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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.ti.nɥe syʁ yn lɑ̃.se/
Verb
continuer sur une lancée
- (idiomatic) to keep going on a specific path or course
- Synonym: poursuivre sur une lancée
2013, Piere Juquin, Aragon, un destin français:On a supposé qu’Aragon n’aurait pas été au courant de la ligne rapportée par Thorez et aurait continué sur une lancée semi-insurrectionnelle, ou du moins intransigeante, peut-être inspirée par Duclos.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
Most often used with a possessive (in which case it my be translated simply as ‘to keep going’), e.g.:
- Je continue sur ma lancée. ― I keep going (on my path).
- Il continua sur sa lancée. ― He kept going (on his path).