con·ti·nent 1 (k n t -nnt)n. 1. One of the principal land masses of the earth, usually regarded as including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. 2. Continent The mainland of Europe. Used with the. [Latin (terra) contin  ns, continent-, continuous (land), present participle of continre, to hold together; see contain.] |
| con·ti·nent 2 (knt-nnt) adj. Exercising continence. [Middle English, from Latin contin ns, present participle of continre, to restrain; see contain.]con ti·nent·ly adv. |
Continent [ˈkɒntɪnənt]
n
(Placename) the. the mainland of Europe as distinguished from the British Isles
continent1
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) one of the earth's large land masses (Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe, North and South America, and Antarctica)
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) that part of the earth's crust that rises above the oceans and is composed of sialic rocks. Including the continental shelves, the continents occupy 30 per cent of the earth's surface
3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Obsolete
a. mainland as opposed to islands
b. a continuous extent of land
[from the Latin phrase terra continens continuous land, from continēre; see contain]
continental [ˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl] adj
continentally adv
continent2
adj
1. (Medicine) able to control urination and defecation
2. exercising self-restraint, esp from sexual activity; chaste
[from Latin continent-, present participle of continēre; see contain]
continence , continency n
continently adv
| continent (knt-nnt) One of the seven great landmasses of the Earth. The continents are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  continent - one of the large landmasses of the earth; "there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot"craton - the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian subcontinent - a large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of some continent |
| 2. | Continent - the European mainland; "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there" Europe - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles | |
| Adj. | 1. | continent - having control over urination and defecation incontinent - not having control over urination and defecation |
| 2. | continent - abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests" chaste - morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste" |
continent
Translations
continent1 [ˈkɒntɪnənt] ADJ → continente
continent2 [ˈkɒntɪnənt] N
continent2 [ˈkɒntɪnənt] N
1. (Geog) → continente m
2. (Brit) the Continent → el continente europeo, Europa f (continental)
on the Continent → en Europa(continental)
on the Continent → en Europa(continental)
continent [ˈkɒntɪnənt] n
(British) (= Europe) the Continent → l'Europe continentale
I've never been to the Continent → Je ne suis jamais allé en Europe continentale.
on the Continent → en Europe continentale
I've never been to the Continent → Je ne suis jamais allé en Europe continentale.
on the Continent → en Europe continentale
continent1
continent2
adj the old lady was not continent (Med) → die alte Dame konnte ihre Darmtätigkeit/Blasentätigkeit nicht mehr kontrollieren
continent2
n continent [ˈkontinənt]
1 one of the great divisions of the land surface of the world – Europe, America, Australia, Asia or Africa. vasteland, kontinent قارَّه континент světadíl kontinent; verdensdel der Kontinent ήπειρος continente maailmajagu قاره maanosa continent יַבֶּשֶת महाद्वीप kontinent világrész benua heimsálfa continente 大陸 대륙 kontinentas, žemynas kontinents benua werelddeel kontinent, verdensdel kontynent continente continent континент svetadiel celina kontinent kontinent, världsdel ทวีป kıta, anakara 大陸 континент, материк بر اعظم lục địa 大洲
2 Europe excluding Britain We are going to the continent for our holidays. vasteland, kontinent قارَّة أوروبا بِدون بَريطانيا Европа (pevninská) Evropa det europæiske fastland; Kontinentet das (europäische) Festland ηπειρωτική Ευρώπη, με εξαίρεση τη Μεγάλη Βρετανία Europa (continental) (Euroopa) mander اروپا به غیر از انگلیس mannermaa Europe (continentale) אֵירוֹפָּה ब्रिटेन छोड़ कर यूरोप kopno kontinens Eropa tanpa Inggris meginland continente 欧州大陸 유럽 Europos žemynas Eiropas kontinents benua Eropah vasteland kontinentet kontynent continente Europa (continentală) (континентальная) Европа (pevninská) Európa evropska celina Evropa bez Britanije kontinenten ภาคพื้นยุโรปยกเว้นเกาะอังกฤษ Kıta Avrupası 不含不列顛群島的歐洲大陸 Європейський материк برطانيہ کے ماسوا بقيہ یوروپ lục địa Châu Âu 欧洲大陆
adj contiˈnental [-ˈnen-]
kontinentaal, vastelands قارّي، أوروبي континентален pevninský fastlands-; kontinental- kontinental ηπειρωτικός continental mandriline قاره ای mannermainen, manner- continental יַבַּשתִי महाद्वीपीय kontinentalac szárazföldi kontinental continentale 大陸の 대륙의 kontinentinis, žemyninis kontinentāls sifat benua continentaal fastlands-, kontinental kontynentalny continental continental континентальный pevninský celinski kontinentalan kontinental เกี่ยวกับทวีปยุโรป kıtasal, karasal 大陸的 континентальний یورپی thuộc lục địa 大陆的
continental breakfast
a light breakfast of rolls and coffee. kontinentale ontbyt فُطور اوروبي خَفيف лека закуска pevninská snídaně lille morgenmad leichtes Frühstück (Brötchen und Kaffee) ελαφρύ πρωινό με καφέ και ψωμάκια desayuno continental kerge hommikueine صبحانۀ سبک kahviaamiainen petit déjeuner אֲרוּחַת בּוֹקֶר קוֹנטִינֵנטָלִית (यूरोपीय रीति का) हल्का नाश्ता kontinentalni doručak sima reggeli sarapan ringan (evrópskur)meginlands-morgunverður (prima) colazione all'europea ヨーロッパ式朝食 커피와 롤빵의 간단한 아침 식사 lengvi pusryčiai vieglas brokastis sarapan Eropah licht ontbijt kontinental frokost śniadanie europejskie pequeno-almoço mic dejun континентальный завтрак ľahké raňajky (nebritanski) zajtrk kontinentalni doručak kontinental frukost, kaffefrukost อาหารเช้าเล็ก ๆ มีขนมปังและกาแฟ hafif kahvaltı 只有麵包與咖啡的簡單早餐，大陸式早餐 континентальний сніданок یورپی ناشتہ bữa điểm tâm nhẹ 包括面包与咖啡的早餐，大陆式早餐
n continental shelf
the part of a continent that is under a relatively shallow sea. kontinentale plat إفْريز قارّي геол. шелф kontinentální šelf kontinentalsokkel; fastlandssokkel die KOntinentalplatte ηπειρωτική υφαλοκρηπίδα plataforma continental mandrilava فلات قاره plateau continental מָדַף יַבַּשתִי महाद्वीपीय जल सीमा, यूरोपीय kontinentalna polica kontinentális pad dangkalan/paparan/landas benua piattaforma continentale 大陸棚 대륙붕 kontinentinis šelfas kontinentālais šelfs pentas benua continentaal plat kontinentalsokkel szelf kontynentalny континентальный шельф šelf, okraj kontinentu zaplavený morom celinska polica, šelf sprud kontinentalsockel ไหล่ทวีป kıta sahanlığı 大陸棚 материковий шельф كسى براعظم كا وه حصہ جو خالى سمندر كے نیچے هو thềm lục địa 大陆架
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adj continent [ˈkontinənt]
able to control especially the bladder and/or bowel. kontinent عَفيف، قادِر عَلى السَّيْطَرَة عَلى الأمعاء وَالمَثانَه сдържан kontinentní, střídmý holde sig; kontinent enthaltsam εγκρατής continente pidamisvõimeline قادر به نگهداشتن ادرار یا مدفوع pidätyskykyinen continent שוֹלֵט בַּסוֹגָרִים संयमी suzdržljiv, umjeren önmegtartóztató bisa mengontrol sem getur haldið í sér continente 自制心のある 자제의, 극기의 susilaikantis savaldīgs; saturētspējīgs dapat mengawal continent kontinent, i stand til å holde seg panujący nad czynnościami fizjologicznymi continente continent контролируемый schopný zadržať (moč) zmožen zadrževati (seč) kontrolisan kontinent, återhållsam ที่สามารถกลั้น (ปัสสาวะหรืออุจจาระ) kendini tutabilen 有克制力的(尤指排瀉方面) здатний регулювати экскреторні функції كنٹرول كرنے کے قابل nhịn tiểu, đại tiện 克制的, 有节制的
n continence
onthouding, selfbeheersing تَلامُس، إحْتِمال حُدوث сдържаност zdrženlivost kontinens die Enthaltsamkeit εγκράτεια continencia pidamine, talitsetus توانایی نگهداشتن ادرار و مدفوع pidätyskyky continence שְלִיטָה בַּסוֹגָרִים संयम, इन्द्रिय-निग्रह suzdržljivost, umjerenost megtartóztatás v. visszatartás képessége kontinensi sjálfsstjórn continenza 自制 절제, 금욕 susilaikymas savaldība; spēja saturēt pengawalan continentie kontinens powściągliwość, wstrzemięźliwość continência reţinere, stăpânire воздержание zdržanlivosť vzdržnost apstinencija kontinens, återhållsamhet การกลั้น (ปัสสาวะหรืออุจจาระ) kendini tutma 克制 здатність регулювати экскреторні функції پرهيزگارى sự nhịn đại, tiểu tiện 克制
continent → قارة kontinent kontinent Kontinent ήπειρος continente maanosa continent kontinent continente 大陸 대륙 continent kontinent kontynent continente континент kontinent ทวีป kıta lục địa 大陆
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