| English | German | |
| once {adv} [at some time in the past] | 890 einst [geh.] [früher (einmal), vor langer Zeit] | |
| erstwhile {adv} [archaic] [formerly] | 115 einst [geh.] [früher, vor langer Zeit] | |
| erst {adv} [archaic] [long ago, formerly] | 21 einst [geh.] [früher, vor langer Zeit] | |
| once {adv} [at some time in the past, formerly] | 18 einstens [geh.] [früher (einmal), vor langer Zeit] | |
| once {adv} [once upon a time, formerly] | dermaleinst [veraltet] [früher, vor langer Zeit] | |
| long ago {adv} | längst [vor langer Zeit] | |
| long {adj} [e.g. with long handle shovels or spades] | mannslang [langer Stiel, z. B. an der Schaufel] | |
| a long time ago {adv} | vorzeiten [poet.: vor langer Zeit] | |
| in times of yore {adv} [dated] [a long time ago] | vorzeiten [poet.] [vor langer Zeit, einstmals] | |
Nouns |
| trek [peregrination, migration] | 172 Wanderung {f} [langer, schwieriger Marsch oder Migration] | |
| screed | 137 Roman {m} [fig.] [pej.] [unnötig langer Text] | |
| VetMed. zool. hamstring [in quadrupeds] | 81 Hinterbackenmuskel {m} [langer Sitzbeinmuskel] | |
| yonks [Br.] [coll.] [a very long time] | 38 Ewigkeiten {pl} [ein sehr langer Zeitraum] | |
| ling. apex | 7 Apex {m} [Zeichen zur Bez. langer Vokale] | |
| archi. shotgun cottage [Am.] | [Haus mit sehr schmaler, langer, rechteckiger Form] | |
| archi. shotgun house [Am.] | [Haus mit sehr schmaler, langer, rechteckiger Form] | |
| archi. shotgun hut [Am.] | [Haus mit sehr schmaler, langer, rechteckiger Form] | |
| archi. shotgun shack [Am.] | [Haus mit sehr schmaler, langer, rechteckiger Form] | |
| ling. boa-constrictor sentence [coll.] | Bandwurmsatz {m} [ugs.] [pej.] [überaus langer, verschachtelter Satz] | |
| long (passionate) kiss | Dauerbrenner {m} [ugs.] [langer leidenschaftlicher Kuss] | |
| Dingo Fence [Aus.] | Dingozaun {m} [auch: Hundezaun] [5320 km langer Schutzzaun in Australien] | |
| bot. comm. T | | |
| weapons lathi [Ind.] [a heavy pole, used as a club by police] | Lathi {m} [langer Schlagstock der ind. Polizei] | |
| [long opening hours on Thursday night] | Scheilado {m} [regional] [ugs.] [pej.] [Scheiß langer Donnerstag] | |
| [long opening hours on Thursday night] | Schlado {m} [ugs.] [pej.] [Scheiß langer Donnerstag] | |
| med. cleavage line [Langer's line] | Spaltlinie {f} [Langer-Linie] | |
| archi. constr. tied-arch bridge | Stabbogenbrücke {f} [Langer'scher Balken] | |
| cloth. wool stocking | Wollstrumpf {m} [langer Strumpf, Damenstrumpf] | |
| cloth. woolen stocking [Am.] | Wollstrumpf {m} [langer Strumpf, Damenstrumpf] | |
| cloth. woollen stocking [Br.] | Wollstrumpf {m} [langer Strumpf, Damenstrumpf] | |
| cloth. wool stockings | Wollstrümpfe {pl} [langer Strumpf, Damenstrumpf] | |
| cloth. woolen stockings [Am.] | Wollstrümpfe {pl} [langer Strumpf, Damenstrumpf] | |
| cloth. woollen stockings [Br.] | Wollstrümpfe {pl} [langer Strumpf, Damenstrumpf] | |
3 Words: Others |
| out of boredom {adv} | vor / aus Langerweile [alt] [vor / aus langer Weile] | |
4 Words: Others |
| in times immemorial {adv} | vor langer langer Zeit | |
| in days of old | vor langer langer Zeit | |