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  • 1 long

    I 1. [loŋ] adjective
    1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.)
    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.)
    3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.)
    4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?)
    5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory)
    2. adverb
    1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.)
    2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?)
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    - long-distance
    - long-drawn-out
    - longhand
    - long house
    - long jump
    - long-playing record
    - long-range
    - long-sighted
    - long-sightedness
    - long-suffering
    - long-winded
    - as long as / so long as
    - before very long
    - before long
    - in the long run
    - the long and the short of it
    - no longer
    - so long!     II [loŋ] verb
    ((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) λαχταρώ
    - longingly

    English-Greek dictionary > long

  • 2 Long

    adj.
    Of space or time: P. and V. μακρός.
    Very long: P. and V. παμμήκης (Plat.). V. ὑπερμήκης.
    Of time: also use P. and V. πολύς, Ar. and P. συχνός.
    Lasting long: V. δαρός, μακραίων, P. and V. χρόνιος.
    Streaming ( of hair): V. ταναός κεχυμένος.
    ——————
    adv.
    For a long time: P. and V. μακρὸν χρόνον, V. δαρόν, δαρὸν χρόνον.
    Be long, be a long time, v.: P. and V. χρονίζειν.
    Be long away: V. χρόνιος ἀπεῖναι.
    As long as: P. μέχρι οὗ, ὅσον χρόνον, μέχριπερ, V. ὅσονπερ; see also provided that.
    While: P. and V. ἕως.
    Long ago, long since: P. and V. πάλαι, P. ἐκ πολλοῦ, V. ἐκ μακροῦ χρόνου.
    After a long time: P. and V. διὰ μακροῦ.
    So long: P. and V. χρόνον τοσοῦτον.
    A long way off: P. and V. μακράν; see Far.
    Longer, any longer: P. and V. ἔτι.
    No longer: P. and V. οὐκέτι, μηκέτι.
    ——————
    v. intrans.
    P. and V. ἐπιθυμεῖν, ἐφίεσθαι, βούλεσθαι, ὀρέγεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἐθέλειν, V. ἱμείρειν, ἱμείρεσθαι, ποθεῖν, ἐρᾶν, ἔρασθαι, προσχρῄζειν (rare P.), Ar. and V. μενοινᾶν (Eur., Cycl. 448), θέλειν, χρῄζειν (rare P.).
    Long for: P. and V. ἐπιθυμεῖν (gen.), ἐφίεσθαι (gen.), ὀρέγεσθαι (gen.), V. χρῄζειν (gen.), προσχρῄζειν (gen.), χατίζειν (gen.), μενοινᾶν (acc.) (Soph., Aj. 341).
    Yearn for: P. and V. ποθεῖν (acc.), Ar. and V. ἱμείρειν (gen.). V. ἱμείρεσθαι (gen.).
    Longed for, adj.: P. and V. ποθεινός (rare P.), εὐκτός (rare P.), V. πολύζηλος.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Long

  • 3 age

    [ei‹] 1. noun
    1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) ηλικία
    2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) ιστορική περίοδος, Εποχή
    3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) πέρασμα χρόνου
    4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) μεγάλο χρονικό διάστημα
    2. verb
    (to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) γερνώ
    - ageless
    - age-old
    - the aged
    - come of age
    - of age

    English-Greek dictionary > age

  • 4 age-old

    adjective (done, known etc for a very long time: an age-old custom.) παμπάλαιος

    English-Greek dictionary > age-old

  • 5 donkey's years/ages

    (a very long time: It's donkey's years since I was last there.) χρόνια και ζαμάνια

    English-Greek dictionary > donkey's years/ages

  • 6 endless

    1) (going on for ever or for a very long time: endless arguments.) ατέλειωτος
    2) (continuous, because of having the two ends joined: an endless chain.) συνεχής

    English-Greek dictionary > endless

  • 7 for hours

    (for a very long time: We waited for hours for the train.) για ώρες,επί μακρόν

    English-Greek dictionary > for hours

  • 8 slow

    [sləu] 1. adjective
    1) (not fast; not moving quickly; taking a long time: a slow train; The service at that restaurant is very slow; He was very slow to offer help.) αργός
    2) ((of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time: My watch is five minutes slow.) (που πάει)πίσω
    3) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) αργόστροφος
    2. verb
    (to make, or become slower: The car slowed to take the corner.)
    - slowness
    - slow motion
    - slow down/up

    English-Greek dictionary > slow

  • 9 short

    [ʃo:t] 1. adjective
    1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) κοντός
    2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) κοντός
    3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) σύντομος
    4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) λειψός,λιγότερος
    5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) στερούμενος(χρημάτων)
    6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) σφολιάτα
    2. adverb
    1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) απότομα
    2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) λίγο παραπέρα
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    - shortage
    - shorten
    - shortening
    - shortly
    - shorts
    - shortbread
    - short-change
    - short circuit
    - shortcoming
    - shortcut
    - shorthand
    - short-handed
    - short-list     3. verb
    (to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) βάζω(υποψήφιο)στον τελικό κατάλογο επιλογής
    - short-range
    - short-sighted
    - short-sightedly
    - short-sightedness
    - short-tempered
    - short-term
    - by a short head
    - for short
    - go short
    - in short
    - in short supply
    - make short work of
    - run short
    - short and sweet
    - short for
    - short of

    English-Greek dictionary > short

  • 10 old

    [əuld]
    1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) γέρος,ηλικιωμένος,μεγάλος
    2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) ηλικίας
    3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) παλιός
    4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) παλιός
    5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) αρχαίος,παλιός
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    - old boy/girl
    - old-fashioned
    - old hand
    - old maid
    - the old

    English-Greek dictionary > old

  • 11 trying

    1) (difficult; causing strain or anxiety: Having to stay such a long time in hospital must be very trying.) δύσκολος, εξουθενωτικός
    2) ((of people) stretching one's patience to the limit; annoying: She's a very trying woman!) κουραστικός, εκνευριστικός

    English-Greek dictionary > trying

  • 12 keep

    [ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
    1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) κρατώ, φυλάγω
    2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) κρατώ
    3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) διατηρώ, τηρώ
    4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) συνεχίζω
    5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) κρατώ
    6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) φροντίζω, διατηρώ
    7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) διατηρούμαι
    8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) κρατώ (ενήμερο)
    9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) καθυστερώ
    10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) συντηρώ
    11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) κρατώ
    12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) γιορτάζω
    2. noun
    (food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) συντήρηση, έξοδα συντηρήσεως
    - keeping
    - keep-fit
    - keepsake
    - for keeps
    - in keeping with
    - keep away
    - keep back
    - keep one's distance
    - keep down
    - keep one's end up
    - keep from
    - keep going
    - keep hold of
    - keep house for
    - keep house
    - keep in
    - keep in mind
    - keep it up
    - keep off
    - keep on
    - keep oneself to oneself
    - keep out
    - keep out of
    - keep time
    - keep to
    - keep something to oneself
    - keep to oneself
    - keep up
    - keep up with the Joneses
    - keep watch

    English-Greek dictionary > keep

  • 13 before

    [bi'fo:] 1. preposition
    1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) πριν από
    2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) μπροστά από
    3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) παρά
    2. adverb
    (earlier: I've seen you before.) πρωτύτερα
    3. conjunction
    (earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) προτού

    English-Greek dictionary > before

  • 14 while

    1. conjunction
    1) (during the time that: I saw him while I was out walking.) ενώ
    2) (although: While I sympathize, I can't really do very much to help.) αν και, μολονότι
    2. noun
    (a space of time: It took me quite a while; It's a long while since we saw her.) χρονικό διάστημα
    - worth one's while

    English-Greek dictionary > while

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