it was a long haul

haul [hɔ:l]

1 transitive verb

(a) (pull) tirer, traîner; (tow) tirer, remorquer;

∎ they hauled the boat out of the water ils ont tiré le bateau hors de l'eau;

∎ figurative she has to haul her little brother everywhere with her elle doit traîner son petit frère partout avec elle;

∎ they were hauled in front of or before a judge on les traîna devant un tribunal;

∎ figurative to haul sb over the coals passer un savon à qn

(b) (transport) transporter; (by truck) camionner, transporter

(c) (move with effort) hisser;

∎ he hauled himself out of bed il s'est péniblement sorti du lit;

∎ he hauled himself into a sitting position il s'est hissé en position assise

(d) American very familiar (idiom)

∎ to haul ass se magner

2 intransitive verb

(a) (pull) tirer;

∎ they hauled on the cable ils ont tiré sur le câble

(b) Nautical (boat) lofer;

∎ to haul alongside accoster

3 noun

(a) (catch, takings → of fisherman, customs) prise f, coup m de filet; (→ of robbers) butin m;

∎ the thieves have made a good haul les voleurs ont rapporté un beau butin;

∎ familiar you've got a good haul! (of presents) c'est un joli tas de cadeaux que tu viens de recevoir!

(b) (pull)

∎ to give a haul on a rope/fishing net tirer sur une corde/un filet de pêche

(c) (distance) parcours m, trajet m;

∎ it was a long haul from Madrid to Paris la route fut longue de Madrid à Paris;

∎ long-/short-haul flights vols mpl long courrier/moyen courrier

(d) (in time)

∎ training to be a doctor is a long haul les études de médecine sont très longues

➲ haul down separable transitive verb

(a) (pull down) descendre, faire descendre;

∎ his parents had to haul him down from the tree ses parents ont dû le faire descendre de l'arbre

(b) (lower → flag, sail) amener

➲ haul in separable transitive verb

(catch, net, rope) tirer, amener; familiar (suspects, people for questioning) emmener;

∎ the ship was hauled in for repairs le bateau a été mis en cale pour réparations;

∎ familiar Tom was hauled in on a drink-driving charge Tom a été épinglé pour conduite en état d'ivresse

➲ haul off

1 separable transitive verb

(take away) conduire, amener;

∎ her mother hauled her off to the dentist's sa mère l'a traînée chez le dentiste;

∎ he was hauled off to prison on l'a flanqué en prison

2 intransitive verb

American familiar lever le bras ou le poing^□ ;

∎ she hauled off and slugged him elle a levé le bras et lui a asséné un coup de poing

➲ haul up separable transitive verb

(a) (hoist) monter; Nautical (flag) hisser;

∎ to haul up a boat (on ship) rentrer une embarcation; (on the beach) haler un bateau à sec

(b) (call to account)

∎ to haul sb up (for sth) demander des comptes à qn (de qch);

∎ to be hauled up before the court être traîné devant les tribunaux;

∎ he was hauled up before the headmaster il a dû se présenter devant le principal

long [lɒŋ] (compar longer ['lɒŋgə(r)], superl longest ['lɒŋgɪst])

1 adjective

(a) (in size) long (longue);

∎ how long is the pool? quelle est la longueur de la piscine?, la piscine fait combien de long?;

∎ the pool's 33 metres long la piscine fait 33 mètres de long;

∎ the article is 80 pages long l'article fait 80 pages;

∎ is it a long way (away)? est-ce loin (d'ici)?;

∎ it's a long way to the beach la plage est loin;

∎ she can throw a long way elle lance loin;

∎ to take the long way round prendre le chemin le plus long;

∎ the best by a long way de loin le meilleur;

∎ to get or grow longer (shadows) s'allonger; (hair, beard) pousser;

∎ long in the leg aux longues jambes;

∎ a long face un visage allongé;

∎ figurative to have or pull a long face faire la tête, faire une tête de six pieds de long;

∎ why the long face? pourquoi est-ce que tu fais cette tête de six pieds de long?

(b) (in time → pause, speech, separation) long (longue);

∎ how long will the flight be/was the meeting? combien de temps durera le vol/a duré la réunion?;

∎ the film is three hours long le film dure trois heures;

∎ her five-year-long battle with the authorities sa lutte de cinq années contre les autorités;

∎ to have a long memory avoir une bonne mémoire;

∎ to have a long talk with sb parler longuement avec qn;

∎ to get longer (days, intervals) devenir plus long;

∎ they want longer holidays ils veulent des vacances plus longues;

∎ she took a long swig of beer elle a bu une grande gorgée de bière;

∎ they took a long look at the view ils restèrent longtemps à regarder la vue qui s'offrait à eux;

∎ it was a long two months ces deux mois ont été longs;

∎ I've had a long day j'ai eu une journée bien remplie;

∎ in the long term à long terme;

∎ it will take a long time cela prendra longtemps, ce sera long;

∎ a long time ago il y a (bien) longtemps;

∎ it's a long time since I was (last) in Paris ça fait longtemps que je ne suis pas allé à Paris;

∎ I've been wanting to go for a long time ça fait longtemps que j'ai envie d'y aller;

∎ I've known her (for) a long time or while je la connais depuis longtemps, cela fait longtemps que je la connais;

∎ it was a long haul (journey) le voyage a été long; (task, recovery) c'était un travail de longue haleine;

∎ at long last! enfin!

(c) Grammar (vowel, syllable) long (longue)

(d) Stock Exchange

∎ they're long on copper, they've taken a long position on copper ils ont investi dans le cuivre

(e) familiar (in tennis)

∎ that serve was long ce service était trop long

(f) (idioms)

∎ she's long on good ideas elle n'est pas à court de bonnes idées, ce ne sont pas les bonnes idées qui lui manquent;

∎ his speeches are long on rhetoric but short on substance ce n'est pas la rhétorique qui manque dans ses discours, c'est la substance

2 noun

(a) Grammar (vowel, syllable) longue f

(b) Finance (bill) effet m à longue échéance

(c) (idioms) familiar

∎ the long and the short of it is that I got fired enfin bref, j'ai été viré;

∎ that's the long and the short of it! un point c'est tout!

3 adverb

(a) (a long time) longtemps;

∎ they live longer than humans ils vivent plus longtemps que les êtres humains;

∎ he won't keep you long/much longer il ne vous gardera pas longtemps/beaucoup plus longtemps;

∎ I haven't been here long ça ne fait pas longtemps que je suis là;

∎ they haven't been married long ça ne fait pas longtemps qu'ils sont mariés, ils ne sont pas mariés depuis longtemps;

∎ how long will he be/was he in jail? (pendant) combien de temps restera-t-il/est-il resté en prison?;

∎ how long has he been in jail? ça fait combien de temps qu'il est en prison?, depuis combien de temps est-il en prison?;

∎ how long is it since we last visited them? quand sommes-nous allés les voir pour la dernière fois?;

∎ it happened long ago/not long ago cela s'est passé il y a longtemps/il n'y a pas longtemps;

∎ as long ago as 1937 déjà en 1937;

∎ long before you were born bien avant que tu sois né;

∎ not long before/after their divorce peu avant/après leur divorce;

∎ the decision had been taken long before la décision avait été prise depuis longtemps;

∎ long after or afterwards, when these events were mostly forgotten... bien après, alors que ces évènements étaient presque complètement oubliés...;

∎ colleagues long since promoted des collègues promus depuis longtemps;

∎ a law which had come into force not long since une loi qui était entrée en vigueur depuis peu;

∎ to look at sb/sth long and hard fixer qn/qch longuement;

∎ figurative to look at sth long and hard se pencher longuement sur qch;

∎ I've thought long and hard about this j'y ai longuement réfléchi;

∎ we talked long into the night nous avons parlé jusque tard dans la nuit

(b) (with "be", "take")

∎ will you be long? tu en as pour longtemps?;

∎ I won't be long je n'en ai pas pour longtemps;

∎ please wait, she won't be long attendez, s'il vous plaît, elle ne va pas tarder;

∎ are you going to be much longer? tu en as encore pour longtemps?;

∎ how much longer will he be? (when will he be ready?) il en a encore pour longtemps?; (when will he arrive?) dans combien de temps sera-t-il là?;

∎ don't be or take too long fais vite;

∎ it wasn't long before he realized, it didn't take long for him to realize il n'a pas mis longtemps à s'en rendre compte, il s'en est vite rendu compte;

∎ he wasn't long in coming il n'a pas tardé à venir;

∎ he took or it took him so long to make up his mind... il a mis si longtemps à se décider..., il lui a fallu tellement de temps pour se décider...;

∎ how long does it take to get there? combien de temps faut-il pour y aller?;

∎ this won't take long ça va être vite fait;

∎ this won't take longer than five minutes ça sera fait en moins de cinq minutes

(c) (in wishes, toasts)

∎ long may our partnership continue! à notre collaboration!;

∎ long live the Queen! vive la reine!

(d) (for a long time) depuis longtemps;

∎ it has long been known that... on sait depuis longtemps que...;

∎ I have long suspected that he was involved in it cela fait longtemps que je le soupçonne ou je le soupçonne depuis longtemps d'être impliqué là-dedans;

∎ the longest-running TV series le feuilleton télévisé qui existe depuis le plus longtemps

(e) (throughout)

∎ all day/week long toute la journée/la semaine;

∎ all my life long toute ma vie

(f) Stock Exchange

∎ to go long acheter à la hausse, prendre une position longue;

∎ to buy long acheter à long terme

(g) familiar (idiom)

∎ so long! salut!, à bientôt!^□

4 intransitive verb

∎ I long for him il me manque énormément;

∎ she was longing for a letter from you elle attendait impatiemment que vous lui écriviez;

∎ we were longing for a cup of tea nous avions très envie d'une tasse de thé;

∎ to long or to be longing to do sth être impatient ou avoir hâte de faire qch;

∎ he's longing to go back to Italy il meurt d'envie de retourner en Italie;

∎ I was longing to tell her the truth je mourais d'envie de lui dire la vérité;

∎ I've been longing to meet you for years cela fait des années que je souhaite faire votre connaissance

5 longs plural noun

Stock Exchange titres mpl longs, obligations fpl longues

6 as long as, so long as conjunction

(a) (during the time that) aussi longtemps que, tant que;

∎ as long as he's in power, there will be no hope tant qu'il sera au pouvoir, il n'y aura aucun espoir;

∎ I'll never forget that day for as long as I live jamais de ma vie je n'oublierai ce jour

(b) (providing) à condition que, pourvu que;

∎ you can have it as long as you give me it back vous pouvez le prendre à condition que ou pourvu que vous me le rendiez;

∎ I'll do it as long as I get paid for it je le ferai à condition d'être payé;

∎ you can go out as long as you're back before midnight tu peux sortir à condition de rentrer avant minuit;

∎ as long as you're happy du moment que tu es heureux

(c) American familiar (seeing that) puisque^□ ;

∎ as long as you're going to the post office get me some stamps puisque tu vas à la poste, achète-moi des timbres

7 before long adverb

(soon) dans peu de temps, sous peu; (soon afterwards) peu (de temps) après;

∎ she'll be back before long elle sera de retour dans peu de temps ou sous peu;

∎ before long, everything had returned to normal tout était rapidement rentré dans l'ordre

8 for long adverb

longtemps;

∎ he's still in charge here, but not for long c'est encore lui qui s'en occupe, mais plus pour longtemps

9 no longer adverb

ne...plus;

∎ not any longer plus maintenant;

∎ she no longer loves him elle ne l'aime plus;

∎ I can't wait any longer je ne peux pas attendre plus longtemps, je ne peux plus attendre;

∎ they used to live there, but not any longer ils habitaient là autrefois, mais plus maintenant

►► long black grand café m noir;

Finance long credit crédit m à long terme;

long dress (for evening wear) robe f longue;

long drink long drink m; (non-alcoholic) = grand verre de jus de fruits, de limonade etc;

Finance long hedge couverture f longue, achat m par couverture;

Long Island Long Island;

∎ on Long Island à Long Island;

Long Island iced tea = cocktail composé de cinq alcools, de bitter et de Coca-Cola;

familiar long johns caleçon m long^□, caleçons mpl longs^□ ;

Sport long jump saut m en longueur;

Sport long jumper sauteur(euse) m,f en longueur;

History the Long March la Longue Marche;

American long pants pantalon m long;

the Long Parliament le Long Parlement, = Parlement convoqué par Charles Ier en 1640, renvoyé par Cromwell en 1653 et dissous en 1660;

long pig chair f humaine;

Stock Exchange long position position f acheteur ou longue;

∎ to take a long position acheter à la hausse, prendre une position longue;

long shot (competitor, racehorse etc) outsider m; (bet) pari m risqué; Cinema plan m éloigné; figurative entreprise f hasardeuse;

∎ it's a bit of a long shot il y a peu de chances pour que cela réussisse;

∎ it's a bit of a long shot, but we may be successful c'est une entreprise hasardeuse mais nous réussirons peut-être;

∎ I haven't finished, not by a long shot je n'ai pas fini, loin de là;

Technology long ton tonne f anglaise;

long trousers pantalon m long;

University long vacation grandes vacances fpl, vacances fpl d'été;

long view prévisions fpl à long terme;

∎ to take the long view envisager les choses à long terme;

long vodka = cocktail à base de vodka, de bitter, de sirop de citron vert et de soda ou limonade;

Radio long wave grandes ondes fpl;

∎ on long wave sur les grandes ondes;

long weekend week-end m prolongé;

∎ to take a long weekend prendre un week-end prolongé

✾ Play 'Long Day's Journey into Night' O'Neill 'Long Voyage vers la nuit'

1) (pull) ziehen; schleppen

2) (transport) transportieren; befördern

1) Ziehen, das; Schleppen, das

2) (catch) Fang, der; (fig.) Beute, die

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1) (to pull with great effort or difficulty: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.) ziehen

2) (to carry by some form of transport: Coal is hauled by road and rail.) befördern

1) (a strong pull: He gave the rope a haul.) kräftiger Zug

2) (the amount of anything, especially fish, that is got at one time: The fishermen had a good haul; The thieves got away from the jeweller's with a good haul.) der Fang

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[hɔ:l, AM esp hɑ:l]

I. n

1. usu sing (drag, pull)

to give a \haul [kräftig] ziehen

to give sb a \haul up onto a/the wall jdn eine/die Mauer hochziehen [o hochwuchten

2. (quantity caught) Ausbeute f; of fish Fang m (of an + dat), Ausbeute f (of von/an + dat)

poor \haul ein magerer Fang; of stolen goods magere Beute

3. (distance covered) Strecke f; TRANSP Transport[weg] m

long \haul Güterfernverkehr m

short \haul Nahtransport m

long-/short-\haul flight Kurzstrecken-/Langstreckenflug m

it was a long \haul, but we are finished at last ( fig) es hat sich zwar lange hingezogen, aber jetzt sind wir endlich fertig

II. vt

1. (pull with effort)

▪ to \haul sb/sth jdn/etw ziehen; sb, sth heavy jdn/etw schleppen; vehicle etw [ab]schleppen

to \haul oneself out of bed sich akk aus dem Bett hieven fam

to \haul a boat out of the water ein Boot aus dem Wasser ziehen; ( fig fam: bring before authority)

to \haul sb before the court/a magistrate jdn vors Gericht/vor einen Richter [o sl den Kadi] schleppen

2. (transport goods)

▪ to \haul sth etw befördern [o transportieren

3. (make tell)

▪ to \haul sth out of sb etw aus jdm herausbekommen [o fam herausquetschen

▶ to \haul ass AM (fam!) die Hufe schwingen sl, die Beine in die Hände nehmen sl

III. vi zerren, fest[e] [o kräftig] ziehen

to \haul on a rope/the reins an einem Seil/den Zügeln zerren

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1. n

1)

2) (= journey) Strecke f

3) (FISHING) (Fisch)fang m; (fig = booty from robbery) Beute f; (of cocaine etc) Fund m; (inf, of presents) Ausbeute f (inf)

2. vt

1) (= pull) ziehen; heavy objects ziehen, schleppen

2) (= transport) befördern, transportieren

3) (NAUT) den Kurs (+gen) ändern

3. vi (NAUT)

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haul [hɔːl]

A s

1. Ziehen n, Zerren n, Schleppen n

2. kräftiger Zug:

give the rope a haul kräftig an dem Seil ziehen

3. (Fisch)Zug m

4. fig Fischzug m, Fang m, Beute f:

make a big haul einen guten Fang machen

5. a) Beförderung f, Transport m

b) Transportweg m, -strecke f:

it was quite a haul home der Heimweg zog sich ganz schön hin;

a long haul ein weiter Weg (a. fig);

in the long haul fig zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt; auf lange Sicht

c) Ladung f, Transport m:

a haul of coal eine Ladung Kohlen

B v/t

1. ziehen, zerren, schleppen: → coal A 4

2. befördern, transportieren

3. heraufholen, (mit einem Netz) fangen

4. SCHIFF

a) die Brassen anholen

b) herumholen, besonders anluven

5. haul the wind

a) SCHIFF an den Wind gehen,

b) fig sich zurückziehen

6. → haul up A 2

C v/i

1. auch haul away ziehen, zerren ( beide:

on, at an dat)

2. mit dem Schleppnetz fischen

3. umspringen (Wind)

4. SCHIFF

a) abdrehen, den Kurs ändern

b) → haul up B 1

c) einen Kurs segeln

d) fig seine Meinung ändern, es sich anders überlegen

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1) (pull) ziehen; schleppen

2) (transport) transportieren; befördern

1) Ziehen, das; Schleppen, das

2) (catch) Fang, der; (fig.) Beute, die

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Fang ¨-e m. v.

schleppen v.

transportieren v.

ziehen v.

[hɔ:l, Am esp hɑ:l] n

1) usu sing (drag, pull)

to give a \haul [kräftig] ziehen;

to give sb a \haul up onto a/ the wall jdn eine/die Mauer hochziehen [o hochwuchten];

2) ( quantity caught) Ausbeute f; of fish Fang m (of an +dat), Ausbeute f (of von/an +dat);

poor \haul ein magerer Fang; of stolen goods magere Beute

3) ( distance covered) Strecke f; transp Transport[weg] m;

long \haul Güterfernverkehr m;

short \haul Nahtransport m;

long-/short-\haul flight Kurzstrecken-/Langstreckenflug m;

it was a long \haul, but we are finished at last ( fig) es hat sich zwar lange hingezogen, aber jetzt sind wir endlich fertig vt

1) ( pull with effort)

to \haul sb/ sth jdn/etw ziehen; sb, sth heavy jdn/etw schleppen; vehicle etw [ab]schleppen;

to \haul oneself out of bed sich akk aus dem Bett hieven ( fam)

to \haul a boat out of the water ein Boot aus dem Wasser ziehen;

(fig fam: bring before authority)

to \haul sb before the court/ a magistrate jdn vors Gericht/vor einen Richter [o (sl) den Kadi] schleppen

2) ( transport goods)

to \haul sth etw befördern [o transportieren];

3) ( make tell)

to \haul sth out of sb etw aus jdm herausbekommen [o ( fam) herausquetschen];

to \haul ass (Am) (fam!) die Hufe schwingen (sl), die Beine in die Hände nehmen (sl) vi zerren, fest[e] [o kräftig] ziehen;

to \haul on a rope/ the reins an einem Seil/den Zügeln zerren

haul [hɔ:l]

1. noun

   a. ( = journey) the long haul between Paris and Grenoble le long voyage entre Paris et Grenoble

• revitalizing the economy will be a long haul relancer l'économie prendra beaucoup de temps

   b. ( = booty) butin m

• a drugs haul une saisie de drogue

2. transitive verb

( = pull) traîner

• to haul sb over the coals passer un savon (inf) à qn

• she was hauled before the magistrates (inf) elle a été traînée devant les tribunaux

► haul down separable transitive verb

[+ object] descendre (en tirant)

► haul in separable transitive verb

[+ line, catch] amener

► haul up separable transitive verb

[+ object] monter (en tirant)

• to haul o.s. up se hisser

• to be hauled up in court (inf) être traîné devant les tribunaux

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1) ( taken by criminals) butin m

2) (found by police, customs) saisie f

3) ( journey)

4) ( in transportation) courrier m

5) ( of fish) pêche f

transitive verb

1) ( drag) tirer

2) ( by lorry) transporter

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long [lɒŋ]

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1. adjective

2. adverb

3. intransitive verb

4. noun

5. compounds

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1. adjective

   a. (in size) long ( longue f)

• the wall is 10 metres long le mur fait 10 mètres de long

• a wall 10 metres long un mur de 10 mètres de long

• how long is the swimming pool? quelle est la longueur de la piscine ?

• to get longer [queue] s'allonger ; [hair] pousser

• he's getting a bit long in the tooth (inf) il n'est plus tout jeune

• not by a long shot (inf) loin de là

• it's a long shot but we might be lucky c'est très risqué mais nous aurons peut-être de la chance

   b. (in distance) it's a long way c'est loin

• it's a long way to the shops les magasins sont loin

   c. (in time) long ( longue f) ; [delay] important

• at long last enfin

• in the long run à la longue

• in the long term à long terme

• the days are getting longer les jours rallongent

• long time no see! (inf!) ça fait une paye ! (inf)

• he's not long for this world (inf) il n'en a plus pour longtemps

• the reply was not long in coming la réponse n'a pas tardé à venir

► a long time longtemps

• a long time ago il y a longtemps

• that was a long, long time ago il y a bien longtemps de cela

• it will be a long time before I see her again je ne la reverrai pas avant longtemps

• it will be remembered for a long time to come on s'en souviendra longtemps

• it'll be a long time before I do that again! je ne recommencerai pas de si tôt !

• have you been studying English for a long time? il y a longtemps que vous étudiez l'anglais ?

• it's a long time since I last saw him ça fait longtemps que je ne l'ai pas vu

• he has not been seen for a long time cela fait longtemps qu'on ne l'a pas vu

• you took a long time to get here tu as mis du temps pour venir

• it takes a long time for the drug to act ce médicament met du temps à agir

• it took a long time for the truth to be accepted les gens ont mis très longtemps à accepter la vérité

2. adverb

   a. ( = a long time) longtemps

• they didn't stay long ils ne sont pas restés longtemps

• he hasn't been gone long il n'y a pas longtemps qu'il est parti

• it didn't take him long to realize that... il n'a pas mis longtemps à se rendre compte que...

• are you going away for long? vous partez pour longtemps ?

• not for long pas pour longtemps

• not for much longer plus pour très longtemps

• will you be long? tu en as pour longtemps ?

• I won't be long je n'en ai pas pour longtemps

• don't be long dépêche-toi

• he hasn't long to live il n'en a plus pour longtemps

• women live longer than men les femmes vivent plus longtemps que les hommes

• have you been here/been waiting long? vous êtes ici/vous attendez depuis longtemps ?

• his long-awaited reply sa réponse longtemps attendue

• long live the King! vive le roi !

• I only had long enough to buy a paper j'ai juste eu le temps d'acheter un journal

• six months at the longest six mois au plus

• so long! (inf) à bientôt !

   b. ( = through) all night long toute la nuit

• all summer long tout l'été

• his whole life long toute sa vie

   c. (set structures)

► before long (+ future) dans peu de temps ; (+ past) peu après

► how long? (in time)

how long will you be? (doing job) ça va te demander combien de temps ?

• how long did they stay? combien de temps sont-ils restés ?

• how long is it since you saw him? cela fait combien de temps que tu ne l'as pas vu ?

• how long are the holidays? les vacances durent combien de temps ?

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► In the following depuis + present/imperfect translates English perfect/pluperfect continuous.

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• how long have you been learning Greek? depuis combien de temps apprenez-vous le grec ?

• how long had you been waiting? depuis combien de temps attendiez-vous ?

► long ago il y a longtemps

• how long ago was it? il y a combien de temps de ça ?

• as long ago as 1930 déjà en 1930

• not long ago il n'y a pas longtemps

• he arrived not long ago il n'y a pas longtemps qu'il est arrivé► long after longtemps après

• long after he died longtemps après sa mort► long before

• long before the war bien avant la guerre

• his wife had died long before sa femme était morte depuis longtemps

• you should have done it long before now vous auriez dû le faire il y a longtemps

• not long before the war peu avant la guerre

• not long before his wife died peu avant la mort de sa femme

• she had died not long before elle était morte peu de temps avant► long since il y a longtemps

• it's not long since he died il est mort il n'y a pas longtemps

• he thought of friends long since dead il a pensé à des amis morts depuis longtemps► any/no/a little longer

• I can't stay any longer je ne peux pas rester plus longtemps

• she no longer wishes to do it elle ne veut plus le faire

• he is no longer living there il n'y habite plus

• wait a little longer attendez encore un peu► as long as (conditional) à condition que + subj

• you can borrow it as long as John doesn't mind vous pouvez l'emprunter à condition que John n'y voie pas d'inconvénient

• as long as necessary le temps qu'il faudra

• stay as long as you like restez autant que vous voulez

• as long as this crisis lasts tant que durera cette crise

3. intransitive verb

• to long to do sth ( = hope to) avoir très envie de faire qch ; ( = dream of) rêver de faire qch

• I'm longing to meet her j'ai très envie de la rencontrer

• to long for sth ( = hope for) avoir très envie de qch ; ( = dream of) rêver de qch

• to long for sb to do sth mourir d'envie que qn fasse qch

• she longed for her friends ses amis lui manquaient beaucoup

4. noun

• the long and the short of it is that... le fin mot de l'histoire, c'est que...

5. compounds

► long-distance adjective [race, runner] de fond

• long-distance call appel m longue distance

• long-distance flight vol m long-courrier

• long-distance lorry driver (British) routier m adverb• to call sb long-distance appeler qn à longue distance ► long-drawn-out adjective interminable

► long drink noun long drink m

► long-grain rice noun riz m long

► long-haired adjective [person] aux cheveux longs ; [animal] à longs poils

► long-haul noun transport m à longue distance

• long-haul airline/flight ligne f/vol m long-courrier ► long jump noun saut m en longueur

► long jumper noun sauteur m, - euse f en longueur

► long-lasting adjective durable

• to be longer-lasting durer plus longtemps ► long-legged adjective [person] aux jambes longues ; [animal] à longues pattes

► long-life adjective [milk] longue conservation ; [batteries] longue durée

► long-lost adjective [person] perdu de vue depuis longtemps ; [thing] perdu depuis longtemps

► long-range adjective [missile, rocket] à longue portée ; [planning] à long terme

• long-range weather forecast prévisions fpl météorologiques à long terme ► long-running adjective [play] à l'affiche depuis longtemps ; [dispute] vieux ; [TV programme] diffusé depuis longtemps

• long-running series (TV) série-fleuve f ► long-sighted adjective (British) hypermétrope ; (in old age) presbyte ; (figurative) [person] qui voit loin ; [decision] pris avec prévoyance ; [attitude] prévoyant

► long-sleeved adjective à manches longues

► long-standing adjective de longue date

► long-stay car park noun parking m longue durée

► long-suffering adjective d'une patience à toute épreuve

► long-time adjective de longue date, vieux ( vieille f)

► long wave noun grandes ondes fpl

• on long wave sur les grandes ondes ► long-winded adjective [speech] interminable

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1) (lengthy, protracted) [process, wait, journey, vowel] long/longue; [delay] important; [bath, sigh] grand (before n)

2) ( in expressions of time)

3) ( in measuring) [dress, hair, queue] long/longue; [grass] haut; [detour] grand

4) ( in expressions of distance)

1) ( a long time) longtemps

2) ( for a long time) (avant pp) depuis longtemps

3) ( throughout) (après n)

as long as, so long as conjunctional phrase

1) ( in time) aussi longtemps que

2) ( provided that) du moment que (+ indic), pourvu que (+ subj)

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1 lungo; esteso; prolungato: a long journey, un lungo viaggio; This room is twenty feet long, questa stanza è lunga venti piedi ( 6 metri circa); a long day, una giornata lunga; (fon.) a long vowel, una vocale lunga; to have a long memory, avere la memoria lunga; to have got long sight, avere la vista lunga; a long speech, un discorso lungo; (fig.) to have a long tongue, avere la lingua lunga; ( radio) long waves, onde lunghe

2 di lunghezza; lineare: long measures, misure di lunghezza (o lineari)

3 (ind. tess.) a fibre lunghe: long flax, lino a fibre lunghe

4 (fam.) lungo; alto di statura

5 (fin.) a lunga scadenza: a long bill [bond], una cambiale [obbligazione] a lunga scadenza

6 ( cricket: di un giocatore) arretrato; vicino alla linea di demarcazione

● to be long about doing st., essere lento a fare qc.; metterci molto tempo a fare qc.: DIALOGO → - Local shop 1- I won't be long, torno subito □ to be long about it, prendersela comoda □ long ago, (agg.) del passato remoto; (sost.) (il) lontano passato: long ago battles, battaglie del passato □ (fig.) the long arm of the law, il lungo braccio della giustizia (o della legge) □ ( calcio) long ball, palla lunga; lancio lungo; passaggio in profondità: long-ball game, gioco di palle lunghe (o di lanci in profondità) □ ( un tempo) long clothes, vesti lunghe ( per neonato) □ a long custom, un'antica usanza □ a long date, una data lontana □ long distance, distanza lunga; ( atletica, sci) il fondo □ long-distance, ( di un autista, ecc.) che copre una lunga distanza; ( di un volo, ecc.) a lunga percorrenza; (telef.) interurbano; ( sport) di fondo: long-distance call, chiamata interurbana; (telef.) long-distance line, linea interurbana; ( sport) long-distance race, corsa (o gara) di fondo □ ( sci) long-distance racer, fondista □ ( ciclismo) long-distance rider, passista □ ( sport) long-distance runner, fondista □ long-distance running, le corse di fondo; il fondo (in atletica) □ (TV) long-distance shot, ripresa in campo lungo □ ( nuoto) long-distance swimmer, fondista □ (mat.) long division, divisione estesa □ to be long doing st., metterci molto tempo a fare qc.: He was long finding it out, ci ha messo molto tempo a scoprirlo □ long dozen, tredici □ long-drawn (o long-drawn-out), tirato per le lunghe; protratto □ long drink, long drink ( bevanda alcolica diluita con succhi di frutta, ecc.) □ ( USA) long-drop ( toilet), latrina da campo □ long-eared, dalle orecchie lunghe, orecchiuto; (fig.) ignorante, stupido, stolto □ (zool.) long-eared owl ( Asio otus), gufo comune □ a long face, il viso lungo; (fig.) il muso lungo: He had a long face, aveva il muso lungo (o tanto di muso); to pull a long face, fare il muso (lungo) □ (fig.) long-faced, immusonito □ the long finger, il dito medio □ long-forgotten, dimenticato da tempo □ long glass, specchio per l'intera persona □ ( slang USA) long green, quattrini, soldi, grana, bigliettoni □ a long haul, (trasp.) un lungo viaggio; (fig.) un lavoro lungo □ (aeron.) long-haul, a lunga percorrenza □ long-headed, (scient.) dolicocefalo; (fig.) che la sa lunga, accorto, avveduto □ (fig.) long-headedness, accortezza; avvedutezza □ long-horned cattle, bovini dalle corna lunghe □ ( ginnastica) long horse, cavallo per volteggio □ long hundredweight, «hundredweight» inglese (pari a kg 50,80) □ (fam.) to be long in the tooth, essere avanti negli anni □ ( un tempo; fam.) long johns, mutandoni ( da uomo) □ ( sport) long jump, salto in lungo □ long jumper, lunghista □ long jumping, i salti in lungo, il salto in lungo ( la specialità) □ long-legged, dalle gambe lunghe, gambuto □ (cinem.) long lens, obiettivo a focale lunga; teleobiettivo □ ( di generi alimentari) long-life, a lunga conservazione; ( di una pila, ecc.) di lunga durata □ (anat.) long-limbed type, longitipo □ long-lived, di lunga vita, longevo; ( di cosa) durevole, duraturo □ ( poesia) long metre, strofe di quattro ottonari □ long odds, scommessa fortemente ineguale (per es., 10 a 1); (ipp.) quota alta; (fig.) scarse probabilità, grave svantaggio □ (fam.) to be long on, essere ben fornito (o pieno) di: He's long on good ideas, è pieno di buone idee □ ( sport) long pass, passaggio lungo □ long pig, carne umana ( per i cannibali) □ long-player (o long-playing record), (disco) microsolco; long playing □ ( Borsa) long position, posizione lunga (o rialzista) □ a long price, un prezzo alto □ (tipogr.) long primer, (carattere) corpo dieci □ long-promised, promesso da tempo □ a long purse, un portafoglio imbottito di soldi □ long-range, da lunga distanza; a lungo termine, a lungo raggio; (mil.) a lunga gittata: ( calcio, ecc.) a long-range goal, un gol da lontano; (stat., econ.) long-range forecasts, previsioni a lungo termine; (mil.) long-range guns, cannoni a lunga gittata □ long run, (econ.) lungo periodo; (giorn.) forte tiratura: long-run trend, tendenza di lungo termine; in the long run, a lungo andare; (econ.) nel lungo periodo □ (naut.) long sea, mare lungo □ long service, anzianità di servizio: long-service allowance, indennità di anzianità ( a un dipendente) □ long shot, (mil.) tiro lungo; ( sport) tiro a distanza, lancio lungo; (ipp.) cavallo non favorito, brocco; scommessa azzardata; (fig.) impresa difficile; (cinem., TV) campo lungo □ long-sighted, che ha la vista lunga; (med.) ipermetrope, presbite; (fig.) accorto, lungimirante, previdente □ long-sightedness, (med.) ipermetropia, presbiopia; (fig.) lungimiranza, previdenza □ long standing, lunga data: a firm of long standing, una ditta che esiste da molto tempo; a friend of long standing, un amico di vecchia data □ long-standing, di lunga data, vecchio: long-standing rivalry, rivalità di vecchia data □ long-suffering, (sost.) longanimità, pazienza, sopportazione; (agg.) longanime, paziente □ ( al gioco) a long suit, molte carte dello stesso seme □ (fig. fam.) one's long suit, il (pezzo) forte, il (proprio) cavallo di battaglia □ (econ.) long tail, coda lunga □ long-term, a lungo termine; a lunga scadenza: (fin.) long-term credit, credito a lungo termine; long-term loans, prestiti a lunga scadenza □ (med.) long-term care, trattamento dei lungodegenti □ (fin.) long-term investor, cassettista □ (econ.) the long-term unemployed, i disoccupati cronici □ ( sport) long throw, lancio lungo □ (med.) long-time patient, lungodegente □ long ton, tonnellata inglese ( pari a kg 1016 circa) □ long-tongued, linguacciuto; pettegolo □ long vacation, vacanze estive □ long waist, vita lunga (o bassa) ( in un vestito) □ ( radio) long wave, onda lunga □ a long way off, molto lontano; lontanissimo: Japan is a long way off, il Giappone è molto lontano □ long-winded, che ha molto fiato; (fig.) verboso, prolisso □ long-windedness, l'avere molto fiato; (fig.) verbosità, tediosità □ (ind. tess.) long wool, lana a fibra lunga □ long words, parole lunghe, polisillabi; (fig.) paroloni, parole difficili □ at long last, finalmente □ by a long way (fam.: by a long chalk), di gran lunga: not by a long way (o chalk) nient'affatto, neppure lontanamente □ to have a face as long as a fiddle, avere una faccia da funerale □ to have a long wind, avere molto fiato (da spendere) □ in the long term, a lungo termine; (econ.) nel lungo periodo □ to make a long arm, stendere il braccio (o allungare la mano) (per prendere qc.) □ (fam.) not by a long chalk (o shot), neanche di lontano; nemmeno per sogno □ (telef.) to phone long-distance, fare un'interurbana □ to take the long view of an action, valutare gli effetti futuri di un'azione; guardare oltre (fig.) □ It will be a long day before he wins, ce ne vorrà prima che vinca □ (fam.) It is as broad as it is long, fa lo stesso; è la stessa cosa.

1 molto; molto tempo: Will you be long?, starai via molto?; I haven't been back long, non è molto che sono tornato

2 a lungo; (per) molto tempo; lungamente; un pezzo (fam.): long after, molto tempo dopo; long since, da molto tempo; long before, molto tempo prima; I'm not going to wait much longer for him, non l'aspetterò per molto tempo ancora; Have you known long?, è un pezzo che lo sai?

● to be long, ( anche) metterci ( tempo) □ long ago, molto tempo fa □ long-awaited, sospirato; (a lungo) atteso; desiderato □ long-lasting, di lunga durata; persistente □ ( di persona) long-lost, perso di vista □ long-running, di vecchia data □ all day long, tutto il santo giorno □ all his life long, per tutta la (sua) vita □ any (o no) longer, (non) più; (non) oltre: I can't stay any longer, non posso trattenermi più (o oltre); He's no longer in charge of the head office, non è più a capo della sede centrale □ as long as, finché; per tutto il tempo che; ( anche) purché, a condizione che, basta che: I kept quiet for as long as I could, tacqui finché potei; for as long as you wish, per tutto il tempo che vuoi; You can borrow it, as long as you give it back, prendilo pure, basta (o a patto) che me lo ridia □ at ( the) longest, alla più lunga; al massimo: It will take me two hours at ( the) longest, ci metterò due ore al massimo □ not to be long for this world, avere pochi anni (o mesi, giorni, ecc.) di vita davanti a sé □ so long as, purché; a condizione che; a patto che □ So long!, ciao; arrivederci; a fra poco! □ How long will it take?, quanto tempo ci vorrà?: DIALOGO → - Going on holiday 1- How long do you think it will take to get to the airport at that time of day?, quanto tempo pensi che impiegheremo per arrivare in aeroporto a quell'ora?

1 molto tempo: Do you think the crossing of the Channel will take long?, credi che la traversata della Manica richiederà molto tempo?; before long, presto; fra breve; di qui (o di lì) a poco; for long, a lungo; per molto tempo

2 (fon., poesia) (vocale o sillaba) lunga

3 ( di un abito, ecc.) misura lunga

4 linea ( dell'alfabeto Morse)

5 (pl.) (fam.) calzoni lunghi

6 (pl.) (fin.) titoli poliennali (o a lunga scadenza; di solito, oltre 10 anni)

● to know the long and short of it, sapere per filo e per segno come stanno le cose □ The long and short of it is, I was failed, per farla corta, sono stato bocciato.

bramare; desiderare ardentemente; non vedere l'ora di: We are longing to go home ( o for home), desideriamo ardentemente di tornare a casa (o in patria)

● longed-for, bramato; desiderato ardentemente.

1) (to pull with great effort or difficulty: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.) tirar de, arrastrar

2) (to carry by some form of transport: Coal is hauled by road and rail.) acarrear, transportar

1) (a strong pull: He gave the rope a haul.) tirón, estirón

2) (the amount of anything, especially fish, that is got at one time: The fishermen had a good haul; The thieves got away from the jeweller's with a good haul.) redada, botín

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- haulage

haul vb arrastrar / tirar

Otra palabra que quiere decir lo mismo es pull

tr[hɔːl]

noun

1 (pull) tirón nombre masculino, estirón nombre masculino

2 (distance) recorrido, trayecto, trecho, camino

■ it's a long haul yet aún falta mucho camino

3 (fish) redada

4 (loot) botín nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (drag) tirar de, arrastrar

2 (boat) halar; (car, caravan etc) remolcar

\

to haul somebody over the coals echarle un rapapolvo a alguien

haul ['hɔl] vt

1) drag, pull: arrastrar, jalar

2) transport: transportar

haul n

1) pull: tirón m, jalón m

2) catch: redada f

3) journey: viaje m, trayecto m

it's a long haul: es un trayecto largo

• recorrido s.m.

• redada s.f.

• tirón s.m.

• trayecto s.m.

• acarrear v.

• arrastrar v.

• bolinear v.

• carretear v.

• halar v.

• jalar v.

• tirar v.

• transportar v.

a) ( drag)

b) ( Transp) transportar

- haul off

- haul up

1) ( distance) ( Transp) recorrido m, trayecto m

2) ( catch - of fish) redada f; (- of stolen goods) botín m

1. N

1) (=act of pulling) tirón m, jalón m (LAm) (on de)

2) (=distance) recorrido m, trayecto m

3) (=amount taken) [of fish] redada f ; (financial) ganancia f ; (from robbery etc) botín m ; (=arms haul, drugs haul) alijo m

2. VT

1) (=drag) [+ heavy object] arrastrar, jalar (LAm)

2) (=transport) transportar, acarrear

- haul down

- haul in

- haul up

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a) ( drag)

b) ( Transp) transportar

- haul off

- haul up

1) ( distance) ( Transp) recorrido m, trayecto m

2) ( catch - of fish) redada f; (- of stolen goods) botín m

{hɔ:l}
I. 1. влача, тегля, дърпам, мъкна, изтеглям (мрежа), мор. буксирам
to HAUL at/upon от горе дърпам/тегля въже
to HAUL down cпyckaM
to HAUL down one's flag/colours прен. предавам се
to HAUL a boat up a beach издърпвам лодка (от морето) на плажа
he was HAULed to parties by his wife жена му все го мъкнеше на гости
2. транспортирам, превозвам, доставям, извършвам рейс
3. мин. извозвам
4. мор. променям посоката си, обръщам се (за вятър, кораб) (и с off)
5. to-off приготвям се да ударя
6. мор. държа (се) срещу вятъра
7. разг. закарвам (в съда), изправям (пред съдия, командир, директор), обвинявам (up)
you'll be HAULed up before the company commander ще се явиш пред ротния за строго мъмрене
II. 1. теглене, изтегляне, дърпане, влачене
2. превозване, превоз (и жп.)
3. превозени стоки
4. улов (на риба), прен. придобивка, печалба, плячка (на крадец)
long/short HAUL доста дълго/кратко време/разстояние

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{hъ:l} v 1. влача, тегля; дърпам; мъкна; изтеглям (мрежа); мор. (2) {hъ:l} n 1. теглене, изтегляне, дърпане, влачене; 2. превозв

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тегля; теглене; улов; пренасям; превозване; превозвам; превоз; влачене; влача; дърпам; дърпане;

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haul[hɔ:l] I. v 1. влача, тегля; дърпам; мъкна; мор. карам на буксир; to \haul at ( upon) a rope дърпам (тегля) въже; to \haul over the coals разг. тегля (дърпам) един калай на, чета конско; to \haul down o.'s flag ( colours) прен. предавам се, капитулирам; отстъпвам; to \haul up издърпвам, извличам; разг. искам сметка от; to \haul down спускам; 2. превозвам, пренасям; подвозвам; 3. изправям пред съда (обикн. to be \hauled up); 4. променям посоката си, обръщам се (за вятър, кораб); to \haul off оттеглям (се), отдръпвам (се); мор. обръщам се настрана от, отдалечавам се; 5. мор. държа (се) срещу вятъра; II. n 1. теглене, дърпане, влачене; revitalising Bulgarian economy will be a long \haul съживяването на българската икономика ще отнеме много време; over the long \haul в дългосрочен план; 2. превозване, превоз; 3. жп превоз; 4. улов (за риба); прен. придобивка, печалба.

1. 1) вытягивание, вытаскивание (рывками, резким движением или с большим усилием); буксировка

2) рыб. тяга, выборка ( сетей); тоня

2. 1) улов

2) трофеи; добыча

3. 1) перевозка, транспортировка; подвозка, доставка

2) ездка, рейс; пробег; пройденное расстояние

4. груз

5. горн. откатка

6. мор. каболка

1. 1) тянуть, тащить; волочить

2) буксировать

3) перевозить, транспортировать; подвозить, доставлять

2. вытаскивать сети

3. вызывать (в суд и т. п.); привлекать (тж. haul up)

4. разг. дотащиться, притащиться

5. мор.

1) менять курс ( корабля)

2) менять направление (о ветре; обычно на более близкое к курсу корабля; тж. haul around)

3) держать или держаться круто к ветру (тж. haul off)

6. действовать по-иному; менять план действий; изменить мнение, отношение (к чему-л.); отступать

7. горн. откатывать

1)

а) тащить, тянуть (сети, снасти); трелевать ( лес); буксировать, оттаскивать

б) везти, перевозить; транспортировать; заниматься коммерческими перевозками

2)

а) таскать, волочить; заставлять ходить (куда-л.)

б) ( haul before) разг.; = haul up вызывать в суд ( для дачи показаний); арестовывать

в) разг. тащиться, волочиться, добираться (куда-л.) с трудом

г) (haul out / up) вылезать на сушу ( о самцах-одиночках тюленя)

3)

а) мор.; = haul up менять направление, курс корабля ( обычно ложиться круче к ветру)

б) = haul round / to меняться, менять направление ( о ветре)

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1)

а) волочение, тяга; рывок

б) выборка ( сетей)

2)

а) перевозка, транспортировка

б) рейс, поездка

- long haul

3)

а) улов ( рыбы); одна закидка невода

б) добыча, трофеи

4)

а) пройденное расстояние

б) груз, количество перевезённого груза

adj. lang; langdurig; niet voor rede vatbaar (gevaar)

adv. lang; langdurig; gedurende

n. lange tijd; lang iets

v. verlangen (naar); smachten; uitzien (naar); missen

[ long] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 〈 economie〉 haussier ⇒ hausse speculant

2  lange tijd

♦voorbeelden:

2   it won't take long • het zal niet lang duren

     before long • binnenkort, spoedig

     he won't stay for long • hij zal niet (voor) lang blijven

¶ tell the long and the short of it • de grote lijnen uiteenzetten

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〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; longer [longgə], longest [longgist]〉 〈→ Sporttermen: CricketSporttermen: Cricket/〉

1  lang ⇒ langgerekt, langdurig, ver; 〈 economie〉 langlopend

2  groot ⇒ meer dan, lang

3  onwaarschijnlijk

4 〈 geldwezen〉 à la hausse (speculerend)

♦voorbeelden:

1   long bonds • langlopende obligaties

     long finger • middelvinger

     a long haul • een hele ruk 〈 bijvoorbeeld lange reis〉; een lange tijd/termijn

     over the long haul • op lange termijn

     take a long look at something • iets lang/aandachtig bekijken/onderzoeken

     of long standing • al lang bestaand, van ouds gekend

     to cut a long story short • om kort te gaan, samengevat

     in the long term • op den duur, op de lange duur

     〈 Brits-Engels〉 long vac(ation) • zomervakantie

     〈 communicatiemedia〉 long wave(s) • lange golf

2   long dozen • groot dozijn, dertien

     cotton is in long supply • er is een ruime voorraad katoen

     long ton • Engels ton 〈 1016 kg〉

3   long bet/odds • 〈 ongeveer〉 tien tegen een

     he stands a long chance • hij maakt weinig kans

4   take a long position in gold • à la hausse speculeren in goud

     long sale • verkoop à la hausse

¶ the long arm of the law • de lange/machtige arm der wet

     〈 Brits-Engels〉 not by a long chalk • op geen stukken na, bijlange niet

     long division • staartdeling

     long drink • longdrink

     make/pull a long face • ongelukkig kijken; 〈 ongeveer〉 een lang gezicht trekken

     long johns • lange onderbroek

     〈 cricket〉 long leg • long leg

     in the long run • uiteindelijk

     long shot • kansloos deelnemer; gok, waagstuk

     〈 Amerikaans-Engels〉 by a long shot • veruit, met gemak

     not by a long shot • op geen stukken na, bijlange niet

     long suit • fort, sterk punt

     long in the tooth • lang in de mond, aftands

     take a long view/take long views • dingen op de lange termijn bekijken

     have come a long way • van ver gekomen zijn, erg veranderd zijn

     go a long way (towards) • voordelig (in het gebruik) zijn, veel helpen, het ver schoppen

     £1 doesn't go a long way these days • met een pond kom je tegenwoordig niet ver meer

     〈 cricket〉 long off • long off 〈 veldspeler(spositie) bij de boundary〉

     〈 cricket〉 long on • long on 〈 veldspeler(spositie) bij de boundary〉

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〈 werkwoord〉

1 〈vaak +for〉 hevig verlangen (naar) ⇒ snakken, hunkeren

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〈 bijwoord〉

1  lang ⇒ lange tijd

♦voorbeelden:

1   not be long for this life/world • niet lang meer te leven hebben

     all night long • de hele nacht

     the promotion was long due • de promotie liet lang op zich wachten

     don't be long • maak het kort

     as/so long as • zo lang, mits

     no/not any longer • niet langer/meer

     〈 informeel〉 so long! • tot dan!, tot ziens!

     he's long about his work • hij doet lang over zijn werk

     be long in doing something • lang over iets doen

longer, longest

1) lang; weit [Reise, Weg]

2) (elongated) länglich; schmal

3) (of extended duration) lang

4) (tediously lengthy) lang[atmig]; weitschweifig

5) (lasting) lang; langjährig [Gewohnheit, Freundschaft]

6) klein, gering [Chance]

7) (seemingly more than stated) lang [Minute, Tag, Jahre usw.]

8) lang [Gedächtnis]

9) (consisting of many items) lang [Liste usw.]; hoch [Zahl]

10) (Cards)

1) (long interval)

2)

1) lang[e]

2)

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1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) lang

2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) lang

3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) lang

4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) lange weg

5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) weitreichend

1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) lang

2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) lang

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[lɒŋ, AM lɑ:ŋ]

I. adj

1. (in space) lang; (over great distance) weit; (elongated) lang, länglich; ( fam: tall) groß, lang fam

the rods are 20 cm \long die Stäbe sind 20 cm lang

we're still a \long way from the station wir sind noch weit vom Bahnhof entfernt

as \long as one's arm ( fig) ellenlang fam

there was a list of complaints as \long as your arm es gab eine ellenlange Liste von Beschwerden

to draw a \long breath tief Luft holen

\long journey weite Reise

to have come a \long way einen weiten Weg zurückgelegt haben, von weit her gekommen sein

to go a \long way ( fig: succeed) es weit [o zu etwas] bringen

to go a \long way toward[s] sth ( fig: help) eine große Hilfe bei etw dat sein

to have a \long way to go ( fig) [noch] einen weiten Weg vor sich dat haben

2. (in time) lang; (tedious) lang, langwierig

each session is an hour \long jede Sitzung dauert eine Stunde

we go back a \long way wir kennen uns schon seit ewigen Zeiten

\long career [jahre]lange Karriere

a \long day ein langer [und anstrengender] Tag

\long friendship langjährige Freundschaft

a \long memory ein gutes Gedächtnis

to have a \long memory for sth etw nicht so schnell vergessen

\long service jahrelanger Dienst

a \long time eine lange Zeit

it was a \long time before I received a reply es dauerte lange, bis ich [eine] Antwort bekam

to be a \long while since... [schon] eine Weile her sein, seit...

to work \long hours einen langen Arbeitstag haben

3. (in scope) lang

the report is 20 pages \long der Bericht ist 20 Seiten lang

a \long book ein dickes Buch

a \long list eine lange Liste

4. pred ( fam: ample)

▪ to be \long on sth etw reichlich haben

\long on ideas but short on funds mehr Ideen als Geld

to be \long on charm jede Menge Charme besitzen

to be \long on wit sehr geistreich sein

5. LING

a \long vowel ein langer Vokal

6. (improbable)

a \long chance eine geringe Chance

\long odds geringe [Gewinn]chancen

7. FIN

\long security/shares Versicherung f/Aktien pl mit langer Laufzeit

to be \long of stock STOCKEX eine Longposition einnehmen fachspr

▶ the \long arm of the law der lange Arm des Gesetzes

▶ [not] by a \long chalk bei Weitem [nicht]

▶ in the \long run langfristig gesehen, auf lange Sicht [gesehen]

▶ to take the \long view [of sth] [etw] auf lange Sicht betrachten

▶ \long time no see ( fam) lange nicht gesehen fam

▶ to be \long in the tooth nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein

▶ to be \long in the tooth to do sth zu alt sein, [um] etw zu tun

II. adv

1. (for a long time) lang[e]

have you been waiting \long? wartest du schon lange?

how \long have you lived here? wie lange haben Sie hier gewohnt?

the authorities have \long known that... den Behörden war seit Langem bekannt, dass...

\long live the King! lang lebe der König!

to be \long lange brauchen

I won't be \long (before finishing) ich bin gleich fertig; (before appearing) ich bin gleich da

don't be \long beeil dich!

to be \long about doing sth lange für etw akk brauchen

don't be too \long about it! lass dir nicht zu viel Zeit, beeil dich nur!

2. (at a distant time) lange

\long ago vor langer Zeit

\long after/before... lange nachdem/bevor...

not \long before... kurz davor

3. (after implied time) lange

if this meeting goes on any \longer wenn das Meeting noch länger andauert

how much \longer will it take? wie lange wird es noch dauern?

not any \longer nicht länger

I'm not going to wait any \longer ich werde nicht länger warten

I can't wait any \longer to open my presents! ich kann es gar nicht [mehr] erwarten, endlich meine Geschenke auszupacken!

no \longer nicht mehr

he no \longer wanted to go there er wollte nicht mehr dorthin

4. (throughout)

all day/night/summer \long den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [lang]

▶ as [or so] \long as... (during) solange...; (provided that) sofern..., vorausgesetzt, dass...

▶ to be not \long for this world ( dated) nicht mehr lange zu leben haben, mit einem Fuß/Bein im Grabe sein

▶ so \long! ( fam) tschüss fam, bis dann fam

III. n

1. no pl (long time) eine lange Zeit