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prolongado

prolonged

adjective proh-lohn-GAH-doh Rare

Also means

extended

Usage Note

Prolongado describes something stretched out in time or space beyond the usual. It is the past participle of prolongar used adjectivally. A common collocation is un silencio prolongado (a prolonged silence) or una ausencia prolongada. The adverb form is prolongadamente.

Examples

"El viaje fue más prolongado de lo esperado."

Natural Translation

The journey was longer than expected.

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