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1 adj 1 -refu. 2 (in phrases) kubwa; -enye uwezo. have a ~ arm onyesha madaraka. the ~ arm of the law uwezo mkubwa wa sheria. make a ~arm for something nyosha mkono (kuchukua). 3 -a muda mrefu, -a kukaa. ~ time no see (colloq as greetings) habari za siku nyingi/masiku. 4 (in phrases concerned with extent in time) ~ long bond n (fin) mkataba wa miaka ishirini au zaidi. take a ~ cool/hard look at something fikiria kwa makini, fikiria kwa mapana na marefu. take the ~ view angalia mbali. in the ~ term kwa kuangalia mbali. ~ term attrib adj -a muda mrefu. 5 (compounds). ~ boat n mashua kubwa kuliko zote melini. longbow n upinde mrefu. draw the ~bow tia chumvi, piga chuku. ~ distance attrib adj -a masafa marefu a ~-distance runner (athletics) mkimbiaji wa masafa marefu. ~ drink n kinywaji kinachoandaliwa kwenye bilauri kubwa k.m. bia. a ~ dozen n kumi na tatu. longhand n mwandiko wa mkono (ukilinganisha na hati mkato). long-haired adj -enye nywele ndefu; (fig) -somi; -a sanaa; si -a kawaida. ~ headed adj -janja, erevu; -enye kuona mbali (kwa mawazo). the ~ jump n (athletics) kuruka chini. ~ metre n ubeti wenye mistari minne yenye silabi nane. ~ odds n pl (in betting) -siowiana kabisa, -a kupishana sana. ~ play(ing) disc/record n (abbr LP) sahani ya santuri ndefu. ~range attrib adj -a muda mrefu/masafa marefu. ~ shore-man n kuli. ~ sighted adj -a kuona mbali; -enye kufikiri mbele. ~ time attrib adj -a muda mrefu. ~ ton n ratili 2240. ~ wave n mawimbi ya masafa marefu. long-winded adj -refu na -a kuchosha (katika mazungumzo/maandishi), -enye maneno mengi. n 1 muda mrefu, kipindi kirefu the experiments will take ~ majaribio yatachukua muda mrefu. at the ~est sanasana; muda mrefu kabisa I can wait three days at the ~est siwezi kungoja zaidi ya siku tatu. the ~ and the short of it hali ya jumla; yote yanayohitajiwa kusemwa. 2 (esp in Latin) silabi ndefu adv 1 (for) ~ (kwa) muda mrefu. as/so ~ as (conditional) mradi you may lend me some money as ~ as you do not attach strings to it unaweza kunikopesha pesa mradi huweki masharti yoyote. 2 (in numerous compounds) ~-drawn out adj -liorefushwa (bila sababu). ~lived adj -lioishi sana, -enye maisha marefu. longstanding adj -liodumu muda mrefu, -a muda mrefu (bila kutimizwa). long-suffering adj -stahamilivu. 3 muda mrefu, zamani. ~ ago zamani sana ~ after her wedding muda mrefu baada ya ndoa yake. 4 (with n indicating duration) -zima, -ote all day ~ siku nzima; mchana kutwa all my life ~ maisha yangu yote. 5 no/any/much ~er zaidi (ya muda fulani), tena I cannot wait any ~er siwezi kungoja zaidi she is no ~er working here hafanyi kazi hapa tena hivi sasa. longevity n maisha marefu. longitude n longitudo. longitudinal adj 1 -a longitudo. 2 -a kukata kwa urefu. longways; longwise adv see lengthways.long
2 vi ~ for something/for somebody to do something tamani sana. longing n hamu, shauku adj -enye (kuonyesha) hamu/shauku the children are ~ing for a break watoto wanatamani sana kupumzika. ~ing eyes n macho yaonyeshayo hamu/shauku (hasa ya mapenzi). longingly adv.