along

along
along [{{t}}ə'lɒŋ]
1 preposition
(a) (the length of) le long de;
we walked along the road nous avons marché le long de la route;
there were trees all along the road il y avait des arbres tout le long de la route, des arbres bordaient la route;
the railway runs along the coast la ligne de chemin de fer longe la côte;
to look along the street/corridor regarder dans la rue/le couloir
(b) (at or to a certain point in)
could you move further along the row pourriez-vous vous déplacer vers le bout du rang?;
her office is along here somewhere son bureau est quelque part par ici;
the toilets are just along the corridor les toilettes sont juste un peu plus loin dans le couloir;
somewhere along the way en route, en chemin
2 adverb
(a) (in phrasal verbs)
I was driving/strolling along on a sunny afternoon, when... je roulais/me baladais par un après-midi ens-oleillé, quand...;
she was pulling a trolley along elle tirait ou traînait un chariot derrière elle;
just then along came a policeman c'est alors qu'un policier est arrivé;
bring a tent along (with you) apportez une tente;
can I bring a friend along? est-ce que je peux amener un ami?
(b) (indicating progress)
how far along is the project? où en est le projet?;
we're further along than expected nous en sommes plus loin que prévu;
things are going or coming along nicely, thank you les choses ne se présentent pas trop mal, merci
(c) (indicating imminent arrival)
I'll be along in a minute j'arrive tout de suite;
she'll be along later elle viendra plus tard;
there'll be another bus along shortly un autre bus va passer bientôt
3 along by preposition
en passant par;
we went strolling along by the river on s'est baladé le long de la rivière
4 along with preposition
avec;
along with hundreds of others avec des centaines d'autres;
I put the coat away along with the rest of my winter clothes j'ai rangé le manteau avec mes autres vêtements d'hiver

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