Grammatical class
Adjective
continu
continuous, uninterrupted [from 1306]
Details
Syllables
con-ti-nu
Phonetics
kɔ̃.ti.ny
Grammatical class
Adjective
Freq. (books)
67607
Freq. (movies)
23590
Freq. (news)
7430
Sentences
Le flux de sang est normalement constant et continu.
The blood stream is usually constant and continuous.
Toute la journée, il y avait un flot continu de gens qui entraient et sortaient de la banque.
All day long there was a steady stream of people going in and out of the bank.
Ce bruit continu m'agace.
This continuous noise annoys me.
Le cerveau a besoin d'un afflux continu de sang.
The brain needs a continuous supply of blood.
L'apprentissage est un processus continu.
Learning is an ongoing process.
Tom a eu un quatre à son contrôle continu.
Tom got a D in the test.
Tom a eu un « suffisant » à son contrôle continu.
Tom got a pass in the test.
Des communications fréquentes, sinon continues, existaient à l’Éocène entre les contrées du Sud de l’Europe et le continent africain.
Frequent, if not continuous, contact existed during the Eocene between the regions of southern Europe and the African continent.