long Significado & definición

Significado de long en español

• 0 having a large distance from one end to the other -- largo

  • long hair

  • long legs

  • a long dress

• 1 continuing for a large amount of time -- largo

  • a long movie

• 2 a large amount of time -- mucho tiempo

  • I waited for a long time.

  • A long time passed without anything happenning.

• 3 describes a piece of writing that has a lot of pages or words -- largo

  • a long book

• 4 used when asking for or giving information about the distance or time of something -- de largo, de duración

  • It’s about three metres long.

  • The concert was three hours long.

  • How long was the skirt?

  • How long is the movie?

• 5 to be old, often too old to do something -- ser entrado en años

  • He’s a bit long in the tooth to be wearing jeans, don’t you think?

• 6 for a long time -- (durante) mucho tiempo

  • Did you have to wait long for the train?

• 7 used when you are talking about something that must happen before something else can happen -- con tal de que

  • You can play football as long as you do your homework first.

• 8 in the past but not now -- ya no

  • The school is no longer used.

• 9 soon -- pronto

  • They’ll be home before very long.

• 10 a large amount of time -- mucho tiempo

  • She won’t be away for long.

• 11 to want something very much -- desear

  • She longed to see him again.

  • I’m longing for some sun.

• 12 of great length from one end to the other -- largo/ga [ masculine-feminine, singular ]

  • the long highway stretching ahead of them la larga carretera que se extiende delante de ellos

  • This rope is longer than that one. Esta cuerda es más larga que esa.

  • a long line outside the movie theater una larga cola fuera del cine

• 13 requiring or lasting a great amount of time -- largo/ga [ masculine-feminine, singular ]

  • a very long book un libro muy largo

  • It’s been a long day. Ha sido un largo día.

  • She hasn’t visited us in a long time. Ella no nos ha visitado en mucho tiempo.

• 14 indicates an amount of time or a length -- largo/ga [ masculine-feminine, singular ]

  • The alligator was 11 feet long. El caimán medía 11 pies de largo.

  • “How long will you be gone?” “Two days.” “¿Durante cuánto tiempo estarás fuera?” “Dos días.”

  • How long is the boat? ¿Cuánto mide el barco?

• 15 (of a piece of clothing) covering as much as possible -- largo/ga [ masculine-feminine, singular ]

  • a long dress un vestido largo

  • a long-sleeved T-shirt una camiseta de manga larga

• 16 to need to do a lot more before sth is achieved -- quedar todavía mucho por recorrer

  • We’re making progress, but we still have a long way to go. Estamos progresando, pero todavía nos queda mucho por recorrer.

• 17 to have accomplished a lot since starting -- haber llegado muy lejos

  • You’ve come a long way since your performance in the high school play. Has llegado muy lejos desde tu actuación en la obra de teatro del instituto.

• 18 in the future -- a largo plazo

  • Using this method will cost us less in the long run. A largo plazo usar este método nos costará menos.

• 19 sth that is not likely to be successful -- no haber mucha esperanza

  • Applying for the job was a long shot, but I had to try. No había mucha esperanza al solicitar el trabajo, pero tenía que intentarlo.

• 20 indicates you will explain sth briefly -- ir al grano

  • To make a long story short, he never found his wallet. Yendo al grano, él nunca llegó a encontrar su cartera.

• 21 for a long time -- largo/ga

  • Did the pain last long? ¿El dolor duró mucho tiempo?

  • It takes longer to do it yourself. Lleva más tiempo si lo haces tú mismo.

  • Did the pain last for long? ¿El dolor duró mucho tiempo?

  • You were gone for so long! ¡Te fuiste por mucho tiempo!

• 22 a long time before or after -- hace mucho

  • long before/after he was born mucho antes/después de que naciera

  • It happened long ago. Eso sucedió hace mucho tiempo.

• 23 emphasizes sth happens for a whole period of time -- durante todo/da

  • The noise went on all day/night long. El ruido se prolongó durante todo el día/toda la noche.

• 24 indicates the conditions necessary for sth to happen -- siempre y cuando

  • I’ll tell you as long as you promise not to tell Mom. Te lo diré siempre y cuando prometas no decírselo a mamá.

• 25 indicates sth does not happen or is not true any more -- ya no

  • They were no longer sending us money. Ya no nos estaban enviando dinero.

  • The operation can’t wait any longer. La operación ya no puede esperar más.

• 26 to want sth to happen very much -- anhelar

  • He longed to see his family. Él anhelaba ver a su familia.