longs in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for longs in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.long¹ [lɒŋ] ADJ

1. long inf:

long (in space)

dugačak

long (in space)

dug

long (over great distance)

dalek

long (elongated)

izdužen

long (tall)

visok

long journey

dug

there was a list of complaints as long as your arm

imali smo predugačku listu pritužbi

to have come a long way (distance)

doći izdaleka

to have come a long way (positive development)

mnogo napredovati

2. long:

long (in time)

dugačak

long (tedious)

dugotrajan

long friendship

dugogodišnji

long memory

dobar

each session is an hour long

svaki sastanak traje po jedan sat

we go back a long way

dugo se znamo

a long day

naporan dan

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

dug

long book

obiman

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

malo verovatan

Phrases:

in the long run

na duge staze

II.long¹ [lɒŋ] ADV

1. long (for a long time):

long

dugo

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)

brzo ću

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

dugo

long

mnogo

long ago

odavno

not long before ...

malo pre...

3. long (after implied time):

long

dugo

long

više

how much longer will it take?

koliko će još trajati?

I'm not going to wait any longer

neću više čekati

he no longer wanted to go there

nije više hteo da ide tamo

4. long (throughout):

all day/night/summer long

ceo dan/celu noć/celo leto

Phrases:

as long as ... (during)

dokle god...

as long as ... (provided that)

pod uslovom da...

III.long¹ [lɒŋ] N

1. long no pl (long time):

long

dugo

have you been waiting for long?

da li me dugo čekaš?

2. long (in Morse):

long

dugi ton

long

crtica

one short and three longs

jedan dugi i tri kratka tona

one short and three longs

jedna tačka i tri crtice

Phrases:

beforelong

ubrzo

the long and the short of it

suština

long² [lɒŋ] VB intr

long

čeznuti imperf for - za

long

žudeti imperf for - za

he longed to do it

čeznuo je da to uradi

long³ N

long geog abbreviation of longitude

long

geografska dužina f

See also longitude

lon·gi·tude ['lɒnʤɪtjuːd] N geog

longitude

geografska dužina f

long-'stand·ing ADJ

long-standing

dugogodišnji

long-standing

dugovečan

long-standing argument, quarrel, relationship

dugogodišnji

'long-term ADJ attr

long-term

dugoročan

long-term memory

dugoročno pamćenje

long-term strategy

dugoročna strategija

the long-term unemployed

dugo nezaposlen preko godinu dana

long-'sight·ed ADJ

1. long-sighted (having long sight):

long-sighted

dalekovid

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

long-sighted

dalekovid

'long shot N

to be a long shot

biti malo verovatno

[not] by a long shot inf

daleko od toga

long-'suf·fer·ing ADJ

long-suffering

koji dugo pati [or trpi]

'long-life ADJ

1. long-life (specially treated):

long-life

dugotrajan

long-life milk

dugotrajno mleko

2. long-life (specially made):

long-life

dugotrajan

long-'range ADJ

1. long-range (in distance):

long-range

dalekometan

2. long-range (long-term):

long-range

dugoročan

longs Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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

long-/short-term unemployment

dugotrajna/kratkotrajna nezaposlenost

one short and three longs

jedan dugi i tri kratka tona

one short and three longs

jedna tačka i tri crtice

the long and the short of it

suština

(continue) the game ran on for too long

utakmica je trajala predugo

we have a long way to go

dug put je pred nama

to be in sth for the long haul

dugo biti negde

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Almost subconsciously, she passionately longs after something undefinable.

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The long time contango of the futures market is what provides metal holders (longs) with an income.

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She longs for the peace of the blue - the drug-filled haze she experienced in hospital - and steals drugs from her uncle's medicine cabinet, setting off on a self-destructive path.

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Currently, all police longs have to be taken to the cleaners on the taxpayer dollar because the fabric is not machine-washable.

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All that is all right, but a child still needs that love and attention which he longs for, yet doesn't get.

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The father longs for the farm they left behind when they came to the city seeking a better life.

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There's nothing filling here, but as a quick snack of swashing, buckling, sterling sea shanty sing-a-longs, and ship-on-ship violence, it's worth a look.

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The homey vibe of campfires and sing-a-longs is interspersed with terrifying hate speech and quasi-military training.

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Her uncle does not sympathise with her fancies, and she has no money of her own, so she can not leave the place, which is what she longs to do.

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We have slumber party sing-a-longs, we make up dance routines in our pajamas.

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