long1

A. adj.

• 1 lang; weit [Reise, Weg]

• 2 (elongated) länglich; schmal

• 3in the ˈlong run = auf die Dauer

B. n.

• (long interval) take long = lange dauern for long = lange (since long ago); = seit langem before long = bald

C. adv. (longer, longest)

• 1 lang[e] as or so long as = solange you should have finished long before now = du hättest schon längst fertig sein sollen much longer = viel länger

• 2as or so long as (provided that) = solange; = wenn