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The Japanese word

連続

is pronounced
renzoku | れんぞく
means
serial, consecutive, continuity, occurring in succession, continuing
Examples:
今日で5日連続の株価下落だ。
kyō de go nichi renzoku no kabuka geraku da.
This is the fifth consecutive day of decline of stock prices. | Today is the fifth day of continual stock price decline.
株価は5日連続して下がった。
kabuka wa go nichi renzoku shi te sagatta.
Stock prices declined for five consecutive days.
気温は連続して何日も氷点下だった。
kion wa renzoku shi te nan nichi mo hyōtenka datta.
The temperature has been below freezing for many days in a row now.
その生徒は3回連続で授業をサボった。
sono seito wa san kai renzoku de jugyū o sabotta.
The student skipped class three times in a row.
鉄鋼生産は2年連続して最高を記録した。
tekkō seisan wa ni nen renzoku shi te saikō o kiroku shi ta.
Steel output set a record for two consecutive years.
その選手はこの大会で三回連続優勝した。
sono senju wa kono taikai de san kai renzoku yūshō shi ta.
That athlete won three times in a row in this tournament.
暖かい日が連続した後、天候は寒くなった。
atatakai hi ga renzoku shi ta nochi, tenkō wa samuku natta.
After a succession of warm days, the weather became cold. | After continuing days of warm weather, it became cold. | After days of warm weather, it became cold.
警察は、トムが連続殺人犯だとにらんでいる。
keisatsu wa, tomu ga renzoku satsujin han da to niran de iru.
The police suspect Tom is a serial killer.
その選手は選手権大会で連続して3度優勝した。
sono senju wa senjuken taikai de renzoku shi te san do yūshō shi ta.
The player won the championship three times in a row.
彼らは3年連続してジャパン・カップに優勝した。
karera wa san nen renzoku shi te japan . kappu ni yūshō shi ta.
They won the Japan Cup three years in succession.
もう2日連続で電車が遅れて、今週は最悪だったよ。
mō ni nichi renzoku de densha ga okure te, konshū wa saiaku datta yo.
This was a bad week. My train was late two days in a row.
いくら好きとは言え、3日連続カレーはきついよな。
ikura suki to wa ie, san nichi renzoku karē wa kitsui yo na.
No matter how much you might think you like curry, three nights in a row is more than enough. | No matter how much you might think you like curry, three days in a row is plenty.
3日連続で徹夜してるから、もうアップアップだよ。
san nichi renzoku de tetsuya shi teru kara, mō appuappu da yo.
After three straight late nights at work, I feel like I'm drowning in work.
今週は最悪だったよ。電車が二日連続で遅れてきたんだ。
konshū wa saiaku datta yo. densha ga ni nichi renzoku de okure te ki tan da.
This was a bad week. My train was late two days in a row.
今週、3日連続でカーアクションものの外国映画を字幕で見た。
konshū, san nichi renzoku de kā akushon mono no gaikoku eiga o jimaku de mi ta.
This week I've watched foreign car-action movies with subtitles for three days in a row.
大多数の日本人従業員は夏休みを3日以上連続して取りたいと考えている。
dai tasū no nipponjin jūgyū in wa natsuyasumi o san nichi ijō renzoku shi te tori tai to kangae te iru.
A majority of Japanese workers plan to take more than three consecutive days of summer vacation.
興奮の連続に、あっというまもなく30分のショウタイムが過ぎてしまいました。
kōfun no renzoku ni, attoyū mamonaku san zero bunno shōtaimu ga sugi te shimai mashi ta.
In all the excitement the 30 minute show-time passed in a flash.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org