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PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

continuar.

to continue; to go on (with) (to not stop)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/kõ.t͡ʃi.nuˈa(ʁ)/Brazil[kõ.t͡ʃi.nuˈa(h)]Brazil/kõ.t͡ʃiˈnwa(ʁ)/Brazil[kõ.t͡ʃiˈnwa(h)]Brazil
  1. to continue; to go on (with) (to not stop)

    intransitive · transitive
    Continue até não aguentar mais.
    Os soldados não queriam continuar com a guerra.
  2. to continue; to proceed with (to start doing something that had been stopped)

    transitive
    Continuarei o projeto quando receber a verba.
  3. to continue; to keep; to be still (doing something) (to not stop doing something)

    catenative
    Mandei um técnico consertar meu computador mas ele continua fazendo um barulho estranho.
  4. to continue; to remain (to retain a given quality)

    copulative
    Mesmo com o novo governador, os impostos continuam altos.
  5. to extend, to go on (to have a given extent)

    intransitive
    Essa estrada continua por uns vinte quilómetros.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin continuāre.

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