de lado a lado — meaning in English

English meaning

• abreast adv Side by side, facing the same direction.
• athwart adv From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.

Senses

de lado a lado is used for these senses in English:

• abreast Side by side and facing forward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470.)]
• athwart From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.

abreast — full definition

1. adv Side by side, facing the same direction.
2. adj Up to date with, or fully informed about, current developments.

athwart — full definition

1. adv From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.
2. adv Across the path of something, so as to impede progress.
3. adv Against the anticipated or appropriate course of something; improperly, perversely, wrongly.

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