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long

Main Entry: ²long

Function: adverb

Language: English

1 : mucho, mucho tiempo <it didn't take long : no llevó mucho tiempo> <will it last long? : ¿va a durar mucho?>
2 all day long : todo el día
3 as long as or so long as : mientras, con tal que
4 long before : mucho antes
5 so long! : ¡hasta luego!, ¡adiós!

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