No. 421 in Italian
continuare
"Continuare" means "to continue" in English.
In a sentence
Voglio continuare a imparare l'italiano.
I want to continue learning Italian.
'Continuare' in this sentence expresses the intent to proceed with an ongoing activity, in this case, learning Italian.
Non possiamo continuare così, dobbiamo cambiare il piano.
We cannot continue like this; we need to change the plan.
Here, 'continuare' is used to emphasize the importance of altering a current ongoing situation or path.
Dopo la pausa, gli atleti hanno deciso di continuare la partita.
After the break, the athletes decided to continue the game.
In this sentence, 'continuare' highlights the resumption of an activity that was temporarily halted.
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