มานาน ☊ maaM naanM 
for a long time 
longtemps ☊ 
长度 
Länge like: a long time → →
the war ended a long time ago ☊ 
chiến tranh đã chấm dứt từ lâu ☊ it has been a long time (since) ☊ lâu quá rồi ☊ a long time ago, for a long time already ☊ từ lâu rồi ☊ from a long time ago until now ☊ từ xưa tới giờ ☊ for a long time (before now) ☊ từ xưa đến nay ☊ to have been a long time (since sth) ☊ đã lâu ☊ it has been a long time since ☊ đã lâu lắm rồi ☊ it had been a long time, it was a long time since ☊ đã từ lâu ☊ 823
I know Charlotte. I've known her for a long time. ☊ Tôi biết Charlotte. Tôi biết cô ấy từ lâu rồi. ☊ 835
We live on Main Street. We've lived there for a long time. ☊ Chúng tôi sống ở phố Main. Chúng tôi đã sống ở đó từ lâu rồi. ☊ 848
Luisa and I are friends. I've known her for a long time. ☊ Luisa và tôi là bạn. Tôi đã quen cô ấy từ lâu rồi. ☊ 853
Is that a new coat? — No, I've had this coat for a long time. ☊ Áo khoác mới đấy à? - Không, áo này tôi có lâu rồi. ☊ 861
I've lived in Chicago for a long time. ☊ Tôi sống ở Chicago đã lâu rồi. ☊ 875
Michel's been sick for a long time. He's been in the hospital since October of last year. ☊ Michel bị ốm đã lâu. Anh ấy đã ở trong bệnh viện từ tháng mười năm ngoái. ☊ 887
Have you known Heuijeong for a long time? ☊ Cậu biết Hi Chính từ lâu rồi à? ☊ 1153
This is a very old photograph. It was taka long time ago. ☊ Đây là một bức ảnh rất cũ. Nó được chụp lâu lắm rồi. ☊ 1185
Monika's a good friend of mine. I've known her for a long time. ☊ Monika là một người bạn tốt của tôi. Tôi đã qucô ấy từ lâu. ☊ 1521
Chris had to wait a long time. — How long did he have to wait? ☊ Chris đã phải đợi lâu. Anh ấy đã phải đợi bao lâu? ☊ 2587
I haven't seen her for such a long time. ☊ Tôi đã không gặp cô ấy được một thời gian khá dài. ☊ He stopped working some time ago (= quite a long time ago). ☊ ago ☊
That had happened long before (= a long time earlier). ☊ before ☊
The traffic took a long time to clear after the accident. ☊ clear ☊
design sth to do sth: The programme is designed to help people who have been out of work for a long time. ☊ design ☊
My birthday's still a fair way off (= it's still a long time until my birthday). ☊ fair ☊
She's an old friend (= I have known her a long time). ☊ friend ☊
It took a long time for the wounds to heal. ☊ heal ☊
It's a long time since they left. ☊ it ☊
Knowing Ben, we could be waiting a long time (= it is typical of him to be late). ☊ know ☊
It takes a long time to learn to speak a language well. ☊ language ☊
She got a headache if she had to read for any length of time (= for a long time). ☊ length ☊
He's been ill (for) a long time. ☊ long ☊
They had long since (= a long time before the present time) moved away. ☊ long ☊
She's an old friend of mine (= I have known her for a long time). ☊ old ☊
a remote ancestor (= who lived a long time ago) ☊ remote ☊
I waited a long time for him to return. ☊ return ☊
I haven't enjoyed myself so much for a long time. ☊ so ☊
We're going to be working together for some time (= a long time). ☊ some ☊
a steady boyfriend/girlfriend (= with whom you have a serious relationship or one that has lasted a long time) ☊ steady ☊
That cut is taking a long time to heal. ☊ take ☊
take sth for sb to do sth: It'll take time (= take a long time) for her to recover from the illness. ☊ take ☊
His injuries will take a long time to heal. ☊ time ☊
Did you have to wait a long time to see the doctor? ☊ time ☊
Her parents died a long time ago. ☊ time ☊
longtemps ☊ pendant longtemps il ne bougea pas de son lit ☊