el continuo
/konˈtinwo/ noun · masculine C2- unity (an area extending without interruption)
- vassal (a man bound to perpetual service to a king or similar lord, especially as a) man-at-arms or bodyguard
- continuo (one of the 100 or so men-at-arms who formed the Spanish and Portuguese kings' perpetual personal guard)
- continuo (basso continuo)
Plural continuos
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Con un rugir continuo y espantoso,
A tan peligrosa conducta debe contribuir, sin duda, el ansia de las golosinas impuesta al niño por la naturaleza, la cual exige el consumo diario de gran cantidad de substancias azucaradas, indispensables para reparar el continuo derroche de energía muscular (el azúcar oxidado produce calor y energía motriz); pero esto no parece bastante.
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