Définitions et explications en anglais
Continual adj. Frequently recurring; always happening: the city capitulated after continual attacks.
- Having no interruptions: some patients need continual safeguarding
Continuous adj.
1. Forming an unbroken whole; without interruption: the whole performance is enacted in one continuous movement.
- Forming a series with no exception or reversals: there have been continuous advances in design and production.
2. Denoting an aspect or tense of a verb that expresses an action is progress.
USAGE: In precise usage, continual means ‘frequent, repeating at intervals’ and continuous means ‘going on without pause or interruption’: We suffered from the continual attacks of mosquitoes. The waterfall’s continuous flow creates an endless roar. Continuous is the word to use in describing spatial relationship, as in a continuous (not continual) series of rooms; a continuous plain of arable land. Avoid using continuous or continuously as a way of describing something that occurs at regular or seasonal intervals: Our holiday ceremony has been held continuously (should be annually) since 1925.
Source: Oxford Dictionary of Difficult Words, edited by Archie Hobson,
Oxford University Press 2001
Examples contextuels en français
Continual – constant, incessant
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Only a prompt, continual process to assure the quality of customer data enables you to have successful and efficient customer and address management.
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Seul un processus constant et actuel destiné à l'assurance qualité des données du client vous permet une gestion de clients et d'adresses réussie et efficace.
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I'm overwhelmed by the continual stream of decisions I have to make for my mom," says Agger, the sole family caregiver for her mother, age 67.
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Je suis dépassée par le nombre incessant de décisions que je dois prendre au nom de ma mère", dit Ellen Agger, la seule aidante pour sa mère âgée de 67 ans.
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Aussi: continuel, perpétuel, persistant
Continuous – continu, permanent, constant, continuel
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In new ships, one of these ladders shall provide continuous fire shelter from the lower part of the space to a safe position outside the space. |
Dans les navires neufs, l'une de ces échelles doit procurer un abri continu contre le feu depuis la partie inférieure du local jusqu'à un emplacement sûr situé en dehors du local. |
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Where outdoor enclosures are in use, it is essential to provide shelter from inclement weather for all individuals and continuous access to adequate heated indoor accommodation. |
Lorsque des enclos extérieurs sont utilisés, il est essentiel de prévoir un abri pour que tous les animaux puissent se protéger des intempéries et un accès permanent à un logement adéquat, chauffé, à l'intérieur. |
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The result has been a continuous transfer of jobs from industry to services. |
Il en est résulté un transfert constant d'emplois de l'industrie vers les services. |
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These research and consultancy skills are maintained through a strong commitment to learning through practice, and continuous professional development. |
Ses compétences en recherche et en conseil sont entretenues par un fort engagement à apprendre à travers la pratique et le développement professionnel continuel. |
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Jonathan Goldberg