer Zeit

\long after/before... lange nachdem/bevor...

not \long before... kurz davor

3. (after implied time) lange

if this meeting goes on any \longer wenn das Meeting noch länger andauert

how much \longer will it take? wie lange wird es noch dauern?

not any \longer nicht länger

I'm not going to wait any \longer ich werde nicht länger warten

I can't wait any \longer to open my presents! ich kann es gar nicht [mehr] erwarten, endlich meine Geschenke auszupacken!

no \longer nicht mehr

he no \longer wanted to go there er wollte nicht mehr dorthin

4. (throughout)

all day/night/summer \long den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [lang]

▶ as [or so] \long as... (during) solange...; (provided that) sofern..., vorausgesetzt, dass...

▶ to be not \long for this world ( dated) nicht mehr lange zu leben haben, mit einem Fuß/Bein im Grabe sein

▶ so \long! ( fam) tschüss fam, bis dann fam

III. n

1. no pl (long time) eine lange Zeit

have you been waiting for \long? wartest du schon lange?

to take \long [to do sth] lange brauchen[, um etw zu tun]

it won't take \long es wird nicht lange dauern

take as \long as you like lass dir Zeit

2. (in Morse) lang

one short and three \longs einmal kurz und dreimal lang

3. FIN

▪ \longs pl Langläufer pl fachspr

▶ before [very [or too]] \long schon [sehr] bald

▶ the \long and the short of it kurz gesagt

[lɒŋ, AM lɑ:ŋ]

vi sich akk sehnen

▪ to \long for sth sich akk nach etw dat sehnen

▪ to \long to do sth sich akk danach sehnen, etw zu tun

n GEOG abbrev of longitude Länge f

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1. adj (+er)

1) (in size) lang; glass hoch; journey weit

2) (in time) lang; job langwierig

3) (POET, PHON) vowel, syllable lang

4)

2. adv

1) lang(e)