Usages of long
Mon coiffeur sèche toujours mieux les cheveux longs.
My hairdresser always dries long hair better.
Elle n'a plus les cheveux longs.
She no longer has long hair.
Ce vaisseau fera un très long voyage dans l'espace.
This spaceship will make a very long trip in space.
Le règne de la déesse fut long et calme.
The reign of the goddess was long and calm.
Le chef demande pourquoi ce délai est très long.
The boss asks why this timeframe is very long.
Il demande pourquoi le délai est très long.
He asks why the delay is very long.
Le retour sera long.
The return will be long.
Son cou est long et mince.
Her neck is long and slim.
Cette écharpe est trop longue.
This scarf is too long.
Sans doute le voyage spatial serait-il trop long.
Probably the space journey would be too long.
L'attente est longue, mais l'acheteur déterminé veut profiter de cet événement.
The wait is long, but the determined buyer wants to take advantage of this event.
Je ne le connais pourtant pas, ce long détour.
I do not know it however, this long detour.
« Cette réplique est plus longue que l'autre », réplique-t-il.
"This line is longer than the other," he retorts.
Le confinement est long, voire interminable.
The lockdown is long, and even endless.
Nous avons besoin d'une poutre de quatre mètres de long.
We need a beam four meters long.
La visite chez ma tante était trop longue.
The visit to my aunt's was too long.
Ce peuple a une longue histoire.
This people has a long history.
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