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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. continue [Brit kənˈtɪnjuː, Am kənˈtɪnju] VB trans

1. continue:

continue
continuer
continue career, studies, enquiry, TV series
poursuivre

2. continue (resume):

continue
continuer
‘to be continued’ (in film)
‘à suivre’
‘continued overleaf’
‘suite page suivante’
‘if I may continue’ iron
‘si vous me permettez de continuer’
‘what's more, ’ she continued
‘de plus, ’ reprit-elle

3. continue journey:

continue
continuer, poursuivre

4. continue (preserve):

continue tradition, culture, measures, standards
maintenir

II. continue [Brit kənˈtɪnjuː, Am kənˈtɪnju] VB intr

1. continue noise, weather, debate, strike, film:

continue
se poursuivre
the trial continues
le procès se poursuit
repair work is continuing on
les travaux se poursuivent sur

2. continue (keep on):

continue
continuer (doing, to do à or de faire)
it continued raining or to rain
il a continué à or de pleuvoir

3. continue person, route:

continue
continuer
he continued across/down the street
il a continué de traverser/descendre la rue

4. continue (in career, role):

continue
rester (in dans)
she will continue as minister
elle restera ministre

5. continue (in speech):

continue
poursuivre
he continued by citing (in debate)
il a poursuivi en citant

Phrases:

to continue with
continuer
to continue with task, duties, treatment
poursuivre
to continue with the ironing
continuer de repasser

III. continuing ADJ

continuing advance, trend, effort, debate:

continuing
continuel/-elle
on a continuing basis
de façon permanente
to continue unabated industrial growth:
continuer avec la même vigueur
to continue unabated fighting, storm:
continuer avec la même violence
the discussion continued unabated
la discussion continua toujours aussi animée
the work continued unimpeded
le travail a continué sans entraves
undismayed, she continued to speak
en rien découragée, elle a continué à parler
nothing daunted, she continued on her way
elle a continué sans se laisser démonter or abattre
ad infinitum continue
à n'en plus finir
unprofitably continue, drag on
stérilement
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French
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English
imperturbable, José continua son histoire
quite unperturbed, José continued with the story
perdurer situation, conflit:
to continue
continuer combat, conversation
to carry on, to continue
continuer études, voyage
to continue
continuer son chemin
to continue on one's way
continuer
to continue, to go on (jusqu'à until)
continuer à ou de faire
to continue doing ou to do
continua-t-il
he continued
se continuer
to continue

in the PONS Dictionary

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continued ADJ

continued
soutenu(e)

I. continue [kənˈtɪnju:] VB intr

continue
continuer
to continue doing sth
continuer à faire qc
to continue as sth
poursuivre en tant que qc
to continue on the next page
continuer à la page suivante
to continue one's way
poursuivre son chemin

II. continue [kənˈtɪnju:] VB trans

continue
continuer
continue work
poursuivre
my own intuition is that we should continue with it
mon sentiment est que nous devrions continuer cela
French
French
English
English
prolonger rue
to continue
se prolonger
to continue
se prolonger
to continue
continuer
to continue
tout a continué comme avant
everything continued as before
continuer à croire que ...
to continue to believe that ...
continuer à faire qc
to continue doing sth
continuer
to continue
poursuivre
to continue
poursuivre
to continue a story
poursuivre sur un sujet
to continue on a subject
se poursuivre
to continue
servir à perpétuer l'espèce
to continue the species
la suite au prochain numéro
to be continued in the next issue
reprendre promenade
to continue
in the PONS Dictionary
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continued ADJ

continued
soutenu(e)

I. continue [kən·ˈtɪn·ju] VB intr

continue
continuer
to continue doing sth
continuer à faire qc
to continue as sth
poursuivre en tant que qc
to continue on the next page
continuer à la page suivante
to continue one's way
poursuivre son chemin

II. continue [kən·ˈtɪn·ju] VB trans

continue
continuer
continue work
poursuivre
my own intuition is that we should continue with it
mon sentiment est que nous devrions continuer cela
French
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English
English
prolonger rue
to continue
prolonger maladie
to continue
prolonger chemin, rue
to continue
continuer
to continue
tout a continué comme avant
everything continued as before
continuer à croire que ...
to continue to believe that ...
continuer à faire qc
to continue doing sth
continuer
to continue
poursuivre
to continue
poursuivre
to continue a story
poursuivre sur un sujet
to continue on a subject
poursuivre
to continue
servir à perpétuer l'espèce
to continue the species
la suite au prochain numéro
to be continued in the next issue
reprendre promenade
to continue
Present
Icontinue
youcontinue
he/she/itcontinues
wecontinue
youcontinue
theycontinue
Past
Icontinued
youcontinued
he/she/itcontinued
wecontinued
youcontinued
theycontinued
Present Perfect
Ihavecontinued
youhavecontinued
he/she/ithascontinued
wehavecontinued
youhavecontinued
theyhavecontinued
Past Perfect
Ihadcontinued
youhadcontinued
he/she/ithadcontinued
wehadcontinued
youhadcontinued
theyhadcontinued
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