abreast

abreast
[ə'brest]
avverbio
1) (side by side) fianco a fianco

to be, come abreast of — [vehicle, person] essere affiancato a, affiancarsi a

2) (in touch with)

to keep abreast of, to keep sb. abreast of — tenersi aggiornato su, tenere qcn. aggiornato su [developments]

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[ə'brest]
adverb
(side by side: They walked along the road three abreast.) fianco a fianco
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abreast /əˈbrɛst/
avv.
1 fianco a fianco; (anche naut., aeron.) affiancato, affiancati: to walk abreast, camminare fianco a fianco (o affiancati); three abreast, in fila per tre; affiancati per tre
2 abreast of, all'altezza di; a fianco di; affiancato a; al passo con; to come abreast of, portarsi all'altezza di; (anche naut., aeron.) affiancarsi a; We drew abreast of the bus, ci siamo affiancati all'autobus; to keep abreast of, mantenersi affiancato a; tenere il passo con
3 abreast of, al passo con (fig.); di pari passo con; informato, aggiornato su: to keep abreast of the times, andare al passo coi tempi; to keep abreast of developments, tenersi aggiornato sugli sviluppi della situazione.
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[ə'brest]
avverbio
1) (side by side) fianco a fianco

to be, come abreast of — [vehicle, person] essere affiancato a, affiancarsi a

2) (in touch with)

to keep abreast of, to keep sb. abreast of — tenersi aggiornato su, tenere qcn. aggiornato su [developments]


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