alcanzar

A. vt

• 1 a [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) Definition of catch up with in the British & World English dictionary Definition of catch up with in the US English dictionary Translate catch up with | into Italian b (en tarea, estatura) to catch up with Definition of catch up with in the British & World English dictionary Definition of catch up with in the US English dictionary Translate catch up with | into Italian

• 2 (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 Definition of reach in the British & World English dictionary Definition of reach in the US English dictionary Translate reach | into French | into German | into Italian

• 3 (conseguir, obtener) [objetivo/éxito] to achieve; [acuerdo] to reach Definition of achieve in the British & World English dictionary Definition of achieve in the US English dictionary Translate achieve | into French | into German | into Italian

• 4 (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo a algn = to pass sb sth, to pass sth to sb

B. vi

• 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 Definition of reach in the British & World English dictionary Definition of reach in the US English dictionary Translate reach | into French | into German | into Italian

• 2 (ser suficiente) [comida/provisones] to be enough el sueldo no le alcanza = he can't manage on his salary