continuous

continuous
adjective
1) ununterbrochen; anhaltend [Regen, Sonnenschein, Anstieg]; ständig [Kritik, Streit, Änderung]; fortlaufend [Mauer]; durchgezogen [Linie]
2) (Ling.)

continuous [form] — Verlaufsform, die

present continuous or continuous present/past continuous or continuous past — Verlaufsform des Präsens/Präteritums

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adjective (joined together, or going on, without interruption: a continuous series; continuous rain; continuous movement.) ununterbrochen
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con·tinu·ous
[kənˈtɪnjuəs]
adj attr, inv
1. (permanent) dauernd, ständig, ununterbrochen; (steady) kontinuierlich, fortlaufend geh, stetig; (unbroken) durchgehend; line also durchgezogen
a \continuous low buzzing noise ein ununterbrochener leiser Summton
\continuous pain anhaltende Schmerzen
\continuous rain/sunshine anhaltender Regen/Sonnenschein
we had \continuous rain for the whole weekend es hat das ganze Wochenende ununterbrochen geregnet
to be in \continuous employment durchgehend beschäftigt sein
2. LING
\continuous form Verlaufsform f fachspr
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[kən'tɪnjʊəs]
adj
dauernd, ständig, kontinuierlich (geh); line durchgezogen, ununterbrochen; rise, movement etc stetig, stet attr (geh), gleichmäßig; (MATH) function stetig

to be in continuous use —

a continuous stream of people — ein ununterbrochener Andrang von Menschen

a continuous stream of phone calls — eine ununterbrochene Flut von Anrufen

continuous assessment — Beurteilung f der Leistungen während des ganzen Jahres

continuous paper (Comput) — Endlospapier nt; (pre-printed) Endlosformular nt

continuous performance (Film) — durchgehende Vorstellung

continuous tense (Gram) — Verlaufsform f

present/past continuous (Gram) — erweitertes Präsens/Präteritum

continuous text — Fließtext m

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continuous [kənˈtınjʊəs; US -jəwəs] adj (adv continuously)
1. ununterbrochen, (fort-, an)dauernd, (fort)laufend, fortwährend, (be)ständig, stetig, unaufhörlich
2. auch MATH, PHYS, TECH kontinuierlich:
continuous motion, continuous operation Dauerbetrieb m, kontinuierliche Arbeitsweise
3. zusammenhängend, ununterbrochen (Linie etc)
4. LING progressiv:
continuous form Verlaufsform f
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adjective
1) ununterbrochen; anhaltend [Regen, Sonnenschein, Anstieg]; ständig [Kritik, Streit, Änderung]; fortlaufend [Mauer]; durchgezogen [Linie]
2) (Ling.)

continuous [form] — Verlaufsform, die

present continuous or continuous present/past continuous or continuous past — Verlaufsform des Präsens/Präteritums

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adj.
Dauer- präfix.
fortdauernd adj.
fortlaufend adj.
kontinuierlich adj.
stetig (Mathematik) adj.
stetig adj.
ununterbrochen adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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