No. 3,071 in Spanish
long
The English definition of the Spanish word "largo" is "long."
In a sentence
La carretera es muy larga.
The road is very long.
Here, 'long' translates to 'larga', describing the physical length of the road (adjective).
Ella tiene una larga experiencia en enseñanza.
She has a long experience in teaching.
In this sentence, 'long' also translates to 'larga', but it refers to an extensive period of time in a figurative sense (adjective).
Me tomó mucho tiempo escribir una carta tan larga.
It took me a long time to write such a long letter.
In this example, 'long' is used twice: 'mucho tiempo' for a long duration and 'larga' for describing the letter's physical length or extent (noun phrase and adjective, respectively).
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