longtemps

Meaning

for a long time; over a long period

Concepts

a long time

for a long time

for long

long time ago

a long while

many years

long period of time

prison term

long interval

long playing

Synonyms

des heures entières

longue durée

grande période de temps

longues heures

longues années

grand nombre d’années

depuis longtemps

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/lɔ̃.tɑ̃/
Etymology

From long + temps, from Old French lonc tans. Ultimately inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos, whence also the English phrase English long time, the French term is a cognate, not a calque, of the English.

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