das =Land=, ̈–er ~[_individually, but collectively_ = districts~ Lande~; _cf._~ Wort~] land; country;~ über Land ~across the country; away from home~ die =Länderei´=, -en ~estate, (landed) property~ der =Landesfürst=, -en ~sovereign, ruler of the country~ die =Landesgrenze=, -n ~border (of the state _or_ country)~ das =Landhaus=, ⸗häuser ~[~⸗nt⸗~] country house, villa~ die =Landkarte=, -n ~[~⸗nt⸗~] (geographical) map~ die =Landleute= ~[~⸗nt⸗~] _see_~ Landmann der =Landmann=, -(e)s, Landleute ~[~⸗nt⸗~] peasant, countryman~ die =Landratte=, -n ~[~⸗nt⸗~] (land) rat; landsman, landlubber~ die =Landschaft=, -en ~[~⸗nt⸗~] landscape~ =Landsleute= ~[~⸗nts⸗~] _see_~ Landsmann der =Landsmann=, -(e)s, Landsleute ~[~⸗nts⸗~] (fellow) countryman, compatriot~ die Landstraße, -n ~[~⸗nt⸗~] highway, road~ der =Landstreicher= ~[~⸗nt⸗~] vagrant, tramp~ das =Landvolk=, des -(e)s ~[~⸗nt⸗~] country people (folk); peasants~ der =Landwein=, -e ~[~⸗nt⸗~] homegrown wine~ =lăng=, länger, der längste ~[~ng ~_as in_ singer] long; _see also_~ lange =lănge= ~[_or, after an acc. expressing duration,_ ~lăng~] _adv._ long [_of time only_];~ eine Stunde lang ~for an hour;~ mein Leben lang ~my (whole) life long;~ noch nicht lange saßen sie da, so sahen sie... ~they hadn’t been sitting there very long when (before) they saw... [_cf._~ währen~]; (for) a long time [_often reënforced by_~ schon~];~ hatte schon lange gewünscht ~had been wishing for a long time (now _or_ already)~ die =Länge=, -n ~length~ =länger= ~_comp. of_~ lang ~_or_~ lange; vor längerer Zeit ~[_rather (yet not really) a long time ago, i.e.,_] some little time ago, quite a while ago [_The comparative is often used (cf._ elderly _in English) to express a moderate degree that falls short of the pos._]~ der =Lăngfing(e)rige=, -n ~the lightfingered fellow, thief~ der =Lănggeöhrte=, -n ~long-eared chap; Bre’r Longears~ =lăng′gezō´gen= ~long-drawn, prolonged~ =lăngsām= ~slow; leisurely~ =längst= ~long since, long ago~ =lăngweilen= ~bore;~ sich langweilen ~feel bored, have a dull time of it~ der =Lappen= ~piece of cloth, rag~ der =Lärm=, des -(e)s ~noise, din; alarm;~ Lärm schlagen ~sound the alarm; raise a racket~ =lās= ~_see_~ lesen =lăß= ~_imper. sg. of_~ lassen