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I.long¹ [lɒŋ] ADJ

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1. long inf:

long (in space)

long (in space)

long (over great distance)

long (elongated)

long (tall)

long journey

there was a list of complaints as long as your arm

imali smo predugačku listu pritužbi

to have come a long way (distance)

to have come a long way (positive development)

mnogo napredovati

2. long:

long (in time)

long (tedious)

long friendship

long memory

each session is an hour long

svaki sastanak traje po jedan sat

we go back a long way

a long day

it was a long time before I received a reply

mnogo vremena je prošlo dok nisam dobio odgovor

to work long hours

raditi do kasno

3. long (in scope):

long

long book

4. long pred inf (ample):

to be long on sth

biti pun nečega

to be long on sth

imati previše nečega

5. long (improbable):

long chance

Phrases:

in the long run

II.long¹ [lɒŋ] ADV

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1. long (for a long time):

long

have you been waiting long?

da li me dugo čekaš?

the authorities have long known that ...

vlasti odavno znaju da...

I won't be long (before finishing/appearing)

it won't take long

neće dugo trajati

take as long as you like

koliko god ti je (vremena) potrebno

2. long (at a distant time):

long

long

long ago

not long before ...

4. long (throughout):

all day/night/summer long

ceo dan/celu noć/celo leto

Phrases:

as long as ... (during)

as long as ... (provided that)

pod uslovom da...

III.long¹ [lɒŋ] N

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1. long no pl (long time):

long

have you been waiting for long?

da li me dugo čekaš?

Phrases:

the long and the short of it

long² [lɒŋ] VB intr

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long³ N

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long geog abbreviation of longitude

long

geografska dužina f

See also longitude

lon·gi·tude ['lɒnʤɪtjuːd] N geog

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geografska dužina f

long-'stand·ing ADJ

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long-standing

long-standing

long-standing argument, quarrel, relationship

'long-term ADJ attr

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long-'sight·ed ADJ

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1. long-sighted (having long sight):

long-sighted

2. long-sighted esp Am fig (having foresight):

long-sighted

'long shot N

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to be a long shot

biti malo verovatno

[not] by a long shot inf

long-'suf·fer·ing ADJ

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long-suffering

koji dugo pati [or trpi]

'long-life ADJ

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1. long-life (specially treated):

long-life milk

dugotrajno mleko

2. long-life (specially made):

long-'range ADJ

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1. long-range (in distance):

2. long-range (long-term):

bad weather accounted for the long delay

uzrok velikog kašnjenja su loše vremenske prilike

to be a long/short way off (in space, time)

biti mnogo/malo udaljen

to be such a long way [away]

biti tako daleko

summer still seems a long time away

leto još izgleda daleko

long-/short-term unemployment

dugotrajna/kratkotrajna nezaposlenost

the long and the short of it

(continue) the game ran on for too long

utakmica je trajala predugo

we have a long way to go

dug put je pred nama

she gave him a long stare

dugo je zurila u njega

to be in sth for the long haul

dugo biti negde

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He started playing rugby and athletics, but did not last long. en.wikipedia.org

It gets rather raucous beyond 4000rpm and doesn't encourage aiming for the peak power point of 6000rpm for too long or too often. www.caradvice.com.au

Visitors can circumnavigate the lake on a roughly 2.2 km long footpath and cycleway. en.wikipedia.org

A perpetual usufruct is thus forbidden and perpetual might mean a long, but finite period, such as 99 years. en.wikipedia.org

However, the simulations should be long enough to be relevant to the time scales of the natural processes being studied. en.wikipedia.org

Each car was 75 ft long, with a steel underframe mounted on the normal 12 wheeled bogies. en.wikipedia.org

This BBS was so heavily trafficked, that a major long distance company began blocking all calls to its number (516-935-2481). en.wikipedia.org

The straighter sidecut allows skis to make long, fast, highly stable turns (radius around 30m for giant slalom, even more for most mogul skis). en.wikipedia.org

A comfortable long-distance drive and nippy in traffic. www.independent.ie

It provides a blueprint for campus improvements in the near and mid-term and an overriding philosophy for the long term. en.wikipedia.org

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