long-standing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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durable [dyʀabl] ADJ

l'Entente Cordiale Info

toujours [tuʒuʀ] ADV

1. toujours (exprimant la continuité):

toujours
always
cela a toujours existé et existera toujours
it always has existed and it always will
je t'aimerai toujours
I'll always love you
ce n'est pas toujours vrai
that is not always true
comme toujours
as always
vouloir toujours plus
always to want more
pour toujours
forever
ils se connaissent depuis toujours
they've known each other all their lives
j'en rêve depuis toujours
I've always dreamed about it
de toujours ami
very old
de toujours amitié
long-standing
toujours plus vite
faster and faster
toujours plus grand
bigger and bigger
des frais toujours plus importants
ever-increasing costs

I.vieux (vieille), vieil before vowel or mute h, <mpl vieux> [vjø, vjɛj] ADJ

3. vieux (ancien):

vieux (vieille)
old
dans la vieille ville
in the old town
le vieux Nîmes
the old part of Nîmes
le vieux continent
the old world
une vieille connaissance
an old acquaintance
au bon vieux temps
in the good old days
mes bonnes vieilles pantoufles
my dear old slippers
mon nouveau et mon vieux vélo
my new bike and my old one
c'est un vieux rêve à moi
it has always been my dream
c'est de la vieille histoire
that's ancient history
une vieille amitié/rivalité
a long-standing friendship/rivalry
il est très vieille France
he's a gentleman of the old school
des habitudes vieille France
formal manners
des prénoms qui font vieille France
first names which are full of old-world charm

II.vieux (vieille), vieil before vowel or mute h, <mpl vieux> [vjø, vjɛj] N m (f)

III.vieux (vieille), vieil before vowel or mute h, <mpl vieux> [vjø, vjɛj] ADV

IV.vieux N m

V.vieux (vieille), vieil before vowel or mute h, <mpl vieux> [vjø, vjɛj]

vieil or
old gold
vieille barbe inf
old bore
vieille branche inf
old thing dated
vieille fille
old maid
vieille garde
old guard
vieille noix inf
old thing dated
vieille peau pej
old bag inf, pej
vieux beau
ageing Romeo
vieux clou inf (véhicule)
old crock inf
vieux croûton inf pej
old duffer inf
vieux garçon
old bachelor
vieux jeton inf
old fuddy-duddy inf
vieux jeu
old-fashioned
vieux renard
old fox
vieux rose
dusty pink, old rose
vieux routier
old stager
vieux schnock inf pej
fuddy-duddy inf

VI.vieux (vieille), vieil before vowel or mute h, <mpl vieux> [vjø, vjɛj]

See also singe, OS, métier, École

singe [sɛ̃ʒ] N m

OS [oɛs] N m abbrev

OS → ouvrier spécialisé

métier [metje] N m

1. métier:

métier (activité rémunérée)
job
métier (intellectuel)
profession
métier (manuel)
trade
métier (artisanal)
craft
c'est mon métier (de faire ça)!
it's my job!
il a fait tous les métiers
he's tried his hand at everything, he's done all kinds of jobs
choisir un métier
to decide on a job ou trade ou profession
apprendre un métier (manuel)
to learn a trade
ils sortent de l'école sans métier
they come out of college without any practical skills
entrer dans le métier (manuel)
to enter the trade
bien connaître son métier
to be good at one's job
bien connaître son métier
to know one's stuff inf
il est cuisinier/coiffeur de son métier
he's a cook/hairdresser by trade
il est chirurgien/juriste/potier de son métier
he is a surgeon/lawyer/potter by profession
un maçon de métier
a professional mason
terme de métier
specialized term
les gens du métier
the professionals, people in the business
pour faire une bonne traduction, il faut être du métier
it takes a professional translator to do a good translation
ne t'inquiète pas, elle est du métier
don't worry, she knows what she's doing
le métier des armes
the army
choisir le métier des armes
to decide on a military career
métier de bouche
any job in food or catering

I.long (longue) [lɔ̃, lɔ̃ɡ] ADJ

2. long (dans le temps):

long (longue) moment, vie, voyage, exil, film, silence
long
long (longue) amitié
long-standing
pendant les longues soirées d'hiver
during the long winter evenings
ta longue habitude des enfants
your great experience of children
une traversée/entrevue longue de 40 minutes
a 40 minute crossing/interview
être long à faire personne:
to be slow to do
être long à faire chose:
to take a long time to do
il est toujours long à se décider
he's always slow to make up his mind
qu'est-ce que tu es long!
you're so slow!
aliment long à cuire
food that takes a long time to cook
être en longue maladie
to be on extended sick leave
je ne serai pas long (pour aller quelque part)
I won't be long
je ne serai pas long (pour un discours)
I will be brief
il guérira, mais ce sera long
he will get better, but it's going to be a long time
huit mois, c'est long
eight months is a long time
être long à la détente inf
to be slow on the uptake inf
il trouve le temps long
time hangs heavy on his hands
pendant de longues heures/années
for hours/years

II.long (longue) [lɔ̃, lɔ̃ɡ] ADV

III.long N m

1. long (longueur):

10 mètres de long
10 metres long
un câble de six mètres de long
a cable six metres long
un câble de six mètres de long
a six-metre long cable
mesurer ou avoir ou faire deux mètres de long
to be two metres long
en long découper, fendre
lengthwise
de long en large marcher
up and down
arpenter une pièce de long en large
to pace up and down a room
en long et en large raconter
in great detail
en long, en large et en travers raconter
at great length
le long du mur (en longueur)
along the wall
le long du mur (en hauteur)
up ou down the wall
tout le long de qc (dans l'espace)
all along sth
tout le long de qc (dans le temps)
all the way through sth
j'ai couru tout le long du chemin, j'ai couru tout du long
I ran all the way
elle a pleuré tout le long du film
she cried (all the way) through the film
tomber de tout son long
to fall flat (on one's face)

IV.longue N f

V.à la longue ADV

VI.long (longue) [lɔ̃, lɔ̃ɡ]

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un ami de fraîche/longue date
a recent/longstanding friend
un ami de longue date
a friend of long standing

long-standing in the PONS Dictionary

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It is a relatively new term, and has been created to better distinguish, and add nuance, between two long-standing descriptors: blue-water navy and brown-water navy.
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Her interest in political concerns have been long-standing; she was active in local politics for almost two decades.
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This has been my long-standing position, and it is not being reviewed or reconsidered.
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It provided reassurance and validated their long-standing blank page approach to writing and recording together.
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In all long-standing currency substitution cases, historical and political reasons have been more influential than an evaluation of the economic effects of currency substitution.
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During the build up to the lockout, the two sides spent months trying to iron out long-standing disagreements over free agency and arbitration.
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Added to these problems were the long-standing corruption and incompetence within the officer corps itself.
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The founding of a mission followed long-standing rules and procedures.
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To reinforce our long-standing support to migrants, we have planted a gum tree to signify that we welcome all migrants, including migrants from emerging communities.
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There is a long-standing tradition of satirising the more extreme aspects of fashion, and women's fashion in particular.
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