seguido

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seguido, -a
adjective
1 consecutive (consecutivo)
  • diez años seguidos -> ten years in a row
  • llamó a la puerta cinco veces seguidas -> she knocked at the door five times
2 continuous (sin interrupción)
  • llevan reunidos cuatro horas seguidas -> they've been in the meeting for four hours without a break
  • ha nevado durante dos semanas seguidas -> it's been snowing for two weeks solid
3 (inmediatamente después)
  • seguido, -a de -> followed by
  • sopa, seguida de carne o pescado -> soup, followed by meat or fish
adverb
4 continuously (sin interrupción)
5 straight on (en línea recta)
  • todo seguido, -a -> straight on o ahead
6 often (a menudo) (Am)
en seguida
adverbial phrase
1 straight away, at once
  • en seguida nos vamos -> we're going right away

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seguido [say-gee’-do]
noun
1 Narrowing a stocking at the foot. (m)

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seguido
adjetivo
1 [+línea] continuous; unbroken
una fila seguida de casas a row of terraced houses
2
seguidos: cinco días seguidos (ininterrumpidos) five days running; five days in a row; tres blancos seguidos three bull's-eyes in a row; three consecutive bull's-eyes; llevo dos horas seguidas esperándote I've been waiting for you for two whole solid hours;o tuvo los niños muy seguidos she had all her children one after the other
3
seguido de algo/algn followed by sth/sb; llegó el ministro seguido de sus colaboradores the minister arrived, followed by his staff
adverbio
1 (directo) straight on
vaya todo seguido just keep going straight on; continúe por aquí seguido go straight on past here
2 (detrás)
ese coche iba primero y seguido el mío that car was in front and mine was immediately behind it
3 (Latinoamérica) (a menudo) often
le gusta visitarnos seguido she likes to visit us often

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