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  • 41long — <engl. ; eigtl. »lang«> eine Kaufposition am Terminmarkt bezeichnend, wobei ein Terminvertrag in der Erwartung gekauft wird, ihn zu höherem Preis zu verkaufen (Wirtsch.); Ggs. short …

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  • 42long. — long. ► ABBREVIATION ▪ longitude …

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  • 43Long — [lôŋ] Huey (Pierce) [hyo͞o′ē] 1893 1935; U.S. political leader: assassinated: called (the) Kingfish …

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  • 44LONG — ONGUE. adj. Il se dit Des objets considérés dans leur étendue, d un bout, d une extrémité à l autre, et par opposition à Court. Un bâton long de tant de pieds. La harpe a des cordes plus longues les unes que les autres. Tirer une longue ligne sur …

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  • 45long — long1 W1S1 [lɔŋ US lo:ŋ] adj comparative longer superlative longest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(great length)¦ 2¦(great distance)¦ 3¦(large amount of time)¦ 4¦(particular length/distance/time)¦ 5¦(writing)¦ 6¦(clothing)¦ 7¦(tiring/boring)¦ …

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  • 46long — long1 W1S1 [lɔŋ US lo:ŋ] adj comparative longer superlative longest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(great length)¦ 2¦(great distance)¦ 3¦(large amount of time)¦ 4¦(particular length/distance/time)¦ 5¦(writing)¦ 6¦(clothing)¦ 7¦(tiring/boring)¦ …

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  • 47long — long1 [ lɔŋ ] adjective *** ▸ 1 measurement/distance ▸ 2 lasting long time ▸ 3 measuring distance/time ▸ 4 book/letter/list ▸ 5 clothes ▸ 6 about ball in sports ▸ 7 drink: in tall glass ▸ 8 about vowel ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) measuring a large amount… …

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  • 48long — I [[t]lɒ̱ŋgɪst, AM lɔ͟ːŋgɪst[/t]] TIME ♦ longest 1) ADV GRADED: ADV with v, oft ADV adv/prep Long means a great amount of time or for a great amount of time. Repairs to the cable did not take too long... Have you known her parents long?... I… …

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  • 49long — 1 adjective 1 OBJECT/LINE measuring a great length or a greater length than usual from one end to the other: Cher used to have really long hair. | The line to get into the movie was so long we gave up. | The Aleutian Islands form the longest… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 50long — I UK [lɒŋ] / US [lɔŋ] adjective Word forms long : adjective long comparative longer superlative longest *** 1) lasting for a large amount of time It s a long time since I saw Rachel. There was a long pause before he spoke. Many people face a long …

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