Le long de
Example: Nous avons marché le long de la rivière toute la journée.
Definition
"Le long de" is a French prepositional phrase used to indicate movement or position alongside or parallel to something, such as a river or road. It means 'along' or 'beside' in English and describes an action or state following the length of an object or area.
Etymology
The phrase "le long de" combines the definite article 'le' and the adjective 'long', meaning 'long', used here as an adverb, followed by the preposition 'de'. It originally conveys the idea of something extending the full length of another. Did you know that 'long' comes from Latin 'longus', which also means 'long'?
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"Le long de" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (A1) - set 2", containing 103 commonly used words.
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