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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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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 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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[sə'vaɪv] 1.1) (live through) sopravvivere a [winter, operation]; scampare, sopravvivere a [accident, fire]; fig. sopravvivere a, superare [ crisis]2) (live longer than) sopravvivere a [ person]2.verbo intransitivo sopravvivere (anche fig.)to survive on sth. — vivere di qcs., sopravvivere grazie a qcs
* * *1) (to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc): Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident.) sopravvivere2) (to live longer than: He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons.) sopravvivere•- survival- surviving
- survivor* * *[sə'vaɪv] 1.1) (live through) sopravvivere a [winter, operation]; scampare, sopravvivere a [accident, fire]; fig. sopravvivere a, superare [ crisis]2) (live longer than) sopravvivere a [ person]2.verbo intransitivo sopravvivere (anche fig.)to survive on sth. — vivere di qcs., sopravvivere grazie a qcs
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I tend verb(to take care of; to look after: A shepherd tends his sheep.) guardar- tender
II tend verb1) (to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently: Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.)2) (to move, lean or slope in a certain direction: This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.) tender, tener tendencia•- tendencytend vb tender / tener tendenciatr[tend]1 (have tendency) tender (to, a), tener tendencia ((to, a)tend ['tɛnd] vt: atender, cuidar (de), ocuparse detend vi: tenderit tends to benefit the consumer: tiende a beneficiar al consumidorv.• cuidar v.• guardar v.• manejar v.• propender v.• servir v.• tender v.tend
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1) (have tendency, be inclined) tender*to tend to + INF — tender* a + inf
women tend to live longer than men — las mujeres tienden a or suelen vivir más que los hombres
he tends to catch colds easily — tiene tendencia or propensión a resfriarse
2) ( attend)to tend TO something/somebody — ocuparse de algo/alguien
2.
vt \<\<sheep/flock\>\> cuidar (de), ocuparse de; \<\<invalids/victims\>\> cuidar (de), atender*; \<\<garden/grave\>\> ocuparse de
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[tend]VI1)to tend to do sth — tender a hacer algo, soler hacer algo
men tend to die younger than women — los hombres tienden a or suelen morir más jóvenes que las mujeres
this type of material tends to shrink — este tipo de tela tiene tendencia a or tiende a or suele encoger
that tends to be the case — tiende a ser así, suele ser así
2)
II [tend]1. VT1) (=care for) [+ patient, invalid] cuidar, atender; [+ sheep, cattle, horses] cuidar, ocuparse de; [+ garden] ocuparse de; [+ grave] cuidar de; [+ fire] atender, ocuparse de2)to tend bar — (US) servir en el bar
2.VIto tend to — [+ patient, invalid] atender a, cuidar; [+ sheep, cattle, horses] cuidar, ocuparse de; [+ fire] atender, ocuparse de; [+ housework, wounds, needs] ocuparse de
* * *[tend]
1.
1) (have tendency, be inclined) tender*to tend to + INF — tender* a + inf
women tend to live longer than men — las mujeres tienden a or suelen vivir más que los hombres
he tends to catch colds easily — tiene tendencia or propensión a resfriarse
2) ( attend)to tend TO something/somebody — ocuparse de algo/alguien
2.
vt \<\<sheep/flock\>\> cuidar (de), ocuparse de; \<\<invalids/victims\>\> cuidar (de), atender*; \<\<garden/grave\>\> ocuparse de -
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transitive verbit's outlived its usefulness — es ist unbrauchbar geworden
* * *out·ˈlivevt1. (live longer than)▪ to \outlive sb jdn überleben▪ to \outlive sth etw überdauernthe system had \outlived its usefulness das System hatte ausgedient2. (survive)▪ to \outlive sth etw überleben a. fig* * *["aʊt'lɪv]vtto have outlived one's day — nicht mehr der/die sein, der/die man einmal war
2) (= come safely through) storm etc überstehen; disgrace etc sich reinigen (können) von (geh), frei werden von* * *outlive v/t überleben:she outlived him by four years sie überlebte ihn um vier Jahreb) etwas überdauern:have outlived its usefulness unbrauchbar geworden sein, ausgedient haben* * *transitive verb* * *v.überleben v. -
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1) (to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc): Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident.) overleve2) (to live longer than: He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons.) overleve•- survival- surviving
- survivor* * *1) (to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc): Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident.) overleve2) (to live longer than: He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons.) overleve•- survival- surviving
- survivor -
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survive [səˈvaɪv]• you'll survive! (ironic) vous n'en mourrez pas !* * *[sə'vaɪv] 1.transitive verb1) ( live through) lit survivre à [winter, operation]; réchapper de [accident]; fig surmonter [crisis]2) ( live longer than) survivre à [person]2.intransitive verb lit, fig survivre -
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out·'live [ˌaʊtʼlɪv] vt1) ( live longer than)to \outlive sb jdn überleben;to \outlive sth etw überdauern;the system had \outlived its usefulness das System hatte ausgedient2) ( survive)to \outlive sth etw überleben (a. fig) -
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A vtr1 ( live through) lit survivre à [winter, operation, heart attack] ; réchapper de [accident, fire, explosion] ; fig surmonter [recession, crisis, divorce] ; [government, politician] survivre à [vote] ;2 ( live longer than) survivre à [person] ; he is survived by a son and a daughter son fils et sa fille lui survivent ; to survive sb by 10 years survivre à qn de 10 ans.B vi lit, fig survivre ; to survive on sth vivre de qch ; to survive on £20 a week survivre avec 20 livres sterling par semaine ; I'll survive je m'en tirerai. -
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∎ I admit I was wrong je reconnais que j'ai eu tort;∎ I must admit it's more difficult than I thought je dois admettre que c'est plus difficile que je ne pensais;∎ he admitted (that) he had failed il a reconnu qu'il avait échoué;∎ she refused to admit defeat elle a refusé de reconnaître sa défaite;∎ no one would admit doing it personne ne voulait admettre l'avoir fait;∎ we had to admit the validity of his reasoning nous avons dû admettre la validité de son raisonnement;∎ it is generally admitted that women live longer than men il est généralement admis que les femmes vivent plus longtemps que les hommes∎ he admitted taking bribes il a reconnu avoir accepté des pots-de-vin;∎ I had to admit to myself that… j'ai dû m'avouer à moi-même que…(c) (allow to enter → person) laisser entrer, faire entrer; (→ air, light) laisser passer, laisser entrer;∎ admit two (on ticket) valable pour deux personnes;∎ children are not admitted les enfants ne sont pas admis;∎ he was admitted to hospital il a été hospitalisé;∎ to be admitted to university être admis à l'université(d) (accommodate) (pouvoir) contenir ou recevoir∎ the facts admit no other explanation d'après les faits, il n'y a pas d'autre explication possible∎ her behaviour admits of no excuse son attitude est inexcusable;∎ the text admits of only one interpretation le texte n'admet ou ne permet qu'une seule interprétation(acknowledge) admettre, reconnaître; (confess) avouer;∎ he admits to having opened the letter il a avoué avoir ouvert la lettre;∎ she did admit to a feeling of loss elle a effectivement avoué ressentir un sentiment de perte -
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1) (to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc): Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident.) sobrevivir2) (to live longer than: He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons.) sobrevivir (a)•- survival- surviving
- survivor
survive vb sobrevivirtr[sə'vaɪv]2 familiar (cope, get by) ir tirando, arreglárselas■ don't worry, we'll survive no te preocupes, nos las arreglaremos1 (disaster) sobrevivir a2 (person) sobrevivir a: sobrevivirsurvive vtoutlive: sobrevivir av.• sobrevivir v.sər'vaɪv, sə'vaɪv
1.
a) ( continue in existence) \<\<person/animal/plant\>\> sobrevivir; \<\<customadition/belief\>\> sobrevivir, perdurar; \<\<book/relic\>\> conservarseof the original expedition few survived — de los integrantes de la expedición inicial quedaban pocos vivos
b) (cope, get by) (colloq)how are you doing? - oh, surviving! — ¿qué tal andas? - ya lo ves, tirando (fam)
is it serious? - you'll survive — ¿es grave? - mira, de ésta no te mueres
to survive ON something: he survives on black coffee and fruit vive or se alimenta a base de café y fruta; I can just survive on $100 a week — con 100 dólares semanales apenas me alcanza para vivir
2.
vt1) \<\<accident/crash\>\> salir* con vida de; \<\<war/earthquake\>\> sobrevivir a; \<\<experience\>\> superar2) ( outlive) \<\<person\>\> sobrevivir[sǝ'vaɪv]1. VI1) (=remain alive, in existence) [person, species] sobrevivir; [painting, building, manuscript] conservarse; [custom] pervivir2) (=cope) sobrevivirI'll survive! — ¡de esta no me muero!, ¡sobreviviré!
Jim survives on £65 a fortnight — Jim se las arregla para vivir con 65 libras a la quincena
2. VT1) (=outlive) [+ person] sobrevivir ashe will probably survive me by many years — probablemente me sobreviva por muchos años, probablemente viva muchos más años que yo
2) (=not die in) [+ accident, illness, war] sobrevivir a3) (=cope with) aguantar, sobrellevarI couldn't survive the day without breakfast — no podría aguantar or sobrellevar el día sin desayunar
* * *[sər'vaɪv, sə'vaɪv]
1.
a) ( continue in existence) \<\<person/animal/plant\>\> sobrevivir; \<\<custom/tradition/belief\>\> sobrevivir, perdurar; \<\<book/relic\>\> conservarseof the original expedition few survived — de los integrantes de la expedición inicial quedaban pocos vivos
b) (cope, get by) (colloq)how are you doing? - oh, surviving! — ¿qué tal andas? - ya lo ves, tirando (fam)
is it serious? - you'll survive — ¿es grave? - mira, de ésta no te mueres
to survive ON something: he survives on black coffee and fruit vive or se alimenta a base de café y fruta; I can just survive on $100 a week — con 100 dólares semanales apenas me alcanza para vivir
2.
vt1) \<\<accident/crash\>\> salir* con vida de; \<\<war/earthquake\>\> sobrevivir a; \<\<experience\>\> superar2) ( outlive) \<\<person\>\> sobrevivir -
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1) (to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc): Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident.) overleve, leve (videre)2) (to live longer than: He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons.) overleve, være gjenlevende•- survival- surviving
- survivoroverleveverb \/səˈvaɪv\/1) overleve2) leve videre3) holde seg, leve (ennå)survive it's\/one's usefulness overleve seg selvsurvive on overleve på -
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1) (to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc): Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident.) lifa/komast af2) (to live longer than: He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons.) lifa e-n•- survival- surviving
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életben marad, túlél* * *1) (to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc): Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident.) életben marad2) (to live longer than: He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons.) túlél (vmit, vkit)•- survival- surviving
- survivor -
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1) (to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc): Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident.) sobreviver2) (to live longer than: He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons.) sobreviver•- survival- surviving
- survivor* * *sur.vive[səv'aiv] vt 1 viver mais, permanecer vivo. 2 sobreviver. 3 subsistir, permanecer, remanescer. -
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v. hayatta kalmak, sağ kalmak, kalmak, geriye kalmak, daha uzun yaşamak, yadigâr kalmak, dayanmak, göğüs germek* * *hayatta kal* * *1) (to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc): Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident.) hayatta/sağ kalmak2) (to live longer than: He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons.)...-den daha uzun yaşamak•- survival- surviving
- survivor -
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1) (to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc): Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident.) preživeti2) (to live longer than: He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons.) preživeti•- survival- surviving
- survivor* * *[səváiv]1.transitive verbpreživeti (koga ali kaj); živeti dljè kot;2.intransitive verbostati pri življenju; obdržati se (npr. običaj) -
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• elää kauemmin kuin• kestää• jäädä eloon• jäädä• jäädä henkiin• jäädä eloon jälkeen• selviytyä• suoriutua• säilyä hengissä• talvehtia* * *1) (to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc): Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident.) selvitä hengissä2) (to live longer than: He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons.) elää kauemmin kuin•- survival- surviving
- survivor -
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1. transitive verb 2. intransitive verb[Person:] überleben; [Schriften, Gebäude, Traditionen:] erhalten bleiben* * *1) (to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc): Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident.) überleben2) (to live longer than: He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons.) überleben•- academic.ru/72445/survival">survival- surviving
- survivor* * *sur·vive[səˈvaɪv, AM sɚˈ-]I. vi1. (stay alive) überleben, am Leben bleiben2. ( fig: not be destroyed) überleben, erhalten bleiben; monument überdauern; tradition fortbestehenII. vt2. (still exist after)▪ to \survive sth fire, flood etw überstehen3. (outlive)▪ to \survive sb jdn überleben* * *[sə'vaɪv]1. vi(person, animal etc) überleben, am Leben bleiben; (in job) sich halten (können); (house, treasures, book, play) erhalten bleiben; (custom, religion) weiterleben, fortbestehenonly five copies survive or have survived — nur fünf Exemplare sind erhalten
you'll survive (iro) — das wirst du schon überleben!
he survived to tell the tale — er hat als Zeuge überlebt; (hum) er hat es überlebt (hum)
2. vtüberleben; experience, accident also (lebend) überstehen; (house, objects) fire, flood überstehen; (inf) heat, boredom etc aushaltento survive the ages — die Jahrhunderte überdauern
he was survived by his wife — seine Frau überlebte ihn
* * *A v/i1. überleben (auch fig), am Leben bleiben, mit dem Leben davonkommen2. noch leben oder bestehen, übrig geblieben sein3. weiterleben, fortleben, -bestehenB v/t1. jemanden oder etwas überleben, überdauern, länger leben als:he is survived by his wife and two sons er hinterlässt eine Frau und zwei Söhne2. eine Katastrophe etc überleben, -stehen3. umg aushalten, ertragen* * *1. transitive verb 2. intransitive verb[Person:] überleben; [Schriften, Gebäude, Traditionen:] erhalten bleiben* * *v.durchstehen v.fort bestehen ausdr.fortbestehen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.überleben v.überstehen v.
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