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continuu
continuous /konˈtinu.u/
adjective#4686 most common
Also: continual, direct (of electric current, in the fixed phrase "curent continuu"), nonstop
Example sentences
Zgomotul este continuu.
The noise is continuous.
Durerea ei era continuă.
Her pain was continuous.
Lucrează în continuu de opt ore.
He has been working nonstop for eight hours.
Zgomotele continue de pe șantier m-au ținut treaz toată noaptea.
The continuous noise from the construction site kept me awake all night.
Pașii continui ai ceasornicului umpleau liniștea nopții.
The continuous ticking of the old clock filled the silence of the night.
Motorul electric funcționează cu curent continuu, nu cu curent alternativ.
The electric motor runs on direct current, not alternating current.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | continuu (m.) / continuă (f.) | continui (m.) / continue (f.) |
| Genitive | continuu (m.) / continue (f.) | continui (m.) / continue (f.) |
| Accusative | continuu (m.) / continuă (f.) | continui (m.) / continue (f.) |
| Vocative | None | None |
Word family
Etymology
Continuu descends from Latin continuus, meaning unbroken or uninterrupted. That Latin word comes from continere, to hold together, built from com- (together) and tenere (to hold). Romanian kept the word through direct inheritance from Latin and later reinforcement from French continu during the 19th century modernization of the language.
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