long
(in distance)
[rope, hair, table, tunnel] long (longue)
→ a very long piece of string
→ Lucy had long dark hair.
→ Long grass is important for wildlife.
→ Her legs were long and thin.
→ Trains to London emerge from a long tunnel.
→ I went for a long walk.
She's got long hair. Elle a les cheveux longs.
how long ...?, How long is this river? Quelle est la longueur de ce fleuve?
a long way, It's a long way to school. L'école est loin.
We walked a long way. Nous avons beaucoup marché.
a long way away loin
The house was a long way away. La maison était loin.
6 metres long (long) de 6 mètres
The room is 6 metres long. La pièce fait six mètres de long.
(in time)
[meeting, discussion, film, book] long (longue)
→ It was a long meeting.
→ This is a long film, three hours and seven minutes.
→ He was making quite a long speech.
a long time, I've been waiting a long time. J'attends depuis longtemps.
It takes a long time. Ça prend du temps.
how long ...?, How long is this course? Quelle est la durée de ce cours?, Combien de temps dure ce cours?
How long is the flight? Quelle est la durée du vol?, Combien de temps dure le vol?
to be three hours long durer trois heures
The film is three hours long. Le film dure trois heures.
→ The average commuter journey there is five hours long.
a long time ago il y a longtemps
→ He must have started writing his book a long time ago.
at long last enfin
→ And so, at long last, the project came to an end.
→ Here, at long last, was the moment he had waited for.
in the long run à la longue, finalement
so long! * salut !
→ Well, so long, pal, see you around.
adv
(=a long time) longtemps
I won't stay long. Je ne resterai pas longtemps.
Have you been here long? Vous êtes ici depuis longtemps ?
I won't be long. Je n'en ai pas pour longtemps.
→ "What's happened to her?" -- "I'm sure she won't be long."
Don't be long! Fais vite!, Dépêche-toi!
It won't be long before the policy is introduced nationwide. Cette politique sera bientôt introduite dans tout le pays.
It wasn't long before I started to get irritated. J'ai vite commencé à m'énerver.
how long? combien de temps?
How long did you stay there? Combien de temps êtes-vous resté là-bas?
→ How long can you stay?
How long have you been here? Depuis combien de temps êtes-vous ici?
it won't take long ça ne prendra pas beaucoup de temps
→ Repairs to the cable did not take long.
long ago il y a longtemps
→ I learned long ago to avoid these invitations.
long before (prep)
bien avant
I left long before her. Je suis parti bien avant elle.
long after (prep)
longtemps après
not long after our arrival peu après notre arrivée
→ Not long after our arrival a curious thing happened.
(adv)
longtemps après
not long after (adv)
peu de temps après
She got home not long after. Elle est arrivée chez elle peu de temps après.
before long bientôt
They're bound to catch him before long. Ils vont certainement bientôt l'arrêter.
Before long we were all safely back home. Nous étions bientôt tous rentrés sains et saufs.
not for long pas longtemps
"Did you live there?" -- "Not for long." "Vous y avez vécu ?" -- "Pas pendant longtemps."
Stevens did not walk free for long. Stevens n'est pas resté longtemps en liberté.
→ Britain will not remain outside the euro for long.
→ I'm an active person who can't sit down for long.
(=through)
all night long toute la nuit
→ We played that record all night long.
all year long toute l'année
→ People save all year long for their holidays.
(=for a long time)
he had long understood that ... il avait compris depuis longtemps que ...
as long as, so long as (expressing a condition)
pourvu que
I'll come as long as it's not too expensive. Je viendrai pourvu que ça ne soit pas trop cher.
→ Tiles can be fixed to any surface as long as it's flat.
→ Detergent cannot harm a fabric, so long as it has been properly dissolved.
(=when) tant que
You can't turn the heating off as long as the system is on. On ne peut pas éteindre le chauffage tant que le système est en marche.
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longer
n
the long and the short of it is that ... le fin mot de l'histoire c'est que ...
→ Anyway, the long and the short of it is that we got our money back in the end.
vi to long for sth avoir très envie de qch → They longed for green trees and open spaces. to long to do sth avoir très envie de faire qch → I'm longing to meet her. I'm longing to see my boyfriend again. J'ai très envie de revoir mon copain.
long-awaited
adj très attendu (e)
→ ... the long-awaited signing of a peace agreement.
→ ... his long awaited autobiography.
long-distance
[journey] long (longue)
→ Trains are reliable, cheap and best for long-distance journeys.
[flight] long-courrier
[race] de fond
[runner] de fond
→ He has always been a keen middle and long-distance runner.
[phone call] longue distance inv
→ He received a long-distance phone call from his girlfriend in Colorado.
adv
[phone, call]
I phoned Nicola long-distance. J'ai téléphoné à Nicola, c'était un appel longue distance.
long-distance call
n communication f longue distance
→ I made a long-distance call to Aberdeen.
long-drawn-out
adj interminable
long drink
n long drink m
long-grain rice
n riz m long
long-haired
adj
[person] aux cheveux longs
long-haul (TRANSPORT)
n transport m à longue distance
modif
[flight, aircraft, airline, service] long-courrier
→ the unpleasant side-effects of long-haul flights
long-hours culture
n (BUSINESS) tendance à faire de longues journées de travail tendance à faire de longues journées de travail
long johns
npl caleçons mpl longs
long jump
n (SPORT) saut m en longueur
long jumper
n (SPORT) sauteur (-euse) m/f en longueur
long-lasting
adj durable
→ One of the long-lasting effects of the infection is damage to a valve in the heart ...
→ Civil aircraft engines must be quiet, non-polluting, reliable and long-lasting.
long-legged
adj
[person] aux jambes longues
[animal] à longues pattes
long-life
adj
[batteries] longue durée inv
[milk] longue conservation
long-list , longlist
n
[+candidates] (for job, award)
première liste f de sélection, présélection f
→ There are 27 riders on the long-list.
vt
[+candidates] (for job, award)
faire figurer sur une première liste de sélection, <TRAN> présélectionner
to be long-listed figurer sur une première liste de sélection
She was long-listed for the senior team. Elle figurait sur une première liste de sélection pour l'équipe senior.
long-lost
adj
[son, brother, friend] perdu (e) de vue depuis longtemps
→ the arrival of their long-lost cousins
long-playing
adj
long-playing record (disque m ) 33 tours m inv
long-range
adj
[missile, rocket] à longue portée
→ He is very keen to reach agreement with the US on reducing long-range nuclear missiles.
[planning] à long terme
→ a long-range strategy for improving US education
[weather forecast] à long terme
long-running
adj
[dispute, feud, battle] long (longue)
→ ... a long-running trade dispute ...
[play] à l'affiche depuis longtemps
[TV programme] qui dure depuis longtemps
He was best-known for his role in the long-running television series Kojak. Il était surtout connu pour son rôle dans la série Kojak, qui avait duré très longtemps.
long-sighted
adj (British)
(in one's eyesight)
hypermétrope , (in old age)
presbyte
→ The optician said I was slightly long-sighted.
(fig)
[person] qui voit loin
[attitude] prévoyant (e)
long-sleeved
adj à manches longues
long-standing
adj
[friend] de longue date
→ Jeffrey is a long-standing friend.
[relationship, friendship] de longue date
→ He had been involved in a long-standing relationship, which had broken up just over a year ago.
→ The bank may even waive charges if the customer has a long-standing relationship with the bank.
[tradition] de longue date
→ The British have a long-standing tradition of going to visit their old country houses.
[problem, dispute] de longue date
→ a positive solution to a long-standing problem
→ their long-standing dispute over money
He had a long-standing relationship with her. Il était avec elle depuis longtemps., Il avait une relation de longue date avec elle.
long-stay car park
n parking m longue durée
long-suffering
adj d'une patience à toute épreuve
long-term
adj
[future, prospects] à long terme
→ I don't feel at all gloomy about the planet's long-term prospects.
→ There may be a doubt about my long term future in the game.
[effects] à long terme
→ concerns about the long-term effects of the explosion
[plan, project, solution] à long terme
→ a long-term solution to credit card fraud
→ I haven't got any long-term plans.
long-term memory mémoire f à long terme
→ Her long-term memory has improved.
the long-term unemployed les chômeurs mpl de longue durée
→
term
long wave
n grandes ondes, ondes longues
→ ... broadcasting on long wave.
→ ... 1500m on long wave.
long-wearing (US)
adj solide
→ ... luxurious, long-wearing, real-leather slippers.
long-winded
adj
[speech] interminable
→ The manifesto is long-winded, repetitious and often ambiguous or poorly drafted ...
year-long
adj
[strike, investigation, study, campaign] d'une année
→ The miners ended their year-long strike in March 1985.