(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) 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).
(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 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.
(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).
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 gardenpara llegar a or hasta la terraza tienes que cruzar el jardín;the door is reached by a long staircasese llega a la puerta por una larga escalera;your letter reached me this morningsu carta me llegó esta mañana;by the time I reached her she was deadcuando llegué a donde estaba, la encontré muerta;to reach 40 (years old)llegar a los 40
when you reach my agecuando llegues a mi edad
we hope to reach a wider audienceesperamos llegar a un público más variado
to reach one's [ears]
not a sound reached our earsningún sonido llegó a nuestros oídos
when this news reached his earsthe only sound that reached his ears was the crashing of the waves
to reach homellegar a casa
I reached a point where I was ready to give upllegué a un punto en el que estaba dispuesto a tirar la toalla
she reached the semi-finalsllegó hasta las semifinales
I've already reached page 65he did not stop until he reached the doorwhen the bus reached High Holborn, Tony rang the bell and they jumped off togetherit was dark by the time I reached their houseturn left when you reach the main roadto reach the farmhouse you have to cross a fieldhe reached Cambridge shortly before three o'clockthey set up a roadblock to prevent him reaching his destinationmost sportswomen have to fight off competition to reach the toprumours of an enemy invasion began to reach the capitaleventually those ideas should reach the capital citythe dramatic events of the past three days appear to be reaching a climaxspeculation reached fever-pitch in 1987, when the couple spent nearly six weeks apartwe are making a special effort to reach young peopleit took three days for the letter to reach meyour entry must reach us no later than Friday 1st October 1993the news reached us todaywe must ensure that aid reaches people in need as quickly as possiblethe President said that he was very close to reaching a decision on lifting sanctionsthey are meeting in Lusaka in an attempt to reach a compromiseI can't see us ever reaching that stagethe process of political change in South Africa has reached the stage where it is irreversibleshe has reached the stage where being in a relationship just for the sake of having a man is not an optionwe have reached the point at which we are beginning to make a profitit can reach speeds of 200 kphunemployment has reached record levelsmost children stay at home until they reach school ageever since she had reached maturity, she had insisted on taking her own decisionstemperatures in Greece reached 35 yesterdayyou've reached the upper limit on your credit cardwe're told the figure could reach 100,000 next year
they failed to reach agreementno consiguieron llegar a un acuerdo
have they reached a decision yet?¿han tomado ya una decisión?
to reach perfectionlograr 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 bottomno llega al fondo
her dress reaches the floorel vestido le llega a or hasta el suelo
the cancer had already reached her liverel cáncer ya le había llegado al hígado
he reaches her shoulderle llega al or por el hombro
the child hardly reached my waistwhen the water reached his waist, he had to start swimmingthe ladder doesn't quite reach the top of the wall
he is tall enough to reach the top shelfes lo suficientemente alto como para alcanzar el estante de arriba del todo
she was not tall enough to reach the cupboardcan 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 hotelpuedes ponerte en contacto conmigo or contactarme en el hotel;you can always reach me at the officesiempre puedes ponerte en contacto conmigo en la oficina;to reach sb by telephoneponerse en contacto con or contactar a algn por teléfono;the village cannot be reached by telephoneno 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 heryou can reach me at home this eveningI tried to reach you at home several times, but no-one answered the phoneif 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 sthpara tomar or coger algo
he reached across the desk and shook my handme tendió la mano por encima del escritorio y estrechó la mía
she reached for the bottlealargó 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 gunmetió la mano en el bolso y sacó una pistola
he reached up and put the book on the shelfalargó la mano y puso el libro en el estante
Alfred reached down and patted the dogPrue reached over and squeezed her handHenry reached out of the window and handed the ticket to him
to reach for the starsapuntar 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 seasus tierras se extienden hasta el mar;her skirt reached down to the groundla falda le llegaba al or hasta el suelo;the water reached up to the windowsel agua llegaba a las ventanas;it reaches back to 1700se remonta a 1700;it's a tradition that reaches back (for) centurieses una tradición que se remonta a varios siglos
3(stretch far enough)[+person]alcanzar;[+cable, hose]llegar
can you reach?¿alcanzas?;it won't reachno va a llegar
noun
1alcance (m)
of boxer, tennis player
beyond (the) reach of sth/sb: the price is beyond the reach of ordinary peopleel precio está fuera del alcance de la gente corriente
she was beyond (the) reach of human helpestaba desahuciada;this subject is beyond his reacheste tema le viene grande;beyond the reach of the lawfuera del alcance de la ley
by escaping the country, she put herself beyond the reach of the authoritiesit 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 opponenta heavyweight who possesses a longer reach and more strengththis attachment extends the reach of your garden hose
out of reachfuera del alcance
the gun lay just out of reachla pistola estaba justo fuera de su alcance;keep all medicines out of reach of childrenmantenga todos los medicamentos fuera del alcance de los niños
such prices are out of reach of the majorityI held it out of his reachthe rope hung outside his reach
within sb's reachal alcance (de la mano) de algn
the rope was just within (her) reachla cuerda estaba justo a su alcance or al alcance de su mano;at last his goal was within reachpor 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 nowadaysahora los coches están al alcance (del bolsillo) de cualquiera
as soon as he moved within reach she hit himIsabelle placed a wine cup on the table within his reachwithin [arm's] reachthe men stood within arm's reach of one anotherI placed it on the bed within arm's reach
withineasy reacha mano;cerca
the shops are within easy reachlas tiendas están cerca or a mano;it's within easy reach by busen autobús queda cerca;se puede acceder fácilmente en autobús;a house within easy reach of the stationuna casa cerca de la estación;una casa bien situada con respecto a la estación
I keep it within easy reach
within reach of sthcerca 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 systemlos límites exteriores del sistema solar
the farthest reaches of Cambodia
the highest reaches of governmentlos escalafones más altos del gobierno
