Sentence examples of "alcanzar" in Spanish

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Tom trató de alcanzar a Mary. Tom tried to reach Mary.
Tom corrió como loco para alcanzar a Mary. Tom ran like crazy to catch up with Mary.
Es imposible alcanzar esa meta. That aim is impossible to attain.
Me apresuré y logré alcanzar el bus. I hurried and managed to catch the bus.
¿Me podrías alcanzar la sal, por favor? Could you pass me the salt, please?
¿Puedes alcanzar la caja de esa estantería? Can you reach the box on that shelf?
Ella corrió muy rápido para alcanzar a los otros miembros. She ran very fast to catch up with the other members.
¿Quién fue el último en alcanzar la meta? Who was the last to reach the goal?
Tom caminó tan rápido como pudo para alcanzar a Mary. Tom walked as fast as he could to catch up with Mary.
Tengo un comezón justo en el centro de la espalda y no lo puedo alcanzar. ¡Arrgghh! I have an itch right in the middle of my back and I can't reach it. Arrgghh!
Ella corrió tan rápido como pudo para alcanzar a los demás. She ran as fast as she could to catch up with the others.
Si cada usuario añade veinte frases al día en Tatoeba, quizá sería posible alcanzar el millón de frases para Navidad. If every user adds twenty sentences per day on Tatoeba, maybe it would be possible to reach one million sentences within Christmas.
Al final alcanzamos un compromiso. In the end we reached a compromise.
Creo que pronto nos alcanzará. I think he will soon catch up with us.
Alcanzaremos Londres antes del anochecer. We will reach London before dark.
Tom pronto alcanzó a Mary. Tom soon caught up with Mary.
Alcanzamos la cima de la montaña. We reached the top of the mountain.
Si te das prisa, le alcanzarás. If you hurry, you'll catch up with him.
Manténgase fuera de alcance de los niños Keep out of the reach of children
Si os dais prisa le alcanzaréis. If you hurry, you'll catch up with him.
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