Long (en. Long)

/lɔ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Which has a great distance or duration.

This road is very long.

Cette route est très longue.

For a long time.

He took a long moment before answering.

Il a pris un long moment avant de répondre.

Can refer to a style, a narrative, or an analysis that extends over several pages.

This report is too long to read.

Ce rapport est trop long à lire.

From Latin 'longus', meaning 'long' or 'stretched'.

long as a day without bread

Very long or boring.

long comme un jour sans pain

to have a long history

To have a complicated or interesting past.

avoir une longue histoire

to take the long way

To choose a more complicated or longer option.

prendre le long chemin

length

Measurement of distance.

longueur

longingly

In an extended manner.

longuement

wavelength

A term used in physics to describe the distance between two consecutive peaks of a wave.

longueur d'onde

Long time

I haven't seen him for a long time.

Ça fait longtemps que je ne l'ai pas vu.

Long as a day without bread

This movie was long as a day without bread.

Ce film était long comme un jour sans pain.