continuar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin continuāre, present active infinitive of continuō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kun.ti.nuˈa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kon.ti.nuˈa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kon.ti.nuˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

continuar (first-person singular present continuo, first-person singular preterite continuí, past participle continuat)

1. to continue

Related terms

• continu
• continuació

Further reading

• “continuar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin continuāre, present active infinitive of continuō.

Verb

1. to continue

Related terms

• continuación
• continuo

Further reading

• “continuar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin continuāre, present active infinitive of continuō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kõ.ti.ˈnwaɾ/
• IPA^(key): /kõ.ˌt͡ʃi.nu.ˈa(ʁ)/

Verb

1. (intransitive, or transitive with com or with no preposition) to continue; to go on with (not to stop)
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 294:

     [...] o único professor presente quando entraram [na sala de aula] era Binns, [...] preparando-se para continuar sua monótona lengalenga sobre a guerra dos gigantes.

     [...] the only present teacher when they entered [the classroom] was Binns, [...] preparing to continue his monotonous explanation about the giants' war.

   Continue até não aguentar mais. ― Keep going until you can stand it any more.

   Os soldados não queriam continuar com a guerra. ― The soldiers didn’t want to continue with the war.

   Continuamos o jogo apesar da chuva. ― We went on with the game despite the rain.

   Synonym: prosseguir

   Antonym: parar com

2. (transitive) to continue; to proceed with (to start doing something that had been stopped)

   Continuarei o projeto quando receber a verba. ― I will proceeded with the project when I get the budget.

   Synonym: prosseguir com

   Antonyms: parar (com), pausar, interromper

3. (auxiliary with a verb in the gerund or with a and a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to continue; to keep; to be still (not to stop doing something)

   Mandei um técnico consertar meu computador mas ele continua fazendo um barulho estranho.

   I had a technician fix my computer but it is still making a strange noise.

   Synonyms: permanecer, prosseguir, seguir

   Antonyms: parar de, deixar de

4. (copulative) to continue; to remain (to retain a given quality)

   Mesmo com o novo governador, os impostos continuam altos. ― Even with the new governor, taxes remain high.

   Synonym: seguir

5. (intransitive, usually takes an adverb phrase) to extend (to have a given extent)

   Essa estrada continua por uns vinte quilómetros. ― This road goes on for some twenty kilometres.

   Synonyms: estender-se, ir, prolongar-se, seguir

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:continuar.

Derived terms

• continuador
• continuante
• descontinuar
• recontinuar

 

Related terms

• conter
• continuação
• continuamente
• continuativo
• continuidade
• contínuo
• continuum

 

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin continuāre, present active infinitive of continuō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kontiˈnwaɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪iˈnwaɾ]

Verb

1. to continue

Related terms

• continuación
• continuador
• continuativo
• continuidad
• continuo

Further reading

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