longer

lɔ̃ʒe

longea, longeai, longeaient

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Definition of longer - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

suivre

intr.

aller le long de quelque chose en suivant sa forme

intr.

Le sentier longe la rivière sur plusieurs kilomètres.

border

frôler

tr.

passer très près de quelque chose

tr.

La voiture longe le mur de très près.

effleurer

frôler

navigation

intr.

TECH.

naviguer en suivant la côte sans la perdre de vue

intr.

TECH.

Le bateau longe la côte pour éviter les récifs.

côtoyer

étendre

intr.

s'étendre le long de quelque chose

intr.

Une haie longe tout le jardin.

border

s'étendre

chasse

tr.

Dated

emmener les chasseurs très loin en fuyant

tr.

Dated

Le cerf longe et fatigue les chiens.

fuir

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longer la côte

naviguer ou se déplacer en suivant le bord de mer

Le capitaine a décidé de longer la côte pour éviter la tempête.

Origin of longer

latin, longus (long)

Examples of longer in a sentence

Le mur longe la route principale du village.
Nous avons longé la rivière tout l'après-midi.
Un chat longe la clôture du jardin.
Nous allons longer la côte jusqu’au port suivant.
Ils ont préféré longer la rive pour profiter du paysage.
Un sentier longe la rivière sur plusieurs kilomètres.

Des arbres longeaient la route principale du village.
Le lièvre longe la plaine pour semer les chasseurs.
Le renard longe la forêt pour échapper aux chiens.

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English:go along, skirt, ...
German:entlanggehen, entlangfahren, ...
Italian:costeggiare, sfiorare, ...
Spanish:bordear, ir rozando, ...
Portuguese:percorrer, roçar, ...
Chinese:沿着, 擦边而过, ...
Japanese:沿う, 〜に沿って進む, ...
Arabic:سار بمحاذاة, مرّ بمحاذاة, ...
Hebrew:לַעֲבוֹר לְאֹרֶךְ, לַעֲבוֹר בְּסָמוּךְ, ...
Russian:идти вдоль, проходить вдоль, ...
Ukrainian:йти вздовж, проходити впритул до, ...
Catalan:vorejar, longer, ...
Danish:følge, strejfe, ...
Dutch:langs lopen, rakelings passeren, ...
Greek:διατρέχω, πλησιάζω πολύ, ...
Khmer:ដើរតាមបណ្តោយ, អមតាមជិត, ...
Korean:따라가다, 바짝 붙어 지나가다, ...
Polish:iść wzdłuż, muskać, ...
Portuguese (BR):acompanhar, passar rente a, ...
Romanian:a merge de-a lungul, a trece pe lângă, ...
Swedish:följa, snudda vid, ...
Thai:เดินเลียบ, แล่นเลียบ, ...
Turkish:boyunca gitmek, sıyrılarak geçmek, ...
Vietnamese:đi dọc theo, đi sát, ...

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