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1 abreast
[ə'brest]1) (side by side) fianco a fiancoto be, come abreast of — [vehicle, person] essere affiancato a, affiancarsi a
to keep abreast of, to keep sb. abreast of — tenersi aggiornato su, tenere qcn. aggiornato su [ developments]
* * *[ə'brest](side by side: They walked along the road three abreast.) fianco a fianco* * *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 tre2 – 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 con3 – 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.* * *[ə'brest]1) (side by side) fianco a fiancoto be, come abreast of — [vehicle, person] essere affiancato a, affiancarsi a
to keep abreast of, to keep sb. abreast of — tenersi aggiornato su, tenere qcn. aggiornato su [ developments]
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2 abreast adv
[ə'brɛst]di fianco, fianco a fiancoto keep abreast of the news/times — tenersi aggiornato (-a)
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