long

[lɔŋ] 1. adj

długi

2. adv

długo

3. vi

to long for sth — tęsknić do czegoś

in the long run — na dłuższą metę

so/as long as — (on condition that) pod warunkiem, że; (while) jak długo, dopóki

don't be long! — pośpiesz się!

to be 6 metres long — mieć 6 metrów długości

to be 6 months long — trwać 6 miesięcy

all night long — (przez) całą noc

he no longer comes — już nie przychodzi

long ago — dawno temu

long before — na długo przed +instr

long after — długo po +loc

they'll catch him before long — niedługo go złapią

before long we were back home — niedługo potem byliśmy z powrotem w domu

at long last — wreszcie

the long and the short of it is that … — krótko mówiąc, …

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I 1. [loŋ] adjective

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

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.) długi

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

4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) nieobecny przez dłuższy czas

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

2. adverb

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

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

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- longways

- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb

((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) pragnąć, wzdychać do, tęsknić

- longing

- longingly