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reaching

/ˈɹiːtʃɪŋ/

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verb

Alcanzar, extender

To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).

Examples :

"He reached for a weapon that was on the table."

Él extendió la mano hacia un arma que estaba sobre la mesa.

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verb

Entregar, dar, pasar

To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over.

Examples :

"to reach one a book"

Entregarle un libro a alguien.

action communication

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verb

Extender la mano, alcanzar

To stretch out the hand.

Examples :

"The child was reaching for the cookie on the top shelf. "

El niño estaba extendiendo la mano para alcanzar la galleta en el estante superior.

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verb

Alcanzar, llegar a

To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to extend some part of the body, or something held, so as to touch, strike, grasp, etc.

Examples :

"The gun was stored in a small box on a high closet shelf, but the boy managed to reach it by climbing on other boxes."

El arma estaba guardada en una caja pequeña en una estantería alta del armario, pero el niño logró alcanzarla subiéndose a otras cajas.

body action physiology

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verb

Alcanzar, impactar

To strike or touch with a missile.

Examples :

"His bullet reached its intended target."

Su bala alcanzó el objetivo previsto.

military weapon action

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verb

Alcanzar, llegar a

Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.

Examples :

"The teacher is reaching students with her engaging lessons, inspiring them to learn. "

La maestra está llegando a los estudiantes con sus lecciones atractivas, inspirándolos a aprender.

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verb

Alcanzar, llegar a

To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.

Examples :

"When the forest reaches the river, you will be able to rest."

Cuando el bosque alcance el río, podrás descansar.

action position achievement

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verb

Llegar a, alcanzar

To arrive at (a place) by effort of any kind.

Examples :

"After three years, he reached the position of manager."

Después de tres años, llegó al puesto de gerente.

action place achievement

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verb

Alcanzar, contactar

To make contact with.

Examples :

"I tried to reach you all day."

Intenté contactarte todo el día.

communication action

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verb

Llegar a, conectar con

To connect with (someone) on an emotional level, making them receptive of (one); to get through to (someone).

Examples :

"What will it take for me to reach him?"

¿Qué necesito para llegar a él?

communication mind human person emotion

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verb

Llegar a, alcanzar

To arrive at a particular destination.

Examples :

"After driving for hours, we were finally reaching the beach. "

Después de conducir durante horas, finalmente estábamos llegando a la playa.

direction place action

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verb

Alcanzar, llegar a la edad de

To continue living until, or up to, a certain age.

Examples :

"You can only access the inheritance money when you reach the age of 25."

Solo puedes acceder al dinero de la herencia cuando alcances la edad de 25 años.

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verb

Entender, comprender

To understand; to comprehend.

Examples :

"After the teacher explained the math problem again, Sarah finally felt like she was reaching an understanding of the concept. "

Después de que el profesor explicó el problema de matemáticas de nuevo, Sarah finalmente sintió que estaba empezando a comprender el concepto.

mind ability achievement philosophy

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verb

Excederse, engañar

To overreach; to deceive.

Examples :

"The salesperson was reaching when he claimed the used car had never been in an accident, even though it clearly had. "

El vendedor se estaba excediendo cuando afirmó que el coche usado nunca había tenido un accidente, a pesar de que claramente lo había tenido.

action character moral

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verb

Esforzarse por, aspirar a

To strain after something; to make (sometimes futile or pretentious) efforts.

Examples :

"Reach for the stars!"

¡Aspirad a las estrellas!

action mind attitude

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verb

Alcanzar, llegar a

To extend in dimension, time etc.; to stretch out continuously (past, beyond, above, from etc. something).

Examples :

"The tree's branches were reaching towards the sunlight. "

Las ramas del árbol se extendían hacia la luz del sol.

action space time position

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verb

Navegar con el viento

To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.

Examples :

"The sailboat was reaching smoothly across the bay, with the wind pushing it from the side. "

El velero navegaba suavemente por la bahía, con el viento empujándolo de lado.

nautical sailing technical vehicle

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verb

Tener arcadas, vomitar

To experience a vomiting reflex; to gag; to retch.

Examples :

"The smell of rotten eggs was so strong that I started reaching. "

El olor a huevos podridos era tan fuerte que empecé a tener arcadas.

medicine physiology body sensation

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noun

Alcance, intento de agarrar

The action of one who reaches; an attempt to grasp something by stretching.

Examples :

"The toddler's constant reaching for the colorful toy on the shelf was starting to frustrate his mother. "

El constante intento del niño pequeño de agarrar el juguete colorido en el estante estaba empezando a frustrar a su madre.

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noun

Navegación de través

Sailing on a reach, i.e. having the wind on either side and coming from an angle that is larger with respect to the bow than when sailing close-hauled.

Examples :

"The best speed for our sailboat was achieved while reaching, with the wind coming from the side. "

La mejor velocidad para nuestro velero se logró durante la navegación de través, con el viento viniendo de un lado.

nautical sailing sport vehicle ocean direction