long in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for long in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.long1 <longer [ˈlɔːŋɡər, ˈlɒŋɡə(r)], longest [ˈlɔːŋɡəst, ˈlɒŋɡɪst]> [Am lɔŋ, lɑŋ, Brit lɒŋ] ADJ

1.1. long (in space):

long distance/hair/legs
largo
how long do you want the skirt?
¿cómo quieres la falda de larga?
the wall is 200 m long
el muro mide 200 m de largo
it was a long three miles for the runners
las tres millas se les hicieron muy largas a los corredores
it's a long way to Tulsa from here
Tulsa queda bastante lejos de aquí
to be long in the leg person:
tener las piernas largas
to be long in the leg horse:
tener las patas largas
to be long in the leg clothing:
ser demasiado largo
the grass is getting very long
el pasto está creciendo mucho
the grass is getting very long
la hierba está creciendo mucho Spain
a long drink
un trago largo
the long and the short of it the long and the short of it is that we have no money
en resumidas cuentas or en una palabra: no tenemos dinero

2. long (in time):

long struggle/investigation
largo
long period/illness
prolongado
long period/illness
largo
what are your long-term prospects?
¿qué perspectivas tienes a largo plazo?
how long was your flight?
¿cuánto duró el vuelo?
the movie is three hours long
la película dura tres horas
two months isn't long enough
dos meses no son suficientes or no es tiempo suficiente
she's been gone a long time/while
hace tiempo/rato que se fue
the nights are getting longer
las noches se están haciendo más largas
he works long hours
trabaja muchas horas
she gave me a long, hard stare
se me quedó mirando con dureza
we must take a long, hard look at our priorities
tenemos que considerar detenida y cuidadosamente nuestras prioridades

II.long1 <longer longest> [Am lɔŋ, lɑŋ, Brit lɒŋ] ADV

1.1. long (in time):

are you going to stay long
¿te vas a quedar mucho tiempo?
he didn't last very long in the job
no duró mucho en el trabajo
this species has been long extinct
esta especie lleva extinguida mucho tiempo
this species has been long extinct
hace mucho tiempo que se extinguió esta especie
have you been waiting long?
¿llevas mucho rato esperando?
have you been waiting long?
¿hace mucho que esperas?
how much longer must we wait?
¿hasta cuándo vamos a tener que esperar?
how long did it take you to get there?
¿cuánto tardaste en llegar?
how long did it take you to get there?
¿cuánto tiempo te llevó el viaje?
how long have you been living here?
¿cuánto hace que vives aquí?
that's the longest we've ever stayed away from home
esa es la vez que más tiempo hemos estado fuera
they didn't spend long in Bangkok
no pasaron mucho tiempo en Bangkok
I didn't have long enough to answer all the questions
no me alcanzó el tiempo para contestar todas las preguntas
people live longer now
ahora la gente vive más (años)
they didn't have long to wait
no tuvieron que esperar mucho
she didn't have long to live
no le quedaba mucho tiempo de vida
it won't be long before they get here
no tardarán en llegar
it isn't very long since she left
no hace mucho (tiempo) que se fue
sit down, I won't be long
siéntate, enseguida vuelvo (or termino etc.)
he's not long for this world euph
no le queda mucha vida por delante
they talked all day long
estuvieron hablando todo el día
not long afterwards
no mucho después
long ago
hace (ya) mucho tiempo
I had met her long before
yo la había conocido mucho antes or hacía mucho tiempo
it has long since been lost
lleva perdido desde hace tiempo
a long since rejected theory
una teoría rechazada hace ya tiempo
not long ago or since
no hace mucho
a long forgotten hero
un héroe olvidado desde hace tiempo
I have long suspected it
hace tiempo que lo venía sospechando
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See also longitude

longitude [Am ˈlɑndʒɪˌt(j)ud, Brit ˈlɒŋɡɪtjuːd, ˈlɒn(d)ʒɪtjuːd] N U

long-drawn [Am ˈlɔŋˌdrɑn], long-drawn-out [ˈlɔːŋˈdrɔːnˈaʊt] ADJ

hour-long [ˈaʊ(ə)rˌlɔŋ] ADJ attr

I.long-distance [ˌlɒŋˈdɪst(ə)ns] ADJ

long-haired [Am ˌlɔŋˈhɛrd, Brit lɒŋˈhɛːd] ADJ

long-legged [ˌlɑːŋˈleɡəd, ˌlɒŋˈleɡɪd] ADJ

long in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for long in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.long1 [lɒŋ, Am lɑ:ŋ] ADJ

II.long1 [lɒŋ, Am lɑ:ŋ] ADV

III.long1 [lɒŋ, Am lɑ:ŋ] N

long2 [lɒŋ, Am lɑ:ŋ] VB intr

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longitude [ˈlɒŋgɪtju:d, Am ˈlɑ:ndʒətu:d] N

long johns [ˈlɒŋdʒɒnz, Am ˈlɑ:ŋdʒɑ:nz] N

long Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

how long is it since the crime?
¿cuánto tiempo ha pasado desde el crimen?
they'll be a long time over it
estarán mucho tiempo en ello
a long time ago, long ago
hace mucho tiempo
how long does pasta take to cook?
¿cuánto tarda en hacerse la pasta?
to have a (long) way to go
tener aún un (largo) trayecto por recorrer
long hair (shoulder-length or longer, worn loose)
melena
to take a long time to arrive
tardar en llegar
to take a long time to answer
tardar en responder
I haven't seen you for so long!
¡hace tanto tiempo que no te veo!
how long have you lived here (for)?
¿desde cuándo vives aquí?
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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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.
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The entire book is rife with slightly humorous stories of leg-lengthening services and long nights of wailing in tongues.
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The research is clear - a trusted advisor with a personal F2F relationship wins both short term and long term.
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A well-structured pant suit and long kurtas plus well-fitted skirts should be wardrobe staples.
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Cf, which is available in relatively large quantities due to its long half-life (2.65 years).
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The straighter sidecut allows skis to make long, fast, highly stable turns (radius around 30m for giant slalom, even more for most mogul skis).
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A perpetual usufruct is thus forbidden and perpetual might mean a long, but finite period, such as 99 years.
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Each car was 75 ft long, with a steel underframe mounted on the normal 12 wheeled bogies.
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His long-term view was that deflation would, in any case, be the best way to help the economy.
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There has been a long-running campaign to have the older tunnel converted into a cycleway, though this scheme has never gained wholehearted council support.
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