Continuer
Example: Nous devons continuer à travailler malgré les difficultés.
Definition
"Continuer" means to persist in an action or process without stopping or to resume something 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,' meaning to join together or to make continuous. It entered French through Old French, retaining the sense of carrying on or maintaining an activity. 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 1", containing 119 commonly used words.
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