continue

continuer, poursuivre

Se poursuivre, ou poursuivre ce qu’on fait.

En anglais simple : If something does this, it keeps happening; if you do this, you keep doing something.

• The rain continued all night.
• They continue to support us.
• Will you continue working here?

Comment l'utiliser : continue doing something (He continued reading.); continue to do something (Prices continue to rise.)

Synonymes : go on, carry on

Contraires : stop, cease

Expressions courantes : continue working, continue to grow, continue the work, continue reading

reprendre

Recommencer une activité après une pause.

En anglais simple : To start doing something again after a pause.

• We will continue after lunch.
• The concert continued after a short break.
• Please continue your story from where you stopped.

Comment l'utiliser : continue with something (After the break, we continued with the lesson.)

Synonymes : resume, restart

Expressions courantes : continue after lunch, continue the meeting, continue a story