Usage examples of "estar al tanto" in Spanish with translation to English

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El trabajador social recibió una petición para estar al tanto de la información relacionada con la familia Stevenson. The social worker was asked to follow up the information about the Stevenson family.
¿Por qué no estaba al tanto de esto? Why was I not aware of this?
Deberías leer los periódicos para estar al día. You should read the newspapers in order to keep up with the times.
Tom está al tanto del peligro. Tom is aware of the danger.
Viendo que no estás sorprendido, creo que debes estar al corriente. Seeing that you're not surprised, I think you must have known.
Nuestra maestra siempre nos dice que es importante mantenernos al tanto de los acontecimientos del mundo al leer el periódico. Our teacher always tells us that keeping up with world events by reading the newspaper is very important.
Es muy caro mantenerse al tanto con la moda actual. It is very expensive to keep up with the latest fashions.
Tom está totalmente al tanto del problema. Tom is fully aware of the problem.
Mantenme al tanto. Keep me in the loop.
Debes estar hambriento para comer tanto arroz. You must be hungry to eat so much rice.
Tom tiene tanto derecho de estar aquí como Mary. Tom has as much right to be here as Mary does.
"Él tiene tanto dinero que no sabe cómo gastarlo." "Quisiera estar en una situación similar... yo sí sabría cómo gastarlo." "He has so much money that he doesn't know how to spend it." "I wish I was in such a situation... I would know how to spend it."
Estoy orgulloso de estar trabajando en este proyecto. I'm proud to be working on this project.
Un grillo enjaulado come tanto como un grillo libre. A caged cricket eats just as much as a free cricket.
Él tiende a estar del lado del grupo más débil. He tends to take sides with the weaker party.
Si pruebas esta salsa la encontrarás un tanto salada. If you taste this sauce you'll find it a bit salty.
Tom no quiso estar involucrado. Tom didn't want to get involved.
El año pasado pasé tanto tiempo solo que casi se me olvidó cómo comunicarme de una manera eficaz con los otros. Last year, I spent so much time by myself that I almost forgot how to communicate effectively with others.
Él no va a estar en casa a la hora de almuerzo. He won't be home at lunch time.
Debo disculparme por no haber escrito durante tanto tiempo. I must apologize for not having written for such a long time.
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