the children won't be long

une chemise à manches longues — a shirt with long sleeves, a long-sleeved shirt

ta longue habitude des enfants — your great experience of children

une traversée longue de 40 minutes — a 40 minute crossing

aliment long à cuire — food that takes a long time to cook

être en longue maladie — to be on extended sick leave

il trouve le temps long — time hangs heavy on his hands

pendant de longues heures/années — for hours/years

s'habiller long — to wear longer skirts

marcher de long en large — to pace up and down

courir tout le long du chemin — to run all the way

tomber de tout son long — to fall flat (on one's face)

aux cheveux longs — with long hair, long-haired

C'est encore long jusqu'à Noël. — It's still a long time till Christmas.

Ce sera long? — Will it take long?, Will it take a long time?

être long à faire — to take a long time to do

de longue durée — long-term

un contrat de longue durée; un contrat longue durée — a long-term contract

capitaine au long cours — master mariner

faire long feu — to fizzle out

ne pas faire long feu — not to last long

en dire long — to speak volumes

un silence qui en dit long — a silence that speaks volumes

en savoir long — to know a great deal

de 3 m de long — 3m long, 3m in length

un bateau de trois mètres de long — a boat 3m long

en long — lengthwise, lengthways

s'étaler de tout son long — to fall flat on one's face

Il s'est étalé de tout son long. — He fell flat on his face.

le long de — along

tout le long de — all along

Il y a des chemins de randonnée tout le long de la côte. — There are footpaths all along the coast.

à la longue — in the end

Elle a fini par agacer tout le monde à la longue. — In the end she got on everybody's nerves.

two inches/weeks long — zwei Zoll/Wochen lang

in the long term — auf lange Sicht; langfristig

long suit — lange Farbe

take long — lange dauern

before long — bald

the long and the short of it is... — der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist...

not long before I... — kurz bevor ich...

long since — [schon] seit langem

don't be long! — beeil dich!

much longer — viel länger

not wait any/much longer — nicht mehr länger/viel länger warten

as 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

it is 6 feet long — es ist 6 Fuß lang

to be long in the leg — lange Beine haben

to pull a long face — ein langes Gesicht machen

it's a long way — das ist weit

it's a long way to Hamburg — nach Hamburg ist es weit

to have a long memory — ein gutes Gedächtnis haben

it's a long time since I saw her — ich habe sie schon lange nicht mehr gesehen

will you need it for a long time? — brauchen Sie es lange?

he's been here (for) a long time — er ist schon lange hier

she was abroad for a long time —

to take a long look at sth — etw lange or ausgiebig betrachten

how long is the film? — wie lange dauert der Film?

to take the long view — etw auf lange Sicht betrachten

a long drink (mixed) — ein Longdrink m

a long gin —

I'd like something long and cool — ich möchte einen kühlen Longdrink

to be long in or about doing sth — lange zu etw brauchen

don't be long! — beeil dich!

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

all night long — die ganze Nacht

long ago — vor langer Zeit

not long ago — vor Kurzem

long before — lange vorher

long before now — viel früher

not long before I met you — kurz bevor ich dich kennenlernte

not long before that — kurz davor

at the longest — höchstens

as long as — so lange wie

we waited as long as we could — wir haben gewartet, solange wir konnten

(in comp) how much longer can you stay? — wie lange können Sie noch bleiben?

I can't wait any longer — ich kann nicht mehr länger warten

if that noise goes on any longer — wenn der Lärm weitergeht

I'll wait no longer I'll insist no longer — ich warte nicht länger ich werde nicht weiter darauf bestehen

so long! (inf) — tschüs(s)! (inf), bis später!

the long and the short of it is that... — kurz gesagt..., der langen Rede kurzer Sinn...

before long — bald

are you going for long? —

I won't stay for long — ich bleibe nicht lange

it won't take long — das dauert nicht lange

it didn't take long before... — es dauerte nicht lange, bis...

I won't take long — ich brauche nicht lange (dazu)

he longed for his wife to return — er wartete sehnsüchtig auf die Rückkehr seiner Frau

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

he longed to know what was happening — er hätte zu gerne gewusst, was vorging

I'm longing to see my cat again — ich möchte meine Katze so gern wiedersehen

I'm longing to see that film — ich will den Film unbedingt sehen

how I long for a cup of tea/a shower — wie ich mich nach einer Tasse Tee/einer Dusche sehne

be long in the tooth — nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein

two inches/weeks long — zwei Zoll/Wochen lang

in the long run — auf die Dauer; auf lange Sicht

in the long term — auf lange Sicht; langfristig

what a long time you've been away! — du warst aber lange [Zeit] fort!

have a long memory for something — etwas nicht so schnell vergessen

long suit — lange Farbe

take long — lange dauern

before long — bald

it is long since... — es ist lange her, dass...

the long and the short of it is... — der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist...

I knew her long before I met you — ich kenne sie schon viel länger als dich

not long before I... — kurz bevor ich...

long since — [schon] seit langem

don't be long! — beeil dich!

much longer — viel länger

not wait any/much longer — nicht mehr länger/viel länger warten

as 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

trop tarder à faire quelque chose — to wait too long to do something

sans tarder — immediately

sans plus tarder — without further delay

elle n'a pas tardé à faire la même chose — she lost no time in doing the same thing

il ne tardera pas à s'en rendre compte — he'll soon realize

ne tardez pas! — don't delay!

les enfants ne vont pas tarder (à arriver) — the children won't be long

elle tarde à revenir — she's taking a long time

ça ne va pas tarder — it won't be long

ça n'a pas tardé — it wasn't long coming

il me tarde de la revoir/qu'elle parte — I'm longing to see her again/for her to go

tarder à faire — to delay doing

sans tarder — without delay

sans plus tarder — without further delay

il me tarde d'être... — I am longing to be...

hai preso l'ombrello? — have you taken your umbrella?

prendi quella borsa — take that bag

prendere qc in spalla — to shoulder sth

prendere qc per il manico — to take sth by the handle

andare a prendere qc — to go and get sth

vai a prendermi gli occhiali — go and get my glasses

venire a prendere qn — to come and get sb

potresti venire a prendermi alla stazione? — could you come and get me from the station?

prendere qn per i capelli — to grab sb by the hair

è stato preso dalla polizia — he was caught by the police

l'ho preso mentre tentava di scappare — I caught him trying to escape

ho preso un grosso pesce — I caught a huge fish

la cintura mi è rimasta presa nella porta — my belt got caught in the door

non so che strada prendere — I don't know which road to take

ha preso il treno — he took the train, he went by train

preferisco prendere l'aereo anziché il treno — I prefer to go by plane rather than by train

la nave ha preso il largo — the ship put out to sea

prendere le misure di qn — to take sb's measurements

prendere le generalità di qn — to take down sb's particulars

prendere nota di — to take note of

quanto prende al mese? — how much does he earn a month?

quanto prende per un taglio di capelli? — how much do you charge for a haircut?

le ha prese — he got a good hiding

ho preso uno spavento — I got such a fright

ho preso freddo — I've caught a chill

ho preso l'influenza — I've caught (the) flu

ho preso un bel voto — I got a good mark

non so come la prenderà — I don't know how he'll take the news

non prendo nulla fuori pasto — I don't eat between meals

prendo un caffè — I'll have a coffee

prendi pure — help yourself

prendere un impegno — to take on a commitment

ha preso uno strano odore — it smells funny

prendere l'abitudine di — to get into the habit of

(pervadere) essere preso dai rimorsi — to be full of remorse

essere preso dal panico — to be panic-stricken

cosa ti prende? — what's got into you?

quel film mi ha preso — that film caught my imagination

(scambiare) prendere qn/qc per — to mistake sb/sth for

mi ha preso per mio fratello — he mistook me for my brother

per chi mi prendi? — who do you think I am?, what do you take me for?

prendere qn per il verso giusto — to handle sb the right way

prendere qn con le buone/cattive — to handle sb tactfully/rudely

so come prenderlo — I know how to handle him

il tavolo prende poco posto — the table doesn't take up much room

questo lavoro mi sta prendendo troppo tempo — this work is taking up too much of my time

(cominciare) prendere a fare qc — to begin to do sth, start doing sth

prendersela — (adirarsi) to get annoyed, (preoccuparsi) to get upset, worry

prendersela a male — to take offence

prendersela con qn — to get angry with sb

perché te la prendi sempre con me? — why do you always pick on me?

prendersela comoda — to take it easy

(fraseologia) prendere da qn — (assomigliare) to take after sb

prendere a calci qn — to kick sb

prendere qn per fame — to starve sb into submission

prendere o lasciare — take it or leave it

prendersi la soddisfazione (di) — to have the satisfaction (of)

prendersi una vacanza — to take a holiday

prendersi cura di qn/qc — to look after sb/sth

prendersi gioco di qn — to mock sb

prendere parte a — to take part in

prendere fuoco — to catch fire

(andare) prendere a destra — to go o turn right

prendere per i campi — to go across the fields

(fraseologia) mi è preso un colpo — I got such a fright

mi è preso freddo — I started feeling cold

mi è presa la voglia di andare al mare — I feel like going to the seaside

prendersi a pugni — to come to blows, punch each other

prendersi a calci — to kick each other

prendere qcn. per il braccio, per (la) mano — to take sb. by the arm, hand

tieni, prendi! — here! catch!

prendere qcs. al volo — to catch sth. in midair

il martello si prende per il manico — you hold a hammer by the handle

l'hanno preso mentre rubava — they caught him stealing

prendetelo! — stop him!

ha preso l'aereo per andare a Madrid — he went to Madrid by air

sei riuscito a prendere il treno? — did you manage to catch the train?

prendi la prima a destra — take the first turn on the right

non ho preso abbastanza soldi — I haven't brought enough money

prendi la sciarpa, fa freddo — take your scarf, it's cold

mi hanno preso tutti i gioielli — I had all my jewellery stolen

prendere un libro in biblioteca — to get a book out of the library

andare a prendere i bambini a scuola — to collect the children from school

è venuta a prendermi alla stazione — she picked me up at the station

non prendi qcs. (da bere, da mangiare)? — won't you have sth. to eat or drink?

prenderò il pesce — I'll have the fish

prendere il tè senza zucchero — not to put sugar in one's tea

posso prendere un altro pasticcino? — can I have another cake?

andare a prendere un caffè, una birra — to go for a coffee, beer

prendere una (camera) doppia — to take a double room

prendi anche del prosciutto — get some ham too

di solito prendiamo La Stampa — we usually take La Stampa

prendo 1.000 euro al mese — I get 1,000 euros a month

quanto prende all'ora? — how much does he charge an hour?

prendere una telefonata — to take a telephone call

prendere ordini da qcn. — to take orders from sb

prendere qcn. a calci, a pugni — to kick, to punch sb

prendere le cose come vengono — to take things as they come

prendere male qcs. — to take sth. badly

prendere qcn. in simpatia, in antipatia — to take a liking, disliking to sb

prendere cattive abitudini — to get into bad habits

prendere a fare — to start doing

ho preso un colpo contro il banco — I bumped into the desk

quando tempo ti prenderà la riunione? — how long will you be in the meeting?

costruire il muro non prenderà tanto tempo — the wall won't take long to build

prendere qcn. come balia — to take sb. on as a nanny

prendere qcn. come socio — to take sb. into partnership

essere preso da un libro — to be involved in a book

farsi prendere da — to get involved in

prendiamo Luca, per esempio — take Luca, for example

per chi mi prendi? — what do you take me for?

mi hai preso forse per la tua serva? — I'm not your slave, you know!

non prenderla come una critica — don't take it as a criticism

è molto gentile se lo sai prendere — he is very nice when you know how to handle him

lui sa come prenderla — he knows how to manage her

farsi prendere le misure per — to get oneself measured for

prendere appunti — to take notes

prendere in prestito — to borrow

prendere in affitto — to rent

prendere posto — to take one's seat

prendere piede — to catch on, to take root

le ha prese di santa ragione — he got a sound beating

prendere a sinistra — to go left

prendere per i campi — to head off across the fields

cosa ti prende? — what's come over you?

- rsi le dita nella porta — to catch one's fingers in the door

-rsi a cuore qcn., qcs. — to take sb., sth. to heart

-rsi cura di qcn. — to take care of sb. to look after sb.

-rsi la libertà di fare qcs. — to take the liberty of doing sth.

- rsi per mano — to join hands

prendere o lasciare — take it or leave it

to take sb. by the hand — prendere qcn. per (la) mano

to take a knife to sb. — vibrare coltellate contro qcn

to take drugs — fare uso di droga

I'll take some apples, please — vorrei delle mele, per favore

take a seat! — accomodatevi!

to take sb. sth. to take sth. to sb. portare qcs. a qcn.; to take the car to the garage portare la macchina dal meccanico; did he take an umbrella (with him)? — ha preso l'ombrello?

to take sb. to school — accompagnare qcn. a scuola

I'll take you up to your room — ti accompagno alla tua camera

I'll take you through the procedure — vi illustrerò la procedura

his work takes him to many different countries — il suo lavoro lo porta a viaggiare in molti paesi

what took you to Rome? — cosa ti ha portato a Roma?

take the first turn on the right — prendi la prima (svolta) a destra

will you take Ј10 for the radio? — vi vanno bene 10 sterline per la radio?

take it or leave it! — prendere o lasciare!

vodka? I can take it or leave it! — la vodka? mi è indifferente

he just sat there and took it! — è stato lì e ha incassato senza battere ciglio!

he can't take a joke — non accetta le battute, non sta allo scherzo

I can't take any more! — non ce la faccio più!

it takes patience to do — ci vuole pazienza per fare

it takes two hours to do — ci vogliono due ore per fare

it won't take long — non ci vorrà molto

it took her 5 minutes to repair it — ci ha impiegato 5 minuti a ripararlo

the wall won't take long to build — costruire il muro non prenderà tanto tempo

it will take some doing! — sarà dura!

he'll take some persuading — ci vorrà del bello e del buono per convincerlo

to take sth. well, badly, seriously — prendere qcs. bene, male, sul serio

to take the view o attitude that — essere dell'avviso che

I take it that — suppongo che

to take sb. for o to be sth. prendere qcn. per; what do you take me for? per chi mi prendi? what do you take this poem to mean? — che significato dai a questa poesia?

take John (for example),... — prendi John (per esempio)

the suitcase won't take any more clothes — nella valigia non ci stanno più vestiti

to take sb. for French — fare lezione di francese a qcn

to take a trick — fare un punto