French word

long

Pronunciation

IPA/lɔ̃/

Meaning

  • adjectivelong

Example

La route est longue.

The road is long.

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More examples

Nous avons fait un long voyage en train.

We went on a long train journey.

Core concept

A line or stretch extends far from one end to the other, or continues through a lot of time.

Common phrases

  • un long voyage

    a long trip

  • un long moment

    a long while

  • un long week-end

    a long weekend

  • un long trajet

    a long trip

Similar words

prolongé: Extended beyond the usual or expected duration.
interminable: So long that the end seems impossible to reach.
continu: Going on continuously without stopping or interruption.

Definition in French

Qui présente une grande étendue en longueur ou une durée prolongée, et qui peut s'employer au sens concret ou figuré.

Word origin

French long comes through Old French from Latin longus, whose basic sense of extended length developed into uses for duration and figurative continuation.

Usage tips

  • Before a feminine singular noun, long becomes longue, as in une longue route, while plural forms are longs and longues.

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