Summary
long {adjective}
dålig · långvarig · lång · långdragen · högrest · liten · god
Usage examples
... is Europe's longest salmon river....
... this is the longest speech I have ma...
... but she is the longest-serving among us...
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English-Swedish translation for "longest"
"longest" Swedish translation
longest {adjective}
I think that was one of the longest Commission speeches ever made in this place.
Sweden is one of those countries in the EU which has some of the longest transport distances.
The optimal column width depends on the longest entry within a column.
It's a place where people have the longest disability-free life expectancy in the world.
This has led to the longest period of sustained economic growth in living memory in the UK.
long {noun}
long {adjective}
Irradiating food must not become the solution to long distance haulage and poor storage.
This is a malign connection, because it may take a very long time for the Council to approve a statute of that kind.
Female labour has a long history of poor pay, poor working conditions, a poor legal position and sexual intimidation.
Increased political awareness of the mental wellbeing of European citizens is long overdue.
We must no longer spend a lot of money and get poor quality in return.
This could result in them being condemned to long-term poverty and deprivation.
Europe has brought long-lasting peace, social protection and unprecedented prosperity.
In 1989, Western Europe considered itself the victor in a long-term conflict.
Then the outlook is, in my view, clearly one of long term conflict.
If we were to overhaul the Regulation now, we would end up in a long-term codecision procedure.
In my opinion, they have both done a splendid piece of work over a long period.
On the contrary, for a long time even the European Parliament was not informed.
I am certain that all these issues will be resolved in the medium or long term.
This is something that was sorely needed and has been called for for a long time.
The adoption of this report is the result of a long series of arduous discussions.
long {adj.}
This, in my opinion, is the lesson to be learned from such a long-drawn-out affair.
It is still a long, slow struggle but progress is under way.
In short, real solutions require a long-term view, and it is this which we must now work hard for.
The resolution of that has certainly been long-winded and that it has taken so long reflects no credit on the Commission, the JET Council
Only a small, privileged group was able to buy goods that were produced a long way away.
A small nucleus of long-term observers may be able to offer a solution here.
Western world is a long life in a small family.
Whether the man and woman decide to have small family, and take care of their kids, and how long they will live.
I'll be home soon with your gift, so wait a bit longer
I will know it a long time in advance, so this is certainly good news!
We welcome the UN resolutions, as long as they do not automatically lead to war.
The old members of the Community have long benefited from the markets of the new countries.
This compromise also gives us grounds to hope for a legally sound solution in the long term.
Mr President, I would like to say ‘ good morning ’ to all those who have stayed here for so long.
long {adverb}
That is a breakthrough on an issue which has caused a great deal of problems for a long time.
We do not yet have all the facts by a long way, but we have a few.
This is a whole package of measures, which we have long called for in the European Parliament.
I am sure it will give a lot more transparency and enable a lot more understanding in the long run.
Defining priorities also involves identifying what is no longer relevant to present-day concerns.
The measures and proposals presented should have come about a very long time ago.
For far too long the Palestinian people have been denied their legitimate rights.
The road to the European Union, towards accession, is too long for the candidates.
As Mrs Flemming said, it is a long time since the Espoo Convention was signed.
I asked this question quite a long time ago, in fact before the Tampere Summit.
Synonyms
Synonyms (English) for "long":
© Princeton Universityfarseeing · farsighted · foresighted · foresightful · prospicient · longsighted · retentive · recollective · tenacious · hanker · yearn
Usage examples
Usage examples for "longest" in Swedish
It is likely that the longest-lasting and most spectacular outcome of the Austrian Presidency will be multicoloured barcodes on mass-produced EU knick-knacks.
How can we ignore the fact, though, that the foreign armed force that remained longest in the country, which sealed its fate, was the French army?
This will be effective in limiting livestock diseases, and it will decisively reduce the number of long journeys so that, as a minimum, the longest journeys will be of eight hours.
The longest delays are generally on cross-border projects since the Member States have given priority funding to the national sections of the trans-European network in their investment decisions.
The truth is that, if the increase in appropriations is insufficient, paying the commitments that have been outstanding the longest will delay the payment of new commitments.
Europe is very fortunate at this particular time to have the presidency held by a Prime Minister who is one of the longest-serving heads of government in any of our Member States.
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Similar words
long · long-distance · long-lasting · long-sighted · long-sightedness · long-term · long-time · long-winded · longboat · longed-for · longest · longevity · longing · longitude · longshoreman · longstanding · longtime · loo · look · look-alike · lookalike
Even more translations in the English-Italian dictionary by bab.la.