two hours longer

how long do you want the skirt? — ¿cómo quieres la falda de larga?

the wall is 200 m long — el muro mide 200 m de largo

it's a long way to Tulsa from here — Tulsa queda bastante lejos de aquí

a long drink — un trago largo

the book is over 300 pages long — el libro tiene más de 300 páginas

how long was your flight? — ¿cuánto duró el vuelo?

she's been gone a long time/while — hace tiempo/rato que se fue

he works long hours — trabaja muchas horas

are you going to stay long — ¿te vas a quedar mucho tiempo?

how much longer must we wait? — ¿hasta cuándo vamos a tener que esperar?

how long did it take you to get there? — ¿cuánto tardaste en llegar?, ¿cuánto tiempo te llevó el viaje?

how long have you been living here? — ¿cuánto hace que vives aquí?

I didn't have long enough to answer all the questions — no me alcanzó el tiempo para contestar todas las preguntas

people live longer now — ahora la gente vive más (años)

it won't be long before they get here — no tardarán en llegar

all day long — todo el día

not long afterwards — poco después

long ago — hace (ya) mucho tiempo

it has long since been lost — lleva perdido desde hace tiempo

a long forgotten hero — un héroe olvidado desde hace tiempo

before long: you'll be an aunt before long dentro de poco serás tía; before long they had bought more offices poco después ya habían comprado más oficinas; for long: she wasn't gone for long no estuvo fuera mucho tiempo; no longer, not any longer: I can't stand it any longer ya no aguanto más; they no longer live here — ya no viven aquí

as long as, so long as — (as conj) ( for the period) mientras; ( providing that) con tal de que (+ subj), siempre que (+ subj)

I'll remember it as o so long as I live — lo recordaré mientras viva

for as long as I can remember — desde que tengo memoria

you can go so o as long as you're back by 12 — puedes ir con tal de que or siempre que vuelvas antes de las 12

it's six metres long — tiene seis metros de largo

it's a very long book — es un libro muy largo

he has long legs — tiene las piernas largas

how long is her hair? — ¿cómo tiene el pelo de largo?

it's a long way — está lejos

it's a long way to the shops — las tiendas están lejos

we walked a long way — caminamos mucho

two hours long — de dos horas

the course is six months long — el curso es de seis meses, el curso dura seis meses

a long walk — un paseo largo

a long holiday — unas vacaciones largas

how long are the holidays? — ¿cuánto duran las vacaciones?

the reply was not long in coming — la respuesta no tardó en llegar

it takes a long time — lleva mucho tiempo

I've been waiting a long time — llevo esperando mucho tiempo

don't be long! — ¡vuelve pronto!

will you be long? — ¿vas a tardar mucho?

we didn't stay long — nos quedamos poco tiempo

he hasn't been gone long — no hace mucho que se ha ido

have you been waiting long? — ¿hace mucho que espera?

I have long believed that... — creo desde hace tiempo que..., hace tiempo que creo que...

this method has long been used in industry — este método se viene usando desde hace mucho tiempo en la industria

he died long after his wife — murió mucho tiempo después que su mujer

how long ago was it? — ¿cuánto tiempo hace de eso?

as long ago as 1930 — ya en 1930

not long ago — no hace mucho (tiempo)

not long before — poco antes

long before now — hace mucho tiempo

long before you came — mucho antes de que llegaras

not long before the war — poco antes de la guerra

not long before his wife died — poco antes de que muriera su mujer

they left before long — se marcharon muy pronto

are you going away for long? — ¿te vas para mucho tiempo?

he hesitated, but not for long — dudó, pero solo por un instante

"are you still in London?" - "yes, but not for much longer" — -¿todavía estás en Londres? -si, pero por poco tiempo ya

how long have you been here? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí?

how long will it take? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevará?

how long did he stay? — ¿cuánto tiempo se quedó?

how long have you been learning Spanish? — ¿desde cuándo llevas aprendiendo español?

how long is it since you saw her? — ¿cuánto tiempo hace que no la ves?

women live longer than men — las mujeres son más longevas que los hombres

he hasn't long to live — no le queda mucho de vida

long live the King! — ¡viva el rey!

long since dead — muerto hace mucho

it didn't take him long to realize that... — no tardó en darse cuenta de que...

longer — más tiempo

we stayed longer than you — quedamos más tiempo que vosotros

wait a little longer — espera un poco más

how much longer can you stay? — ¿hasta cuándo podéis quedaros?

how much longer do we have to wait? — ¿hasta cuándo tenemos que esperar?

two hours longer — dos horas más

I can't stand it any longer — ya no lo aguanto más

he no longer comes — ya no viene

longest: six months at the longest — seis meses, como máximo or como mucho

as long as, so long as — (=while) mientras

as long as the war lasts — mientras dure la guerra

as long as I live — mientras viva

stay (for) as long as you like — quédate hasta cuando quieras

as long as (is) necessary — el tiempo que haga falta, lo que haga falta

as long as, so long as — (=provided that) siempre que + subjun

the long and the short of it is that... — (fig) en resumidas cuentas, es que..., concretamente, es que...

to have long sight — ser présbita

to long for sth — anhelar algo, desear algo

to long for sb — suspirar por algn, añorar a algn

to long to do sth — tener muchas ganas de hacer algo, estar deseando hacer algo

to long for sb to do sth — desear que algn haga algo

how long do you want the skirt? — ¿cómo quieres la falda de larga?

the wall is 200 m long — el muro mide 200 m de largo

it's a long way to Tulsa from here — Tulsa queda bastante lejos de aquí

a long drink — un trago largo

the book is over 300 pages long — el libro tiene más de 300 páginas

how long was your flight? — ¿cuánto duró el vuelo?

she's been gone a long time/while — hace tiempo/rato que se fue

he works long hours — trabaja muchas horas

are you going to stay long — ¿te vas a quedar mucho tiempo?

how much longer must we wait? — ¿hasta cuándo vamos a tener que esperar?

how long did it take you to get there? — ¿cuánto tardaste en llegar?, ¿cuánto tiempo te llevó el viaje?

how long have you been living here? — ¿cuánto hace que vives aquí?

I didn't have long enough to answer all the questions — no me alcanzó el tiempo para contestar todas las preguntas

people live longer now — ahora la gente vive más (años)

it won't be long before they get here — no tardarán en llegar

all day long — todo el día

not long afterwards — poco después

long ago — hace (ya) mucho tiempo

it has long since been lost — lleva perdido desde hace tiempo

a long forgotten hero — un héroe olvidado desde hace tiempo

before long: you'll be an aunt before long dentro de poco serás tía; before long they had bought more offices poco después ya habían comprado más oficinas; for long: she wasn't gone for long no estuvo fuera mucho tiempo; no longer, not any longer: I can't stand it any longer ya no aguanto más; they no longer live here — ya no viven aquí

as long as, so long as — (as conj) ( for the period) mientras; ( providing that) con tal de que (+ subj), siempre que (+ subj)

I'll remember it as o so long as I live — lo recordaré mientras viva

for as long as I can remember — desde que tengo memoria

you can go so o as long as you're back by 12 — puedes ir con tal de que or siempre que vuelvas antes de las 12

he tardado un poco debido a la lluvia — I'm a bit late because of the rain

¿cuánto se tarda? — how long does it take?

tardó tres horas en encontrarlo — it took him three hours to find it, he spent three hours looking for it

tardó mucho en repararlo — he took a long time to repair it

vete a buscarlo, pero no tardes — go and fetch it, but don't be long

te espero a las ocho, no tardes — I expect you at eight, don't be late

tarda en hacer efecto — it takes a while to take effect, it doesn't take effect immediately

no tarde usted en informarme — please tell me as soon as you know

a las ocho a más tardar — at eight o'clock at the latest

tardó tres horas más de lo previsto — she took three hours longer than expected

no tardo ni un minuto — I won't be a minute

¿cuánto se tarda de Moscú a Berlín? — how long does it take from Moscow to Berlin?

está tardando mucho — she's taking a long time

tardarán varios días en dármelo — it'll be several days before they give it to me

tarda una hora en hacerse — it takes about an hour to cook

a más tardar — at the (very) latest

la obra empieza a las seis, así que espero que no tarden — the play starts at six so I hope they won't be late

sólo ha salido a comprar pero parece que tarda — he's only gone to do some shopping but he seems to be taking a long time

no tardo! — I won't be long!

tardar EN + INF: aún tardará en llegar it'll be a while yet before he gets here; no tardaron en detenerlo — it didn't take them long to arrest him

tardó tres horas más de lo previsto — she took three hours longer than expected

no tardo ni un minuto — I won't be a minute

¿cuánto se tarda de Moscú a Berlín? — how long does it take from Moscow to Berlin?

está tardando mucho — she's taking a long time

tardarán varios días en dármelo — it'll be several days before they give it to me

tarda una hora en hacerse — it takes about an hour to cook

a más tardar — at the (very) latest

la obra empieza a las seis, así que espero que no tarden — the play starts at six so I hope they won't be late

sólo ha salido a comprar pero parece que tarda — he's only gone to do some shopping but he seems to be taking a long time

no tardo! — I won't be long!

tardar EN + INF: aún tardará en llegar it'll be a while yet before he gets here; no tardaron en detenerlo — it didn't take them long to arrest him

(tempo: usato al negativo) non... più — no longer, no more, not... any more

non lavora più — he doesn't work any more, he no longer works

non ha più detto una parola — he didn't say another word

non c'è più bisogno che... — there's no longer any need for...

non ne posso più! — I can't take any more!

non ritornerò mai più — I'll never come back

non è più così giovane — he is not as young as he was

(quantità: usato al negativo) non...più — no more

non abbiamo più vino/soldi — we have no more wine/money, we haven't got any wine/money (left)

non ce n'è più — there isn't any left

non ce n'è quasi più — there's hardly any

non c'è più nessuno — there's no one left

non c'è più niente da fare — there's nothing else to do, there's nothing more to be done

più bello — more beautiful

più elegante — smarter, more elegant

parla più forte! — speak up!

e chi più ne ha, più ne metta! — and so on and so forth!

di più, in più, — more

la più bella del mondo — the most beautiful in the world

il più bravo di tutta la classe — the best in the class

il più veloce di tutti — the fastest of all

2 più 2 fa 4 — 2 plus 2 equals 4

(fraseologia) a più non posso — as much as possible

abbiamo discusso per più ore — we argued for several hours

(la parte maggiore) il più — the most

il più ormai è fatto — the worst is over, most of it is already done

parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that

i più — the majority

i più pensano così — most people think so

la reazione dei più — the reaction of the majority

è più vecchio di me — he's older than me

è più bello di Luca — he's more handsome than Luca

non è più onesto di lei — he is no more honest than her

molto più difficile — much more difficult

sempre più veloce — faster and faster

sempre più interessante — more and more interesting

mangia due volte più di lui — she eats twice as much as he does

(il) più, (la) più, (i) più, (le) più — the most

è il più caro — it's the most expensive

è il più simpatico di tutti — he's the nicest of all

al più presto possibile — as early as possible

quale parte del libro ti è piaciuta di più? — which part of the book did you like most?

più che uno stimolo è un freno — it's more of a discouragement than an incentive

più che un avvertimento è una minaccia — it isn't so much a warning as a threat

si è comportato più o meno come gli altri — he behaved much the way the others did

la canzone fa più o meno così — the song goes something like this

più o meno piace a tutti — everybody likes it more or less

né più, né meno — neither more, nor less

più studio questa materia, più difficile diventa — the more I study this subject, the more difficult it becomes

più lo vedo e meno mi piace — the more I see him, the less I like him

non abitano più qui — they no longer live here

non più di 5 persone per volta — no more than 5 people at any one time

non più tardi delle 6 — no later than 6

non c'è più pane — there is no more bread, there's no bread left

non ne voglio più — I don't want any more

non lo farò mai più — I'll never do it again

allontanarsi sempre di più — to get farther and farther away

spazientirsi sempre di più — to grow more and more impatient

me ne serve di più — I need more of it

loro soffrono di più — they suffer (the) worst

quel che mi manca di più — what I miss most

cinque minuti, non di più — five minutes, no longer

non un soldo di più — not a penny more

è carina, niente di più — she's nice looking but nothing special

mi dia due mele in più — give me two more apples

ci abbiamo messo 2 ore in più dell'ultima volta — it took us 2 hours longer than last time

pratico più che decorativo — practical rather than decorative

ce n'è più che a sufficienza — there's more than enough

più che mai — more than ever before

più... che, più... di — more... than

mangia più pane di me — he eats more bread than me

offrire più possibilità — to offer more opportunities

più volte, persone — several times, people

è quello che ha più esperienza — he is the one with the most experience

chi prenderà più voti? — who will get (the) most votes?

due più sei fa otto — two plus six is eight

il più è fatto — most (of it) is done

parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that