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"Reaching" is a form of "reach", a noun which is often translated as "el alcance". "Sweeping" is a form of "sweeping", a noun which is often translated as "el barrido". Learn more about the difference between "reaching" and "sweeping" below.
reach(
rich
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (range)
a. el alcance (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Can you pass me the key? - I can't get it; it's out of my reach.¿Puedes pasarme la llave? - No llego; está fuera de mi alcance.
2. (stretch)
a. el tramo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He went walking with his dog through a beautiful reach of moorland.Se fue caminando con su perro por un tramo hermoso del páramo.
a. la comprensión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The principles of astrophysics are quite out of my reach.Los principios de la astrofísica están fuera de mi comprensión.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to touch)
5. (to contact)
a. contactar
Have you tried to reach your grandfather by phone?¿Has intentado contactar a tu abuelo por teléfono?
b. ponerse en contacto con
I called my cousin many times to ask how she was, but I couldn't reach her.Llamé a mi prima muchas veces para ver cómo estaba, pero no conseguí ponerme en contacto con ella.
a. llegar a
We had to drive quickly to reach the campsite before it got dark.Tuvimos que conducir rápido para llegar al camping antes de que anocheciera.
7. (to get to)
8. (to affect)
a. llegar a
This message has reached thousands of listeners.Este mensaje ha llegado a miles de radioyentes.
10. (colloquial) (to pass)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
11. (to spread)
a. extenderse a
The spread of war has reached the south.La influencia de la guerra se ha extendido al sur.
13. (to extend to)
sweeping(
swi
-
pihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (chore)
a. el barrido (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There's a lot of dust in this room. Can you give it a sweeping?Hay mucho polvo en este cuarto. ¿Puedes darle un barrido?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (wide)
a. amplio
He made a sweeping gesture with his hand to indicate that all the land we saw was his.Hizo un gesto amplio con la mano para indicarnos que todas las tierras que veíamos eran suyas.
a. indiscriminado
The politician was censured for making sweeping racist generalizations.El político fue censurado por hacer generalizaciones indiscriminadas de tono racista.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Asserting that the whole government is corrupt is a sweeping statement.Afirmar que el gobierno en su totalidad es corrupto es generalizar demasiado.
I think it is a sweeping comment to say that the new generation is not interested in anything.A mí me parece demasiado tajante decir que la nueva generación no está interesada en nada.
a. arrollador
Political analysts predict a sweeping victory for our candidate in the presidential election.Los analistas políticos predicen la victoria arrolladora de nuestro candidato en las elecciones presidenciales.
b. aplastante
The game ended in a sweeping victory for the home team.El partido finalizó con una victoria aplastante del equipo de casa.
a. radical
The new principal made sweeping reforms to the school's education policies.El nuevo director llevó a cabo reformas radicales en las políticas educativas de la escuela.
sweepings
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. la basura del barrido (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I can't find the dustpan. What can I use to pick up these sweepings?No puedo encontrar el recogedor. ¿Qué puedo usar para recoger la basura del barrido?
