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1 the long and the short of it
the whole story in a few words.خُلاصَة المَوضوع، باخْتِصار -
2 in the long run
in the end:في المَدى البَعيدWe thought we would save money, but in the long run our spending was about the same as usual.
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3 long
I [lɔŋ]1. adjective1) measuring a great distance from one end to the other:طَويلlong legs.
2) having a great period of time from the first moment to the last:طَويلa long delay.
3) measuring a certain amount in distance or time:طول، في الطولThe television programme was just over an hour long.
4) away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time:لمدة طويلهWill you be long?
5) reaching to a great distance in space or time:لمسافةٍ او مُدَّةٍ طويلَه2. adverb1) a great period of time:بوَقْت ٍ طويلThis happened long before you were born.
2) for a great period of time:لمُدَّةٍ طَويلَه II [lɔŋ] verbHave you been waiting long?
( often with for) to wish very much:يَشْتاق، يَتوقُ إلىI am longing for a drink.
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4 long drawn out
going on for a long time:طويلَة الأمَد، اسْتَمَرَّت طَويلاa long-drawn-out meeting/scream.
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5 the other day
not long ago:مُنْذُ أيّام، مُنْذُ بِضْعَةِ أيّامI saw Mr Smith the other day.
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6 as long as
1) provided only that:ما دامAs/So long as you're happy, it doesn't matter what you do.
2) while; during the time that:بَينَما، أثْناءAs long as he's here I'll have more work to do.
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7 at (long) last
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8 at (long) last
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9 be etc long in the tooth
(of a person or animal) to be, become etc, old:يشيخُ، يَتَقَدَّمُ في السِّنI'm getting a bit long in the tooth to climb mountains.
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10 get etc long in the tooth
(of a person or animal) to be, become etc, old:يشيخُ، يَتَقَدَّمُ في السِّنI'm getting a bit long in the tooth to climb mountains.
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11 so long as
1) provided only that:ما دامAs/So long as you're happy, it doesn't matter what you do.
2) while; during the time that:بَينَما، أثْناءAs long as he's here I'll have more work to do.
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12 all (the) year long etc
throughout the whole year:على مَدار السَّنَهThe weather is so good here that we can swim all (the) year round.
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13 all (the) year long etc
throughout the whole year:على مَدار السَّنَهThe weather is so good here that we can swim all (the) year round.
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14 out for the count
1) (of a boxer) still not standing after the count of ten.لم يقِف المُلاكِـم بَـعـد العَـد العاشِر2) exhausted; asleep:نائِم، مُرهَقHe was out for the count for several hours after his long walk.
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15 all the fashion
very fashionable:شائِعه جِداً في الأزْياءLong skirts were all the fashion last year.
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16 bring (something) out into the open
to make (something) public:يَكْشِف، يَجْعَلُ الأمْر مَعْروفا للجُمْهورThis affair has been kept a secret for too long – it's time it was brought out into the open.
Arabic-English dictionary > bring (something) out into the open
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17 bring (something) out into the open
to make (something) public:يَكْشِف، يَجْعَلُ الأمْر مَعْروفا للجُمْهورThis affair has been kept a secret for too long – it's time it was brought out into the open.
Arabic-English dictionary > bring (something) out into the open
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18 flame of the forest
a tropical tree with large bright-red flowers and long brown pods.شَجَرَة إسْتِوائِيَّه ذات زهور حَمْراء•Remark: see also inflammable. -
19 talk nineteen to the dozen
to talk (to one another) continually or for a long time.يَتَكَلَّم باسْتِمْرار -
20 French beans
the long green edible pods of a type of bean.لوبياء، فاصولياء
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