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1 longing
adj. längtande, längtansfull, begärlig, trängtande--------n. längtan, begär, saknad* * *noun (a great desire or wish for something: She looked at the cakes with longing.) längtan -
2 longing for
längtan, trånad -
3 long
adj. lång; långvarig; långsträckt; orimlig (chans etc.); avlägsen--------adv. länge; för länge sedan; lång tid; hel--------n. lång tid; lång sak--------v. längta efter, tråna efter, trängta efter; sakna* * *I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) lång2) (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.) lång3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) lång4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) länge, långvarig5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) lång [], gott []2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) långt2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) länge•- 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.) längta efter- longing- longingly -
4 craving
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5 desire
n. begär; längtan; önskan--------v. önska, uttrycka en önskan* * *1. noun(a wish or longing: I have a sudden desire for a bar of chocolate; I have no desire ever to see him again.) önskan, längtan, åtrå, begär2. verb(to long for or feel desire for: After a day's work, all I desire is a hot bath.) önska [], åstunda, åtrå- desirability -
6 nostalgia
n. nostalgi (längtande till det som varit, saknad, sentimentalitet)* * *[no'stæl‹ə](a longing for past times: She felt a great nostalgia for her childhood.) nostalgi- nostalgically -
7 sigh
n. suck--------v. sucka; tråna, längta* * *1. verb1) (to take a long, deep-sounding breath showing tiredness, sadness, longing etc: She sighed with exasperation.) sucka2) (to say, or express, with sighs: `I've still got several hours' work to do,' he sighed.) sucka2. noun(an act of sighing.) suck -
8 wish
n. vilja; önskan; ambition; önskemål; önskeuppfyllelse; hälsning, välsignelse--------v. vilja, önska, vilja ha; ha lust; hoppas; sträva efter; tillönska, lyckönska; tvinga* * *[wiʃ] 1. verb1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) önska []2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) önska, vilja3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) önska2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) önskan, längtan2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) önskning, önskemål3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) hälsning•- wishing-well -
9 wistful
adj. längtansfull; tankfull, grubblande* * *['wistful](thoughtful and rather sad, (as if) longing for something with little hope: The dog looked into the butcher's window with a wistful expression on his face.) längtansfull, trånande- wistfulness
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Longing — may refer to:*Longing (album): an unreleased 1974 album by singer Dusty Springfield *Longing (X Japan song): a song by Japanese metalband X Japan *Longing (Helloween song): power ballad by German speed metal band Helloween … Wikipedia
longing — (n.) “yearning, desire,” O.E. langung longing, weariness, sadness, dejection, from LONG (Cf. long) (v.). Related: Longingly … Etymology dictionary
longing — [adj] desirous anxious, ardent, avid, craving, eager, hungry, languishing, pining, ravenous, wishful, wistful, yearning; concept 403 Ant. despising, hating, loathing longing [n] strong desire ambition, aspiration, coveting, craving, fire in the… … New thesaurus
Longing — Long ing, n. An eager desire; a craving; a morbid appetite; an earnest wish; an aspiration. [1913 Webster] Put on my crown; I have immortal longings in me. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
longing — index desire, eager, jealous, predisposition, will (desire) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
longing — ► NOUN ▪ a yearning desire. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing a yearning desire. DERIVATIVES longingly adverb … English terms dictionary
longing — [lôŋ′iŋ] n. [see LONG2] strong desire; yearning adj. feeling or showing a yearning longingly adv … English World dictionary
longing — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, desperate, great, intense, overwhelming, passionate, terrible, wild ▪ She had a desperate longing to go back … Collocations dictionary
longing — long|ing [ˈlɔŋıŋ US ˈlo:ŋıŋ] n [singular, U] a strong feeling of wanting something or someone ▪ She looked back with longing on the good old days. longing for ▪ His heart was filled with longing for Cynthia. longing to ▪ She felt a longing to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
longing — [[t]lɒ̱ŋɪŋ, AM lɔ͟ːŋ [/t]] longings N VAR: oft N for n, N to inf If you feel longing or a longing for something, you have a rather sad feeling because you want it very much. He felt a longing for the familiar... Imelda spoke of her longing to… … English dictionary
longing — I UK [ˈlɒŋɪŋ] / US [ˈlɔŋɪŋ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms longing : singular longing plural longings a strong feeling of wanting someone or something Jean ached with longing to return home and see her family again. His longing for… … English dictionary
