French Conversation · Level 16
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French word
continu
Pronunciation
IPA/kɔ̃tiny/
Meaning
- adjectiveuninterrupted
Example
La connexion Internet est continue.
The Internet connection is uninterrupted.
More examples
L'accès continu au réseau est important.
Uninterrupted access to the network is important.
Core concept
A single flow that keeps moving without a gap.
Common phrases
accès continu
uninterrupted access
service continu
uninterrupted service
travail continu
uninterrupted work
Similar words
ininterrompu: Continuing without any interruption or pause.
constant: Staying the same in condition or quantity over time.
Definition in French
Qualifie quelque chose qui se prolonge sans interruption.
Word origin
French continu comes from Latin continuus, related to continere, meaning to hold together, from com- and tenere, to hold.
Usage tips
- In en continu, continu means continuously, while before a noun it agrees in gender and number, as in une connexion continue or des services continus.
Other meanings
- continuousadjective
- unceasingadjective
Opposites
- intermittentintermittentadjective
- sporadiquesporadicadjective
Related words
- continuitécontinuitynoun
- continuellementcontinuallyadverb
- continuercontinueverb