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Meanings of long in English

Portuguese
tenaz

Good at remembering.

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      tenaz
      Portuguese
      suspirar
      Catalan
      consumir-se
      Spanish
      anhelar

      Desire strongly or persistently.

            suspirar
            Portuguese
            longo
            Catalan
            llarg
            Spanish
            largo

            Primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified.

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                  longo

                  Planning prudently for the future.

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                      Usage of long in English
                      1
                      The menu read 'Hillsborough Castle'-thename 'Government House' had long since gone.
                      Outposts: journeys to the surviving relics of the british empire
                      2
                      However, EU officials said that African migration presented the greater long-term concern.
                      Radio NZ
                      3
                      Public health agencies need a better long-term solution for prevention: a vaccine.
                      Wired
                      4
                      However, media attention is never sustained long enough to ask such questions.
                      The Irish Times
                      5
                      I've come a long way to hear your answer to that question.
                      Apocalypse of the Dead
                      6
                      The long-term nature of archived data presents a number of new problems:
                      Backup & recovery
                      7
                      Nevertheless, the trial brought the victims a long awaited moment of truth.
                      The Guardian
                      8
                      Those funds still carry a notable long position in the market, however.
                      Reuters
                      9
                      Unable to work owing to long-term health problems, Ryder receives incapacity benefit.
                      The Guardian
                      10
                      Today was a long time coming for many victims and their family.
                      Radio NZ
                      11
                      So far so good, but the situation couldn't hold stable for long.
                      The Reality Dysfunction
                      12
                      None of the cases was fatal or led to long-term health problems.
                      Reuters
                      13
                      The long-awaited Government health strategy was given approval by the Cabinet yesterday.
                      The Irish Times
                      14
                      The long title story here is a good example of this process.
                      The Irish Times
                      15
                      The last Labour government went quite a long way down this road.
                      The Guardian
                      16
                      However she warned that long term exposure could result in chronic stress.
                      Radio NZ
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                      Long through the time
                      Long across language varieties
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                      Common
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                      Common
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