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1 the long and the short of it
kort sagt, huvudsaken* * *(the whole story in a few words.) summan av kardemumman, kontentan -
2 the long and the short of it is
summan av kardemumman, kontentanEnglish-Swedish dictionary > the long and the short of it is
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3 the long journey
den långa marschen (kommunisternas krossande marsch genom Kina under Mao Zedongs ledning (1934)) -
4 in the long run
på lång sikt; när det kommer till kritan* * *(in the end: We thought we would save money, but in the long run our spending was about the same as usual.) i långa loppet -
5 in the long view
på lång sikt -
6 night of the long knives
de långa knivarnas natt (blodig helg 1934 när Hitler mördade och "renade" de som stod i hans väg) -
7 pull the long bow
överdriva -
8 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 -
9 long drawn out
(going on for a long time: The meeting was long drawn out; a long-drawn-out meeting/scream.) långdragen -
10 the other day
(not long ago: I saw Mr Smith the other day.) häromdagen -
11 the king is dead long live the king!
kungen är död länge leve kungenEnglish-Swedish dictionary > the king is dead long live the king!
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12 the king is dead-long live the king
kungen är död-länge leve kungen (officiellt påbud vid utropande av ny kung på grund av den gamle kungens död; uppmuntrande av fortsatt handlande)English-Swedish dictionary > the king is dead-long live the king
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13 long arm of the law
lagens långa arm -
14 as long as / so long as
1) (provided only that: As/So long as you're happy, it doesn't matter what you do.) bara []2) (while; during the time that: As long as he's here I'll have more work to do.) så länge [] -
15 at (long) last
(in the end, especially after a long delay: Oh, there he is at (long) last!) långt om länge, äntligen -
16 at (long) last
(in the end, especially after a long delay: Oh, there he is at (long) last!) långt om länge, äntligen -
17 get etc long in the tooth
((of a person or animal) to be, become etc, old: I'm getting a bit long in the tooth to climb mountains.) vara (bli) gammal -
18 out for the count
1) ((of a boxer) still not standing after the count of ten.) uträknad2) (exhausted; asleep: He was out for the count for several hours after his long walk.) slut, färdig -
19 all the fashion
(very fashionable: Long skirts were all the fashion last year.) högsta mode -
20 bring (something) out into the open
(to make (something) public: This affair has been kept a secret for too long - it's time it was brought out into the open.) dra någonting fram i ljusetEnglish-Swedish dictionary > bring (something) out into the open
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