más largo que un día sin pan

USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "longer than a day without bread."
más largo que un día sin pan
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
(lasting for a long time)
a. really long
López dio un discurso más largo que un día sin pan.Lopez gave a really long speech.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
El viaje hasta la aldea fue más largo que un día sin pan.The trip to the village took forever.
La semana anterior a las vacaciones se me hizo más larga que un día sin pan.The week before my vacation seemed to last forever.
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
(very tall)
a. really tall
Tu hijo es más largo que un día sin pan. ¿Juega al básquet?Your son is really tall. Does he play basketball?
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