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le long

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Definition: length, long way, lengthwise

La nappe fait 2 mètres de long - The tablecloth is 2 meters long

J'ai coupé les aubergines en long - I cut the eggplant lengthwise

Expressions: le long de - along; de tout son long - full length; tout au long de (sa carrière, la journée...) - throughout (one's career, the day...), tout au long de - all along, the whole time

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