longtemps
French, adverb/lɔ̃.tɑ̃/
longtemps is spelled L-O-N-G-T-E-M-P-S (9 letters) and appears 178 times per million words in written French, the 455th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Longtemps is a French adverb meaning “for a long time; over a long period” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pendant un long temps”.
What does longtemps mean in English?
adverb
- 1
for a long time; over a long period
Ça fait longtemps que ton frère habite chez toi ?
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Pendant un long temps. 2. Un long temps. – Note d’usage : Utilisé après une préposition, avant un adverbe ou après certains verbes comme être ou y avoir.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of longtemps
- long-temps
- long-tems
- lgt
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce longtemps?
- /lɔ̃.tɑ̃/
- \lɔ̃.tɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to longtemps
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is longtemps in French?
longtemps appears 178 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).