long-time russian
ста́рый
old, aged
old (of long standing), long-time
former, previous, old
ancient, age-old, time-honoured
old man, the old ones
до́лго
a long time, for a long time
давно́
long ago, a long time ago
for a long time, long since, long
дожда́ться
to wait until (something happens), to wait a long time for, to finally get
to wait (impatiently)
надо́лго
for a long time
пропада́ть
to disappear, to vanish, to go missing, to slip away
to be lost, to be wasted, to go to waste
to be off somewhere, to stay away, to disappear (for a long time)
продолжи́тельность
duration, length (of time), how long something lasts
вы́говориться
to get something of your chest (to tell someone about something that has been worrying you or making you feel guilty for a long time)
заси́живаться
to sit down for a long time, to stay for a long time
неско́ро
not soon, not for a long time, not any time soon
slowly, unhurriedly, at a leisurely pace
проторча́ть
to hang around, to loiter, to spend a long time (somewhere)
to stick out, to protrude, to project
наигра́ться
to play for a long time
до́лго-до́лго
for a very long time, for ages, ever so long
долгове́чный
аble to exist for a long time (long lived and durable) (adj)
настоя́ться
to stand, to for a long time
зачита́ться
to get engrossed in reading, to lose oneself in a book, to read for a long time
лёжка
lying (for a long time), lying position
lair, den, resting place of a wild animal
storage, keeping (of fruit and vegetables)
prone position (in shooting)
выси́живание
hatching, incubation, brooding
sitting around, sitting out (a long time)
длительно
for a long time, for a prolonged period, at length
накрича́ться
to have shouted for a long time
долгостро́й
unfinished construction work (taking a long time)
каните́льный
long-drawn-out, tedious, troublesome, time-consuming
gold-thread (attr.), tinsel-thread (attr.)
зажива́ться
to live too long, to outlive one's time
to stay too long, to overstay
давнопроше́дший
long past, bygone, remote (in time), ancient
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
проси́живавший
who was sitting (for a long time), who spent a long time sitting, who used to sit (through)
уси́женный
worn from sitting, sat on for a long time, saggy (from sitting)
выста́ивавшийся
stood (for a long time), matured, settled, aged
наголода́вшийся
having starved, having been hungry for a long time, who has gone hungry
прому́чившийся
having suffered through, who has suffered for a long time
долежа́вшийся
that has lain (for a long time), that has been lying (for a long time), stale from lying, spoiled from lying
передержа́вший
overkept, held too long, kept past its time
overexposed, overdeveloped
overcooked, overbaked
и́здавна
long since, since olden times
Examples
Почти невозможно пове́рить, что все э́ти прекра́сные ве́щи бы́ли созданы челове́ческими рука́ми так давно.
It's almost hard to believe all these beautiful things were made by hand such a long time ago.
It happened a long time ago.
Похоже, пройдёт немало вре́мени, прежде чем я смогу́ верну́ться в Япо́нию.
I guess it will be a long time before I can return to Japan.
Вам потре́буется много вре́мени, чтобы овладе́ть англи́йским.
English will take you a long time to master.
Прошло́ много вре́мени с тех пор, как я после́дний раз говори́л по-французски.
It's been a long time since I last spoke French.
Диноза́вры вы́мерли давным-давно.
Dinosaurs became extinct a very long time ago.
Мы жда́ли в па́рке в тече́ние дли́тельного вре́мени.
We waited in the park for a long time.
Ты разгова́ривал в тече́ние дли́тельного вре́мени?
Did you talk for a long time?
Тебе давно сле́довало мне сказа́ть.
You should have told me a long time ago.
Вам давно сле́довало мне сказа́ть.
You should have told me a long time ago.
It was a long time ago.
Диноза́вры давным-давно вы́мерли.
Dinosaurs died out a very long time ago.
После до́лгого пребыва́ния в да́льних края́х Осып очень измени́лся.
After being away for a long time, Osyp changed markedly.
Не зна́ю, как долго я спал; вероятно, долго, потому что я чу́вствовал себя вполне отдохнувшим.
I don't know how long I had slept; probably a long time, because I felt completely rested.
