long

lungo, prolungato

Che dura molto tempo o sembra durare molto.

In inglese semplice: Lasting a lot of time, or feeling as if it lasts a lot of time.

• It was a long day.
• The meeting was longer than I expected.
• Why does this film feel so long?

Sinonimi: lengthy, extended, prolonged

Contrari: short, brief

Espressioni comuni: a long time, a long wait, a long day, a long meeting

lungo

Che misura una grande distanza da un’estremità all’altra.

In inglese semplice: Measuring a large distance from one end to the other.

• She has long hair.
• We crossed a long bridge.
• How long is that rope?

Sinonimi: lengthy

Contrari: short

Espressioni comuni: long hair, long road, long tail

lungo

Che continua per un lungo periodo di tempo.

In inglese semplice: Lasting for a large amount of time.

• It was a long day.
• We had a long wait at the airport.
• Will the meeting be long?

Sinonimi: lengthy, prolonged

Contrari: short, brief

Espressioni comuni: long time, long wait, long meeting

lungo

Che percorre una grande distanza o viene mandato lontano, soprattutto nello sport.

In inglese semplice: Moving or sent over a large distance, especially in sport.

• He made a long pass.
• The goalkeeper sent a long ball towards the striker.
• Her long throws helped the team attack.

Contrari: short

Espressioni comuni: long ball, long pass, long throw

intero lungo

Tipo di dato informatico che memorizza numeri interi, spesso ammettendo valori maggiori rispetto al tipo intero di base.

In inglese semplice: A computer data type for storing whole numbers, often allowing larger values than the basic integer type.

• Store the value in a long.
• The program converts the number to a long.
• Two longs hold the starting and ending values.

Espressioni comuni: a long, unsigned long, signed long

investitore al rialzo

Investitore che possiede un bene finanziario e si aspetta che il suo prezzo salga.

In inglese semplice: An investor who owns an asset and expects its price to rise.

• The longs welcomed the price rise.
• Several longs sold their shares before the market closed.
• A sharp fall could hurt the longs.

Sinonimi: bull

Contrari: short

Espressioni comuni: a long, market longs

anelare, desiderare ardentemente

Desiderare moltissimo qualcuno o qualcosa, soprattutto se lontano o difficile da avere.

In inglese semplice: To want someone or something very much, especially when they are far away or hard to have.

• I long for home.
• He longed to hold his daughter again.
• Do you ever long for a quieter life?

Come si usa: long for someone/something (I long for the peace of the countryside.); long to do something (She longed to see her family again.)

Sinonimi: yearn, crave

Espressioni comuni: long for something, long to leave, long for home, long for peace

quanto tempo, così a lungo

Per il tempo richiesto nella domanda o indicato da altre parole della frase.

In inglese semplice: For the amount of time asked about or stated by nearby words.

• How long did you wait?
• I did not expect to stay that long.
• This battery lasts twice as long.

Come si usa: how long + question (How long will you stay?); as long as something (The second flight lasted twice as long as the first.)

Espressioni comuni: how long, that long, twice as long