- discontinuo
- adj.1 discontinuous, intermittent, uncontinuous, broken.2 non continuous, not continuous, discrete.* * *discontinuo► adjetivo1 discontinuous\FRASEOLOGÍAlínea discontinua (en carretera) broken white line* * *(f. - discontinua)adj.discontinuous* * *ADJ discontinuous
línea discontinua — (Aut) broken line
* * *-nua adjetivo <línea> broken; <sonido> intermittent* * *= intermittent, discontinuous, spasmodic, spastic.Ex. A scale of piecework prices did not guarantee the average earnings of a man in intermittent employment.Ex. Discontinuous change is one of the major characteristics of the South African environment.Ex. Progress in many sectors has been slow and spasmodic; positive measures have been implemented often only after protracted negotiations and their impact has usually been incremental rather than dramatic.Ex. The joints associated with spastic muscles need to be carried through a passive range of motion daily to delay the development of contractures.* * *-nua adjetivo <línea> broken; <sonido> intermittent* * *= intermittent, discontinuous, spasmodic, spastic.Ex: A scale of piecework prices did not guarantee the average earnings of a man in intermittent employment.
Ex: Discontinuous change is one of the major characteristics of the South African environment.Ex: Progress in many sectors has been slow and spasmodic; positive measures have been implemented often only after protracted negotiations and their impact has usually been incremental rather than dramatic.Ex: The joints associated with spastic muscles need to be carried through a passive range of motion daily to delay the development of contractures.* * *discontinuo -nuaadjective‹línea› broken; ‹sonido› intermittent* * *
discontinuo◊ -nua adjetivo ‹línea› broken;
‹sonido› intermittent
discontinuo,-a adjetivo discontinuous
'discontinuo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discontinua
English:
fitful
* * *discontinuo, -a adj[intermitente] intermittent;línea discontinua broken o dotted line* * *discontinuoadj discontinuous;línea discontinua AUTO broken line* * *discontinuo, -nua adj: discontinuous
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.