más largo que un día sin pan
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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).
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (lasting for a long time)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
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).
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word 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. (colloquial) (idiom) (very tall)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
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).
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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