langes |
1. adj. form of lang | |
lang |
1. adj. long; lengthy (in space or time) | |
2. adj. (of a person) tall | |
3. adj. (with units of time, chiefly Jahre) many (indicating the length of the time in total) | |
Er hat lange Jahre damit verbracht, diese Frage zu erörtern. - He spent many years reasoning about this question. | |
4. adv. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of lange | |
Der Ausflug hat lang gedauert. - The trip took quite long. | |
5. adv. long, sprawled, stretched (physically) | |
Er lag lang auf der Erde. - He lay sprawled on the ground. | |
6. post. for (temporal) | |
Er ist ein Jahr lang um die Welt gereist. - He travelled around the world for one year. | |
Ich habe mein ganzes Leben lang die Relativitätstheorie studiert. - I studied relativistic physics my entire life. | |
7. post. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of entlang | |
Gehen Sie einfach diese Straße lang! - Just go along this street! | |
Wo lang? Hier lang! - Which way? This way! | |
8. v. singular imperative of langen | |
Jackett |
1. n. jacket | |