long for

aspirer à, désirer ardemment

Vouloir très fortement quelque chose, souvent difficile à obtenir.

En anglais simple : If you do this, you want something very much, often something difficult to get.

• I long for a holiday.
• They longed for the war to end.
• After weeks of noise, she was longing for some peace.

Comment l'utiliser : long for something (They longed for a peaceful life.); long for someone to do something (She longed for him to call.)

Synonymes : yearn for, crave, desire

Expressions courantes : long for something, long for peace, long for freedom

ressentir le manque de

Désirer très fortement être auprès de quelqu’un qui est loin.

En anglais simple : If you do this, you strongly wish to be with someone who is away.

• She longs for her mother.
• He longed for his family during the winter abroad.
• Do you still long for him after all these years?

Comment l'utiliser : long for someone (He longed for his wife while he was abroad.)

Synonymes : miss, yearn for

Expressions courantes : long for someone, long for your family, long for your mother

durable

Dont on pense qu’il restera vivant ou continuera d’exister longtemps.

En anglais simple : Someone or something described this way is expected to stay alive or continue existing for a considerable time.

• The dying tree is not long for this world.
• The doctor said he was not long for this world.
• With sales falling, that shop is not long for this world.

Comment l'utiliser : not long for this world (The old dog is not long for this world.); not long for something (After that mistake, he was not long for the job.)

Synonymes : lasting

Contraires : short-lived

Expressions courantes : long for this world, not long for something