Significato di long in italiano

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

  • long hair capelli lunghi

  • long legs gambe lunghe

  • a long dress un abito lungo

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

  • a long movie un film lungo

• 2 a large amount of time -- molto tempo

  • I waited for a long time. Ho aspettato a lungo.

  • A long time passed without anything happenning. È passato molto tempo senza che non succedesse niente.

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

  • a long book un libro lungo

• 4 used when asking for or giving information about the distance or time of something -- usato quando si chiedono o danno informazioni riguardo a distanza e durata di tempo

  • It’s about three metres long. È circa tre metri di lunghezza.

  • The concert was three hours long. Il concerto è durato tre ore.

  • How long was the skirt? Quanto era lunga la gonna?

  • How long is the movie? Quanto dura il film?

• 5 to be old, often too old to do something -- non essere più tanto giovane

  • He’s a bit long in the tooth to be wearing jeans, don’t you think? È un po’ avanti negli anni per portare i jeans, non credi?

• 6 for a long time -- a lungo, lungamente

  • Did you have to wait long for the train? Hai dovuto aspettare a lungo per il treno?

• 7 used when you are talking about something that must happen before something else can happen -- purché

  • You can play football as long as you do your homework first. Puoi giocare a calcio purché tu faccia prima il compito.

• 8 in the past but not now -- non più

  • The school is no longer used. La scuola non è più in uso.

• 9 soon -- tra poco tempo

  • They’ll be home before very long. Saranno di ritorno fra poco.

• 10 a large amount of time -- lungo tempo

  • She won’t be away for long. Non starà via a lungo.

• 11 to want something very much -- aver voglia di, desiderare

  • She longed to see him again. Aveva voglia di rivederlo.

  • I’m longing for some sun. Ho voglia di un po’ di sole.

• 12 measuring a great distance from one end to the other -- lungo

  • a long journey

  • a long road

  • She has long legs.

• 13 having a great period of time from the first moment to the last -- lungo

  • The book took a long time to read

  • a long conversation

  • a long delay.

• 14 measuring a certain amount in distance or time -- lungo, di lunghezza*

  • The wire is two centimetres/centimeters long

  • The television programme was just over an hour long.

• 15 away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time -- (per molto tempo)

  • Will you be long?

• 16 reaching to a great distance in space or time -- lungo

  • She has a long memory

• 17 a great period of time -- (molto tempo)

  • This happened long before you were born.

• 18 for a great period of time -- (a lungo), (per molto tempo)

  • Have you been waiting long?

• 19 (often with for) to wish very much -- desiderare

  • He longed to go home

  • I am longing for a drink.