La Palabra Del Día: "alcance"

Question

alcance ( ahl-kahn'-seh )

noun ( reach; scope; means )

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Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.

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Examples:

1: El balón cruzó fuera del alcance del portero.

The ball passed out of the goalie's reach.

2: Me encanta la casa, pero está fuera de mi alcance.

I love the house, but it's beyond my means.

Buenos dias amiga. - 00cc0117, Mar 19, 2016

Bien dia, amigo. :) - rac1, Mar 19, 2016

Hola mi amor, how is your internet now , I hope it is all OK. - ray76, Mar 19, 2016

All is well, Raymon. Thank you so much. xo - rac1, Mar 19, 2016

Hi guys, how are you!! - crucesignatus, Mar 19, 2016

Great, how are you, amigo? Good to see you. :) - rac1, Mar 19, 2016

Hola amigos :) - ian-hill, Mar 19, 2016

Hola, Ian. xo - rac1, Mar 19, 2016

Answer 1

The baby squirmed in delight as she watched the goalie reach for the ball.

El bebé se retorcía de placer mientras observaba el portero alcanzar el balón.

Genius. :):) - rac1, Mar 19, 2016

'al portero' ;) - Pablo064, Mar 20, 2016

Answer 2

Comprar una casa está fuera del alcance de cada vez más gente.

Buying a house is out of reach for more and more people.

Funny cartoon. lol - rac1, Mar 19, 2016

Ha ha. Love the cartoon - - languagenut, Mar 19, 2016

True :) - Pablo064, Mar 20, 2016

Answer 3

Las elecciones de este año están teniendo implicaciones de largo alcance.

The elections this year are having far reaching implications.

Yes, they certainly are. :( - rac1, Mar 19, 2016

They even affect us down here. - ray76, Mar 19, 2016

:) - Pablo064, Mar 20, 2016

Answer 4

Aunque creo que visitar otra estrella está fuera del alcance de la humanidad en el futuro cercano, a veces me pregunto si algún día los seres humanos caminarán en un planeta de otro sistema solar algún día. Hasta ahora, todas las predicciones que nos mataríamos auto destruiríamos antes no se han hecho realidad, pero tenemos mucho tiempo y cada día más métodos de realizarlo.

Even though I think that visiting another star is out of the reach of humankind in the near future, sometimes I wonder if human beings will walk on a planet in another solar system some day. So far, all the predictions that we would kill ourselves off beforehand have not become reality, but we have a lot of time and every day more ways of accomplishing it.

Video of Dr. Kaku:

http://bigthink.com/videos/will-mankind-destroy-itself

Pablo, please see the link I added to the comments under my post in the abject-object thread. :) - bosquederoble, Mar 19, 2016

We may not have a lot of time. - rac1, Mar 19, 2016

Regardless of the outcome, we are the only species thinking and writing about it. - Jubilado, Mar 20, 2016

'está fuera del...si algún día los seres would be better but it's okay..'nos auto destruiríamos' would be better :D - Pablo064, Mar 20, 2016

Thanks Bosque so it was about the stress and I heard the other examples too I think I should share that link with my classmates - Pablo064, Mar 20, 2016

Thanks, Pablo, I had a suspicion that nos mataríamos was not going to fly. :) - bosquederoble, Mar 20, 2016

Answer 5

Ningun objetivo está fuera de tu alcance

No goal is out of your reach

Hola Millard and Welcome to the thread. Please remember to capitalize. Thanks. - rac1, Mar 19, 2016

'Ningún....' Hi :) yes there are some ones:) - Pablo064, Mar 20, 2016

Answer 6

There is an ad here in La Paz for car batteries.

Poder a tú alcance I always thought it was "power within your reach". But it might be better as "power within your means".

I always said power within your reach too. :) - rac1, Mar 19, 2016

I looked up a tu alcance and it means "within your reach" - also means "at your fingertips" - languagenut, Mar 19, 2016

Answer 7

Si un caballo de salto tiene problemas de su corvejón el jinete muchas veces solo nota una pérdida de alcance aunque el caballo no cojee. .

If a show-jumping horse has a hock-problem, the rider often only notices a loss of scope even though the horse may not be not lame.

Vejer de la Frontera in the back ground! - annierats, Mar 19, 2016

Love watching these. :) - rac1, Mar 19, 2016

:) - Pablo064, Mar 20, 2016

Muchas gracias, pablo. - annierats, Mar 20, 2016

Answer 8

¿Puede usted proporcionar información sobre el alcance del problema del trabajo infantíl?

Can you provide information about the extent of the problem of child labour?

It's beyond measure in my opinion. - rac1, Mar 19, 2016

Yes it is. - ian-hill, Mar 19, 2016

While they exploit their own , there is not much we can do about it unfortunately . - ray76, Mar 20, 2016

(: - Pablo064, Mar 20, 2016

Answer 9

Mientras que en la escuela que los niños han visto precios de las casas de salir de su alcance.

While at school our kids have seen house prices going out of reach.

Here too. - rac1, Mar 19, 2016

And here, have a badge mate. - ray76, Mar 20, 2016

'..escuela los niños..los precios..casas salir.. ' ;) - Pablo064, Mar 20, 2016

Answer 10

El desarrollo sostenible está a tu alcance.

Sustainable development is within your reach.

Hopefully, we do the right thing. :) - rac1, Mar 19, 2016

(: - Pablo064, Mar 20, 2016

Answer 11

La red tiene un alcance mundial, pero por desgracia hay unos países donde para retardar la información de la población el poder hace todo para impedirlo.

The Internet has a global range, but unfortunately there are some countries where to slow the information of the population the power does everything to hinder it.

....."countries where getting the information to the population is very slow due to power shortages." Is that what you meant to say, amiga? ♥ - rac1, Mar 19, 2016

Partly , but in some dictatorshps they stop it. - porcupine7, Mar 19, 2016

'hay algunos países' :) - Pablo064, Mar 20, 2016

Answer 12

Espero que me alcance el dinero para mi matrícula de la universidad.

I hope that my money reaches to my university's registration.

"I hope my money reaches"... :) - rac1, Mar 19, 2016

Seriously lol! Thank you Amber!! :) - crucesignatus, Mar 19, 2016

Answer 13

Mi coche es una ruina vieja,

,pero un nuevo carro está fuera del alcance de mis finanzas.

My car is an old ruin, but a new car is out of reach of my finances.

'está fuera..' ;) - Pablo064, Mar 20, 2016

Thank you Pablo. - ray76, Mar 21, 2016

Answer 14

Las preguntas que me hiciste están fuera del alcance de mi conocimiento. Te sugiero que busques en el internet.

The questions that you asked me are beyond the scope of my knowledge. I suggest that you search on the internet.

'las preguntas que me hiciste' would sound better anf 'fuera del' sounds better to me :) - Pablo064, Mar 20, 2016

Thanks Pablo. - jennysk, Mar 21, 2016