Continuer
Example: Nous devons continuer à travailler malgré les difficultés.
Definition
"Continuer" means to persist in an action or state without stopping or to resume after an interruption. For example, in the phrase 'Nous devons continuer à travailler malgré les difficultés,' it implies maintaining effort despite challenges.
Etymology
The word "continuer" comes from the Latin 'continuare,' which means to join together or to continue. It entered French through Old French, carrying the sense of maintaining or prolonging an action. Did you know? The root 'continu-' relates to something unbroken or uninterrupted.
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"Continuer" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (B1) - set 6", containing 114 commonly used words.
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