non-stop

non-stop
non-stop (adj.) also nonstop, 1903, from NON- (Cf. non-) + STOP (Cf. stop) (v.); originally of railway trains. As an adverb from 1920.

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  • non-stop — [ nɔnstɔp ] adj. inv. et n. inv. • 1932; de l angl. non stop I ♦ Anglic. Adj. 1 ♦ Se dit d un vol sans escale. ⇒ 1. direct. Un vol non stop entre Paris et New York. 2 ♦ (Sport, spectacle, etc.) Ininterrompu. Descente non stop …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • non stop — I {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}przym. ndm {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} trwający, odbywający się, działający bez przerwy, bez przerw, cały czas : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Zabawa non stop. Delikatesy non stop. {{/stl 10}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}} {{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}non… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • non-stop — / nɑnstɑp/, it. /non stɔp/ (o non stop, meno com., all ital., no stop) locuz. ingl. [grafia unita di non stop senza fermata ], usata in ital. come agg. e s.f. ■ agg. 1. [senza interruzione, senza sosta e sim.: volo non stop ] ▶◀ continuativo,… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • non-stop — UK / US or nonstop UK [ˌnɒnˈstɒp] / US [ˌnɑnˈstɑp] adjective 1) continuing without stopping non stop entertainment 2) going directly from one place to another a non stop flight from Los Angeles to London Derived word: non stop UK / US adverb The… …   English dictionary

  • non-stop — nȍn stȍp [b] (II)[/b] pril. DEFINICIJA žarg. stalno, neprekidno, bez prestanka [radim non stop; uzrujava se non stop; pričati non stop] ETIMOLOGIJA vidi non stop [b] (I)[/b] …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • non stop — loc.agg.inv., loc.s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} senza interruzione, senza pause né intervalli: un programma non stop, lavorare non stop Sinonimi: no stop. {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1959 …   Dizionario italiano

  • non-stop — UK US (also nonstop) /ˌnɒnˈstɒp/ adjective, adverb ► TRANSPORT without stopping or without interruptions: »a non stop flight »It felt like we had travelled non stop for the entire week. »He has worked nonstop to build up his business …   Financial and business terms

  • non-stop — nȍn stȍp [b] (I)[/b] prid. <indekl.> DEFINICIJA razg. koji stalno radi, koji radi bez prekida (npr. trgovina) [non stop radno vrijeme]; neprestan ETIMOLOGIJA engl …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • non|stop — «NON STOP», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. that travels between two places without stopping, or without scheduled stops for passengers: »We took a nonstop flight from New York to Rome. –adv. without stopping: »That plane flies nonstop from Los… …   Useful english dictionary

  • non-stop — ► ADJECTIVE 1) continuing without stopping or pausing. 2) having no intermediate stops on the way to a destination. ► ADVERB ▪ without stopping or pausing …   English terms dictionary

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