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From long (adj):

longer: adj comparative

longest: adj superlative

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Principal Translations
Inglés	Español
longer adj	(measure: greater in length) (comparativo)	más largo loc adj
The bed's longer than the sheets.
La cama es más larga que las sábanas.
longer adj	(time: of greater length) (comparativo)	más largo loc adj
más extenso loc adj
más pronunciado loc adj
In February, you start to notice the days getting longer.
En febrero se empieza a notar que los días se hacen más largos.
longer adv	(for additional time)	más tiempo loc adv
I'm sorry we can't stay any longer.
Lo siento, no podemos quedarnos más tiempo.

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Principal Translations
Inglés	Español
long adj	(great in extent, distance)	largo/a adj
There was a long table in the middle of the room.
Había una mesa larga en medio de la habitación.
long adj	(in length)	de largo loc adv
The table is three metres long.
The queue was half a mile long.
La mesa tiene tres metros de largo.
long adj	(not short)	largo/a adj
I like to wear my hair long.
Me gusta llevar el cabello largo.
long adj	(great in duration)	largo/a adj
That film was too long.
Esa película fue demasiado larga.
long adj	(in duration)	largo/a adj
The movie is three hours long.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La película me gustó pero es un poco larga, dura casi tres horas.
long adj	(extensive)	largo/a adj
I have a long list of problems with the house.
Tengo una larga lista de problemas con la casa.
long adv	formal (for a long time)	por un largo tiempo, por mucho tiempo loc adv
en mucho tiempo loc adv
The widow has long been alone; it is forty years since her husband died.
La viuda ha estado sola por un largo tiempo, su marido falleció hace cuarenta años.

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
long adj	(phonetics: extended)	largo/a adj
The word, "tool", has a long "o" sound.
La palabra "tool" se pronuncia con una "u" larga.
long adj	figurative (time: passing slowly)	largo/a adj
It's been a long day - I can't wait to get home.
El día me ha parecido tan largo que no veo la hora de llegar a casa.
long on [sth] adj	informal (amply supplied)	servido adj
sobrado/a adj
Yes, we are long on spaghetti here and won't need to get any more for weeks.
Sí, estamos servidos de espaguetis aquí y no necesitaremos más por varias semanas.
long adj	figurative (finance: holding equities)	de largo plazo loc adj
(coloquial)	en el largo loc adv
While others were selling the stock short, he took a long position.
Mientras otros vendían sus activos, él tomó una posición de largo plazo.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Se posicionó en el largo.
long adj	(drink: tall size)	largo/a adj
Pimms is served with lemonade as a long drink.
El Pimms se sirve con limonada como trago largo.
long adv	(elliptical usage: a long time)	tardar⇒ vi
Will she be long?
¿Tardará mucho?
long adv	(far in the past)	mucho adv
There were problems here long before he arrived.
Había problemas aquí mucho antes de que llegara.
long n	informal (clothing: long size)	grande adj mf
I love this dress style, but do you have a long?
Me encanta este estilo de vestido, pero ¿lo tienen en grande?
long to do [sth] v expr	(yearn)	anhelar⇒ vtr
desear⇒ vtr
querer⇒ vtr
He longed to be back home with his family.
I long to travel, but I don't have the money or the time to do so.
Anhelaba estar de vuelta en casa con su familia.
long for [sb] to do [sth] v expr	(wish [sb] would do [sth])	anhelar que vtr + conj
esperar que vtr + conj
ansiar que vtr + conj
Miriam longed for Jake to take her in his arms and tell her he loved her.
Miriam anhelaba que él la abrazara y le dijera que la amaba.
long for [sth] vi + prep	(desire)	desear⇒ vtr
Snow White longed for the day that her prince would come.
Blancanieves deseaba que llegase el día en que su príncipe azul apareciese.

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Locuciones verbales
Inglés	Español
go long vi phrasal	(finance: take long position in buying) (finanzas)	tomar posición larga loc verb
go long vi phrasal	(go far from [sb] throwing ball)	ir lejos loc verb

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Compound Forms: longer \| long
Inglés	Español
any longer adv	(anymore)	más adv
We can't go on spending like this any longer.
No podemos seguir más gastando así.
any longer adv	(for any further time)	por más tiempo loc adv
durante más tiempo loc adv
I can't do it any longer than he can.
No puedo hacerlo por más tiempo que él.
no longer adv	(not anymore)	ya no loc adv
The number you have dialed is no longer in service.
El número que ha marcado ya no está en servicio.

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In the English description:

a little more - a thing of the past - ancient history - anymore - archaic - assignment - be discontinued - beyond - beyond recognition - brain dead - broken up - come in from the cold - dead - dead and buried - dead as a doornail - dead horse - dead in the water - dead language - dead person - defunct - demonetize - detach yourself - discouraged - disheartened - disused - divorced - elongate - expiration date - expired - extend - extended - extendible - extinct - extricate yourself - fall out of the habit - fallen angel - get used to - has-been - have no more - history - lapsed - Latin cross - left on the shelf - legally separated - lengthen - lengthening - lose control - lose control of - lose interest - lose its bloom

Spanish:

caducar - cuánto tiempo falta - ya no - ya no más - aumentar - tener monos en la cara - prolongar

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