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1 the long and the short of it
the whole story in a few words.خُلاصَة المَوضوع، باخْتِصار -
2 The Long Walk
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3 in the long run
in the end:في المَدى البَعيدWe thought we would save money, but in the long run our spending was about the same as usual.
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4 Cooperation Program for the Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-Range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe
Makarov: EMEPУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Cooperation Program for the Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-Range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe
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5 European Cooperation for the Long Term in Defense
Abbreviation: EUCLIDУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > European Cooperation for the Long Term in Defense
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6 Group of Experts on the Long-Term Scientific Policy and Planning
Abbreviation: GELTSPAPУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Group of Experts on the Long-Term Scientific Policy and Planning
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7 long
long, longue [lɔ̃, lɔ̃g]1. adjectivelong ; [amitié] long-standing• version longue [de film] uncut version• cinq heures, c'est long five hours is a long time► long à2. adverb3. masculine noun• je lui ai expliqué en long, en large et en travers (inf) I explained it to him over and over again4. feminine noun• à la longue, ça a fini par coûter cher in the long run it turned out very expensive• à la longue, il va s'user it will wear out eventually* * *
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longue lɔ̃, lɔ̃g adjectif1) ( dans l'espace) [tige, cils, patte, lettre, robe, table, distance] longune chemise à manches longues — a shirt with long sleeves, a long-sleeved shirt
un tuyau long de trois mètres — a pipe three metres [BrE] long, a three-metre [BrE] long pipe
au long cours — Nautisme [voyage, navigation] ocean; [capitaine] fully-licensed
2) ( dans le temps) [moment, vie, voyage, exil, film, silence] long; [amitié] long-standingêtre long (à faire) — [personne] to be slow (to do)
je ne serai pas long — ( pour aller quelque part) I won't be long; ( pour un discours) I will be brief
être long à la détente — (colloq) to be slow on the uptake (colloq)
pendant de longues heures/années — for hours/years
3) Linguistique ( voyelle) long
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1) ( beaucoup)en dire long/trop long/plus long — to say a lot/too much/more (sur quelque chose/quelqu'un about something/somebody)
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un câble de six mètres de long — a cable six metres [BrE] long, a six-metre [BrE] long cable
en long — [découper, fendre] lengthwise
en long et en large — [raconter] in great detail
en long, en large et en travers — (colloq) [raconter] at great length
le long du mur — ( en longueur) along the wall; ( en hauteur) up ou down the wall
tout le long de quelque chose — ( dans l'espace) all along something; ( dans le temps) all the way through something
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à la longue locution adverbiale in the end, eventuallyPhrasal Verbs:* * *lɔ̃, lɔ̃ɡ (longue)1. adj1) (cheveux, distance) longaux cheveux longs — with long hair, long-haired
2) (moment, trajet) longC'est encore long jusqu'à Noël. — It's still a long time till Christmas.
Ce sera long? — Will it take long?, Will it take a long time?
un contrat de longue durée; un contrat longue durée — a long-term contract
de longue haleine (projet, combat) — long-term
au long cours NAVIGATION — ocean modif ocean-going
de longue date (amis) — long-standing, [se connaître, être prévu] for a long time
2. adv3. nm1) (= longueur)de 3 m de long — 3m long, 3m in length
en long — lengthwise, lengthways
Il s'est étalé de tout son long. — He fell flat on his face.
au long de [rues, plage] — along, [annnés, périodes] during
Il y a des chemins de randonnée tout le long de la côte. — There are footpaths all along the coast.
tout au long de [année, vie] — throughout
de long en large [marcher] — to and fro, up and down
4. nfElle a fini par agacer tout le monde à la longue. — In the end she got on everybody's nerves.
* * *A adj1 ( dans l'espace) [tige, cils, patte, lettre, robe, table, distance] long; une chemise à manches longues a shirt with long sleeves, a long-sleeved shirt; des femmes en robe longue women in long dresses; être long de six mètres to be six metresGB long; un tuyau long de trois mètres a pipe three metresGB long, a three-metreGB long pipe; plus/trop long de deux mètres two metresGB longer/too long; au long cours Naut [voyage, navigation] ocean; [capitaine] fully-licensed;2 ( dans le temps) [moment, vie, voyage, exil, film, silence] long; [amitié] long-standing; pendant les longues soirées d'hiver during the long winter evenings; ta longue habitude des enfants your great experience of children; une traversée/entrevue longue de 40 minutes a 40 minute crossing/interview; être long à faire [personne] to be slow to do; [chose] to take a long time to do; il est toujours long à se décider he's always slow to make up his mind; qu'est-ce que tu es long! you're so slow!; aliment long à cuire food that takes a long time to cook; être en longue maladie to be on extended sick leave; je ne serai pas long ( pour aller quelque part) I won't be long; ( pour un discours) I will be brief; il guérira, mais ce sera long he will get better, but it's going to be a long time; huit mois, c'est long eight months is a long time; être long à la détente○ to be slow on the uptake○; il trouve le temps long time hangs heavy on his hands; pendant de longues heures/années for hours/years;3 Ling (syllabe, voyelle) long.B adv1 ( beaucoup) en dire long/trop long/plus long to say a lot/too much/more (sur qch/qn about sth/sb); j'aimerais en savoir plus long sur elle I'd like to know more about her; je pourrais t'en dire long sur lui I could tell you a thing or two about him;2 Mode s'habiller long to wear longer skirts.C nm1 ( longueur) 10 mètres de long 10 metresGB long; un câble de six mètres de long a cable six metresGB long, a six-metreGB long cable; mesurer or avoir or faire deux mètres de long to be two metresGB long; en long [découper, fendre] lengthwise; de long en large [marcher] up and down; arpenter une pièce de long en large to pace up and down a room; en long et en large [raconter] in great detail; en long, en large et en travers [raconter] at great length; le long du mur ( en longueur) along the wall; ( en hauteur) up ou down the wall; tout le long de qch ( dans l'espace) all along sth; ( dans le temps) all the way through sth; j'ai couru tout le long du chemin, j'ai couru tout du long I ran all the way; elle a pleuré tout le long du film she cried (all the way) through the film; tomber de tout son long to fall flat (on one's face);2 Mode le long long clothes (pl), lower hemlines (pl); la mode est au long hemlines are down (this season); s'habiller en long to wear a full-length dress.D longue nf2 Jeux ( aux cartes) long suit (à in);3 Sport game of boules played in the south of France.E à la longue loc adv in the end, eventually; à la longue on s'habitue in the end you get used to it.long métrage Cin feature-length film.( féminin longue) [lɔ̃, devant nom masculin commençant par une voyelle ou 'h' muet lɔ̃g, lɔ̃g ] adjectifA.[DANS L'ESPACE]1. [grand] longune fille aux longues jambes a long-legged girl, a girl with long legs[tige] long3. [vêtement] longune robe longue a full-length ou long dressB.[DANS LE TEMPS]1. [qui dure longtemps] longje suis fatigué, la journée a été longue I'm tired, it's been a long dayne sois pas trop longue ou personne ne t'écoutera jusqu'à la fin don't take too long ou don't speak for too long or nobody will listen to you all the way through2. [qui tarde - personne]je n'ai pas été longue à comprendre qu'elle mentait it didn't take me long to see that she was lyingil est long à venir, ce café! that coffee's a long time coming!sa longue expérience de journaliste his many years spent ou his long experience as a journalist4. [dans le futur]à longue échéance, à long terme [prévision] long, long-termlong adverbe1. [vêtement]elle s'habille long she wears long skirts ou dresses2. [beaucoup]une remarque qui en dit long sur ses intentions a remark which says a lot about ou speaks volumes about his intentionselle pourrait vous en dire long sur cette affaire she could tell you a few things about this businesslong nom masculin[vêtement]longue nom féminin————————à la longue locution adverbialeà la longue, tout se sait everything comes out in the end————————au long locution adverbiale————————au long de locution prépositionnelle1. [dans l'espace] along2. [dans le temps] during————————de long locution adverbialefaire une mine ou tête de dix pieds de longa. [par déconvenue] to pull a long faceb. [par mauvaise humeur] to have ou to wear a long facede long en large locution adverbialej'ai arpenté le hall de la gare de long en large I paced back and forth across ou I paced up and down the main hall of the station————————de tout son long locution adverbiale————————en long locution adverbialeen long, en large et en travers locution adverbiale1. [examiner] from every (conceivable) angle→ link=enen long, en large et en travers————————le long de locution prépositionnelle1. [horizontalement] along2. [verticalement - vers le haut] up ; [ - vers le bas] downtout au long locution adverbiale[en détail] in detailtout au long de locution prépositionnelle1. [dans l'espace] all alongtout au long de l'année all year long, throughout the year————————tout du long locution adverbiale1. [dans l'espace]ils ont descendu le fleuve tout du long they went all the way down the river, they descended the entire length of the river2. [dans le temps] all along————————tout le long de locution prépositionnelle -
8 long shot
■ A TV camera picture composed to show a main object or character and the general surroundings.Syn. establishing shotTotale f■ Weite Einstellungsgröße beim Filmen, die mehrere oder einzelne Personen komplett mit Landschaft bzw. Umgebung zeigt. -
9 Long And Short Dyebaths
These terms refer to the ratio of the weight of liquor contained in a dyebath to the weight of goods to be dyed. By a " long bath " is meant a bath where the ratio of dye liquor to cloth is greater than 6 to 1; that is, a dilute bath. Often the ratio may be as dilute as 20 to 1. A " short bath " is a concentrated bath such as when the ratio is from 3 to 1 to 5 to 1Dictionary of the English textile terms > Long And Short Dyebaths
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10 long-range effort
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11 long-range shot
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12 long playing
long playing agg. long-playing (attr.)◆ s.m. LP, long-playing record: ho comprato il nuovo long playing dei Pink Floyd, I've bought the new Pink Floyd LP. -
13 Long Wool
Long wool staple combed for worsteds. A general class of wools which include the lustre wools and the demi-lustre wools. -
14 long bone
■ One of the elongated bones of the extremities, consisting of a tubular shaft, which is composed of compact bone surrounding a central marrow-filled cavity, and two expanded portions that usually serve as articulation points.■ Länglicher, aus zwei Epiphysen und einem Knochenschaft bestehender Knochen. -
15 Long And Short Stitch
A form of embroidery work consisting of long and short stitches made alternately, and sometimes called the Kensington stitch.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Long And Short Stitch
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16 Long Ells
LONG ELLS, LONG ENDSAn all-wool fabric of the four-end twill weave, usually 30-in. by 24 yards, bright red dyed, calender finish. A Yorkshire production, made with worsted warp and woollen weft, principally for export. -
17 Long Ends
LONG ELLS, LONG ENDSAn all-wool fabric of the four-end twill weave, usually 30-in. by 24 yards, bright red dyed, calender finish. A Yorkshire production, made with worsted warp and woollen weft, principally for export. -
18 long-term damage
■ Consequences of an injury which do not materialise until a certain time after the index injury and/or can be felt over an extended time span.Syn. late effect■ Körperliche Beeinträchtigung, die sich erst nach der Verletzungsbehandlung und der Wiederaufnahme der sportlichen Tätigkeit einstellt. -
19 Long Line Yarn
The yarn, in flax spinning prepared by hackling, gill preparing, drawing, roving and spinning. -
20 Long Noil
The best grade of silk noils.
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