La Palabra del Día: "continuamente"

Question

continuamente (con-tee-nwah-men'-teh)

adverb ( continually, constantly (repeatedly); continuously (without interruption) )

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Guidelines:

Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Have fun experimenting with Spanish.

Examples:

1. Está mordiéndose continuamente las uñas.

She is constantly biting her nails.

2. Practicó continuamente su violin por tres horas.

He practiced his violin continuously for three hours.

Gracias amiga para todo! - Nilda-Ballardo, May 18, 2012

Thank you Nilda! :):):) - rac1, May 18, 2012

Gracias, Rac, Cae. - iana01, May 18, 2012

¡Muchas gracia, amigos!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, May 18, 2012

De nada amigas, Tengo el placer! - rac1, May 18, 2012

Answer 1

Busco continuamente palabras positivas para expresar mis sentimientos hacia otros.

I'm constantly looking for positive words to express my feelings towards others.

Hola Nilda, very nice!:) - rac1, May 18, 2012

Nilda, I like this idea of yours. :) You're a real trooper. (By the way, that's one of the sentences from your picture.) - GraceM, May 18, 2012

Hola Nilda. Great thought! :)) - Noetol, May 18, 2012

Thank you, Rac, Grace, and Noetol. - Nilda-Ballardo, May 18, 2012

Nilda, you are the Cat's Meow!:) - Ranman, May 18, 2012

Muy bien. =) - -cae-, May 18, 2012

Thank you Ranman, or should I also say, Meow! Is that phrase on the above list? - Nilda-Ballardo, May 18, 2012

Thank you Caefuego. - Nilda-Ballardo, May 18, 2012

Answer 2

He who talks continuously, talks nonsense.

Quien habla continuamente, habla tonterías.

As talkative as a parrot

Muy bien, como la frase, tanto la foto!;) - Silvia_Tcherneva, May 18, 2012

Grasias Silvia !! :)). - shish75, May 18, 2012

Beautiful bird!! - rac1, May 18, 2012

Thanks Annie !! - shish75, May 18, 2012

A menudo así es, o al menos la mayor parte de lo que dice... - -cae-, May 18, 2012

I met a parrot in Nicaragua why cried exactly like a baby, it was so weird. I didn't understand where the sound came from until I discoreved the parrot. :p - inridk, May 18, 2012

Funny story, Inridk... Aaand ey - -cae-, May 19, 2012

... you were in Nicaragua. That is curious. =) I hope they treated you friendly or at least "well". - -cae-, May 19, 2012

Answer 3

Continuamente estoy mirando las noticias de la televisión para ver si la crisis económica termina y así, todo el mundo vuelva a sonreír otra vez.

Continually I am watching the tv news to see if the economic crisis ends and so, all the world return to smile again.

all the world !! :)). Welcome to the forum. - shish75, May 18, 2012

Grácias shish75!!! - Paiper, May 18, 2012

:))) Hola Paiper. :) - iana01, May 18, 2012

Bienvenidos Paiper:) You might want to put an "s" on return.:) - Ranman, May 18, 2012

......all the world smiles again! very good picture. Let's hope so! - taraqueen15, May 18, 2012

Hola Paiper! - rac1, May 18, 2012

(Way more than) unfortunately, I cannot remember ALL the world smiling before this economic crisis :-( - mcl020, May 18, 2012

But for sure many people would be happier if this crisis ends. - -cae-, May 18, 2012

I think we are going to be waiting a long time :-( - 0095ca4c, May 18, 2012

Piensa positivamente, Margherite! =) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kik0hS0SMJE - -cae-, May 19, 2012

Answer 4

Intento pensar en español continuamente durante el día.

I try to think in Spanish continually through the day.

I need to do more of that, maybe it would help!:) - rac1, May 18, 2012

very nice picture... if you want to speak spanish fluently ,maybe, you should visit any of these countries and live for some months,I recommend you visit Perú :) - luisssito, May 18, 2012

Me gustaría mucho viajar a Perú. Machu Pichu , lago Titicaca, Lima., ¡todos son fantásticos! - Noetol, May 18, 2012

That is really great, Noetol. Y la imagen es muy buena también. :)) - iana01, May 18, 2012

Gracias, Iana, y ¡buenos días! - Noetol, May 18, 2012

Buenas noches, Noetol . - iana01, May 18, 2012

¿Continuamente? Exagerado. =) - -cae-, May 18, 2012

Answer 5

Esta imagen estacionaria parece estar moviéndose continuamente.

This stationary image seems to be moving continuously.

Freaky! lol - rac1, May 18, 2012

wow, yes, it's moving!;)))) - Silvia_Tcherneva, May 18, 2012

¡Me va a volver loco...! Y la imagen también. ;-) Veo que tu español es muy bueno. =) - -cae-, May 19, 2012

Answer 6

If you really want to speak any language fluently ,you should practice it continually.If it gets you bored,you will never learn it

Si de verdad quieres hablar fluidamente algún idioma ,deberías practicarlo continuamente.Si te aburre ,jamás lo aprenderás.

Hola Luis. - iana01, May 18, 2012

"it gets you bored" --> "you find it boring", "it bores you" - cassius, May 18, 2012

"if you get bored with it, you" - rac1, May 18, 2012

thanks :) - luisssito, May 18, 2012

Answer 7

Busco continuamente libros que nunca he leído previamente.

I continually look for books I've never read before.

After all these years I am reading The "Divine Comedy".:) - Ranman, May 18, 2012

I love reading too.:) - rac1, May 18, 2012

Answer 8

No me gusta gustan los juegos de feria que se mueven continuamente atracciones . A mi edad me ponen enferma pone enfermo. Oh, espera un momento, tal vez fuera la masa frita y el helado que me comí!

I dislike continuously moving fair rides. At my age they make me sick. Oh, wait a minute, maybe it was the elephant ear (fried dough) and ice cream that I ate!

"No me gustan los juegos de feria que se mueven continuamente.... me ponen enferma...

Take a tip from me bandida , do not ride on it after a feed of Spaghetti bolognese. Quite nasty ! - ray76, May 18, 2012

Just thinking about it makes me feel sick!:) - rac1, May 18, 2012

Yuk, but i have to vote for yo. - annierats, May 18, 2012

"No me gustan los juegos de feria que se mueven continuamente.... me ponen enferma... " - -cae-, May 19, 2012

You gals are funny! Muchas gracias, caefuego! - bandit51jd, May 19, 2012

Answer 9

Annie has been doing the "Word of the Day" continually for several months.

Annie ha estado publicando "La Palabra del Dia" continuamente por varios meses.

Great, Ranman. :)) - iana01, May 18, 2012

Gracias Ranman!!! - rac1, May 18, 2012

"... ha estado publicando "La Palabra del Día" continuamente (diariamente) por varios meses" - -cae-, May 18, 2012

Thanks alot Carlos:) - Ranman, May 19, 2012

Answer 10

Thans to Rac:

I constantly discover things and places that astonish me and make my hair stand on end.

Continuamente discubro cosas y lugares que me asombran y me ponen los pelos de punta.

"astonish" Good one Silvia! - rac1, May 18, 2012

¡Gracias, amiga! Un abrazo fuerte.:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, May 18, 2012

De nada Silvia!:) - rac1, May 18, 2012

Silvy, it is beautiful. :)) - iana01, May 18, 2012

¡Gracias, Iany! ;)) - Silvia_Tcherneva, May 18, 2012

Wow. - -cae-, May 18, 2012

;)) - Silvia_Tcherneva, May 18, 2012

Esa imagen me parece tan inverosímil. ¿Existe algún lugar así realmente? - -cae-, May 19, 2012

Answer 11

Ella está trabajando continuamente para mejorar la calidad de vida de los menos afortunados.

She is continually working to improve the quality of life of those less fortunate.

Fantasitc! - sinsonte, May 18, 2012

Very nice, Rac! - Noetol, May 18, 2012

Gracias señor y señor!!! - rac1, May 18, 2012

Excellent Rac! - Nilda-Ballardo, May 18, 2012

nice !!!!!! :) - luisssito, May 18, 2012

Oprah es preciosa:) - Ranman, May 18, 2012

Thank you one and all. You are all so kind.:):) - rac1, May 18, 2012

I should beg to differ, but I'd rather stay silent as I'm outnumbered here. :D - inkubzz, May 18, 2012

Jajaja - rac1, May 18, 2012

Muy bien, Annie. =) - -cae-, May 18, 2012

Gracias Carlos!:) - rac1, May 18, 2012

Answer 12

Estaba continuamente tratando de pensar una buena frase para la Palabra del día esta mañana, pero no he conseguido encontrar nada.

I was constantly trying to think of a good sentence for the Word of the Day this morning, but I couldn't find anything.

Good sentence!!!! - Paiper, May 18, 2012

jeje, I understand you perfectly!:)) - Silvia_Tcherneva, May 18, 2012

Looks like you did afterall! - rac1, May 18, 2012

Gracias a todos. :) - inkubzz, May 18, 2012

Muy bien. =) - -cae-, May 18, 2012

Answer 13

Cada vez que veo Origen, continuamente pienso que estoy viviendo en un sueño.

Every time I watch Inception, I continually think I'm living in a dream.

interesting movie... - Paiper, May 18, 2012

Great movie, by the way!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, May 18, 2012

Good movie though! - rac1, May 18, 2012

=0 - -cae-, May 18, 2012

Answer 14

Soy una decepción a mi maestra , ella tiene que me corrija continuamente .

I am a disappointment to my teacher , she has to correct me continuously.

Soy una decepción para mi maestra, ella me tiene que corregir contínuamente. - Paiper, May 18, 2012

Según la RAE, no existe un acento sobre la letra i. - Eddy, May 18, 2012

A typo on disappointment . However I doubt you are actually a disappointment! - jennysk, May 18, 2012

Good one, Ray!! - Silvia_Tcherneva, May 18, 2012

That's the only way we learn, right? - rac1, May 18, 2012

Thank you Palper , I shall take note of your corrections and alter later on. - ray76, May 18, 2012

Thank you Eddy , my spell check keeps on bringing it up.. - ray76, May 18, 2012

Jennbysk , thanks mate , I am not sure it is a typo I do it all the time , I have a weird kind of dyslexia. - ray76, May 18, 2012

Thankx Silvia , we all try hard , because it is so hard to do. - ray76, May 18, 2012

I am waiting for my good mate "caefuergo " to rip it to pieces. - ray76, May 18, 2012

jajaja. "rip it to pieces"? Don't see it that way, please. - -cae-, May 18, 2012

"...decepción para mi maestra... tiene que corregirme continuamente" - -cae-, May 18, 2012

Answer 15

Creo que seguiré preguntar sobre la sala de chat continuamente hasta que se regresa.

I think I'll continue asking about the chat constantly until it returns.

no sé si mi gramática es correcta - sinsonte, May 18, 2012

Hola amigo!:) - rac1, May 18, 2012

Creo que seguiré preguntando (gerund) continuamente sobre la sala de chat hasta que regrese,I`m also looking forward to returning - luisssito, May 18, 2012

Thanks Luisssito - sinsonte, May 18, 2012