long in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for long in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.long1 [Brit lɒŋ, Am lɔŋ, lɑŋ] ADJ

1. long (lengthy, protracted):

long delay
long bath
long sigh
20 minutes long
it's been a long day
to be long in coming

2. long (in expressions of time):

it's a long long time since I last saw her
a long time ago
a very long time ago, a long long time ago
to take a long time task etc.:

4. long (in expressions of distance):

is it a long way to the station?
it's a long way
January is a long way off
a long way down the road
a long way down the list
I saw the boat a long way out
to go a long way provision, packet, supply: (last long)
to make sth go a long way
to have a long way to go fig worker, planner:

II.long1 [Brit lɒŋ, Am lɔŋ, lɑŋ] ADV

1. long (a long time):

long
will you be long?
I shan't be long
how long will you be?
not very long
don't be long
has he been gone long?
I haven't got long
before long (in past)
for long
not for long
long after
not long after
long ago
he left not long ago
long before
long since

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

long wave [Brit, Am ˈlɔŋ ˌweɪv] N

long-time [Brit ˈlɒŋtʌɪm, Am ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm] ADJ

long-tailed [ˌlɒŋˈteɪld, ˌlɔːŋ-] ADJ

long-limbed [Am ˌlɔŋˈlɪmd] ADJ

long in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for long in the English»Italian Dictionary

long Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have a (long) way to go
to have a long way to go
it's been a long time since
è molto che
a long time ago, long ago

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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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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However, the simulations should be long enough to be relevant to the time scales of the natural processes being studied.
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A comfortable long-distance drive and nippy in traffic.
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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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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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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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He started playing rugby and athletics, but did not last long.
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The adult is long-lived, sometimes living more than three years.
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