long drive
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2.5
- noun
:
viaje largo en coche
- I had a long drive.
Do we take the long drive home by the ocean or through the mountains?
- Do we take the long drive home by the ocean or through the mountains?
- Somewhere that requires a long drive.
- I had to take like an hour long drive, then like an hour and a half long ferry, then a two to two and a half hour drive.
Examples
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As soon as he heard, he got up and left for the long drive to her home.
Fiction book (2002) -
I have a long drive ahead of me.
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We made it after very long drive through the forest.
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Well, we got a long drive back, so... bye.
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You had a long drive.
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Do we take the long drive home by the ocean or through the mountains?
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Thanksgiving afternoon, Tommy and I went for a long drive along the coast.
Fiction book (1990) -
He's just tired from the long drive up here.
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Dale stretched his back to ease the tightness from the long drive and looked around.
Fiction book (2000) -
We got in the car and started the long drive back to the farm.
Synonyms
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3.5
A trip that goes a very long distance, often by plane or train
How Long
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2.5
372
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a journey by car that takes a long time or covers a large distance' is directly derivable from combining 'long' (exceeding typical length/time) with 'drive' (a car journey). This adjective + noun compositional pattern is simple and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Long drive comes from a simple, literal picture: a car on a road that keeps going for many hours or a very long distance. That's why it means 'a journey by car that takes a long time'.