continuo

continual

2,001–3,000 #2,634

Meanings

adjective

  1. continual, constant (done or extending without interruption)
  2. continuous, adjacent (extending from one to another without interruption)
  3. steady, persevering (continuing with one's task without interruption)
  4. continual, nondiscrete (existing in an uninterrupted continuum)

noun, masculine

  1. unity (an area extending without interruption)
  2. historical vassal (a man bound to perpetual service to a king or similar lord, especially as a) man-at-arms or bodyguard
  3. historical continuo (one of the 100 or so men-at-arms who formed the Spanish and Portuguese kings' perpetual personal guard)
  4. continuo (basso continuo)

In sentences

El sueño continua. The dream continues. #1545321

Continua con la multitud. Go along with the crowd. #5935441

Estoy harto de sus continuas quejas. I'm fed up with her grumbling. #963835

Él trabajó durante cinco horas continuas. He worked for five hours on end. #710262

El esfuerzo continuo produce éxito seguro. Constant effort yields sure success. #5134978

Tom dio su palabra sobre su continuo apoyo. Tom pledged his continued support. #6853764

Las placas solares generan corriente continua. Solar panels generate a continuous current. #6616227

El flujo de sangre suele ser constante y continuo. The blood stream is usually constant and continuous. #1152464