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long: I. adjective and adverb II. adverb III. noun
long: intransitive verb
long: noun
long: adjective and adverb
long-ˈdis·tance: I. adjective and adverb II. adverb
ˈlong-haired: adjective and adverb
long ˈhaul: noun
ˈlong johns: noun
ˈlong jump: noun
ˈlong-life: adjective and adverb
long-ˈlived: adjective and adverb
ˈlong-lost: adjective and adverb
long-ˈrange: adjective and adverb
ˈlong shot: noun
long-ˈsight·ed: adjective and adverb
long-ˈstand·ing: adjective and adverb
long-ˈsuf·fer·ing: adjective and adverb
ˈlong-term: adjective and adverb
ˈlong wave: noun
long-ˈwind·ed: adjective and adverb

I . long¹ [lɒŋ] ADJ

1. long inf fig:

long (in space)

dolg

long (over great distance) way

long journey, walk, flight

dolg

long (tall)

visok

there was a list of complaints as long as your arm

seznam pritožb je bil dolg kot ponedeljek

to have come a long way (distance)

to have come a long way (positive development)

2. long:

long (in time)

dolg

long (tedious) illness

long friendship

long memory

dober

each session is an hour long

vsako srečanje traja eno uro

we go back a long way

dolgo se že poznamo

a long day

it was a long time before I received a reply

dolgo časa je trajalo, preden sem dobil odgovor

to work long hours

3. long (in scope):

long

dolg

long book

4. long pred inf (ample):

to be long on sth

biti poln česa

to be long on patience

imeti veliko potrpljenja

5. long (improbable):

long chance

in the long run

II . long¹ [lɒŋ] ADV

1. long:

long (for a long time)

dolgo

have you been waiting long?

ali že dolgo čakaš?

the authorities have long known that ...

vlada že dolgo ve, da ...

I won't be long (before finishing)

I won't be long (before appearing)

it won't take long

ne bo dolgo trajalo

take as long as you like

vzemi si toliko časa, kot želiš

2. long (at a distant time):

long

dolgo

long ago

davno

long ago

not long before ...

kmalu ...

3. long (after implied time):

long

dolgo

how much longer will it take?

koliko časa bo še trajalo?

I'm not going to wait any longer

nič več ne bom čakal

he no longer wanted to go there

nič več si ni želel iti tja

4. long:

(throughout) all day long

ves dan

all night/summer long

celo noč/poletje

as long as ... (during)

dokler ...

as long as ... (provided that)

če ...

as long as ... (provided that)

pod pogojem, da ...

III . long¹ [lɒŋ] N

1. long no pl (long time):

long

dolg čas m

have you been waiting for long?

ali čakaš že dolgo časa?

2. long (in Morse):

long

dolgi ton m

long

črtica f

one short and three longs

eden kratek in trije dolgi toni

one short and three longs

ena pika in tri črtice

before [very] long

kmalu

the long and the short of it

the long and the short of it

long² [lɒŋ] VB intr

long for

hrepeneti [perf zahrepeneti ]po

to long to do sth

želeti si kaj narediti

long³ N

long GEOG abbreviation of longitude:

long

zemljepisna dolžina

See also longitude

lon·gi·tude [ˈlɒnʤɪtju:d] N GEOG

zemljepisna dolžina f

long ADJ

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long face fig

kislo se držati; biti videti potrt

I . long-ˈdis·tance ADJ attr

1. long-distance (between distant places):

long-distance

na dolge razdalje [or proge]

long-distance flight

let na dolgi progi

long-distance relationship

zveza na daljavo

2. long-distance SPORTS:

long-distance

long-distance race

tek na dolge proge

II . long-ˈdis·tance ADV

to phone long-distance

telefonirati iz tujine [or medkrajevno]

to travel long-distance

potovati daleč [or dolgo]

ˈlong-haired <longer-, longest-> ADJ

long-haired

long-haired animals

long ˈhaul N

1. long haul (long distance):

long haul

dolga pot f

long haul flight

let na dolgi progi

2. long haul (prolonged effort):

long haul

velik zalogaj m

3. long haul esp Am (long time):

to be in sth for the long haul

biti v čem [že] dolgo časa

over the long haul

za daljše obdobje

over the long haul

ˈlong johns N

long johns pl inf:

long johns

dolge spodnjice f pl

ˈlong jump N SPORTS

the long jump no pl

skok m v daljino

ˈlong-life ADJ (specially treated, made)

long-life milk

long-ˈlived <longer-, longest-> ADJ

long-lived feud

long-lived creatures

bitja, ki dolgo živijo

ˈlong-lost ADJ attr

dolgo izgubljen

long-lost person

dolgo pogrešan

long-ˈrange ADJ

1. long-range (in distance):

long-range missile

dolgega dosega [or dometa]

2. long-range (long-term):

long-range plan

ˈlong shot N to be a long shot

long shot

biti malo verjetno

not by a long shot inf

long-ˈsight·ed ADJ

1. long-sighted (having long sight):

long-sighted

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

long-sighted

long-ˈstand·ing ADJ

long-standing argument, friendship, quarrel

long-standing customer

star

long-ˈsuf·fer·ing ADJ

long-suffering person:

long-suffering

long-suffering

težko preizkušan

ˈlong-term ADJ attr

long-term memory

dolgoročni spomin

long-term strategy

dolgoročna strategija

the long-term unemployed

dolgotrajno brezposelni

ˈlong wave N RADIO

long wave

dolgi val m

long-ˈwind·ed ADJ

long-winded speech, style:

long-winded

long-winded

Usage examples with long

as long as ... (during)

ere long

long since

before long

long awaited

dolgo pričakovan

great long

long ton Brit

long chance

long ago

before [very] long

for a long time

an awfully long way

strašno dolga pot

to work long hours

over the long haul

za daljše obdobje

I won't be long (before finishing)

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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

Complete absence of sleep over long periods has not been seen in humans (unless they suffer from fatal familial insomnia); it appears that brief microsleeps can not be avoided. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

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

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

Meanwhile, a television news team, headed by a sexist segment producer and his long-suffering female assistant, chase the story of how the organs are harvested. en.wikipedia.org

A well-structured pant suit and long kurtas plus well-fitted skirts should be wardrobe staples. www.thehindu.com

The entire book is rife with slightly humorous stories of leg-lengthening services and long nights of wailing in tongues. en.wikipedia.org

Posterior margin of the pygidium has a long broad medial notch. en.wikipedia.org

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