French Conversation · Level 65
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French word
consécutif
Pronunciation
IPA/kɔ̃sekytif/
Meaning
- adjectiveconsecutive
Example
Il a plu deux jours consécutifs.
It rained for two consecutive days.
More examples
Les notifications sont arrivées trois jours consécutifs.
The notifications arrived on three consecutive days.
Core concept
A row of successive time periods forming one uninterrupted run.
Common phrases
trois jours consécutifs
three days in a row
deux nuits consécutives
two nights in a row
Similar words
successif: Occurring one after another in a set order.
continu: Continuing without stopping along the way.
ininterrompu: Continuing without any interruption or break.
Definition in French
Qui se suit sans interruption dans le temps, formant une suite continue.
Word origin
The French adjective consécutif is a learned continuation of Latin consecutivus, formed from consequi, "to follow," and retains that sequence-based meaning.
Usage tips
- For a short run in everyday speech, d'affilée is often more natural than consécutif, as in deux jours d'affilée.
Other meanings
- successiveadjective
Opposites
- séparéseparateadjective
- intermittentintermittentadjective
Related words
- consécutivementin successionadverb