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"Continuo" is a form of "continuo", an adjective which is often translated as "continuous". "Simple" is an adjective which is often translated as "easy". Learn more about the difference between "continuo" and "simple" below.
continuo(
kohn
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nwoh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. continuous
Debido al tráfico, hay un ruido continuo que no me permite concentrarme.Because of the traffic, there's a continuous noise that won't let me concentrate.
b. constant
Me pone triste pensar que mi padre pasó los últimos meses de su vida con un dolor continuo.It makes me sad to think that my father spent the last months of his life in constant pain.
c. continual
Mi experiencia me dice que la vida es una lucha continua.My experience tells me that life is a continual struggle.
a. constant
Recibían continuas amenazas anónimas, y al final decidieron irse a vivir a otro sitio.They received constant anonymous threats, and they eventually decided to move elsewhere.
b. continual
Creo que agobias a tu hijo con tus continuas llamadas.I think you're smothering your son with your continual calls.
a. continuous
El verbo de la oración está en presente continuo.The verb of the sentence is in the present continuous.
a. direct
¿Es un circuito de corriente continua o de corriente alterna?Is it a direct current or alternating current circuit?
simple(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (not double)
a. single
No puedes construir casas con cristales simples en ese frío.You can't build houses with single windowpanes in that cold.
3. (ordinary)
a. simple
Unos de los personajes principales es un poco simple.One of the main characters is a bit simple.
b. simple-minded
Su abuelo es un poco simple cuando habla de políticas.His grandfather is a bit simple-minded when he talks politics.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. simpleton
Ese simple no habla bien, pero ¿has leído su poesía?That simpleton doesn't speak well, but have you read his poetry?
