long

I 1. [[t]loŋ[/t]] adjective

1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) long

2) (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.) long

3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) de long, durant

4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) pour longtemps

5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) bon

2. adverb

1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) longtemps avant

2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) longtemps

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- 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 [[t]loŋ[/t]] verb

((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) avoir très envie de qqch.

- longing

- longingly

English-French dictionary. 2014.