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Spanish translation of long

adv (-er, -est)

  • 1 (in time) how long have you been living here? = ¿cuánto hace que vives aquí? people live longer now = ahora la gente vive más (años) it won't be long before they get here = no tardarán en llegar not long afterwards = poco después not long ago = no hace mucho
  • 2 a (in phrases)

    before long

    you'll be an aunt before long = dentro de poco serás tía

    for long

    she wasn't gone for long = no estuvo fuera mucho tiempo

    no longer, not any longer

    I can't stand it any longer = ya no aguanto más
    they no longer live here = ya no viven aquí
    b as long as, so long as (as conj) (for the period) = mientras; (providing that) = con tal de que (+ subj) for as long as I can remember = desde que tengo memoria

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