long in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for long in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1.1. long (in space):

the wall is 200 m long
a long drink

2. long (in time):

she gave me a long, hard stare

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

1.1. long (in time):

sit down, I won't be long
he's not long for this world euph
long ago
I had met her long before

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

I.long1 [lɒŋ, Am lɑ:ŋ] ADJ

II.long1 [lɒŋ, Am lɑ:ŋ] ADV

III.long1 [lɒŋ, Am lɑ:ŋ] N

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

long Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a long time ago, long ago
to have a (long) way to go
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
His long-term view was that deflation would, in any case, be the best way to help the economy.
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A comfortable long-distance drive and nippy in traffic.
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The adult is long-lived, sometimes living more than three years.
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It gets rather raucous beyond 4000rpm and doesn't encourage aiming for the peak power point of 6000rpm for too long or too often.
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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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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.
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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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Cf, which is available in relatively large quantities due to its long half-life (2.65 years).
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It provides a blueprint for campus improvements in the near and mid-term and an overriding philosophy for the long term.
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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).
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