abreast
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a·breast
(ə-brĕst′)adv.
1. Side by side: ships docked two abreast.
2. Up to date: keeping abreast of the latest developments.
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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)
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a•breast
(əˈbrɛst)adv., adj.
1. side by side; beside each other in a line: They walked two abreast.
2. informed; aware; up-to-date: to keep abreast of new developments.
3. equal to or alongside in progress or attainment.
[1590–1600]
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| Adj. | 1. |  abreast - 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 |
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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.
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Translations
جَنْبَاً إلى جَنْب
vedle sebe
samsíîa, hliî viî hliî
gretasekti
blakuslīdzās
vedľa seba
aynı hizadayanyana
abreast
[əˈbrest] ADV1. (= side by side) to march four abreast → marchar en columna de cuatro en fondo
streets so narrow that two can barely walk abreast → calles tan estrechas que dos personas difícilmente pueden andar hombro con hombro
to come abreast of sth/sb → llegar a la altura de algo/algn
streets so narrow that two can barely walk abreast → calles tan estrechas que dos personas difícilmente pueden andar hombro con hombro
to come abreast of sth/sb → llegar a la altura de algo/algn
2. (= aware of) to be/keep abreast of sth → estar/mantenerse al corriente de algo
to keep abreast of the news → mantenerse al día or al corriente
to keep abreast of the news → mantenerse al día or al corriente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
abreast
[əˈbrɛst] adv [walk, ride] → de front
three abreast → trois de front
to draw abreast of sb → arriver à la hauteur de qn
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
to keep sb abreast of sth → tenir qn au courant de qch
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abreast
adv → Seite an Seite; (Naut also) → Bug an Bug; to march four abreast → im Viererglied or zu viert nebeneinander marschieren; abreast of somebody/something → neben 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 etc → mit seiner Zeit/den Nachrichten etc auf dem Laufenden bleiben
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abreast
[əˈbrɛst] adv → di fianco, fianco a fiancoto march 4 abreast → marciare in riga per 4
to come abreast of → affiancarsi a
to keep abreast of the news/times → tenersi aggiornato/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
abreast
(əˈbrest) adverb side by side. They walked along the road three abreast.
keep abreast of to remain up to date with. keeping abreast of recent scientific developments.
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abreast
adv. de frente; en frente.
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