long jelentése

long jelentése: adjective, adverb, verb

1 A1 hosszú, hosszan tartó, hosszadalmas (idő)

a long film/meeting

I've been waiting a long time.

It's a long time since I worked there.

Apparently the sessions are an hour long.

2 A1 hosszú (térben)

long hair

long legs

a long dress

There was a long queue at the post office.

We're still a long way from the station.

3 A2 hosszú, terjedelmes (beszéd, írás)

a long letter/book/report

long jelentése – kifejezések:

in the long run B2 hosszú távon/távra

It seems a lot of effort but I'm sure it's the best solution in the long run.

to cut a long story short (idiom) C1 hogy rövid legyek

To cut a long story short, he never played baseball again.

A2 sokáig, hosszú ideig; régóta

I'm just writing a letter but it won't take long.

How long have you been in England?

Don't rush - take as long as you like.

I've known her longer than you have.

I won't be staying much longer.

long jelentése – kifejezések:

all day long B1 egész nap

We've been walking all day long.

as/so long as B1 amennyiben; feltéve (, hogy) (előfeltétel kifejezése)

I can come as long as I can leave by 4.00.

Bring your friends by all means - just so long as I know how many are coming.

before (very/too) long B2 nemsokára

They'll be home before very long.

for long C1 sokáig, hosszasan

Have you been waiting for long?

long ago C1 régen

I think we met once, long ago.

It was not long ago that I last saw him.

long before C2 jóval azelőtt (, hogy)

I was a vegetarian long before I met Sally.

no longer B1 többé nem, már nem

The cinema is no longer used.

She doesn't work here any longer.

long jelentése – kifejezések:

long for sth; long to do sth C2 vágyódik vmire/vmi után, nagyon szeretne vmit

She longed to see him again.

Múlt – Jövő – Valamettől, valameddig – Hosszú időtartam – Időben előtte – Méret, súly – Feltétel – Információ, információcsere – Vonzódás, vágy, rajongás – Pontosítás, árnyalás

long, longevity, longing