Continuaban (en. Continued)

/kontinuˈaβan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To remain in a state or activity without interruption.

The students continued working on their projects late into the night.

Los estudiantes continuaban trabajando en sus proyectos hasta altas horas de la noche.

To recover or follow up with something that had been initiated previously.

After the rain, the games continued as if nothing had happened.

Después de la lluvia, los juegos continuaban como si nada hubiera pasado.

Not to stop doing what one was doing.

Despite the problems, they continued their journey through the mountain.

A pesar de los problemas, ellos continuaban su viaje por la montaña.

From the verb continue, which in turn comes from the Latin 'continuare'.

they continued without stopping

They remained in an activity without interruption.

continuaban sin parar

they continued their efforts

They persisted in doing what they had begun.

continuaban sus esfuerzos

they continued with the tradition

They maintained an established practice or custom.

continuaban con la tradición

continue

To remain in the same state or activity.

continuar

proceed

To move forward in an action or process.

proseguir

persist

To stand firm in an attitude or action.

persistir

To move forward

Although there were difficulties, they decided that they would continue.

Aunque hubo dificultades, decidieron que continuarían.

Not to give up

Despite the setbacks, they continued with their innovative idea.

A pesar de los fracasos, ellos continuaban con su idea innovadora.