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long·ing: I. noun II. adjective and adverb
long: I. adjective and adverb II. adverb III. noun
long: intransitive verb
long: noun
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: adjective and adverb

I . long·ing [ˈlɒŋɪŋ] N

longing for

hrepenenje n po

II . long·ing [ˈlɒŋɪŋ] ADJ attr (showing desire)

longing

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

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

davno

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

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

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):

dolga pot f

long haul flight

let na dolgi progi

2. long haul (prolonged effort):

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:

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

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

dolgi val m

long ADJ

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kislo se držati; biti videti potrt

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These romances emphasize instinct, creativity, freedom, and the longing to escape from the strictures of society to return to nature. en.wikipedia.org

Instead of exhausting the possibilities of her collection of plausible misfits, this group portrait leaves you longing for more. en.wikipedia.org

Her poetry is marked by "saudade", an almost ineffable combination of nostalgia, longing and melancholy. en.wikipedia.org

The joyful longing for the hereafter is expressed by agile coloraturas that characterize the entire movement. en.wikipedia.org

The reason for this escape is his longing for solid values such as truth and pure love that he could not find in the big world with its noncommittal flirtation. en.wikipedia.org

She has been longing to be reunited with her family and return to her life of optimism and prosperity. en.wikipedia.org

This sequence emphasizes longing, jealousy, and a fear of separation, while anticipating both the desire and the anguish of the subsequent poems. en.wikipedia.org

I would spend my days longing to get back onto my computer, the way a gourmand anticipates a scrumptious feast. www.theatlantic.com

Ah, my heart is nigh breaking with longing and pain. en.wikipedia.org

One motif, of barrenness and unappeasable longing is seen in the productions design. en.wikipedia.org

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