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for a long time

for a long time

Meaning of for a long time

for long duration

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British English/fə ə ˈlɒŋ taɪm/
American English/fɚ ə ˈlɔŋ taɪm/
Russian transcription[ˈdolɡəjə ˈvrʲemʲə]
for a long time
for a long time - долгое время
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for a long time with Russian translation

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🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Они были друзьями долгое время, прежде чем пожениться.

They were friends for a long time before they married.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Я занимаюсь живописью долгое время.

I have loved painting for a long time.

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for a long time belongs to the topic "Adverbs of Frequency". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

for a long timeдолгое время
rarelyредко
onceодин раз
every dayкаждый день
every monthкаждый месяц
right nowпрямо сейчас
secondсекунда

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How to pronounce for a long time and what this word means

for a long time translation: долгое время. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce for a long time

/fə ə ˈlɒŋ taɪm/

for a long time translation

долгое время

for a long time examples

They were friends for a long time before they married.

for a long time transcription

/fə ə ˈlɒŋ taɪm/, /fɚ ə ˈlɔŋ taɪm/

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for a long time meaning: what does it mean?

for long duration

for a long time pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

for a long time is pronounced as /fə ə ˈlɒŋ taɪm/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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They were friends for a long time before they married. Translation: Они были друзьями долгое время, прежде чем пожениться.

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