Grammatical class

Adjective

long

long

Details

Syllables

long

Phonetics

lɔ̃

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

322

Freq. (movies)

2069

Freq. (news)

454

Variants

Sentences

C'était long.

It was long.

A1

C'est trop long.

It's too long.

A1

Ça va être long.

This is going to be long.

A1

Cela en dit long.

That speaks volumes.

A1

Ne sois pas long.

Come back soon.

A2

C'était trop long.

It was too long.

A2

Que ce pont est long !

How long that bridge is!

B1

Il y eut un long silence.

There was a long silence.

B1

Un long fil s'emmêle facilement.

A long piece of thread easily becomes tangled up.

B1

Il ne fut pas long à se décider.

He wasn't long in making up his mind.

B1

Il a un long nez.

He has a long nose.

B2

Suivit un long silence.

There followed a long silence.

B2