long-standing russian

• ста́рый

  old, aged

  old (of long standing), long-time

  former, previous, old

  ancient, age-old, time-honoured

  old man, the old ones

• да́вний

  long-standing, old, of long standing

  from long ago, long-past, bygone

• многоле́тний

  long-standing, of many years, long-term

  perennial

• застаре́лый

  chronic, long-standing, neglected (illness)

  inveterate, deep-rooted, ingrained

  outdated, obsolete, antiquated

• застоя́вшийся

  stagnant, stale, standing

  long-standing, stuck, outdated, dormant

• переста́ивать

  to wait out, to wait until it passes

  to stand around for a long time, to wait for ages on one's feet

  to stand too long and spoil, to be kept too long, to go off from standing

• переста́ивающий

  overstanding, standing too long, that stands too long

Examples

• Давно тут стоишь?

  How long have you been standing here?

• Трудно вдруг взять и не обраща́ть внима́ния на многоле́тнюю любо́вь.

  It is difficult to suddenly put aside a long-standing love.

• Сколько ты уже стоишь здесь и шпио́нишь за нами?

  How long have you been standing there spying on us?

• Давно Том там стоит?

  How long has Tom been standing there?

• На станции стоял длинный товарный эшелон.

  A long freight train was standing at the station.

• Долгое стояние в очереди утомило всех.

  Standing in line for a long time tired everyone out.

• Мы стоим на троллейбусной остановке уже давно

  We have been standing at the trolleybus stop for a long time.

• Тбилисский университет известен своими старыми традициями.

  Tbilisi State University is known for its long-standing traditions.

• У них давние приятельские связи с этой семьей.

  They have long-standing friendly ties with this family.

• Дом выглядел нестарым, хотя стоял давно.

  The house looked relatively new, although it had been standing for a long time.

• Их связывает долголетняя дружба.

  They are bound by a long-standing friendship.

• Злопамятство разрушило их старую дружбу.

  Their grudge-bearing destroyed their long-standing friendship.

• Этот старый сарай стоит некрытый уже давно.

  This old shed has been standing without a roof for a long time.

• Каша перестаивалась и стала невкусной.

  The porridge was left standing too long and became unpalatable.

• Народные средства помогли уврачевать старую болезнь.

  Folk remedies helped cure his long-standing illness.

• Давно не доенные козы стояли у забора.

  The goats, which had not been milked for a long time, were standing by the fence.

• Он казался маемым долгими сомнениями человеком.

  He seemed like a man tormented by long-standing doubts.

• Выстаивавшие в длинной очереди люди уже устали.

  The people who had been standing in the long queue were already tired.

• Он был человеком, затаивавшим давнюю обиду.

  He was a man who harbored a long-standing grudge.

• Компания, реорганизуемая новым руководством, теряет старых сотрудников.

  The company, which is being reorganized by the new management, is losing its long-standing employees.