alcanzar

alcanzar
1 vtr u to reach u (coger a una persona) to catch up with u (llegar hasta una cantidad) to be up to: su biblioteca alcanza los tres mil ejemplares, his library is up to three thousand volumes u (acercar algo) to pass: alcánzame una silla, pass me a chair u (lograr) to attain, achieve|2 vi (ser suficiente) to be sufficient: ese dinero no alcanza para un piso, this money isn’t enough to buy a flat.