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Meanings of march on in English

Portuguese
ganhar terreno
Catalan
avançar-se

Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.

      ganhar terreno
      Usage of march on in English
      1
      The second step is a one-million 'we the people' march on Washington.
      Tears of a clown: glenn beck and the tea bagging of america
      2
      We are confident they'll march on the road to freedom and democracy.
      Reuters
      3
      Pizarro would now gladly have directed his march on the Peruvian capital.
      History of the Conquest of Peru
      4
      Our march on the 13th, was an easy one of six miles.
      Three Years in the Sixth Corps / A Concise Narrative of Events i...
      5
      The order was therefore given to march on the city at once.
      The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan
      6
      And still it isn't enough to quash their march on the city.
      The Irish Times
      7
      We resumed our march on Thursday at eight o'clock in the morning.
      A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
      8
      Their steady, determined march on the rioters dispersed them and restored quiet.
      The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873
      9
      Yet, again and again would the fit steal a march on him.
      Idolatry: A Romance
      10
      I'd lived through the Plague, I'd lived through the march on Moscow.
      The Great Book of Amber
      11
      They found the old hunter had stolen a march on them, however.
      Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer
      12
      Assuming that he does, then we've still stolen a march on them.
      The White Road
      13
      Then we will march on smooth roads, and forget all this hunting.
      The Jungle Book
      14
      All Etruria was lost, and Hannibal might without hindrance march on Rome.
      The History of Rome, Book III / From the Union of Italy to the S...
      15
      We fall into the ranks, and march on, acquiescent, if not jubilant.
      Gala-Days
      16
      We should march on Gris or Bloor before they ally against us.'
      Return of the Crimson Guard
      Translations for march on
      Portuguese
      ganhar terreno