reach Significado & definición

Significado de reach en español

• 0 to arrive somewhere -- llegar a

  • We won’t reach Miami till five or six o’clock.

• 1 to stretch your arm and hand to touch or take something -- alargar la mano, extender el brazo

  • She reached for a cigarette.

  • He reached out and grabbed her arm.

• 2 to be able to touch or take something with your hand -- alcanzar (algo)

  • Could you get that book down for me? I can’t reach.

• 3 to make a decision, agreement, conclusion, etc. about something -- tomar una decisión, alcanzar un acuerdo, llegar a una conclusión, etc.

  • She reached the conclusion that she couldn’t help him.

• 4 to get to a particular level, situation, etc. -- llegar a, alcanzar

  • The temperature could reach 30°C today.

  • He reached the age of 95.

• 5 to speak to someone on the phone -- contactar por teléfono

  • You can reach him at home.

• 6 too far away for someone to take hold of -- fuera del alcance

  • I keep the medicines up here, out of the children’s reach.

• 7 close enough for someone to take hold of -- al alcance

  • The gun lay within reach.

• 8 inside the distance that can be travelled easily -- muy cerca

  • We live within easy reach of the station.

• 9 to achieve a particular level or goal after working toward it -- alcanzar

  • We have reached the final stage of the contest. Hemos alcanzado la fase final del concurso.

  • The fundraisers are trying to reach the $20,000 mark. Los eventos para recaudar fondos están tratando de alcanzar los 20000$.

• 10 to arrive somewhere after traveling -- llegar

  • We reached Phoenix just after midnight. Llegamos a Phoenix justo después de medianoche.

• 11 to stretch out your arm to touch or hold -- alcanzar

  • She reached up to the top shelf. Ella alcanzó el estante superior.

  • I can’t reach it. No llego a alcanzarlo.

  • I was reaching for my paddle and fell in. Estaba intentando alcanzar mi remo y me caí.

• 12 to be long enough to touch -- llegar

  • The ladder wasn’t tall enough to reach the window. La escalera no era lo suficientemente alta como para llegar a la ventana.

  • It won’t reach. No llegará.

• 13 to call and talk to sb on the phone -- contactar

  • Do you know where I can reach her? ¿Aabes dónde puedo contactar con ella?

• 14 to broadcast to or communicate with a particular group -- llegar

  • We’re using email to reach a new audience. Estamos utilizando el correo electrónico para llegar a una nueva audiencia.

• 15 the distance sb or sth can stretch -- alcance [ masculine, singular ]

  • The switch was just within my reach. El interruptor estaba justo a mi alcance.

  • He tried, but the wallet was just out of his reach. Lo intentó, pero la cartera estaba fuera de su alcance.

• 16 the distance you have to go to get to a place -- alcance [ masculine, singular ]

  • a restaurant within reach of the hotel un restaurante al alcance del hotel

• 17 sb’s ability to do or afford -- alcance [ masculine, singular ]

  • I think winning is well within his reach. Creo que ganar está a su alcance.

  • a price that puts the house out of our reach un precio que pone la casa fuera de nuestro alcance