continuar

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin continuāre, present active infinitive of continuō.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

continuar (first-person singular present continuo, past participle continuat)

1. to continue

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin continuāre, present active infinitive of continuō.

Verb

continuar (first-person singular present continúo, first-person singular preterite continuei, past participle continuado)

1. to continue

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin continuāre, present active infinitive of continuō.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.ti.ˈnwaɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.ˌt͡ʃi.nu.ˈa(ʁ)/

Verb

continuar (first-person singular present indicative continuo, past participle continuado)

1. (intransitive, or transitive with com or with no preposition) to continue; to go on with (not to stop)
   • 2003, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Rocco, page 294:

     [...] o único professor presente quando entraram [na sala de aula] era Binns, [...] preparando-se para continuar sua monótona lengalenga sobre a guerra dos gigantes.

     [...] the only present teacher when they entered [the classroom] was Binns, [...] preparing to continue his monotonous explanation about the giants' war.

   Continue até não aguentar mais.

   Keep going until you can stand it any more.

   Os soldados não queriam continuar com a guerra.

   The soldiers didn’t want to continue with the war.

   Continuamos o jogo apesar da chuva.

   We went on with the game despite the rain.

2. (transitive) to continue; to proceed with (to start doing something that had been stopped)

   Continuarei o projeto quando receber a verba.

   I will proceeded with the project when I get the budget.

3. (auxiliary with a verb in the gerund or with a and a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to continue; to keep; to be still (not to stop doing something)

   Mandei um técnico consertar meu computador mas ele continua fazendo um barulho estranho.

   I had a technician fix my computer but it is still making a strange noise.

4. (copulative) to continue; to remain (to retain a given quality)

   Mesmo com o novo governador, os impostos continuam altos.

   Even with the new governor, taxes remain high.

5. (intransitive, usually takes an adverb phrase) to extend (to have a given extent)

   Essa estrada continua por uns vinte quilómetros.

   This road goes on for some twenty kilometres.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin continuāre, present active infinitive of continuō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kontiˈnwaɾ/, [kõn̪t̪iˈnwaɾ]

Verb

continuar (first-person singular present continúo, first-person singular preterite continué, past participle continuado)

1. to continue