carry on

• Verbo frasal que se usa para indicar la continuación de una actividad o acción, o para comportarse de cierta manera, a menudo de forma exaltada o molesta.

A phrasal verb used to indicate continuing an activity or action, or to behave in a particular way, often in an excited or annoying manner.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparable

1. Continue doing somethinginformal

   To continue an activity or task without stopping.

   Continuar haciendo algo

   • Please carry on with your work while I'm away.
   • They carried on talking despite the interruption.
   • She carried on reading her book on the train.

   Sinónimoscontinuego onkeep goingkeep onperseverepersistpress onproceed

   Antónimosceasediscontinueendhaltquitstopterminate

2. Behave in an excited or dramatic wayinformalbritish

   To behave in a very emotional, noisy, or dramatic manner.

   Comportarse de manera escandalosa

   • The children carried on when they saw the ice cream truck.
   • He carried on as if he had won the lottery.
   • Stop carrying on about such a small problem.

   Sinónimosact upcut upgo onraise hell

Verbo basecarry