立て続け

たてつづけ
succession

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たてつづけ【立て続け】

⇒ れんぞく

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たてつづけ【立て続け】

a succession; a series; a sequence; continuation.

●立て続けの放火騒ぎで住民は眠れぬ夜をすごしている. A series of arson attempts have given the residents sleepless nights.

●この一か月, 災難が立て続けだった. It's been one bad thing after another this past month.

立て続けに in succession; on end; running; one after another; at a stretch; consecutively; continuously; nonstop.

●立て続けに 3 杯飲む take three cups of sake running [in quick succession]

・立て続けに 4 勝する win four times running [in succession]

・立て続けに質問する ask one question after another; keep asking questions (nonstop)

・立て続けにビデオを見る watch one video after another

・立て続けに 3 時間しゃべる talk for three hours at a stretch; talk nonstop for three hours

・立て続けに働く work continuously [nonstop] (without taking a holiday).