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Detailed Translations for longing from English to French

longing:

longing [the ~] noun

  1. the longing (wish; desire; yearning; craving)
    le souhait; le désir; la passion
  2. the longing (hankering)
    l'aspiration
  3. the longing (desire; wish; yearning; craving; wanting)
    le souhait; le désir; l'envie
  4. the longing (craving; yearning; desire)
    l'avidité; le désir impatient; le désir ardent

Translation Matrix for longing:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aspiration hankering; longing aiming at; aiming for; ambition; aspirations; breath; breathing; diligence; inhalation; insistence; reconnoitering expedition; respiration; scouting expedition; search; seeking after; strive for; urgency
avidité craving; desire; longing; yearning avarice; craving; desire; eagerness; gluttony; greed; greediness; hunger; inquisitiveness; lust; meanness; miserliness; niggardliness; passion; passionate desire; stinginess; tenacity; voracity
désir craving; desire; longing; wanting; wish; yearning ardor; ardour; craze; desire; frenzy; horniness; inclination; lewdness; lust; passion; randiness; rankness; request; tendency; tenor; the hots; trend; urge; wish
désir ardent craving; desire; longing; yearning
désir impatient craving; desire; longing; yearning
envie craving; desire; longing; wanting; wish; yearning ardor; ardour; craving; craze; desire; eagerness; envy; fascination; fervor; fervour; frenzy; hunger; interest; jealousy; lust; passion; passionate desire; rankness; spite; urge; wish
passion craving; desire; longing; wish; yearning ambition; amorousness; amusement; ardor; ardour; assiduousness; being in love; craze; daintiness; dedication; desire; devotion; diligence; effusiveness; enthusiasm; exuberance; fascination; fervor; fervour; fierceness; fieriness; fire; frenzy; fun; gentleness; heartiness; inspiration; intensity; interest; lovingness; lust; obsession; passion; pleasure; rankness; rapture; ravishment; sexual desire; tenderness; urge; vehemence; verve; violence; warm heartedness; zeal; zest
souhait craving; desire; longing; wanting; wish; yearning desire; request; wish
- hungriness; yearning
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- desire
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
alangui hankering; longing; yearning
aspirant à hankering; longing; yearning
avide hankering; longing; yearning avid; covetous; desirous; eager; eager for; eagre; grasping; greedy; keen; keen on; longing for; moneygrubbing; rapacious; thirsty
d'une manière languissante hankering; longing; yearning languishing; lingering; sickly
désireux hankering; longing; yearning avid; covetous; desirous; eager; eager for; eagre; greedy; keen; keen on; longing for; thirsty
langoureux hankering; longing; yearning languishing; lingering; sickly
languissant hankering; longing; yearning drained; languid; languishing; lingering; listless; sickly; washed out

Related Words for "longing":

  • longings, longingly, long

Synonyms for "longing":


Related Definitions for "longing":

  1. prolonged unfulfilled desire or need1

Wiktionary Translations for longing:

longing
noun
  1. melancholic desire

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
longing désir; concupiscence; soif Begierde — leidenschaftliches Verlangen, Wünschen
longing nostalgie; languissement Sehnsucht — der Drang, der Wunsch nach etwas

long:

long adj

  1. long (tall)
    – for an extended time or at a distant time 1
  2. long (lengthy; long lasting; long term; long winded)
    – primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified 1

to long verb (longs, longed, longing)

  1. to long (desire; crave; covet; )
    – desire strongly or persistently 1
    désirer; convoiter; avoir envie de
    • désirer verb (désire, désires, désirons, désirez, )
    • convoiter verb (convoite, convoites, convoitons, convoitez, )
  2. to long (desire; crave)
    – desire strongly or persistently 1

Conjugations for long:

present
  1. long
  2. long
  3. longs
  4. long
  5. long
  6. long
simple past
  1. longed
  2. longed
  3. longed
  4. longed
  5. longed
  6. longed
present perfect
  1. have longed
  2. have longed
  3. has longed
  4. have longed
  5. have longed
  6. have longed
past continuous
  1. was longing
  2. were longing
  3. was longing
  4. were longing
  5. were longing
  6. were longing
future
  1. shall long
  2. will long
  3. will long
  4. shall long
  5. will long
  6. will long
continuous present
  1. am longing
  2. are longing
  3. is longing
  4. are longing
  5. are longing
  6. are longing
subjunctive
  1. be longed
  2. be longed
  3. be longed
  4. be longed
  5. be longed
  6. be longed
diverse
  1. long!
  2. let's long!
  3. longed
  4. longing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for long:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aspirer à crave; desire; long ache to; aim at; aspire; aspire to; be hungry for; be on the lookout; crave; crave for; devote oneself to; hunger; keep an eye out; languish; long for; look out for; pine; seek; strive after; strive for; watch for; watch out; work for; work towards; yearn
avoir envie de covet; crave; desire; long; want; will; wish be fond of; fancy; have a taste for; hope; like
brûler de crave; desire; long quiver
convoiter covet; crave; desire; long; want; will; wish hope
désirer covet; crave; desire; long; want; will; wish be hungry for; crave; crave for; have one's heart set on; hope; hunger; languish; like to; long for; pine; to want something very badly; want; wish; yearn
désirer ardemment crave; desire; long ache to; languish; long for; pine; yearn
griller de crave; desire; long
- hanker; yearn
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- farseeing; farsighted; foresighted; foresightful; longsighted; prospicient; recollective; retentive; tenacious
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- long and loose
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
de longue durée lengthy; long; long lasting; long term; long winded; tall
long long; tall
longtemps long; tall
longue long; tall
prolixe lengthy; long; long lasting; long term; long winded broad; elaborate; exhaustive; expansive; extensive; general; lengthy; long-winded; tedious
verbeusement lengthy; long; long lasting; long term; long winded broad; detailed; elaborate; exhaustive; expansive; extensive; in detail; lengthy; long-winded; tedious; wide; widespread
verbeux lengthy; long; long lasting; long term; long winded broad; detailed; elaborate; exhaustive; expansive; extensive; general; in detail; lengthy; long-winded; tedious; wide; widespread

Related Words for "long":


Synonyms for "long":


Antonyms for "long":


Related Definitions for "long":

  1. having or being more than normal or necessary:1
    • long on brains1
    • in long supply1
  2. primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified1
    • a long road1
    • a long distance1
    • contained many long words1
    • ten miles long1
  3. primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified1
    • a long life1
    • a long boring speech1
    • a long time1
    • a long friendship1
    • a long game1
    • long ago1
    • an hour long1
  4. (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration1
    • the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long1
  5. holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices1
    • is long on coffee1
    • a long position in gold1
  6. planning prudently for the future1
    • took a long view of the geopolitical issues1
  7. good at remembering1
  8. involving substantial risk1
    • long odds1
  9. of relatively great height1
    • a race of long gaunt men1
    • looked out the long French windows1
  10. for an extended time or at a distant time1
    • a promotion long overdue1
    • something long hoped for1
    • his name has long been forgotten1
    • talked all night long1
    • how long will you be gone?1
    • arrived long before he was expected1
    • it is long after your bedtime1
  11. for an extended distance1
  12. desire strongly or persistently1

Wiktionary Translations for long:

long
verb
  1. to wait, to aspire
adverb
  1. long duration
  2. particular duration
adjective
  1. having great duration
  2. having much distance from one point to another
long
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
long long lang — van grote duur
long convoiter; désirer begehren — (transitiv) (reflexiv) oder mit Genitiv, seltener mit Präpositionen: nach jemandem oder etwas großes (sexuelles) Verlangen haben, jemanden oder etwas sehr gern haben wollen
long long lang — große Ausmaße, große räumliche Ausmaße habend; über große Ausmaße, große Ausdehnung verfügend
long longtemps langeüber einen großen Zeitraum hinweg
long à long terme langfristig — von langer Dauer, über eine lange Zeit hin
long aspirer à; désirer sehnenreflexiv: den starken Wunsch haben, dass jemand oder etwas da ist

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