longing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for longing in the English»French Dictionary

I.longing [Brit ˈlɒŋɪŋ, Am ˈlɔŋɪŋ] N

II.longing [Brit ˈlɒŋɪŋ, Am ˈlɔŋɪŋ] ADJ

I.long [Brit lɒŋ, Am lɔŋ, lɑŋ] N (syllable, signal)

II.long [Brit lɒŋ, Am lɔŋ, lɑŋ] ADJ

1. long (lengthy, protracted):

2. long (in expressions of time):

4. long (in expressions of distance):

III.long [Brit lɒŋ, Am lɔŋ, lɑŋ] ADV

1. long (a long time):

IV.as long as, so long as CONJ

V.long [Brit lɒŋ, Am lɔŋ, lɑŋ] VB intr

year-long [Brit ˈjɪəlɒŋ, Am ˈjɪrlɔŋ] ADJ

longing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for longing in the English»French Dictionary

I.long1 [lɒŋ, Am lɑ:ŋ] ADJ

II.long1 [lɒŋ, Am lɑ:ŋ] ADV

See also longitude

longing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a longing for sb/sth
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
These romances emphasize instinct, creativity, freedom, and the longing to escape from the strictures of society to return to nature.
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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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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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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.
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She captures the hope, joy, suspense, mystique, yearning, longing and passion of the diverse song selection with an honesty and truth without any need to overact.
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She has been longing to be reunited with her family and return to her life of optimism and prosperity.
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For there is something heartfelt, something longing and also gratifying, in this melody: clearly music on which hopes are built.
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Frilled shirts, dazzling cuff links, a bow-tie longing to be unloosed.
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This sequence emphasizes longing, jealousy, and a fear of separation, while anticipating both the desire and the anguish of the subsequent poems.
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Once successful and filled with longing, they ask for wine to dull the effects of dogma, belief, and unbelief on their lives.
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