Example: Je suis au courant des changements dans le planning.
Definition
"Être au courant" means to be informed or aware of the latest developments or information about a particular situation. For example, in the phrase "Je suis au courant des changements dans le planning," it indicates that someone knows about the changes in the schedule.
The phrase "Être au courant" literally translates from French as "to be in the current," with "courant" meaning current or flow, originally referring to the flow of water or electricity. Over time, it came to mean being up-to-date or informed, as if one is in the flow of ongoing information.
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