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1 How long have you been here?
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2 How long have you been here?
Gaano ka na katagal rito?English-Tagalog new dictionary > How long have you been here?
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3 how long?
how long...?há quanto tempo...? how long have you been here?/há quanto tempo você já está aqui? -
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1. loŋ adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) largo2) (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.) largo3) (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 duración4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) tarde5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) bueno
2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) mucho tiempo2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) mucho tiempo•- longways- 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.) anhelar, ansiar- longing- longingly
long1 adj largolong2 adv1. mucho tiempohave you been waiting long? ¿hace mucho que esperas?2. yaas long as / so long as con tal de queI'll tell you the secret as long as you tell nobody else te diré el secreto con tal de que no se lo digas a nadie máshow long? ¿cuánto tiempo?how long does it take you to do your homework? ¿cuánto tardas en hacer los deberes?how long have you lived here? ¿cuánto hace que vives aquí?long3 vb ansiar / deseartr['lɒŋgɪtjʊːd]————————tr[lɒŋ]1 largo,-a■ how long was the film? ¿cuánto duró la película?1 mucho tiempo■ how long have you been waiting? ¿cuánto hace que esperas?1 lo largo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL(for) a long time, for long mucho tiempoin the long run a la largalong ago hace mucho tiempono longer / not any longer ya nonot by a long chalk / not by a long shot familiar ni por mucho, ni de lejosso long as→ link=as as{ long asthe long and the short of it is... en resumidas cuentas...to be a bit long in the tooth familiar tener añosto pull a long face poner cara largalong jump salto de longitudlong johns calzones nombre masculino plural largoslong ton tonelada (equivale a 2240 libras o 1016,047 kilogramos)long wave onda larga————————tr[lɒŋ]1 tener muchos deseos de hacer algolong ['lɔŋ] vi1)to long for : añorar, desear, anhelar2)to long to : anhelar, estar deseandothey longed to see her: estaban deseando verla, tenían muchas ganas de verlalong adv1) : mucho, mucho tiempoit didn't take long: no llevó mucho tiempowill it last long?: ¿va a durar mucho?2)all day long : todo el día3)4)long before : mucho antes5)so long! : ¡hasta luego!, ¡adiós!the dress is too long: el vestido es demasiado largoa long way from: bastante lejos dein the long run: a la largaa long illness: una enfermedad prolongadaa long walk: un paseo largoat long last: por fin3)to be long on : estar cargado delong n1)before long : dentro de poco2)the long and the short : lo esencial, lo fundamentaladj.• extenso, -a adj.• largo, -a adj.• luengo, -a adj.• prolongado, -a adj.adv.• largamente adv.• mucho tiempo adv.n.• mangote s.m.v.• anhelar v.• suspirar v.
I lɔːŋ, lɒŋ1)a) ( in space) <distance/hair/legs> largohow long do you want the skirt? — ¿cómo quieres la falda de larga?
the long and the short of it: the long and the short of it is that we have no money — en resumidas cuentas or en una palabra: no tenemos dinero
b) ( extensive) <book/letter/list> largo2) ( in time) <struggle/investigation> largo; <period/illness> prolongado, largohow long was your flight? — ¿cuánto duró el vuelo?
two months isn't long enough — dos meses no son suficientes or no es tiempo suficiente
she's been gone a long time/while — hace tiempo/rato que se fue
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adverb -er, -est1) ( in time)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
sit down, I won't be long — siéntate, enseguida vuelvo (or termino etc)
not long ago o since — no hace mucho
2)a) (in phrases)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
b)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
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
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to long to + INF — estar* deseando + inf, anhelar + inf (liter)
Phrasal Verbs:- long for
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(= longitude) Long
I [lɒŋ] (compar longer) (superl longest)1. ADJ1) (in size) [dress, hair, journey] largo•
it's a long distance from the school — está (muy) lejos del colegio•
how long is it? — (table, hallway, piece of material, stick) ¿cuánto mide de largo?; (more precisely) ¿qué longitud tiene?; (river) ¿qué longitud tiene?how long is her hair? — ¿cómo tiene el pelo de largo?
suit 1., 3)•
the speech was long on rhetoric and short on details — el discurso tenía mucha retórica y pocos detallesthe course is six months long — el curso es de seis meses, el curso dura seis meses
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it has been a long day — (fig) ha sido un día muy atareado•
there will be long delays — habrá grandes retrasos, habrá retrasos considerables•
he took a long drink of water — se bebió un vaso grande de agua•
the days are getting longer — los días se están alargando•
how long is the film? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) dura la película?how long are the holidays? — ¿cuánto duran las vacaciones?
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to be long in doing sth — tardar en hacer algo•
to take a long look at sth — mirar algo detenidamente•
he has a long memory — (fig) es de los que no perdonan fácilmente•
in the long run — (fig) a la larga•
a long time ago — hace mucho tiempolong time no see! * — ¡cuánto tiempo sin verte!
term 1., 1), long-term, view 1., 5)•
it's a good place to go for a long weekend — es un buen sitio para ir durante un fin de semana largo4) (Ling) [vowel] largo2. ADV1) (=a long time)don't be long! — ¡vuelve pronto!
I shan't be long — (in finishing) termino pronto, no tardo; (in returning) vuelvo pronto, no tardo
will you be long? — ¿vas a tardar mucho?
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
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long after he died — mucho tiempo después de morirhow long ago was it? — ¿cuánto tiempo hace de eso?
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I only had long enough to buy a paper — solo tuve tiempo para comprar un periódico•
we won't stay for long — nos quedamos un rato nada másare 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
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how long will you be? — (in finishing) ¿cuánto (tiempo) tardarás?; (in returning) ¿cuánto tiempo te quedarás?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?
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it didn't last long — fue cosa de unos pocos minutos or días etc•
to live long — tener una vida largalong live the King! — ¡viva el rey!
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so long! — (esp US) * ¡hasta luego!•
it won't take long — no tardará muchoit didn't take him long to realize that... — no tardó en darse cuenta de que...
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he talked long about politics — habló largamente de política2)how much longer can you stay? — ¿hasta cuándo podéis quedaros?
how much longer do we have to wait? — ¿hasta cuándo tenemos que esperar?
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I can't stay any longer — no me puedo quedar por más tiempo•
no longer — ya no3)longest: six months at the longest — seis meses, como máximo or como mucho
4)as long as, so long as — (=while) mientras
as long as (is) necessary — el tiempo que haga falta, lo que haga falta
5)as long as, so long as — (=provided that) siempre que + subjun
you can borrow it as long as John doesn't mind — lo puedes tomar prestado siempre que a John no le importe or si a John no le importa
6) (=through)•
all day long — todo el (santo) día•
all night long — toda la noche•
all summer long — todo el verano3. N1)the long and the short of it is that... — (fig) en resumidas cuentas, es que..., concretamente, es que...
2) longs (Econ) valores mpl a largo plazo4.CPDlong division N — (Math) división f larga
long drink N — refresco m, bebida f no alcohólica
long johns NPL — calzoncillos mpl largos
long jumper N — saltador(a) m / f de longitud
long sight N — presbicia f, hipermetropía f
the long term N —
in or over the long term — a largo plazo
long trousers NPL — (as opposed to shorts) pantalones mpl largos
the long vacation N, the long vac * N — (Brit) (Univ) las vacaciones de verano
long wave N — (Rad) onda f larga; (used as adj) de onda larga
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[lɒŋ]VIto 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
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I [lɔːŋ, lɒŋ]1)a) ( in space) <distance/hair/legs> largohow long do you want the skirt? — ¿cómo quieres la falda de larga?
the long and the short of it: the long and the short of it is that we have no money — en resumidas cuentas or en una palabra: no tenemos dinero
b) ( extensive) <book/letter/list> largo2) ( in time) <struggle/investigation> largo; <period/illness> prolongado, largohow long was your flight? — ¿cuánto duró el vuelo?
two months isn't long enough — dos meses no son suficientes or no es tiempo suficiente
she's been gone a long time/while — hace tiempo/rato que se fue
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adverb -er, -est1) ( in time)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
sit down, I won't be long — siéntate, enseguida vuelvo (or termino etc)
not long ago o since — no hace mucho
2)a) (in phrases)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
b)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
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
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to long to + INF — estar* deseando + inf, anhelar + inf (liter)
Phrasal Verbs:- long for
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1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) cómo2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) cuánto; cómo de3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) cómo4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) cómo5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) cómo•- however
2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) de todas formas, lo (mires) como lo (mires)- how come
- how do you do?
how adv1. cómohow does this machine work? ¿cómo funciona esta máquina?how do you spell your name? ¿cómo se escribe tu nombre?2. quéhow beautiful you look! ¡qué guapa estás!how about...? ¿qué tal si...? / ¿qué te parece...?how about going to the park? ¿qué te parece si vamos al parque?how are you? ¿qué tal? / ¿cómo estás?how much did it cost? ¿cuánto te costó?how many chairs are there? ¿cuántas sillas hay?how old are you? ¿cuántos años tienes?How do you do? es un saludo formal que se emplea cuando alguien es presentado por primera vez. Se responde igual: How do you do?tr[haʊ]1 (in questions - direct) ¿cómo?; (- indirect) cómo■ how are you? ¿cómo estás?■ how can I help you? ¿cómo la puedo ayudar?■ how old are you? ¿cuántos años tienes?■ how long is it? ¿cuánto mide de largo?■ how often do you go to the cinema? ¿con qué frecuencia vas al cine?, ¿cada cuánto vas al cine?2 (in exclamations) qué■ how odd! ¡qué extraño!, ¡qué raro!■ how kind of you! ¿qué amable de tu parte!■ how well she dances! ¡qué bien baila!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLand how! familiar ¡y tanto!how about... ¿y si.?, ¿qué te parece si...?■ how about a drink? ¿y si nos tomáramos una copa?■ how about going for a drive? ¿qué te parece si damos una vuelta con el coche?how about that! ¡vaya!how come...? familiar ¿por qué...?, ¿cómo es que...?■ how come this door's not locked? ¿cómo es que esta puerta no está cerrada?how come? familiar ¿y eso?, ¿por qué?how many? (number) cuántos,-ashow much? (quantity) cuánto,-ahow ['haʊ] adv1) : cómohow are you?: ¿cómo estas?I don't know how to fix it: no se cómo arreglarlo2) : quéhow beautiful!: ¡qué bonito!3) : cuántohow old are you?: ¿cuántos años tienes?4)how about...? : ¿qué te parece...?adv.• a qué adv.• como adv.• cuán adv.• cuánto adv.• cómo adv.• qué adv.interj.• cuál interj.• cómo interj.pron.• cómo pron.haʊ1) (in questions, indirect questions) cómohow are you? — ¿cómo estás?
how's the new job? — ¿cómo marcha el nuevo trabajo?
how's your French? — ¿qué tal es tu francés?
how do I look? — ¿cómo or qué tal estoy?
how would Monday suit you? — ¿te viene bien el lunes?
how will you vote? — ¿a or por quién vas a votar?
2) (with adjs, advs)a) (in questions, indirect questions)how wide is it? — ¿cuánto mide or tiene de ancho?, ¿qué tan ancho es? (AmL exc CS)
how heavy is it? — ¿cuánto pesa?
how high can you jump? — ¿hasta dónde puedes saltar?
how often do you meet? — ¿con qué frecuencia se reúnen?
how bad is the damage? — ¿de qué gravedad son los daños?, ¿qué tan graves son los daños? (AmL exc CS)
how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?
I can't tell you how grateful I am! — no puedo decirte lo agradecido que estoy or (liter) cuán agradecido estoy!
b) ( in exclamations) quéhow strange/rude! — qué raro/grosero!
3) (in phrases)[haʊ]how about o (colloq) how's about something: how about a drink? ¿nos tomamos una copa?; Thursday's no good; how about Friday? el jueves no puede ser ¿qué te parece el viernes?; I'd love to go; how about you? me encantaría ir ¿y a ti?; 10 out of 10! how about that? 10 sobre 10 ¿qué te parece?; how come (colloq): how come the door's locked? ¿cómo es que la puerta está cerrada con llave?; and how! — (colloq) y cómo!
1. ADVERB1) (in direct and indirect questions, reported speech)a) with verbYou can usually use cómo to translate how in questions as well as after report verbs and verbs of (un)certainty and doubt (e.g. no sé):
cómohow did you do it? — ¿cómo lo hiciste?
how can that be? — ¿cómo puede ser eso?
how are you? — ¿cómo estás?, ¿cómo or qué tal te va? (LAm) *, ¿qué tal (estás)? (Sp) *
how was the film? — ¿qué tal la película?
please tell me how to do it — por favor, dígame cómo hacerlo
I wasn't sure how to make soup — no sabía muy bien cómo hacer or preparar una sopa
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I explained to her how to make a paella — le expliqué cómo se hacía una paella•
I know how you did it — ya sé cómo lo hiciste•
to learn how to do sth — aprender a hacer algo, aprender cómo se hace algo•
how do you like your steak? — ¿cómo le gusta el filete?how do you like the book? — ¿qué te parece el libro?
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how's that for cheek? — ¿no te parece de una cara dura increíble?•
I can't understand how it happened — no entiendo cómo ocurriób) (=to what degree)
how + adjective in questions can often be translated using cómo es/era de + adjective (agreeing with the noun), but other constructions might be more usual depending on the context:how big is it? — ¿cómo es de grande?
how difficult was the exam? — ¿cómo fue de difícil el examen?
how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?
With adverbs various translations are possible depending on the context. A very common construction is preposition + [qué] + noun:how wide is this bed? — ¿qué anchura tiene esta cama?, ¿cuánto mide de ancho esta cama?
how far away is it? — ¿a qué distancia queda?, ¿qué tan lejos queda? (LAm)
how far is it (from here) to Edinburgh? — ¿qué distancia hay de aquí a Edimburgo?
how fast can it go? — ¿a qué velocidad puede ir?
how soon can you be ready? — ¿cuánto tardas en prepararte?
To translate [how] + adjective/adverb in reported speech, [lo] + adjective/adverb is used. Note that the adjective agrees with the noun.how soon can you come? — ¿cuándo puedes venir?
and how! ¡y cómo!, ¡y tanto! how aboutthey've been telling me how well you did in your exams — ya me han hablado de lo bien que hiciste los exámenes
how about tomorrow? — ¿qué te parece mañana?
how about a cup of tea? — ¿te apetece una taza de té?
I like it, but how about you? — a mí me gusta, pero ¿y a ti?
how longhow about going to the cinema? — ¿qué tal si vamos al cine?, ¿y si vamos al cine?
how long is this bed? — ¿qué longitud tiene esta cama?, ¿cuánto mide de largo esta cama?
how long will you be? — ¿cuánto vas a tardar?
how manyhow long have you been here? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí?
how many are there? — ¿cuántos hay?
how muchhow many cartons of milk did you buy? — ¿cuántos cartones de leche has comprado?
how much sugar do you want? — ¿cuánto azúcar quieres?
how oftenhow much is it? — ¿cuánto vale?, ¿cuánto es?
else Translate how with verbs other than report ones or verbs of (un)certainty and doubt using como without an accent: como You can often translate how + adjective/adverb using qué + adjective/adverb: quéhow often do you go? — ¿con qué frecuencia vas?
how beautiful! — ¡qué bonito!
how strange! — ¡qué raro!
how quickly the time passed! — ¡qué de prisa pasó el tiempo!
how glad I am to see you! — ¡cuánto me alegro de verte!
how they talk! — ¡cuánto hablan!
how sorry I am! — ¡cuánto lo siento!
how she's changed! — ¡cuánto ha cambiado!
2.CONJUNCTION (=that) * que3.NOUN* * *[haʊ]1) (in questions, indirect questions) cómohow are you? — ¿cómo estás?
how's the new job? — ¿cómo marcha el nuevo trabajo?
how's your French? — ¿qué tal es tu francés?
how do I look? — ¿cómo or qué tal estoy?
how would Monday suit you? — ¿te viene bien el lunes?
how will you vote? — ¿a or por quién vas a votar?
2) (with adjs, advs)a) (in questions, indirect questions)how wide is it? — ¿cuánto mide or tiene de ancho?, ¿qué tan ancho es? (AmL exc CS)
how heavy is it? — ¿cuánto pesa?
how high can you jump? — ¿hasta dónde puedes saltar?
how often do you meet? — ¿con qué frecuencia se reúnen?
how bad is the damage? — ¿de qué gravedad son los daños?, ¿qué tan graves son los daños? (AmL exc CS)
how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?
I can't tell you how grateful I am! — no puedo decirte lo agradecido que estoy or (liter) cuán agradecido estoy!
b) ( in exclamations) quéhow strange/rude! — qué raro/grosero!
3) (in phrases)how about o (colloq) how's about something: how about a drink? ¿nos tomamos una copa?; Thursday's no good; how about Friday? el jueves no puede ser ¿qué te parece el viernes?; I'd love to go; how about you? me encantaría ir ¿y a ti?; 10 out of 10! how about that? 10 sobre 10 ¿qué te parece?; how come (colloq): how come the door's locked? ¿cómo es que la puerta está cerrada con llave?; and how! — (colloq) y cómo!
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I [lɒŋ]1) (in size) lungo (-a)2) (in time) lungo (-a)2 hours long — che dura 2 ore, di 2 ore
a long walk/holiday — una lunga camminata/vacanza
2. adva lungo, per molto tempoI have long believed that... — è da molto tempo che credo che...
he had long understood that... — aveva capito da molto tempo che...
before long — (+ future) presto, fra poco, (+ past) poco tempo dopo
so long as, as long as — (while) finché, (provided that) sempre che + sub
I'll come as long as it's not too expensive — verrò, sempre che non costi troppo
3. nII [lɒŋ] vithe long and the short of it is that... fig — a farla breve...
to long for sth/sb — desiderare molto qc/qn
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I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) comprido2) (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.) longo3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) de comprido4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) demorado5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) comprido2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) muito tempo2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) muito tempo•- longways- 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.) desejar- longing- longingly* * *long1[lɔŋ] n 1 sílaba longa. 2 período ou grande distância. • adj 1 longo, comprido, alongado. 2 extenso. 3 tardio, dilatório. 4 de longo alcance. • adv 1 durante. 2 por longo tempo. 3 longamente. 4 a grande distância. as long as contanto que. before long logo, em breve. for long por muito tempo. how long...? há quanto tempo...? how long have you been here? / há quanto tempo você já está aqui? in the long run com o tempo. long since há muito tempo. so long até logo. the long and the short of it todo o assunto em poucas palavras. to be long tardar.————————long2[lɔŋ] vt cobiçar, ambicionar, almejar, ansiar. the children are longing for ice-cream / as crianças estão loucas (anseiam) por sorvete.————————long4abbr longitude (longitude). -
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[haʊ]1) (gen) comehow did you do it? — come hai fatto?, come l'hai fatto?
how are you? — come stai?, come va?
how is it that...? — com'è che...?
how do you say "apple" in Italian? — come si dice "apple" in italiano?
how do you do? — molto lieto!, piacere!
2) (to what degree) quanto (-a)how far is it to...? — quanto è lontano...?
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[hau]advhow lovely/awful! — jak cudownie/okropnie!
* * *1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) jak2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) jak3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) jak, w jaki sposób4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) jak5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) dlaczego•- however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) w jakikolwiek sposób, bez względu na to jak- how come
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adv.1 cómo (in what way, by what means)how much cuántohow many cuántos(as)how many times? ¿cuántas veces?how often? ¿con qué frecuencia?how old are you? ¿cuántos años tienes?how big is it? ¿cómo es de grande?how long have you been here? ¿cuánto tiempo llevas o tienes aquí? (español de México, español de Venezuela)you know how useful he is to me sabes lo útil que me resultahow interested are you in politics? ¿hasta qué punto te interesa la política?3 (saludar, interesarse)how are you? ¿cómo estás?, ¿qué tal estás?how are things? (familiar) ¿qué tal?how's business? ¿qué tal el negocio?4 qué (in exclamations)how about a game of cards?, how would you like a game of cards? ¿quieres jugar a las cartas?, ¿te apetece o (español de España) provoca jugar a las cartas? (Carib, español de Colombia, español de México)how about going out for a meal?, how would you like to go out for a meal? ¿quieres salir a comer?, ¿te apetece o (español de España) provoca salir a comer? (Carib, español de Colombia, español de México)how about it? ¿qué te parece?how about you? ¿y tú?6 qué tan, cuán.pron.the how -> el cómo. -
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long [lɒŋ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb4. noun5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective• how long is the swimming pool? quelle est la longueur de la piscine ?• long time no see! (inf!) ça fait une paye ! (inf)• that was a long, long time ago il y a bien longtemps de cela• 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 took a long time for the truth to be accepted les gens ont mis très longtemps à accepter la vérité2. adverba. ( = a long time) longtemps• 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 ?• will you be long? tu en as pour longtemps ?• have you been here/been waiting long? vous êtes ici/vous attendez depuis longtemps ?• long live the King! vive le roi !• so long! (inf) à bientôt !b. ( = through) all night long toute la nuit► 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 ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► In the following depuis + present/imperfect translates English perfect/pluperfect continuous.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• 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 ?• how long ago was it? il y a combien de temps de ça ?• he thought of friends long since dead il a pensé à des amis morts depuis longtemps► any/no/a little longer• you can borrow it as long as John doesn't mind vous pouvez l'emprunter à condition que John n'y voie pas d'inconvénient4. noun• the long and the short of it is that... le fin mot de l'histoire, c'est que...5. compounds• long-distance lorry driver (British) routier m adverb• to call sb long-distance appeler qn à longue distance ► long-drawn-out adjective interminable• to be longer-lasting durer plus longtemps ► long-legged adjective [person] aux jambes longues ; [animal] à longues pattes• 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* * *[lɒŋ], US [lɔːŋ] 1.1) (lengthy, protracted) [process, wait, journey, vowel] long/longue; [delay] important; [bath, sigh] grand (before n)to get longer — [days] s'allonger
2) ( in expressions of time)to take a long time — [person] être lent; [task] prendre longtemps
3) ( in measuring) [dress, hair, queue] long/longue; [grass] haut; [detour] grandto get long — [grass, hair] pousser; [list, queue] s'allonger
to make something longer — allonger [sleeve]; augmenter la longueur de [shelf]
don't fall, it's a long way down — ne tombe pas, c'est haut
a long way out — ( at sea) loin au large; ( in calculations) loin du compte
to go a long way — [person] ( be successful) aller loin
2.to have a long way to go — fig [worker, planner] avoir encore beaucoup d'efforts à faire
1) ( a long time) longtempsto be long — ( doing something) en avoir pour longtemps
it won't be long before... — dans peu de temps...
it's not that long since... — il ne s'est pas passé tellement de temps depuis...
it wasn't long before... — il n'a pas fallu longtemps pour que...
just long enough to... — juste le temps de...
before long — ( in past) peu après; ( in future) dans peu de temps
5 minutes, no longer! — 5 minutes, pas plus!
2) ( for a long time) (avant pp) depuis longtemps3) ( throughout) (après n)3.as long as, so long as conjunctional phrase1) ( in time) aussi longtemps que2) ( provided that) du moment que (+ indic), pourvu que (+ subj)4.to long for something/somebody — avoir très envie de quelque chose/de voir quelqu'un
to long to do — ( be impatient) être très impatient de faire; ( desire something elusive) rêver de faire
••long time no see! — (colloq) hum ça fait une paye (colloq) qu'on ne s'est pas vus!
so long! — (colloq) salut!
to have a long memory — être rancunier/-ière
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♦ how /haʊ/A avv. (in frasi interr. ed escl.)1 come; in qual modo; in che modo: How shall I do it?, come devo farlo?; Tell him how to do it, digli in che modo si fa; How did you get there?, come hai fatto ad arrivarci?; DIALOGO → - Going for an interview- How are you getting to the interview?, come pensi di arrivare al colloquio?; DIALOGO → - After an exam- How did your exam go?, com'è andato l'esame?; How is it that you don't know?, com'è che non lo sai?2 come; quanto; che: How long is it?, quant'è lungo?; How long ago?, quanto tempo fa?; DIALOGO → - New flame- How long have you been seeing her?, da quanto tempo vi frequentate?; DIALOGO → - New clothes- How long is the sale on for?, per quanto tempo ci saranno i saldi?; How kind he is!, quant'è gentile!; How lovely!, com'è bello!; How kind of you to call!, che gentile da parte tua telefonarmi! NOTA D'USO: - come-B cong.2 (lett.) cheC n.(il) come; maniera; modo: Tell me the how and why, ditemi il come e il perché (fam.: il perché e il percome)● How about… ?, ( per fare una proposta) che ne dici (o diresti) di…?, che ne dite (o direste) di…?; ( anche) e (per quanto riguarda…)?: How about a glass of beer?, che ne dici di un bicchiere di birra?; How about going to the cinema?, che ne direste di andare al cinema?; I'm thirsty, how about you?, io ho sete, e tu? □ How about that?, mica male (eh?) □ How are you?, come stai?; come sta (Lei)?; ( anche) salve!, ciao! □ How are you feeling?, come va la salute?; come stai (di salute)? □ (fam.) How come?, come mai?; come si spiega?: How come he failed the exam?, come mai è stato bocciato? □ ( slang USA) How does that grab you?, che te ne pare? □ How do you do? ( formula di saluto o presentazione), piacere! □ (fam.) a how-do-you-do (o how-d'ye-do, how-de-do), una situazione imbarazzante; un pasticcio; un guaio □ How do you like it?, ti piace?; ( anche) che cosa ne dici? □ (fam.) How do you mean?, che cosa vuoi dire? □ (fam.) How ever…?, come mai…?; come…?: How ever did you manage to come?, come (mai) sei riuscito a venire? □ how far ► far □ (fam. USA) How goes it?, come va? □ how many, quanti □ how much, quanto: How much sugar do you want?, quanto zucchero vuoi? NOTA D'USO: - chi- □ (arc.) How now?, che vuoi dire?; che cosa significa ciò?; e allora? □ How often…?, ogni quanto (tempo)…?; con che frequenza…?; quanto spesso…?: How often do you go the cinema?, quanto spesso (o con che frequenza) vai al cinema? □ (fam.) How on earth (o How in the world, How the goodness, How the devil, How the deuce)…?, come diavolo…?; come diamine…?; come mai…?: How on earth can I get rid of him?, come diamine faccio a sbarazzarmi di lui? □ How so?, come mai?; ( anche) in che senso? □ How's that?, come mai?; come si spiega?; ( anche) che te ne pare?, che ne pensi?; ( anche) come hai detto? □ How's that for…?, (per sottolineare qc.) se questo non è…!: We finished the house one month in advance. How's that for efficiency?, abbiamo finito la casa con un mese di anticipo. Se questa non è efficienza! □ (fam.) And how!, altroché!; eccome! □ ( in un brindisi) Here's how!, alla salute!NOTA D'USO: - how o what?- -
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1) ( in space) lang;( covering great distance) weit;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;there was a list of complaints as \long as your arm es gab eine ellenlange Liste von Beschwerden;\long journey weite Reise;to have come a \long way einen weiten Weg zurückgelegt haben, von weit her gekommen sein;2) ( in time) lang;we go back a \long way wir kennen uns schon seit ewigen Zeiten;each session is an hour \long jede Sitzung dauert eine Stunde;to draw a \long breath tief Luft holen;\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 haben3) ( in extent) lang;the report is 20 pages \long der Bericht ist 20 Seiten lang;a \long book ein dickes Buch;a \long list eine lange Listeto be \long on sth etw reichlich haben;to be \long on charm jede Menge Charme besitzen;to be \long on wit sehr geistreich sein5) linga \long vowel ein langer Vokal6) ( having low probability)\long chance geringe Chance;\long odds geringe [Gewinn]chancen7) finPHRASES: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 be \long in the tooth nicht mehr der Jüngste sein;to be \long in the tooth to do sth zu alt sein, [um] etw zu tun;to take the \long view [of sth] [etw] auf lange Sicht betrachten n1) ( long period) 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 Zeit2) ( in Morse code) lang;one short and three \longs einmal kurz und dreimal langPHRASES:the \long and the short of sth kurz gesagt;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... ( form) 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!2) ( at a distant time) lange;\long ago vor langer Zeit;\long after/before... lange nachdem/bevor...3) ( after implied point of time) lange;I can't wait any \longer to open my presents! ich kann es gar nicht [mehr] erwarten, endlich meine Geschenke auszupacken!4) ( throughout)PHRASES:to be not \long for this world (dated) nicht mehr lange zu leben haben, mit einem Fuß/Bein im Grabe sein ( fam)as [or so] \long as... so lange...;( provided that) sofern..., vorausgesetzt, dass...;so \long (dated) tschüs, bis dannsich akk sehnen;to \long to do sth sich akk danach sehnen, etw zu tun3. long -
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I 1. adjective,1) lang; weit [Reise, Weg]take a long view of something — etwas auf lange od. weite Sicht sehen
two inches/weeks long — zwei Zoll/Wochen lang
2) (elongated) länglich; schmalpull or make a long face — (fig.) ein langes Gesicht ziehen od. machen (ugs.)
long service — (esp. Mil.) langjähriger Dienst
in the long run — auf die Dauer; auf lange Sicht
in the long term — auf lange Sicht; langfristig
for a long time — lange; (still continuing) seit langem
what a long time you've been away! — du warst aber lange [Zeit] fort!
long time no see! — (coll.) lange nicht gesehen! (ugs.)
4) (tediously lengthy) lang[atmig]; weitschweifig5) (lasting) lang; langjährig [Gewohnheit, Freundschaft]6) klein, gering [Chance]7) (seemingly more than stated) lang [Minute, Tag, Jahre usw.]8) lang [Gedächtnis]have a long memory for something — etwas nicht so schnell vergessen
9) (consisting of many items) lang [Liste usw.]; hoch [Zahl]10) (Cards)2. nounit is long since... — es ist lange her, dass...
2)3. adverb,the long and the short of it is... — der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist...
longer, longest1) lang[e]as or so long as — solange
you should have finished long before now — du hättest schon längst od. viel früher fertig sein sollen
not long before that — kurz davor od. zuvor
not long before I... — kurz bevor ich...
long since — [schon] seit langem
all day/night/summer long — den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [über od. lang]
I shan't be long — ich bin gleich fertig; (departing) bis gleich!
somebody is long [in or about doing something] — jemand braucht lange od. viel Zeit[, um etwas zu tun]
not wait any/much longer — nicht mehr länger/viel länger warten
no longer — nicht mehr; nicht länger [warten usw.]
2)II intransitive verbas or so long as — (provided that) solange; wenn
long for somebody/something — sich nach jemandem/etwas sehnen
long for somebody to do something — sich (Dat.) [sehr] wünschen, dass jemand etwas tut
long to do something — sich danach sehnen, etwas zu tun
* * *I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) lang2) (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.) lang3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) lang4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) lange weg5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) weitreichend2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) lang2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) lang•- academic.ru/43736/longways">longways- 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- longing- longingly* * *long1[lɒŋ, AM lɑ:ŋ]I. adj1. (in space) lang; (over great distance) weit; (elongated) lang, länglich; ( fam: tall) groß, lang famthe rods are 20 cm \long die Stäbe sind 20 cm langwe're still a \long way from the station wir sind noch weit vom Bahnhof entferntthere was a list of complaints as \long as your arm es gab eine ellenlange Liste von Beschwerdento draw a \long breath tief Luft holen\long journey weite Reiseto have come a \long way einen weiten Weg zurückgelegt haben, von weit her gekommen seineach session is an hour \long jede Sitzung dauert eine Stundewe go back a \long way wir kennen uns schon seit ewigen Zeiten\long career [jahre]lange Karrierea \long day ein langer [und anstrengender] Tag\long friendship langjährige Freundschafta \long memory ein gutes Gedächtnisto have a \long memory for sth etw nicht so schnell vergessen\long service jahrelanger Diensta \long time eine lange Zeitit was a \long time before I received a reply es dauerte lange, bis ich [eine] Antwort bekamto be a \long while since... [schon] eine Weile her sein, seit...to work \long hours einen langen Arbeitstag haben3. (in scope) langthe report is 20 pages \long der Bericht ist 20 Seiten langa \long book ein dickes Bucha \long list eine lange Liste▪ to be \long on sth etw reichlich haben\long on ideas but short on funds mehr Ideen als Geldto be \long on charm jede Menge Charme besitzento be \long on wit sehr geistreich sein5. LINGa \long vowel ein langer Vokal6. (improbable)a \long chance eine geringe Chance\long odds geringe [Gewinn]chancen7. FIN\long security/shares Versicherung f/Aktien pl mit langer Laufzeit8.▶ 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▶ 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 tunII. adv1. (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 brauchendon't be \long beeil dich!to be \long about doing sth lange für etw akk brauchendon'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 davor3. (after implied time) langeif this meeting goes on any \longer wenn das Meeting noch länger andauerthow much \longer will it take? wie lange wird es noch dauern?not any \longer nicht längerI'm not going to wait any \longer ich werde nicht länger wartenI can't wait any \longer to open my presents! ich kann es gar nicht [mehr] erwarten, endlich meine Geschenke auszupacken!no \longer nicht mehrhe no \longer wanted to go there er wollte nicht mehr dorthin4. (throughout)all day/night/summer \long den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [lang]5.▶ to be not \long for this world ( dated) nicht mehr lange zu leben haben, mit einem Fuß/Bein im Grabe seinIII. nhave 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 dauerntake as \long as you like lass dir Zeit2. (in Morse) langone short and three \longs einmal kurz und dreimal lang3. FIN4.▶ before [very [or too]] \long schon [sehr] bald▶ the \long and the short of it kurz gesagtlong2[lɒŋ, AM lɑ:ŋ]vi sich akk sehnenlong3* * *I abbr See: of longitude II [lɒŋ]1. adj (+er)to be long in the tooth (inf) — nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein
surely he is a bit long in the tooth to be climbing Everest — ist er nicht schon ein bisschen (zu) alt, um den Everest zu besteigen?
she was abroad for a long time —
well hullo, it's been a long time — hallo, schon lange nicht mehr gesehen
long time no see (inf) — sieht man dich auch mal wieder? (inf)
a year is 12 months long — ein Jahr hat 12 Monate
3) (POET, PHON) vowel, syllable lang4)a long drink (mixed) — ein Longdrink m
a long gin —
2. adv1) lang(e)don't be too long about it — lass dir nicht zu viel Zeit, mach nicht zu lange (inf)
don't be too long about phoning me — ruf mich bald (mal) an
I shan't be long (in finishing) — ich bin gleich fertig; (in returning)
two months without you, it's been too long — zwei Monate ohne dich, das war zu lang(e)
he drank long and deep — er nahm einen langen, tiefen Schluck
we waited as long as we could — wir haben gewartet, solange wir konnten
See:→ also ago, since2)I'll wait no longer I'll insist no longer — ich warte nicht länger ich werde nicht weiter darauf bestehen
3)so long! (inf) — tschüs(s)! (inf), bis später!
3. n1)the long and the short of it is that... — kurz gesagt..., der langen Rede kurzer Sinn...
are you going for long? —
IIIit didn't take long before... — es dauerte nicht lange, bis...
visich sehnen (for nach); (less passionately) herbeisehnen, kaum erwarten können (for sth etw acc)I'm longing for him to resign —
the children were longing for the bell to ring — die Kinder warteten sehnsüchtig auf das Klingeln or konnten das Klingeln kaum erwarten
he is longing for me to make a mistake — er möchte zu gern, dass ich einen Fehler mache
I am longing to go abroad — ich brenne darauf, ins Ausland zu gehen
he longed to know what was happening — er hätte zu gerne gewusst, was vorging
I'm longing to hear his reaction — ich bin sehr auf seine Reaktion gespannt
how I long for a cup of tea/a shower — wie ich mich nach einer Tasse Tee/einer Dusche sehne
* * *long1 [lɒŋ]A adj1. a) allg lang (auch fig langwierig):long time no see umg sieht man dich auch wieder mal?;two miles (weeks) long zwei Meilen (Wochen) lang;a long way round ein großer Umweg;two long miles zwei gute Meilen, mehr als zwei Meilen; → haul A 5 b, → live1 A 2, measure A 1, run A 1, ton1 1 a2. zu lang:the coat is long on him der Mantel ist ihm zu lang3. lang (gestreckt), länglich4. Längs…:6. groß:a long figure eine vielstellige Zahl7. übergroß, Groß…:8. weitreichend (Gedanken etc):a long memory ein gutes Gedächtnis;9. grob (Schätzung)11. seit Langem bestehend, alt (Brauch, Freundschaft etc)long bill langfristiger Wechsel14. WIRTSCHa) eingedeckt (of mit)b) auf Preissteigerung wartend:he’s long on good ideas16. mit Mineral-, Sodawasser oder Fruchtsaft aufgefüllt (alkoholisches Getränk):long drink Longdrink m18. LITa) langb) betont19. CHEM leichtflüssigB adv1. lang(e):have you been waiting long? wartest du schon lange?;long dead schon lange tot;as long as he lives solange er lebt;a) solange wie,b) sofern; vorausgesetzt, dass; falls;long after lange danach;as long ago as 1900 schon 1900;I saw him no longer ago than last week ich sah ihn erst letzte Woche;2. lange (in elliptischen Wendungen):don’t be long beeil dich!, mach schnell!;I won’t be longa) ich bin gleich wieder da,b) ich bin gleich fertig;it was not long before he came es dauerte nicht lange, bis er kamhold out longer länger aushalten;no longer, not any longer nicht mehr, nicht (mehr) längerC s1. (eine) lange Zeit:at (the) longest längstens;for long lange (Zeit);it is long since I saw her es ist lange her, dass ich sie gesehen habe;take long (to do sth) lange brauchen(, um etwas zu tun);the long and (the) short of it is that …a) es dreht sich einzig und allein darum, dass …,2. Länge f:a) LING langer Lautb) LIT lange Silbe3. WIRTSCH Haussier m4. plb) Übergrößen pllong to do sth sich danach sehnen, etwas zu tun;she was longing for the sermon to end sie sehnte das Ende der Predigt herbei;she is longing for him to kiss her sie sehnt sich danach, von ihm geküsst zu werden;longed-for ersehnt* * *I 1. adjective,1) lang; weit [Reise, Weg]be long in the tooth — nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein
take a long view of something — etwas auf lange od. weite Sicht sehen
two inches/weeks long — zwei Zoll/Wochen lang
2) (elongated) länglich; schmalpull or make a long face — (fig.) ein langes Gesicht ziehen od. machen (ugs.)
3) (of extended duration) langlong service — (esp. Mil.) langjähriger Dienst
in the long run — auf die Dauer; auf lange Sicht
in the long term — auf lange Sicht; langfristig
for a long time — lange; (still continuing) seit langem
what a long time you've been away! — du warst aber lange [Zeit] fort!
long time no see! — (coll.) lange nicht gesehen! (ugs.)
4) (tediously lengthy) lang[atmig]; weitschweifig5) (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)2. nounfor long — lange; (since long ago) seit langem
it is long since... — es ist lange her, dass...
2)3. adverb,the long and the short of it is... — der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist...
longer, longest1) lang[e]as or so long as — solange
you should have finished long before now — du hättest schon längst od. viel früher fertig sein sollen
not long before that — kurz davor od. zuvor
not long before I... — kurz bevor ich...
long since — [schon] seit langem
all day/night/summer long — den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [über od. lang]
I shan't be long — ich bin gleich fertig; (departing) bis gleich!
somebody is long [in or about doing something] — jemand braucht lange od. viel Zeit[, um etwas zu tun]
not wait any/much longer — nicht mehr länger/viel länger warten
no longer — nicht mehr; nicht länger [warten usw.]
2)II intransitive verbas or so long as — (provided that) solange; wenn
long for somebody/something — sich nach jemandem/etwas sehnen
long for somebody to do something — sich (Dat.) [sehr] wünschen, dass jemand etwas tut
long to do something — sich danach sehnen, etwas zu tun
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I [lɔŋ] nдолгий срок, длительный период, большой промежуток времениIt is long since we saw him. — Мы уже давно его не видели. /Прошло много времени с тех пор, как мы его видели.
I shan't be away for long. — Я уезжаю ненадолго/я скоро вернусь.
We shall see you before long. — Мы увидимся с вами вскоре
- for longII [lɔŋ]длинный, долгий, продолжительныйHe was not long in learning the truth. — Он быстро узнал правду.
They will not be long in following you. — Они не замедлят последовать за вами.
- two kilometers longShe was long in taking her decision. — Она долго не принимала решения.
- long dress
- long story
- long way
- for a long time
- in the long run
- be long
- make a long face
- make a long story short
- be long for smb, smth
- day seemed too long
- dress was too long for meUSAGE:(1.) Прилагательное long образует словосочетания с существительным time, имеющие разные русские соответствия - for a long time - надолго, давно, в течение долгого времени: we haven't met for a long time мы давно не встречались; I can't give this book to you for a long time я не могу дать тебе эту книгу надолго; a long time before smth задолго до чего-либо; it will be a long time before we meet again мы теперь не скоро встретимся опять; it was a long time before the war это было задолго до войны; a long time ago давно, давным-давно, много времени тому назад. (2.) See ago, adv (3.) See deep, adjIII [lɔŋ]долго, давноHe is no longer here. — Его здесь больше нет.
- any longerIt takes him long to do smth — Сделать что-либо занимает у него очень много времени.
- long before smth - as long as one likesUSAGE:(1.) Наречие long обычно употребляется в отрицательных или вопросительных предложениях: have you been waiting long? вы давно ждете?; they didn't stay long они пробыли здесь недолго. В утвердительных предложениях обычно употребляется сочетание с прилагательным long - (for) a long time: they stayed there for a very long time они оставались там очень долго. В отрицательных же предложениях чаще употребляется наречие long: it won't take me long я это сделаю быстро/это не займет у меня много времени. В конструкции с усилительным too во всех типах предложений употребляется наречие long: they have been waiting too long они уже очень давно ждут; I will write to you before too long я вам скоро напишу. (2.) Наречие long и наречный оборот for a long time стоят в конце предложения. (3.) Русскому больше не соответствуют два наречия в английском языке - no (any) more и no (any) longer. Первое является наречием степени, второе - наречием времени: we are no longer working there/we do not work there any longer мы там больше (уже) не работаем; don't tell me any more about it не рассказывай мне больше (ничего) об этом; I can't stand this noise any longer я больше/дольше не могу оставаться в этом шуме. Оборот no longer обычно стоит перед глаголом: she no longer works here, а оборот any longer, в конце предложения: she doesn't work here any longer. (4.) Наречие long образует ряд выражений, соответствующих русским "вскоре" - before long: we all were very tired and before long everybody was asleep мы все устали и вскоре все уснули; задолго до - long before smth: we came long before the concert started мы пришли задолго до начала концерта; много времени спустя - long after: it happened long after his arrival это произошло спустя много времени после его приезда; сколько/как давно - how long: how long have you been waiting? сколько вы уже ждете?; столько/ сколько (захотите) - as long as (you like): you can stay here as long as you like оставайтесь здесь столько, сколько захотите; поскольку/если/раз/уж - as/so long as: you may go as long as you promise to come back before dark можешь пойти, если/раз обещаешь вернуться засветло. (5.) See ago, adv -
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I a 1. длинный; 2. долгий, продолжительный (1). Прилагательное long образует словосочетания с существительным time, имеющие разные русские соответствия:for a long time — надолго, давно, в течение долгого времени;
We haven't met for a long time — Мы давно не встречались.
I can't give this book to you for a long time — Я не могу дать тебе эту книгу надолго.
A long time before smth — Задолго до чего-либо.
It will be a long time before we meet again — Мы теперь не скоро встретимся опять.
It was a long time before the war — Это было задолго до войны.
A long time ago — давно, давным-давно, много времени тому назад.
(2). See ago, adv. (3). See deep, a. II adv долго, давно (1). Наречие long обычно употребляется в отрицательных или вопросительных предложениях:Have you been waiting long? — Вы давно ждете?
They didn't stay long — Они пробыли здесь недолго.
В утвердительных предложениях обычно употребляется сочетание с прилагательным long: (for) a long time:They stayed there for a very long time — Они оставались там надолго.
It won't take me long — Я это сделаю быстро.
В конструкции с усилительным too во всех типах предложений употребляется наречие long:They have been waiting too long.
I will write to you before too long — Я вам скоро напишу.
(2). Наречие long и наречный оборот for a long time стоят в конце предложения. (3). Русскому больше не соответствуют два наречия в английском языке — no (any) more и no (any) longer. Первое является наречием степени, второе — наречием времени:We are no longer working there/we do not work there any longer — Мы там больше (уже) не работаем.
Don't tell any more about it — Не рассказывай мне больше (ничего) об этом.
I can't stand this noise any longer — Я больше/дольше не могу оставаться в этом шуме.
Оборот no longer обычно стоит перед глаголом — She no longer works here, а оборот any longer — в конце предложения: She doesn't work here any longer. (4). Наречие long образует ряд выражений, соответствующих русским вскоре — before long:We all were very tired and before long everybody was asleep — Мы все устали и вскоре все уснули;
задолго до — long before smth:We came long before the concert started — Мы пришли задолго до начала концерта;
долгое время спустя — long after:It happened long after his arrival — Это произошло спустя много времени после его приезда;
сколько, как давно — how long:How long have you been waiting? — Сколько вы уже ждете?;
столько, сколько (захотите) — as long as (you like):You can stay here as long as you like — Оставайтесь здесь столько, сколько захотите;
поскольку (если, раз (уж)) — as/so long as:You may go as long as you promise to come back before dark — Можешь пойти, если/раз обещаешь вернуться засветло.
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B adj1 (lengthy, protracted) [event, period, process, wait, conversation, book, journey, vowel] long/longue ; [delay] important ; [bath, sigh] grand (before n) ; 20 minutes long (long) de 20 minutes ; how long is the interval? combien de temps dure l'entracte? ; is an hour long enough? est-ce qu'une heure suffira? ; it's been a long day la journée a été longue ; to get ou grow ou become longer [days] s'allonger ; to take a long hard look at sth lit, fig examiner qch attentivement ; I want to have a longer look at the patient je voudrais examiner le malade plus longuement ; she gave me a long hard stare elle a posé sur moi un regard scrutateur ; after long hours of discussion après de longues heures de discussion ; I don't like the long hours in this job je n'aime pas les longues journées dans ce travail ; for five long years I waited j'ai attendu pendant cinq longues années ; to be long in coming tarder à venir ; a friend of long standing un ami de longue date ;2 ( in expressions of time) she's been away a long time elle est restée longtemps absente ; it's been a long time since I saw you ça fait longtemps que je ne t'ai pas vu ; you've been a long time getting here tu as mis longtemps pour arriver ; they've been a long time making up their minds il leur a fallu du temps pour se décider ; six hours, that's a long time six heures, c'est long ; three years seems such a long time trois ans semblent si long ; I've been a teacher for a long time je suis professeur depuis longtemps ; I hadn't played tennis for a long time je n'avais pas joué au tennis depuis longtemps ; she hasn't been well for a long time ça fait longtemps qu'elle est malade ; for a long time I didn't believe her pendant longtemps je ne l'ai pas crue ; it's a long long time since I last saw her il y a bien longtemps que je ne l'ai pas vue ; a long time ago il y a longtemps ; a very long time ago, a long long time ago il y a très longtemps ; to take a long time [person] mettre longtemps ; [task etc] prendre longtemps or du temps ; that takes a long time to organize cela prend longtemps or du temps à organiser ; does it take a long time for the results to come through? est-ce que les résultats mettent longtemps à arriver? ;3 ( in measuring) [arm, dress, hair, queue, rope, table] long/longue ; [grass] haut ; [detour] grand ; 20 m long (long) de 20 m, de 20 m de long ; the long side of the table le grand côté de la table ; to get ou grow long [grass, hair, nails] devenir long, pousser ; [list, queue] s'allonger ; she's growing her hair long elle se laisse pousser les cheveux ; to make sth longer allonger [sleeve] ; augmenter la longueur de [shelf] ; to be long in the leg [person, animal] avoir de longues jambes ; [trousers] être trop long ;4 ( in expressions of distance) is it a long way to the station? est-ce que la gare est loin (d'ici)? ; it's a long way c'est loin ; he lives a long way away ou off il habite loin ; we could hear the guns a long way off dans le lointain nous entendions les canons ; January is a long way off janvier est loin ; Nice is a long way from Paris Nice est loin de Paris ; they 're a long way from satisfying our requirements ils sont loin de remplir toutes nos conditions ; don't fall, it's a long way down ne tombe pas, c'est haut ; a long way down the road tout au bout de la route ; a long way down the list loin sur la liste ; I saw the boat a long way out là-bas au loin j'ai vu le bateau ; you are a long way out in your calculations vous vous trompez lourdement dans vos calculs ; it's a long way up to the tenth floor c'est haut jusqu'au dixième étage ; we've come a long way to be here tonight/since the days of the first computers nous avons fait beaucoup de chemin pour être ici ce soir/depuis l'époque des premiers ordinateurs ; to go a long way [person] ( be successful) aller loin ; [provision, packet, supply] ( last long) durer longtemps ; to make sth go a long way faire durer qch ; a little goes a long way (of paint, chemical, spice) il n'en faut pas beaucoup ; to go a long way towards doing contribuer largement à faire ; to have a long way to go lit [traveller] avoir beaucoup de chemin à faire ; fig [worker, planner] avoir encore beaucoup d'efforts à faire (to do avant de faire) ; it's the biggest/best by a long way c'est de loin le plus grand/le meilleur ; to take the long way round faire un long détour.C adv1 ( a long time) longtemps ; will you be long? tu en as pour longtemps? ; I shan't be long je n'en ai pas pour longtemps ; how long will you be? tu en as pour combien de temps? ; how long will you be in the meeting? cette réunion va te prendre combien de temps? ; how long will you be in choosing? combien de temps te faudra-t-il pour choisir? ; not very long pas très longtemps ; don't be long dépêche-toi ; don't be long in getting ready ne prends pas trop de temps pour te préparer ; how long will it be before I hear? combien de temps faudra-t-il avant que j'entende? ; it won't be long before you're home again tu seras rentré chez toi dans peu de temps ; I've been here longer than anyone else je suis ici depuis plus longtemps que tout le monde ; I can't stand it a day/moment longer je ne le supporterai pas un jour/une minute de plus ; the longer we stayed the hotter it grew plus le temps passait et plus il faisait chaud ; it's been so long since we last met ça fait si longtemps que nous ne nous sommes pas vus ; it's not that long since the party il ne s'est pas passé tellement de temps depuis la soirée ; it's not that long since I was a student il n'y a pas si longtemps j'étais étudiant ; it wasn't long before people said… il n'a pas fallu longtemps pour que les gens disent… ; has he been gone long? est-ce qu'il y a longtemps qu'il est parti? ; I haven't got long je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps ; I've worked here long enough to know… je travaille ici depuis assez longtemps pour savoir… ; if you stay long enough si tu restes assez longtemps ; 300 years has not been long enough 300 ans n'ont pas suffi ; he paused only ou just long enough to… il s'est interrompu juste le temps de… ; an hour? that doesn't give us long to have dinner une heure? ça ne nous laisse pas beaucoup de temps pour dîner ; this won't take long ça ne prendra pas longtemps ; the meeting took much longer than expected la réunion a duré beaucoup plus longtemps que prévu ; how long did it take him to find out? il lui a fallu combien de temps pour se renseigner? ; it took me longer than I thought il m'a fallu plus de temps que je ne pensais ; three days at the longest trois jours maximum ; before long ( in past) peu après ; ( in future) dans peu de temps ; he'll be here before long il arrivera dans peu de temps ; she phoned before long elle a appelé peu après ; he'll be here before much longer il sera ici sous peu ; for long longtemps ; not for long pas longtemps ; will you be gone for long? seras-tu longtemps absent? ; he's happy now but not for long il est content à présent mais ça ne durera pas ; long after longtemps après ; she only knew long after elle ne l'a su que longtemps après ; not long after peu après ; it's long after ou past your bedtime tu devrais être couché depuis longtemps ; long ago il y a longtemps ; he left not long ago il n'y a pas longtemps qu'il est parti ; long before bien avant ; long before we were married bien avant notre mariage ; it wasn't long before he realized il ne lui a pas fallu longtemps pour se rendre compte ; he left not long before lunch il est parti peu de temps avant le déjeuner ; long since depuis longtemps ; they split up long since ils sont séparés depuis longtemps ; they've long since gone home il y a longtemps qu'ils sont partis ; he's no longer head il n'est plus chef ; I can't stand it any longer j'en ai assez ; 5 minutes, no longer! 5 minutes, pas plus! ; I can't stay any longer je ne peux pas rester plus longtemps ;2 ( for a long time) ( avant pp) depuis longtemps ; I had long wished to meet him j'avais envie de le rencontrer depuis longtemps ; that method has long been out of date cette méthode est depuis longtemps dépassée ; those days are long gone ce temps-là n'est plus ;3 ( throughout) ( après n) all night/day long toute la nuit/ la journée ; her whole life long toute sa vie.1 ( in time) aussi longtemps que ; borrow it for as long as you like tu peux le garder aussi longtemps que tu veux ; as long as possible/necessary aussi longtemps que possible/qu'il le faut ; as long as I live toute ma vie ;2 ( provided that) du moment que (+ indic), pourvu que (+ subj) ; as long as you're safe, that's all that matters du moment que tu es en sécurité, c'est tout ce qui compte ; as long as you keep me informed pourvu que tu me tiennes au courant.E vi to long for sth avoir très envie de qch, soupirer après qch liter ; to long for sb to do avoir très envie que qn fasse ; to long for sb avoir très envie de voir qn, se languir de qn liter ; to long to do ( be impatient) être très impatient de faire ; ( desire sth elusive) rêver de faire, brûler de faire liter.long time no see ○ ! hum ça fait une paye ○ qu'on ne s'est pas vus! ; she's not long for this world elle ne fera pas de vieux os ; so long ○ ! salut! ; to be long on sth ○ avoir beaucoup de [commonsense, experience] ; why all the long faces? vous en faites une tête ○ ! ; to pull a long face faire triste mine ; to have a long memory être rancunier/-ière. -
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∎ 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;∎ 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!∎ they're long on copper, they've taken a long position on copper ils ont investi dans le cuivre∎ that serve was long ce service était trop long∎ 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 substance2 noun∎ 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∎ all day/week long toute la journée/la semaine;∎ all my life long toute ma vie∎ to go long acheter à la hausse, prendre une position longue;∎ to buy long acheter à long terme∎ so long! salut!, à bientôt!□∎ 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 connaissanceStock Exchange titres mpl longs, obligations fpl longues(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∎ as long as you're going to the post office get me some stamps puisque tu vas à la poste, achète-moi des timbres(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'ordrelongtemps;∎ he's still in charge here, but not for long c'est encore lui qui s'en occupe, mais plus pour longtempsne...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 -
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❢ When how is used as a question word meaning in what way? or by what means? ( how did you get here?, how will you do it?) it is almost always translated by comment: comment es-tu arrivé ici? ; comment le feras-tu?When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which it is often translated by comment: I don't know how they did it = je ne sais pas comment ils l'ont fait ; tell me how you make a curry = dis-moi comment on fait un curry. When how is used as a conjunction meaning that it is almost always translated by que: he told me how he had stolen the money = il m'a dit qu'il avait volé l'argent ; it's amazing how they survived = c'est étonnant qu'ils aient survécu. For more examples and particular usages see below.1 (in what way, by what means) comment ; how did you make it? comment l'as-tu fait? ; I wonder how it works je me demande comment ça marche ; I don't know how he does it! je ne sais pas comment il le fait! ; to know how to do savoir faire ; I learned how to do it j'ai appris à le faire or comment on le fait ; how do you feel about it? qu'en penses-tu? ; how does the tune go? c'est quoi l'air? ;2 (enquiring about success, health etc) how are you? comment allez-vous? ; how's your foot/head? comment va ton pied/ta tête? ; how's your brother? comment va ton frère? ; tell me how she/your family is? dis-moi comment elle/ta famille va, dis-moi si elle/ta famille va bien ; how did the exam/interview go? comment s'est passé l'examen/l'entretien? ; how was the film/book? comment était le film/livre? ; how did you like the party/house? la fête/maison t'a plu? ; how's everything?, how are things? comment ça va? ; how do you do! ( greeting) enchanté! ;3 (in number, quantity etc questions) how much does this cost?, how much is this? combien ça coûte? ; how much do you/does it weigh? combien pèses-tu/pèse-t-il? ; how many times have you been to France? combien de fois es-tu allé en France? ; how many years have you lived here? depuis combien d'années habitez-vous ici? ; I don't know how many people will come je ne sais pas combien de personnes vont venir ; how much time/money is there left? combien de temps/d'argent reste-t-il? ; how long is the rope? de quelle longueur est cette corde? ; how long do you want it? de quelle longueur le veux-tu? ; how long will it take? combien de temps cela va-t-il prendre? ; how old is she? quel âge a-t-elle? ; how tall is the tree/your father? combien mesure l'arbre/ton père? ; how big is the garden? de quelle taille est le jardin? ; how far is it? c'est à quelle distance? ; tell me how old she is dis-moi son âge or quel âge elle a ; how often do you go there? tu y vas tous les combien? ; how soon can he get here? dans combien de temps peut-il venir? ;4 ( in exclamations) how wonderful/horrible! c'est fantastique/horrible! ; how nice you look! qu'est-ce que tu es beau!, comme tu es beau! ; how clever of you/him! comme c'est intelligent de ta/sa part! ; how wrong I was! qu'est-ce que j'ai eu tort!, comme j'ai eu tort! ; how it rained! qu'est-ce qu'il a plu!, comme il a plu! ; how you've grown! qu'est-ce que tu as grandi!, comme tu as grandi! ; how they shouted! qu'est-ce qu'ils ont crié! ;5 ○ ( in whichever way) comme ; you can decorate it how you like tu peux le décorer comme tu veux ;6 ( why) how could you? comment as-tu pu faire ça? ; how can he say that? comment peut-il dire une chose pareille? ;7 ( that) que ; he told me how he had found it on the bus il m'a dit qu'il l'avait trouvé dans l'autobus ; you know how he always arrives late tu sais qu'il arrive toujours en retard.B ○ how come adv phr pourquoi ; ‘I don't like him’-‘how come?’ ‘je ne l'aime pas’-‘pourquoi?’ ; how come you always get the best place/arrive first? comment se fait-il que tu aies toujours la meilleure place/tu arrives toujours le premier?1 ( what do you think?) I'll take you home, how's that? je te ramenerai chez toi, ça te va? ; how's that for an honest answer/an interesting job ça c'est une réponse honnête/un emploi intéressant! ;2 ( pardon?) ‘he's called Nicholas’-‘how's that?’ ‘il s'appelle Nicholas’-‘répète’.the how and the why of sth le pourquoi et le comment de qch ; and how! et comment! ; ‘did your mother tell you off?’-‘and how!’ ‘est-ce que ta mère t'a passé un savon ○ ?’-‘et comment!’ -
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how [haʊ]a. ( = in what way) comment• how did you come? comment êtes-vous venu ?• how do you like your steak? quelle cuisson voulez-vous pour votre bifteck ?• how did you like the film? comment avez-vous trouvé le film ?• how was the play? comment avez-vous trouvé la pièce ?• how is it that...? comment se fait-il que... + subj ?• how could you? comment as-tu pu faire une chose pareille ?• how could you do/say that? comment as-tu pu faire/dire une chose pareille ?• how can that be? comment cela ?• how come you aren't going out? (inf) pourquoi tu ne sors pas ?► how about... > (inf)how about going for a walk? et si on allait se promener ?• how about you? et toi ?b. how's that? (inf)( = how possible, in what way) comment ça ? ; ( = what is your opinion) qu'est-ce que tu en penses ? ; ( = agreed) d'accord ?• how's that for size/height? ça va pour la taille/la hauteur ?• how's that for luck? quelle veine ! (inf)c. (health) how are you? comment allez-vous ?• how do you do? (on being introduced) enchanté• how are things? (inf)• how's business? comment vont les affaires ?• how's life? (inf)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When how is used to ask about degree or quantity, eg how long?, how much?, look up the other word.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• how nice! comme c'est gentil !• how he has grown! comme il a grandi !• I can't tell you how glad I was to leave that place vous ne pouvez pas savoir à quel point j'étais heureux de quitter cet endroit• how splendid! c'est merveilleux !• how kind of you! c'est très aimable à vous !e. ( = that) que• she told me how she had seen the child lying on the ground elle m'a raconté qu'elle avait vu l'enfant couché par terre* * *Note: When how is used as a question word meaning in what way? or by what means? (how did you get here?, how will you do it?) it is almost always translated by comment: comment es-tu arrivé ici?; comment le feras-tu?When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which it is often translated by comment: I don't know how they did it = je ne sais pas comment ils l'ont fait; tell me how you make a curry = dis-moi comment on fait un curryWhen how is used as a conjunction meaning that it is almost always translated by que: he told me how he had stolen the money = il m'a dit qu'il avait volé l'argent; it's amazing how they survived = c'est étonnant qu'ils aient survécu[haʊ] 1.adverb, conjunction1) (in what way, by what means) comment2) ( when enquiring)how do you do! — ( greeting) enchanté!
3) (in number, quantity etc questions)how much does this cost? —
4) ( in exclamations)how nice you look! — que tu es beau/belle!
how it rained! — qu'est-ce qu'il a plu! (colloq)
5) (colloq) ( in whichever way) comme6) ( why)7) ( that) que2.(colloq) how come adverbial phrase3.‘how come?’ — ‘pourquoi?’
how's that adverbial phraseI'll take you home, how's that? — je te ramènerai chez toi, ça te va?
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