"continu" meaning in French

See continu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kɔ̃.ti.ny/ Audio: Fr-continu.ogg Forms: continue [feminine], continus [masculine, plural], continues [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French continu, borrowed from Latin continuus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|continu|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French continu, {{inh+|fr|fro|continu}} Inherited from Old French continu, {{bor|fr|la|continuus}} Latin continuus Head templates: {{fr-adj}} continu (feminine continue, masculine plural continus, feminine plural continues)
  1. continuous, uninterrupted [from 1306] Derived forms: basse continue, boîte de vitesses à variation continue, continûment, courant continu, en continu
    Sense id: en-continu-fr-adj-PEI6GQvs Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for continu meaning in French (2.3kB)

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