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alcanzar (conjugate alcanzar) verbo transitivo 1a) ‹persona› (llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch … up (BrE);(pillar, agarrar) to catch;◊ lo alcancé en la curva I caught up with him on the bend;¡a que no me alcanzas! I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)b) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up with2 (llegar a) ‹lugar› to reach, get to; ‹temperatura/nivel/edad› to reach;◊ casi no alcanzo el tren I almost missed the train;estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great height; alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age 3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/éxito› to achieve; ‹acuerdo› to reach 4 (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo a algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth to sb verbo intransitivo 1 (llegar con la mano) to reach;◊ hasta donde alcanzaba la vista as far as the eye could see;alcanzar a hacer algo to manage to do sth 2 (ser suficiente) [comida/provisones] to be enough;◊ el sueldo no le alcanza he can't manage on his salary
alcanzar
I verbo transitivo
1 to reach
2 (coger a una persona) to catch up with
3 (llegar hasta una cantidad) to be up to: su biblioteca alcanza los tres mil ejemplares, his library is up to three thousand volumes
4 (acercar algo) to pass: alcánzame una silla, pass me a chair
5 (lograr) to attain, achieve
II vi (ser suficiente) to be sufficient: ese dinero no alcanza para un piso, this money isn't enough to buy a flat 'alcanzar' also found in these entries: Spanish: atinar - cobrar - conseguir - llegar - situarse - alargar - caza - cumplir - dar English: achieve - arm-twisting - attain - authoritarian - blossom - catch up - come up to - get at - last - means - reach - rise - short - strike - catch - come - command - do - eke out - elusive - fulfill - glimpse - hit - level - manageable - see - stretch - strive
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
