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Usages of langur
Vegurinn er langur og beinn.
The road is long and straight.
Dagurinn er langur.
The day is long.
Árið er langt.
The year is long.
Skugginn er langur í kvöldsólinni.
The shadow is long in the evening sun.
Sagan er löng.
The story is long.
Veturinn er langur og kaldur.
The winter is long and cold.
Nóttin er löng og köld.
The night is long and cold.
Hárið hennar er langt og þykkt.
Her hair is long and thick.
Munnurinn minn er þurr eftir langan fund.
My mouth is dry after a long meeting.
Fóturinn hennar er þreyttur eftir langan göngutúr heim.
Her foot is tired after a long walk home.
Hárið þitt er langt.
Your hair is long.
Í skóginum finn ég ró eftir langan dag í vinnu.
In the forest I find calm after a long day at work.
Stiginn í húsinu er mjór og langur.
The stairs in the house are narrow and long.
Við tökum lyftuna, þar sem stiginn er mjög langur.
We take the elevator, since the stairs are very long.
Bak mitt er þreytt eftir langan dag í vinnu.
My back is tired after a long day at work.
Þessi mánuður er langur.
This month is long.
Röðin í matvöruversluninni var löng á föstudag, svo ég fór heim.
The line in the grocery store was long on Friday, so I went home.
Við kvörtum ekki, þó að röðin sé löng.
We don’t complain, even though the line is long.
Það er aðeins ein innstunga nálægt borðinu, svo við notum langa snúru fyrir hleðslutækið.
There is only one outlet near the table, so we use a long cord for the charger.
Við sættumst loksins eftir langan dag og borðuðum kvöldmat saman.
We finally made up after a long day and ate dinner together.
Barnið sofnaði fljótt eftir langt faðmlag frá mömmu sinni.
The child fell asleep quickly after a long hug from its mother.
Göngubrúin er ekki eins löng og ég hélt, en hún er öruggari en gangbrautin.
The footbridge is not as long as I thought, but it is safer than the crosswalk.
Eftir langan dag er öxlin mín þreytt og mér er illt í hnénu.
After a long day my shoulder is tired and my knee hurts.
Mér er illt í bakinu eftir langan göngutúr.
My back hurts after a long walk.
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