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/ˈlɑŋ.ɡəst/ /ˈlɒŋ.ɡəst/ /ˈlɔŋ.ɡəst/

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verb

S'étendre, s'allonger

To take a long position in.

Examples :

"After the stock dipped yesterday, many investors decided to longest on it, hoping for a rebound. "

Après la baisse des actions hier, de nombreux investisseurs ont décidé de s'étendre sur celles-ci, espérant un rebond.

business finance position

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adjective

Le plus 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 longest table in the school cafeteria can seat 20 students. "

La plus longue table de la cafétéria de l'école peut accueillir 20 élèves.

appearance area

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adjective

Le plus long

Having great duration.

Examples :

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

Les pyramides d'Égypte existent depuis longtemps.

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adjective

Long, ennuyeux

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

Examples :

"That lecture felt like the longest hour of my life because the professor just read from the slides in a monotone voice. "

Ce cours a semblé être l'heure la plus longue de ma vie parce que le professeur lisait simplement les diapositives d'une voix monotone.

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adjective

Long, grand

Not short; tall.

Examples :

"The longest pencil in the box is the red one. "

Le crayon le plus long de la boîte est le rouge.

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adjective

Long, acheteur

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

Examples :

"The investor who is longest on tech stocks believes their value will increase significantly in the future. "

L'investisseur acheteur sur les actions technologiques croit que leur valeur augmentera considérablement à l'avenir.

business finance economy commerce value asset

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adjective

Le plus éloigné de la base

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

Examples :

"The outfielder took up his longest position, almost touching the fence, to prevent a home run. "

Le joueur de champ a pris sa position la plus éloignée de la base, touchant presque la clôture, pour empêcher un home run.

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adjective

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 dehors.

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adjective

Le plus long, le plus éloigné

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

Examples :

"The longest part of the school day is waiting for the final bell to ring. "

La partie la plus longue de la journée scolaire est d'attendre que la dernière cloche sonne.

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adverb

Le plus loin

Over a great distance in space.

Examples :

"He threw the ball long."

Il a lancé la balle le plus loin.

space geography

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adverb

Le plus 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

Le plus longtemps

For a long duration.

Examples :

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

Paris est depuis longtemps considérée 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.

attitude mind emotion

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verb

Appartenir à, concerner

To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to.

Examples :

"That information longest the patient's medical history, so it should be included in the report. "

Cette information concerne les antécédents médicaux du patient, elle doit donc être incluse dans le rapport.

being philosophy quality

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verb

Appartenir

Examples :

"I longest to the book club because I enjoy discussing literature with friends. "

J'appartiens au club de lecture parce que j'aime discuter de littérature avec des amis.