longing in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for longing in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

I.longing [Brit ˈlɒŋɪŋ, Am ˈlɔŋɪŋ] N

II.longing [Brit ˈlɒŋɪŋ, Am ˈlɔŋɪŋ] ADJ

I.long1 [Brit lɒŋ, Am lɔŋ, lɑŋ] ADJ

1. long (lengthy, protracted):

2. long (in expressions of time):

4. long (in expressions of distance):

II.long1 [Brit lɒŋ, Am lɔŋ, lɑŋ] ADV

1. long (a long time):

III.long1 [Brit lɒŋ, Am lɔŋ, lɑŋ] N (syllable, signal)

long2 [Brit lɒŋ, Am lɔŋ, lɑŋ] VB intr

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

long jumper [ˈlɒŋˌdʒʌmpə(r), ˈlɔːŋ-] N

long ton (in GB) → ton

See also ton

I.day-long [Am ˈdeɪˌlɔŋ] ADJ

II.day-long [Am ˈdeɪˌlɔŋ] ADV

Translations for longing in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

longing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for longing in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

II.longing [ˈlɔ:ŋ·ɪŋ] ADJ

See also longitude

Translations for longing in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

longing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to feel a longing for sb
to have a longing to do sth

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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His subjects knew the rules of photography, knew not to smile or gesticulate -- they were always still, needing to be recorded, longing for celebrity.
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Her longing for her whiteness can be interpreted as her longing to get away from her blackness.
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Her poetry is marked by "saudade", an almost ineffable combination of nostalgia, longing and melancholy.
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Ah, my heart is nigh breaking with longing and pain.
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Frilled shirts, dazzling cuff links, a bow-tie longing to be unloosed.
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He became the focus for longing of an entire people for proof: proof of their own self-worth, their own capacity.
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Longing for a grandchild, she occasionally dabbles in matchmaking when she becomes aware of an eligible female.
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I would spend my days longing to get back onto my computer, the way a gourmand anticipates a scrumptious feast.
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The joyful longing for the hereafter is expressed by agile coloraturas that characterize the entire movement.
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He is a master of metaphors and deals with topics such as nature, the longing of someone special, birthday gifts, popcorn fights, hot phonecalls, etc.
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