continual

con·tin·u·al  (kn-tny-l)

adj.

1. Recurring regularly or frequently: the continual need to pay the mortgage.

2. Not interrupted; steady: continual noise; a continual diet of vegetables.

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con·tinu·al·ly adv.

Synonyms: continual, continuous, constant, ceaseless, incessant, perpetual, eternal, perennial, interminable
These adjectives mean occurring repeatedly over a long period of time. Continual is chiefly restricted to what is intermittent or repeated at intervals: The continual banging of the shutter in the wind gave me a headache.
Continuous implies lack of interruption: The horizon is a continuous line.
Constant stresses steadiness or persistence and unvarying nature: The constant ticking of the clock lulled him to sleep.
Ceaseless and incessant pertain to uninterrupted activity: The ceaseless thunder of the surf eroded the beach. The toddler asked incessant questions.
Perpetual emphasizes both steadiness and duration: The ambassador had a perpetual stream of visitors.
Eternal refers to what is everlasting, especially to what is seemingly without temporal beginning or end: "That freedom can be retained only by the eternal vigilance which has always been its price" (Elmer Davis).
Perennial describes existence that goes on year after year, often with the suggestion of self-renewal: The candidates discussed the perennial problem of urban poverty.
Interminable refers to what is or seems to be endless and is often applied to something prolonged and wearisome: After an interminable delay, our flight was canceled outright.

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continual [kənˈtɪnjʊəl]

adj

1. recurring frequently, esp at regular intervals

2. occurring without interruption; continuous in time

[from Old French continuel, from Latin continuus uninterrupted, from continēre to hold together, contain]

continuality , continualness n

continually  adv

Usage: See at continuous

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	continual - occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters" sporadic - recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids"
	2.	continual - `continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption) continuous, uninterrupted - continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks"

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continual

adjective

1. constant, endless, continuous, eternal, perpetual, uninterrupted, interminable, incessant, everlasting, unremitting, unceasing Despite continual pain, he refused all drugs.
constant broken, interrupted, erratic, fluctuating

2. frequent, regular, repeated, repetitive, recurrent, oft-repeated She suffered continual police harassment.
frequent occasional, irregular, periodic, sporadic, intermittent, infrequent, spasmodic

Translations

continual [kənˈtɪnjʊəl] ADJ (= continuous) → continuo; (= persistent) → constante

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continual [kənˈtɪnjʊəl] adj [use] → continuel(le); [process, improvement] → continuel(le); [pressure, demands, pain] → continuel(le)

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continual

adj (= frequent) → dauernd, ständig; (= unceasing) → ununterbrochen, pausenlos

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continual [kənˈtɪnjʊəl] adj → continuo/a

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continual [kənˈtɪnjʊəl] adj → continuo/a

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continual → متواصل neustálý vedvarende ununterbrochen συχνός continuo jatkuva continuel neprekidan continuo 継続的な 연속적인 aanhoudend ustanselig ciągły contínuo постоянный ständig ต่อเนื่อง sürekli thường xuyên 连续的