continuation
The act or state of continuing or being continuedThe act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession
» War is the continuation of politics by other means.
Krieg ist die Fortsetzung der Politik mit anderen Mitteln. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Война есть продолжение политики другими средствами. — Wezel
Війна — це продовження політики іншими засобами. — deniko
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession
Fortsetzung
продолже́ниеprodolžénije, континуа́цияkontinuácija
продо́вженняprodóvžennja
the act of continuing an activity without interruption
(countable, uncountable)That which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on.
the continuation of a story
The series' continuation was commercially if not artistically successful.
(countable)A representation of an execution state of a program at a certain point in time, which may be used at a later time to resume the execution of the program from that point.
(countable)A successful shot that, despite a foul, is made with a single continuous motion beginning before the foul, and that is therefore valid in certain forms of basketball.
Examples
16 sentencesWar is the continuation of politics by other means.
Війна — це продовження політики іншими засобами. — deniko
ruВойна есть продолжение политики другими средствами. — Wezel
deKrieg ist die Fortsetzung der Politik mit anderen Mitteln. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
War is a continuation of politics.
Politics is the continuation of war with dangerous threats.
dePolitik ist die Fortsetzung des Krieges mit gefährlichen Drohungen. — Esperantostern
Peace is the continuation of war with other means.
deFriede ist die Fortsetzung des Krieges mit anderen Mitteln. — Esperantostern
Maria was tasked with the continuation of the work.
deMaria ist mit der Fortführung der Arbeit beauftragt worden. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English continuacion, from Old French continuation, from Latin continuātiō. MoFrom Middle English continuacion, from Old French continuation, from Latin continuātiō. Morphologically continue + -ation.
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Forms
plural: continuations| Singular | continuation |
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Synonyms
8 synonyms- the act of continuing an activity without interruption:continuance
- a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction:good continuationlaw of continuation
- a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it:sequel
- the consequence of being lengthened in duration:lengthinessprolongationprotraction
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable