throughout the interview

è lungo quattro metri — it's four metres long

questa gonna è troppo lunga — this skirt is too long

hanno fatto una lunga passeggiata — they went for a long walk

una fila di macchine lunga 2 km — a tailback of cars 2 km long

lo conosco da lungo tempo — I've known him for a long time

un discorso lungo 2 ore — a 2-hour speech

(fraseologia) avere la barba lunga — to be unshaven

avere le mani lunghe — to be light-fingered

fare il passo più lungo della gamba — to bite off more than one can chew

cadere lungo disteso — to measure one's length on the ground

a lunga scadenza — long term

a lungo andare — in the long run, in the end

a lungo andare si stuferà — he'll get fed up with it in the end

per il lungo — along its length, lengthways

l'ho cercato in lungo e in largo — I looked for it everywhere

abbiamo parlato a lungo — we talked for a long time

di gran lunga — far and away

è di gran lunga il migliore — it's far and away the best, it's the best by far

andare per le lunghe — to drag on

alla lunga — in the long run, in the end

alla lunga si stuferà — he'll get fed up with it in the end

lungo il corso dei secoli — throughout the centuries, in the course of the centuries

lungo il viaggio — during the journey

un tubo lungo due metri — a pipe two metres long, a two-metre long pipe

quanto è lungo? — how long is it?

un colloquio lungo 40 minuti — a 40-minute interview

sarebbe lungo da spiegare — it would take a long time to explain it

di -a data — of long standing

dirla -a — to speak volumes, to say a lot (su about)

saperla -a — (essere ben informato) to know all (su about)

è di gran -a la migliore — she's by far the best

cercare qcs. in lungo e in largo — to hunt high and low for sth

non resterò a lungo — I won't stay for long

vestirsi in lungo — to wear a full-length dress

lungo il fiume — along the river

camminare lungo un muro — to walk beside a wall

lungo tutto il viaggio — throughout the trip

cadere lungo disteso (per terra) — to fall flat on one's face, to fall headlong

farla -a, andare per le -ghe — to drag on

une chemise à manches longues — a shirt with long sleeves, a long-sleeved shirt

ta longue habitude des enfants — your great experience of children

une traversée longue de 40 minutes — a 40 minute crossing

aliment long à cuire — food that takes a long time to cook

être en longue maladie — to be on extended sick leave

il trouve le temps long — time hangs heavy on his hands

pendant de longues heures/années — for hours/years

s'habiller long — to wear longer skirts

marcher de long en large — to pace up and down

courir tout le long du chemin — to run all the way

tomber de tout son long — to fall flat (on one's face)

aux cheveux longs — with long hair, long-haired

C'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?

être long à faire — to take a long time to do

de longue durée — long-term

un contrat de longue durée; un contrat longue durée — a long-term contract

capitaine au long cours — master mariner

faire long feu — to fizzle out

ne pas faire long feu — not to last long

en dire long — to speak volumes

un silence qui en dit long — a silence that speaks volumes

en savoir long — to know a great deal

de 3 m de long — 3m long, 3m in length

un bateau de trois mètres de long — a boat 3m long

en long — lengthwise, lengthways

s'étaler de tout son long — to fall flat on one's face

Il s'est étalé de tout son long. — He fell flat on his face.

le long de — along

tout le long de — all along

Il y a des chemins de randonnée tout le long de la côte. — There are footpaths all along the coast.

à la longue — in the end

Elle a fini par agacer tout le monde à la longue. — In the end she got on everybody's nerves.

she was holding a newspaper — tenía un periódico en la mano

to hold oneself erect — mantenerse* erguido

who knows what the future holds — quién sabe qué nos deparará el futuro

raise your legs off the floor and hold them there — levanta las piernas del suelo y manténlas levantadas

she held the lead throughout the race — se mantuvo a la cabeza durante toda la carrera

I will hold the money until... — yo me quedaré con el dinero hasta...

she asked her secretary to hold all her calls — le dijo a su secretaria que no le pasara ninguna llamada

she is being held at the police station for questioning — está detenida en la comisaría para ser interrogada

once she decides to do something, there's no holding her — una vez que decide hacer algo, no hay nada que la detenga

this is held to be the case — se considera que es así

principles which he holds dear — principios que le son caros

to hold somebody responsible for something — responsabilizar* a alguien de algo

interviews will be held in London — las entrevistas tendrán lugar en Londres

hold it! — espera!

hold it right there or I'll shoot! — quieto o disparo!

hold your fire! — alto al fuego!

I'll have a hamburger, but hold the mustard — para mí una hamburguesa, pero sin mostaza

hold tight! — agárrate fuerte!

share prices have held — los precios de las acciones se han mantenido

if our luck holds — si nos sigue acompañando la suerte

my promise still holds good — mi promesa sigue en pie

to keep hold of something — no soltar* algo

you keep hold of him — que no se te escape

where did you get hold of the idea that... ? — ¿de dónde has sacado la idea de que... ?

the fire took hold — el fuego prendió

to keep a firm hold on something — mantener* algo bajo riguroso control

the hold they have over the members of the sect — el dominio que ejercen sobre los miembros de la secta

I've got Mr Brown on hold — el Sr Brown está esperando para hablar con usted

catch hold! — ¡toma!

where can I get hold of some red paint? — ¿dónde puedo conseguir pintura roja?

where did you get hold of that? — ¿dónde has adquirido eso?

where did you get hold of that idea? — ¿de dónde te salió esa idea?

you get hold of some odd ideas — te formas unas ideas muy raras

we're trying to get hold of him — tratamos de ponernos en contacto con él

to put a plan on hold — suspender temporalmente la ejecución de un plan

her powerful hold on her son — su poderosa influencia sobre su hijo

this broke the dictator's hold — esto acabó con el dominio del dictador

drink has a hold on him — la bebida está muy arraigada en él, está atrapado por la bebida

he was holding a little mouse in his hand — tenía un ratoncillo en la mano

she came in holding a baby/bunch of flowers — entró con un niño en brazos/con un ramo de flores en las manos

he held my arm — me tuvo por el brazo

hold the ladder — sujeta la escalera

hold this for a moment — coge esto un momento

hold him or he'll fall — sostenle que va a caer

to hold sb tight — abrazar a algn estrechamente

I will hold the money for you — guardaré el dinero para ti

we are holding it pending inquiries — lo guardamos mientras se hagan indagaciones

hold it! — ¡para!, ¡espera!

hold everything! — ¡que se pare todo!

the police held him for three days — lo detuvo la policía durante tres días

there was no holding him — no había manera de detenerle

this holds the money — esto contiene el dinero

this bag won't hold them all — en este saco no caben todos

a car that holds six — un coche de seis plazas

what the future holds for us — lo que el futuro guarda para nosotros

what does the future hold? — ¿qué nos reserva el futuro?

the maths exam is being held today — hoy tiene lugar el examen de matemáticas

the meeting will be held on Monday — se celebrará la reunión el lunes, la reunión tendrá lugar el lunes

to hold that... — creer que..., sostener que...

it is held by some that... — hay quien cree que...

the ceasefire seems to be holding — el cese de fuego parece que se mantiene

the objection does not hold — la objeción no vale

please hold — no cuelge, por favor

she was holding a newspaper — tenía un periódico en la mano

to hold oneself erect — mantenerse* erguido

who knows what the future holds — quién sabe qué nos deparará el futuro

raise your legs off the floor and hold them there — levanta las piernas del suelo y manténlas levantadas

she held the lead throughout the race — se mantuvo a la cabeza durante toda la carrera

I will hold the money until... — yo me quedaré con el dinero hasta...

she asked her secretary to hold all her calls — le dijo a su secretaria que no le pasara ninguna llamada

she is being held at the police station for questioning — está detenida en la comisaría para ser interrogada

once she decides to do something, there's no holding her — una vez que decide hacer algo, no hay nada que la detenga

this is held to be the case — se considera que es así

principles which he holds dear — principios que le son caros

to hold somebody responsible for something — responsabilizar* a alguien de algo

interviews will be held in London — las entrevistas tendrán lugar en Londres

hold it! — espera!

hold it right there or I'll shoot! — quieto o disparo!

hold your fire! — alto al fuego!

I'll have a hamburger, but hold the mustard — para mí una hamburguesa, pero sin mostaza

hold tight! — agárrate fuerte!

share prices have held — los precios de las acciones se han mantenido

if our luck holds — si nos sigue acompañando la suerte

my promise still holds good — mi promesa sigue en pie

to keep hold of something — no soltar* algo

you keep hold of him — que no se te escape

where did you get hold of the idea that... ? — ¿de dónde has sacado la idea de que... ?

the fire took hold — el fuego prendió

to keep a firm hold on something — mantener* algo bajo riguroso control

the hold they have over the members of the sect — el dominio que ejercen sobre los miembros de la secta

I've got Mr Brown on hold — el Sr Brown está esperando para hablar con usted

anoche fuimos al cine — we went to the cinema last night

¿has ido alguna vez a Quito? — have you ever been to Quito?

¿a qué colegio vas? — what school do you go to?

esta carretera va a Huesca — this road goes to Huesca, this is the road to Huesca

íbamos hacia Sevilla — we were going towards Seville

ir hasta León — to go as far as León

ir despacio — to go slow(ly)

ir con tiento — to go carefully {o} cautiously

¡ya voy!, ¡ahora voy! — coming!, I'll be right there!

vamos a casa — let's go home

tuvimos que ir andando — we had to walk {o} go on foot

¿vas a ir andando o en autobús? — are you walking or going by bus?

iba muy bien vestido — he was very well dressed

este reloj va atrasado — this clock is slow

iban muertos de risa por la calle — they were killing themselves laughing as they went down the street

• ir (a) [por] — to go and get

voy (a) por el paraguas — I'll go and get the umbrella

voy por el médico — I'll go and fetch {o} get the doctor

¿cómo va el paciente? — how's the patient doing?

el enfermo va mejor — the patient is improving {o} doing better

el enfermo va peor — the patient has got worse

¿cómo va el ensayo? — how's the essay going?, how are you getting on with the essay?

¿cómo va el partido? — what's the score?

¿cómo va eso? — how are things (going)?

todo va bien — everything's fine, everything's going well

los resultados van a mejor — the results are improving {o} getting better

• ir [por], ¿te has leído ya el libro? ¿por dónde vas? — have you read the book yet? whereabouts are you? {o} how far have you got?

ir por la mitad de algo — to be halfway through sth

la película ya va por la mitad — it's already half way through the film

íbamos por la mitad de nuestro viaje — we were half way there

ese cuadro debería ir encima del sofá — that picture should go over the sofa

lo que te dijo iba en serio — he meant what he said (to you)

la pradera va desde la montaña hasta el mar — the grasslands go {o} stretch from the mountains to the sea

en lo que va de semana hemos recibido cientos de llamadas — we've had hundreds of calls so far this week

en lo que va desde 1950 hasta nuestros días — from 1950 up until now

va mucho de uno a otro — there's a lot of difference between them

¡lo que va del padre al hijo! — what a difference there is between father and son!, father and son are nothing like each other!

con este van 30 — that makes 30 (with this one)

van ya tres llamadas y no contesta — we've called him three times and he doesn't answer

van cinco pesos a que no lo haces — I bet you five pesos you won't do it

¿cuánto va? — how much do you bet?

ir con pantalones — to be wearing trousers

¿con qué ropa {o} cómo fuiste a la boda? — what did you wear to the wedding?

iba de rojo — she was dressed in red, she was wearing red

la que va de negro — the girl in black

irle a algn —

nos va mucho en esto — we have a lot riding on this

le va la vida en ello — his life depends on it

¿cómo te va? — how are things?, how are you doing?

¿cómo te va en los estudios? — how are you getting on with your studies?

¡que te vaya bien! — take care!

¿me va bien esto? — does this suit me?

no le va bien el sombrero — the hat doesn't suit her

ese tipo de gente no me va — I don't get on with that type of people

no quería ir con ella a ninguna parte — I didn't want to go anywhere with her

iba con su madre — he was with his mother

esta fotocopia debe ir con la carta — this photocopy has to go (in) with the letter

yo voy con el Real Madrid — I support Real Madrid

el marrón no va bien con el azul — brown and blue don't go together

eso de ser famosa no va con ella — being famous doesn't agree with her

¿de qué va la película? — what's the film about?

la película va nada más que de sexo — the film is all sex

va para los 40 — he's getting on for 40, he's knocking on 40

va para viejo — he's getting old

va para arquitecto — he's going to be an architect

va para cinco años que entré en la Universidad — it's getting on for five years since I started University

eso no va por usted — I wasn't referring to you, that wasn't meant for you

¡va por los novios! — (here's) to the bride and groom!

se dio cuenta de que iban tras él — he realized they were after him

ir tras una chica — to chase (after) a girl

-¿le pido disculpas? -¿dónde vas? deja que sea él quien se disculpe — "shall I apologize?" - "what are you talking about? let him be the one to apologize"

a eso voy — I'm coming to that

pues, a eso voy — that's what I mean, that's what I'm getting at

aquí cada uno va a lo suyo — everyone does their own thing here

llevo todo el día yendo y viniendo de un lado al otro de la ciudad — I've spent all day going from one end of town to the other

cuando tú vas, yo ya he venido — I've been there before, I've seen it all before

¡vaya! ¿qué haces tú por aquí? — well, what a surprise! what are you doing here?

¡vaya coche! — what a car!, that's some car!

¡vaya susto que me pegué! — I got such a fright!, what a fright I got!

¡vamos! ¡di algo! — come on! say something!

vamos, no es difícil — come on, it's not difficult

una chica, vamos, una mujer — a girl, well, a woman

es molesto, pero ¡vamos! — it's a nuisance, but there it is

-¿no me vas a echar la bronca? -no, qué va — "you're not going to tell me off, are you?" - "of course I'm not"

¿perder la liga? ¡qué va, hombre! — lose the league? you must be joking!

fui a verle — I went to see him

tras muchas vueltas fuimos a dar con la calle Serrano — after driving round for ages we eventually found Serrano Street

¿cómo lo iba a tener? — how could he have had it?

¡no lo va a saber! — of course he knows!

¿no irás a decirme que no lo sabías? — you're not going to tell me you didn't know?

iba anocheciendo — it was getting dark

iban fumando — they were smoking

¿quién va ganando? — who's winning?

fueron hablando todo el camino — they talked the whole way there

como iba diciendo — as I was saying

¡voy corriendo! — I'll be right there!

id pensando en el tema que queréis tratar — be {o} start thinking about the subject you want to deal with

hemos ido consiguiendo lo que queríamos — we found what we wanted eventually

voy comprendiendo que... — I am beginning to see that...

van escritas tres cartas — that's three letters I've written

va vendido todo — everything has been sold

ir en taxi — to go by taxi

iban a caballo/a pie — they were on horseback/on foot

ir por mar — to go by sea

lo oía ir y venir por la habitación — I could hear him pacing up and down the room

el ir y venir de los invitados — the coming and going of the guests

no hago más que ir y venir de un lado para otro — I do nothing but run around

vamos a casa — let's go home

¿adónde va este tren? — where's this train going (to)?

¿tú vas a misa? — do you go to church?

ir de compras/de caza — to go shopping/hunting

ya vamos para allá — we're on our way

¿por dónde se va a...? — how do you get to...?

¿dónde vas con tanto pan? — what are you doing with all that bread?

el perro fue a por él — the dog went for him

voy a clases nocturnas — I go to evening classes

ya va al colegio/a la universidad — she's already at school/university

irle a alguien con algo: no le vayas con tus problemas don't bother him with your problems; le fue a la maestra con el chisme — she went and told the story to the teacher

tírate del trampolín - allá voy! — jump off the board! - here I go/come!

ahí van otros $2.000 — there's another $2,000

no va más! — no more bets!

ahí va! me he olvidado el dinero — oh no! I've forgotten the money

no iba con mala intención — it wasn't meant unkindly

fue y le dio un puñetazo — she went and punched him

y la tonta va y se lo cree — and like an idiot she believed him

iban cantando por el camino — they sang as they went along

¿van cómodos? — are you comfortable?

¿irán bien aquí los vasos? — will the glasses be safe here?

íbamos sentados — we were sitting down

vas que pareces un pordiosero — you look like some sort of beggar

iba con miedo — she was afraid

vas muy cargada — you have a lot to carry

yo iba a la cabeza — I was in the lead

hay que ir con los ojos bien abiertos — you have to keep your eyes open

va de chasco en chasco — he's had one disappointment after another

ir de algo: iban de largo they wore long dresses; voy a ir de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula; iba de verde — she was dressed in green

ir de algo — to go (along) as something

yo fui de intérprete — I went along as interpreter

¿de qué va la novela? — what's the novel about?

ir a algo — to lead to something, to go to something

la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia — the highway goes from Madrid to Valencia

el período que va desde la Edad Media hasta el Renacimiento — the period from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

¿cómo va el enfermo/el nuevo trabajo? — how's the patient doing/the new job going?

va de mal en peor — it's going from bad to worse;; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿cómo les fue en Italia? — how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?

me fue mal/bien en el examen/la entrevista — I did badly/well in the exam/the interview

que te vaya bien (en) el examen! — good luck in the exam

¿cómo le va con el novio? — how's she getting on with her boyfriend?

¿cómo van? - 3-1 — what's the score? - 3-1

voy ganando yo — I'm ahead, I'm winning

ir por algo: ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?; ¿todavía vas por la página 20? — are you still on page 20?

ya van tres veces que te lo digo — this is the third time I've told you

con éste van seis — six, counting this one

ya van tres pasteles que se come — that makes three cakes he's eaten now

de tres a ocho van cinco — eight minus three is five

ir en algo — to depend on something

no sé en qué vá — I don't know what it depends on

¿dónde van las toallas? — where do the towels go?

¿has terminado? - qué va! — have you finished? - you must be joking!

¿se disgustó? - qué va! — did she get upset? - not at all!

vamos a perder el avión - qué va! — we're going to miss the plane - nonsense!

¿va con mayúscula? — is it written with a capital letter?

¿va con acento? — does it have an accent?

todo esto va para el examen — all of this will be included in the exam

ir con algo — to go with something

el negro no te va bien — black doesn't suit you

te irá bien un descanso — a rest will do you good

ir en contra de algo — to go against something

irle a algo/alguien — to support something/somebody

le va al equipo peruano — he supports the Peruvian team

vamos, mujer, dile algo — go on, say something to him

vamos, date prisa! — come on, hurry up!

eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo — that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar — basically, he's not very trustworthy

es mejor que el otro, vamos — it's better than the other one, anyway

vaya! tú por aquí! — what a surprise! what are you doing here?

vaya cochazo! — that's some car!

vaya (que) si la conozco! — you bet I know her!

vaya, que los hay peores — well, I mean there are plenty worse

ir a + inf —

te vas a caer! — you're going to fall!

voy a estudiar medicina — I'm going to study medicine

va a hacer dos años que... — it's getting on for two years since...

esto no te va a gustar — you're not going to like this

te voy a pegar — I'm going to smack you

vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? — now then, what did you say your name was?

bueno, vamos a trabajar — all right, let's get to work

que no se te vaya a caer — make sure you don't drop it

lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva — take the umbrella in case it rains

que te vaya bien! — all the best!

qué le iba a decir! — what else could I tell her?

¿quién iba a ser si no? — who else could it have been?

¿no irá a hacer alguna tontería? — you don't think she'll go and do something stupid, do you?

no irás a darle la razón a él! — surely you're not going to say he was right!

¿dormiste bien? - qué voy a dormir! — did you sleep well?- how could I?

cómo iba a saberlo! — how was I supposed to know?

¿por qué la voy a ayudar? — why should I help her?

ir + ger: poco a poco irá aprendiendo she'll learn little by little; a medida que va subiendo as it rises; tú puedes ir comiendo you can start eating; ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea; la situación ha ido empeorando — the situation has been getting worse and worse

vámonos — let's go

no te vayas — don't go

vete a la cama — go to bed

se fue de casa — she left home

vete de aquí — get out of here

se fue de la empresa — she left the company

se han ido de viaje — they're away, they've gone away

se nos fué a vivir a Florida — he went (off) to live in Florida

cómo se va el dinero! — I don't know where the money goes!; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler — half my salary goes on the rent

qué rápido se me ha ido la tarde! — hasn't the evening gone quickly?

se ha ido la luz — the electricity's gone off; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? — has your headache gone?

irse de boca/espaldas — to fall flat on one's face/back

me iba para atrás — I was falling backwards

frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante — he braked and we all went flying forwards

vete con cuidado/tacto — be careful/tactful

irse a examen — to have to take an exam

se me fueron las medias — my tights have run