reach

el alcance

alcanzar

reach(rich)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (range)

a. el alcance

(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).

(M)

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) 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).

(M)

He went walking with his dog through a beautiful reach of moorland.Se fue caminando con su perro por un tramo hermoso del páramo.

3. (understanding)

a. la comprensión

(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).

(F)

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.).

transitive verb

4. (to touch)

a. alcanzar

You're so tall that I'm sure that you can reach the basketball hoop.Eres tan alta que seguro que alcanzas la canasta de baloncesto.

b. llegar a

If I stand on my tiptoes, I can reach the ceiling.Si me pongo de puntillas, llego al techo.

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.

6. (to arrive at)

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)

a. alcanzar

The temperature is going to reach 80 degrees Fahrenheit today.La temperatura alcanzará los 80 grados Fahrenheit hoy.

b. llegar a

My grandmother reached 90 without ever having gone to the doctor.Mi abuela llegó a los 90 sin haber ido en la vida al doctor.

8. (to affect)

a. llegar a

This message has reached thousands of listeners.Este mensaje ha llegado a miles de radioyentes.

9. (to succeed in an endeavor)

a. llegar a

Have you reached an agreement?¿Han llegado a un acuerdo?

b. lograr

They reached their goal of selling one million copies of their album.Lograron su objetivo de vender un millón de copias de su álbum.

10.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(to pass)

a. alcanzar

Can you reach me that plate, please?¿Me puedes alcanzar este plato, por favor?

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

11. (to spread)

a. extenderse a

The spread of war has reached the south.La influencia de la guerra se ha extendido al sur.

12. (to be able to touch)

a. llegar

Can you help me? I can't reach.¿Podrías ayudarme? No llego.

b. alcanzar

I want to get that glass down but I can't reach.Quiero bajar ese vaso pero no alcanzo.

13. (to extend to)

a. llegar a

The sleeves reached to my elbows.Las mangas me llegaban a los codos.

reach

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (accessibility)

a. el alcance

(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).

(M)

within reachal alcance

out of reachfuera del alcance

the upper reaches of a riverla cabecera or el curso alto de un río

the furthest reaches of the empirelos últimos confines del imperio

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

2. (manage to touch)

a. alcanzar

3. (conclusion, decision, destination)

a. llegar a

4. (agreement, stage, level)

a. alcanzar, llegar a

the news didn't reach himno le llegó la noticia

5. (contact; by phone)

a. contactar con or

b. a

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

to reach a wider audiencellegar a un público más amplio

6. (stretch as far as; one's shoulder, waist)

a. llegar a

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

7. (forest, property)

a. extenderse

8. (noise, voice)

a. oírse

to reach for something(tratar de) alcanzar algo

9. (fig)

a.

to reach for the sky or the starsapuntar a lo más alto

reach [riːtʃ]

transitive verb

1 (get as far as) [+place, person, stage, point, age] llegar a; [+speed, level] alcanzar; llegar a

to reach the terrace you have to cross the garden para llegar a or hasta la terraza tienes que cruzar el jardín; the door is reached by a long staircase se llega a la puerta por una larga escalera; your letter reached me this morning su carta me llegó esta mañana; by the time I reached her she was dead cuando llegué a donde estaba, la encontré muerta; to reach 40 (years old) llegar a los 40

when you reach my age cuando llegues a mi edad

we hope to reach a wider audience esperamos llegar a un público más variado

to reach one's [ears]

not a sound reached our ears ningún sonido llegó a nuestros oídos

when this news reached his ears the only sound that reached his ears was the crashing of the waves

to reach home llegar a casa

I reached a point where I was ready to give up llegué a un punto en el que estaba dispuesto a tirar la toalla

she reached the semi-finals llegó hasta las semifinales

I've already reached page 65 he did not stop until he reached the door when the bus reached High Holborn, Tony rang the bell and they jumped off together it was dark by the time I reached their house turn left when you reach the main road to reach the farmhouse you have to cross a field he reached Cambridge shortly before three o'clock they set up a roadblock to prevent him reaching his destination most sportswomen have to fight off competition to reach the top rumours of an enemy invasion began to reach the capital eventually those ideas should reach the capital city the dramatic events of the past three days appear to be reaching a climax speculation reached fever-pitch in 1987, when the couple spent nearly six weeks apart we are making a special effort to reach young people it took three days for the letter to reach me your entry must reach us no later than Friday 1st October 1993 the news reached us today we must ensure that aid reaches people in need as quickly as possible the President said that he was very close to reaching a decision on lifting sanctions they are meeting in Lusaka in an attempt to reach a compromise I can't see us ever reaching that stage the process of political change in South Africa has reached the stage where it is irreversible she has reached the stage where being in a relationship just for the sake of having a man is not an option we have reached the point at which we are beginning to make a profit it can reach speeds of 200 kph unemployment has reached record levels most children stay at home until they reach school age ever since she had reached maturity, she had insisted on taking her own decisions temperatures in Greece reached 35 yesterday you've reached the upper limit on your credit card we're told the figure could reach 100,000 next year

peak point

2 (achieve) [+goal, target] lograr; [+agreement, compromise] llegar a; [+decision] tomar

they failed to reach agreement no consiguieron llegar a un acuerdo

have they reached a decision yet? ¿han tomado ya una decisión?

to reach perfection lograr la perfección

can they reach their goal of halving the deficit? he said he needed over 250,000 dollars to stage the event, but admitted /he was not even halfway toward reaching that goal/ they hoped to reach socialism through the cooperative movement

3 (extend to) llegar a

it doesn't reach the bottom no llega al fondo

her dress reaches the floor el vestido le llega a or hasta el suelo

the cancer had already reached her liver el cáncer ya le había llegado al hígado

he reaches her shoulder le llega al or por el hombro

the child hardly reached my waist when the water reached his waist, he had to start swimming the ladder doesn't quite reach the top of the wall

far-reaching

4 (stretch to) alcanzar

he is tall enough to reach the top shelf es lo suficientemente alto como para alcanzar el estante de arriba del todo

she was not tall enough to reach the cupboard can you reach your toes with your fingertips?

5 (pass) alcanzar

can you reach me (over) the oil? ¿me alcanzas el aceite por favor?; can you reach me (down) that case? ¿me alcanzas esa maleta por favor?

could you reach the flour down for me?

6 (contact) [+person] ponerse en contacto con; contactar

you can reach me at my hotel puedes ponerte en contacto conmigo or contactarme en el hotel; you can always reach me at the office siempre puedes ponerte en contacto conmigo en la oficina; to reach sb by telephone ponerse en contacto con or contactar a algn por teléfono; the village cannot be reached by telephone no hay comunicación telefónica con el pueblo

has the doctor told you how to reach him or her in emergencies? if I see her, I'll tell her you've been trying to reach her you can reach me at home this evening I tried to reach you at home several times, but no-one answered the phone if you come across anything, you know where to reach me

7 (US) (Jur) (suborn) [+witness] sobornar;

intransitive verb

1 (stretch out hand) alargar la mano;for sth para tomar or coger algo

he reached across the desk and shook my hand me tendió la mano por encima del escritorio y estrechó la mía

she reached for the bottle alargó la mano para tomar or coger la botella

reach for the sky! (US) ¡arriba las manos!

she reached into her bag and pulled out a gun metió la mano en el bolso y sacó una pistola

he reached up and put the book on the shelf alargó la mano y puso el libro en el estante

Alfred reached down and patted the dog Prue reached over and squeezed her hand Henry reached out of the window and handed the ticket to him

to reach for the stars apuntar muy alto

setting realistic goals seems defeatist to some people - /if you do not reach for the stars how will you get to the moon?/ no-one told Chris Lang that reaching for the stars was going to be so hard /Parry has reached for the stars and missed/, most notably with the Olympics

2 (extend) [+land] extenderse; [+clothes, curtains, water level] llegar; (in time) remontarse

their land reaches to the sea sus tierras se extienden hasta el mar; her skirt reached down to the ground la falda le llegaba al or hasta el suelo; the water reached up to the windows el agua llegaba a las ventanas; it reaches back to 1700 se remonta a 1700; it's a tradition that reaches back (for) centuries es una tradición que se remonta a varios siglos

3 (stretch far enough) [+person] alcanzar; [+cable, hose] llegar

can you reach? ¿alcanzas?; it won't reach no va a llegar

noun

1 alcance (m)

of boxer, tennis player

beyond (the) reach of sth/sb: the price is beyond the reach of ordinary people el precio está fuera del alcance de la gente corriente

she was beyond (the) reach of human help estaba desahuciada; this subject is beyond his reach este tema le viene grande; beyond the reach of the law fuera del alcance de la ley

by escaping the country, she put herself beyond the reach of the authorities it seems beyond our reach to alter them

to have a long reach [+boxer, tennis player] tener brazos largos

her powerful service and long reach give her a big advantage over her opponent a heavyweight who possesses a longer reach and more strength this attachment extends the reach of your garden hose

out of reach fuera del alcance

the gun lay just out of reach la pistola estaba justo fuera de su alcance; keep all medicines out of reach of children mantenga todos los medicamentos fuera del alcance de los niños

such prices are out of reach of the majority I held it out of his reach the rope hung outside his reach

within sb's reach al alcance (de la mano) de algn

the rope was just within (her) reach la cuerda estaba justo a su alcance or al alcance de su mano; at last his goal was within reach por fin el objetivo que tenía estaba a su alcance; por fin tenía su objetivo al alcance de la mano; cars are within everyone's reach nowadays ahora los coches están al alcance (del bolsillo) de cualquiera

as soon as he moved within reach she hit him Isabelle placed a wine cup on the table within his reach within [arm's] reach the men stood within arm's reach of one another I placed it on the bed within arm's reach

within easy reach a mano; cerca

the shops are within easy reach las tiendas están cerca or a mano; it's within easy reach by bus en autobús queda cerca; se puede acceder fácilmente en autobús; a house within easy reach of the station una casa cerca de la estación; una casa bien situada con respecto a la estación

I keep it within easy reach

within reach of sth cerca de algo

she sat within reach of the telephone

2 [of river, canal] (short stretch) tramo (m)

Further down this reach of the river on the port hand lie the twin villages of Upper and Lower Upnor

the upper/lower reaches of the Amazon (larger area) la cuenca alta/baja del Amazonas

vast reaches of desert/forest

the outer reaches of the solar system los límites exteriores del sistema solar

the farthest reaches of Cambodia

the highest reaches of government los escalafones más altos del gobierno

the higher reaches of the civil service