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/ˈlɔːŋ/ /ˈlɑŋ/ /ˈlɒŋ/ /ˈlɔŋ/

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noun

Voyelle longue

A long vowel.

Examples :

"The "o" in "boat" is a long vowel sound. "

Le « o » dans « boat » est une voyelle longue.

phonetics language grammar linguistics essential

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noun

Syllabe longue

A long syllable.

Examples :

"The "long" syllable in the word "mountain" makes it sound important. "

La syllabe longue dans le mot « mountain » lui donne une sonorité importante.

phonetics language essential

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noun

Longue

A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.

Examples :

"The music teacher explained that a "long" note was half the duration of a whole note. "

Le professeur de musique a expliqué qu'une note « longue » durait la moitié d'une note entière.

music essential

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noun

Entier long

A long integer variable, twice the size of an int, two or four times the size of a short, and half of a long long.

Examples :

"The programmer declared a long variable to store the total number of students in the school. "

Le programmeur a déclaré une variable de type entier long pour stocker le nombre total d'élèves de l'école.

computing technical electronics number essential

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noun

Position longue

An entity with a long position in an asset.

Examples :

"Every uptick made the longs cheer."

Chaque hausse a fait applaudir les positions longues.

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noun

Placement à long terme

A long-term investment.

Examples :

"My grandmother's investment in the family farm is a long-term project. "

L'investissement de ma grand-mère dans la ferme familiale est un placement à long terme.

business finance asset essential

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noun

Les longues vacances d'été dans les universités anglaises

The long summer vacation at the English universities.

Examples :

"The long summer vacation at the English universities was highly anticipated by the students. "

Les longues vacances d'été dans les universités anglaises étaient très attendues par les étudiants.

education time holiday essential

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verb

Se positionner à la hausse

To take a long position in.

Examples :

"My brother is long on his stock portfolio, expecting the price to rise. "

Mon frère est positionné à la hausse sur son portefeuille d'actions, s'attendant à une hausse des prix.

business finance essential

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adjective

Long

Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point (usually applies to horizontal dimensions; see Usage Notes below).

Examples :

"The long hallway stretched from the front door all the way to the classroom. "

Le long couloir s'étendait de la porte d'entrée jusqu'à la salle de classe.

appearance essential

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adjective

Long, durable

Having great duration.

Examples :

"The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time."

Les pyramides d'Égypte existent depuis longtemps.

time quality essential

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adjective

Long, ennuyeux

Seemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring.

Examples :

"The history lesson was so long and boring that I almost fell asleep. "

La leçon d'histoire était si longue et ennuyeuse que je me suis presque endormi.

time sensation essential

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adjective

Long, grand

Not short; tall.

Examples :

"The teacher had a long, thin pencil. "

Le professeur avait un long crayon fin.

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adjective

Acheteur, haussier

Possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities or other financial instruments with the aim of benefiting of the expected rise in their value.

Examples :

"My uncle is long on technology stocks, hoping they will increase in value. "

Mon oncle est acheteur sur les actions technologiques, espérant qu'elles prendront de la valeur.

business finance economy asset essential

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adjective

Long

Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).

Examples :

"The long left fielder positioned himself close to the boundary line to catch the fly ball. "

Le voltigeur gauche long s'est positionné près de la ligne de démarcation pour attraper la balle au vol.

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adjective

Long, dehors

(of a ball or a shot) Landing beyond the baseline, and therefore deemed to be out.

Examples :

"That forehand is long."

Ce coup droit est long.

sport essential

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adjective

Long, lointain

Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.

Examples :

"My grandmother's visit was a long-awaited event. "

La visite de ma grand-mère était un événement attendu depuis longtemps.

time past future essential

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adverb

Longtemps, loin

Over a great distance in space.

Examples :

"He threw the ball long."

Il a lancé la balle loin.

space geography essential

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adverb

Longtemps

For a particular duration.

Examples :

"How long is it until the next bus arrives?"

Combien de temps avant l'arrivée du prochain bus ?

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adverb

Longtemps

For a long duration.

Examples :

"Paris has long been considered one of the most cultured cities in the world."

Paris est considéré depuis longtemps comme l'une des villes les plus cultivées du monde.

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verb

Aspire, désirer ardemment

To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)

Examples :

"She longed for him to come back."

Elle aspirait à ce qu'il revienne.

emotion attitude mind essential

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verb

Appartenir à

To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to.

Examples :

"The rules of the school uniform belong to the student handbook. "

Les règles de l'uniforme scolaire appartiennent au manuel de l'élève.

right property law essential

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adjective

En raison de, à cause de

On account of, because of.

Examples :

"Because of the rain, the school was closed today. "

En raison de la pluie, l'école était fermée aujourd'hui.

language grammar essential

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noun

Longitude

Examples :

"My brother's house is located at a longitude of 75 degrees West. "

La maison de mon frère est située à une longitude de 75 degrés ouest.

geography nautical astronomy essential

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verb

Appartenir

Examples :

"My new shoes belong to my younger sister; she's the one who wore them for a few days. "

Mes nouvelles chaussures appartiennent à ma jeune sœur ; c'est elle qui les a portées pendant quelques jours.

being state condition essential