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abreast

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a·breast  (-brst)
adv.
1. Side by side: ships docked two abreast.
2. Up to date: keeping abreast of the latest developments.

abreast [əˈbrɛst]
adj (postpositive)
1. alongside each other and facing in the same direction
2. (foll by of or with) up to date (with); fully conversant (with)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.abreast - being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledgeabreast - being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up on the news"
informed - having much knowledge or education; "an informed public"; "informed opinion"; "the informed customer"
Adv.1.abreast - alongside each other, facing in the same direction

abreast
adverb alongside, level, beside, in a row, side by side, neck and neck, shoulder to shoulder a group of youths riding four abreast
abreast of informed about, in touch with, familiar with, acquainted with, up to date with, knowledgeable about, conversant with, plugged-in to (slang), up to speed with (informal), in the picture about, au courant with, au fait with, keeping your finger on the pulse of We'll keep you abreast of developments.
Translations
abreast [əˈbrest] ADV
1. (= side by side) to march four abreastmarchar en columna de cuatro en fondo
streets so narrow that two can barely walk abreastcalles tan estrechas que dos personas difícilmente pueden andar hombro con hombro
to come abreast of sth/sbllegar a la altura de algo/algn
2. (= aware of) to be/keep abreast of sthestar/mantenerse al corriente de algo
to keep abreast of the newsmantenerse al día or al corriente

abreast [əˈbrɛst] adv
[walk, ride] → de front
three abreast → trois de front
to draw abreast of sb → arriver à la hauteur de qn
(in touch, up to speed) to keep abreast of sth → se tenir au courant de qch
to keep sb abreast of sth → tenir qn au courant de qch

abreast
advSeite an Seite; (Naut also) → Bug an Bug; to march four abreastim Viererglied or zu viert nebeneinander marschieren; abreast of somebody/somethingneben jdm/etw, auf gleicher Höhe mit jdm/etw; to come abreast (of somebody/something)mit jdm/etw gleichziehen, auf gleiche Höhe mit jdm/etw kommen; to keep abreast of the times/news etcmit seiner Zeit/den Nachrichten etc auf dem Laufenden bleiben

abreast [əˈbrɛst] advdi fianco, fianco a fianco
to march 4 abreast → marciare in riga per 4
to come abreast of → affiancarsi a
to keep abreast of the news/times → tenersi aggiornato/a

abreast
adv abreast [əˈbrest]
side by side They walked along the road three abreast. langs mekaar جَنْبَاً إلى جَنْب един до друг vedle sebe side om side; ved siden af hinanden nebeneinander πλάι πλάι a la misma altura, a la par kõrvuti در کنار هم rinnan côte à côte זֶה בְּצַד זֶה बराबर में rame uz rame egymás mellett berdampingan samsíða, hlið við hlið fianco a fianco 並んで 나란히 greta blakus; līdzās beriringan naast elkaar side om side ramię przy ramieniu lado a lado unul lângă altul в ряд, рядом vedľa seba vštric uporedo i bredd เคียงข้าง yanyana, aynı hizada 並肩地 поряд, поруч پہلوبہ پہلو sánh vai
keep abreast of
to remain up to date with keeping abreast of recent scientific developments. op die hoogte يَبْقَى مُوَاكِبَاً، يَتَمَشَّى مَع в течение съм на držet krok s følge med; holde sig opdateret; holde sig ajour med Schritt halten mit ενημερώνομαι για mantenerse al día/corriente (millegagi) sammu pidama, kursis hoidma آگاه از آخرین اطلاعات pysyä ajan hermolla se tenir au courant de לְהִתעַדכֵּן अवगत रहना držati korak lépést tart vmivel mengikuti perkembangan fylgjast með tenersi aggiornato/informato di ~に遅れずに 시대에 뒤떨어지지 않다 sekti neatpalikt; sekot līdzi sejajar bijhouden følge med nadążać za a par de a fi la curent cu идти в ногу с držať krok s biti na tekočem biti u toku hålla sig à jour med รักษาระดับของ günü gününe izlemek …與…同步 не відставати від, іти в ногу آگاہ theo kịp ...


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It not only enables them to keep abreast of the times; it qualifies them to furnish in their own personality a good bit of the motive power to the mad pace.
It kept a-coming, and when it was abreast of me I see there warn't but one man in it.
There is a guard of sundry horsemen riding abreast of the tumbrils, and faces are often turned up to some of them, and they are asked some question.
 
 
 
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