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long

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long
     1. adj. Long.
           A long road.
     2. v. Désirer ardemment.
           Catherine, au printemps dernier, à pareille époque, j'aspirais à vous avoir sous ce toit.
     3. v. S'ennuyer (de).
           I long for my country.
           Je m'ennuie de ma patrie.



Translations for long and their definitions

long
     1. adj. long
     2. n-m. length
           Le nez de Pinocchio mesure le matin 5 cm de long. - Pinocchio's nose measures 5 cm long in the morning.
           J'aime marcher le long du fleuve. - I like walking along the river.


longtemps
     1. adv. for a long time; over a long period
           Ça fait longtemps que ton frère habite chez toi ? - Has your brother been living at your place for a long time?
           C'était comme ça il y a longtemps, mais plus maintenant. - It was like that for a long time, but not now.


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