protracted russian

• дли́тельный

  long, protracted, prolonged, lingering

• затя́гиваться

  prolonged, protracted, extended, be tightened, jam, cover, grow overcast, be covered with clouds, skin over, be delayed, be dragged out, drag on, be drawn out, inhale

• затяжно́й

  prolonged protracted

• тя́нутый

  stretched, drawn, elongated

  prolonged, protracted

• затяну́вшийся

  prolonged, protracted

• вы́болевший

  having suffered through a long illness, having recovered from a protracted illness, having come to a head (of a problem)

• затя́гивавшийся

  dragging on, prolonged, becoming protracted

• затя́гивающийся

  dragging on, protracted, prolonged, lengthy

• канителимый

  delayed, protracted, dragged out, postponed

• проволакиваемый

  being dragged, being pulled, being drawn through, being protracted, being dragged out

Examples

• Переговоры оказались очень затяжными.

  The negotiations turned out to be very protracted.

• Это был затяжной позиционный конфликт

  It was a protracted positional conflict.

• Затяжная война, обескровливавшая страну, наконец закончилась.

  The protracted war that was bleeding the country dry finally ended.