dar alcance — meaning & examples

Language: es

Meanings:

  • 1.

    SpainLatin Americaneutral
    • To catch up with or overtake someone or something that is ahead.

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    • Corrí tan rápido como pude para dar alcance a mis compañeros que ya estaban en la cima del cerro.

      I ran as fast as I could to catch up with my companions who were already at the top of the hill.

    • ¿Crees que lograrás dar alcance al autobús si sales ahora de la estación?

      Do you think you will catch up with the bus if you leave the station now?

    • Ella siempre me da alcance cuando corro por el parque, no importa cuántas vueltas dé.

      She always catches up with me when I run in the park, no matter how many laps I do.

  • 2.

    SpainLatin Americaneutralformal
    • To reach or attain a level, amount, or target; to come up to a required standard or figure.

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    • Después de varios meses de esfuerzo, finalmente di alcance a la meta de ventas establecida por la empresa.

      After several months of effort, I finally reached the sales target set by the company.

    • No creo que hoy demos alcance al número de clientes que necesitamos para cerrar el trimestre con éxito.

      I don't think today we will reach the number of clients we need to close the quarter successfully.

    • Si seguimos trabajando así, daremos alcance a los estándares de calidad que exige el mercado internacional.

      If we keep working like this, we will reach the quality standards required by the international market.

  • 3.

    Spainarchaismsformal
    • To deliver, notify, or bring something to the attention of a person of authority (archaic or formal usage).

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    • El secretario dará alcance al informe al director antes de la reunión de esta tarde.

      The secretary will deliver the report to the director before this afternoon's meeting.

    • Se dio alcance a la policía sobre el incidente ocurrido en la fábrica para que tomaran cartas en el asunto.

      The police were notified about the incident at the factory so they could take action.

    • Los documentos fueron dados alcance a la autoridad competente para su revisión y análisis.

      The documents were brought to the attention of the competent authority for review and analysis.

Examples:

  • ES: La otra era que como Ud. tenía un hijo al que yo podría dar alcance...
    EN: The other was that as you had a son that I could reach.
  • ES: Espero que podamos crecer lo suficiente para dar alcance a compañías como Yamato.
    EN: I hope we can become big enough to overtake competitors like Yamato.
  • ES: Un coche de policía siguió a un BMW de aspecto sospechoso de regreso a la ciudad hacia el distrito de Cascina Gobba pero no se le pudo dar alcance.
    EN: An unmarked police car followed a suspicious looking BMW heading back into the city towards the Cascina Gobba district but was unable to stop it.
  • ES: EI soberano ordenó dar alcance a su excelencia.
    EN: I was ordered to overtake Your Excellency.
  • ES: Después de perderle de vista aquella noche, debió dar alcance al ladrón.
    EN: After I lost sight of him that night, he must've run into the thief.
  • ES: Se me conoce por dar alcance.
    EN: I have been known to catch up.
  • ES: Ningún coche pagado con el dinero de los impuestos iba a dar alcance a esta cosa.
    EN: Nothing paid for with tax dollars was gonna chase this thing down.
  • ES: Sin ese tipo de entrevista, no podemos dar alcance a New Look.
    EN: Without that kind of interview, we can't catch up to New Look.
  • ES: Aún podemos dar alcance a Morton, si la milicia se aparta de mi camino.
    EN: Well, we can still catch Morton, if the militia will step out of my way.

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