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a stand of 120 runs

  • 1 stand

    A n
    1 ( piece of furniture) ( for coats) portemanteau m ; ( for hats) porte-chapeau m ; (for plant, trophy) guéridon m ; ( for sheet music) pupitre m à musique ;
    2 Comm ( stall) ( on market) éventaire m ; ( kiosk) kiosque m ; (at exhibition, trade fair) stand m ; news(paper) stand kiosque à journaux ;
    3 Sport ( in stadium) tribunes fpl ;
    4 Jur ( witness box) barre f ; to take the stand aller à la barre ;
    5 ( stance) position f ; to take ou make a stand on sth prendre position sur qch ;
    6 ( resistance to attack) résistance f ; (to make) a last stand (livrer) une dernière bataille ;
    7 ( in cricket) a stand of 120 runs une série ininterrompue de 120 runs ;
    8 ( standstill) to come to a stand s'arrêter ; the traffic was brought to a stand la circulation a été paralysée ;
    9 ( area) ( of corn) champ m ; ( of trees) groupe m.
    B vtr ( prét, pp stood)
    1 ( place) mettre [person, object] ; stand it over there mets-le là-bas ; to stand sb on/in etc mettre qn sur/dans etc ; to stand sth on/in/against etc mettre qch sur/dans/contre etc ;
    2 ( bear) supporter [person, insects, certain foods] ; I can't stand liars je ne supporte pas les menteurs ; he can't stand to do ou doing il ne supporte pas de faire ; I can't stand him doing je ne supporte pas qu'il fasse ; she won't stand any nonsense/bad behaviour elle ne tolère pas qu'on fasse des bêtises/qu'on se conduise mal ; it won't stand close scrutiny il ne faut pas le regarder en détail ;
    3 ○ ( pay for) to stand sb sth payer qch à qn ; to stand sb a meal/a drink payer un repas/à boire à qn ;
    4 Jur to stand trial passer en jugement ; to stand security for sb, to stand bail for sb se porter garant de qn ;
    5 ( be liable) to stand to lose sth risquer de perdre qch ; she stands to gain a million pounds if the deal goes through elle peut gagner un million de livres si l'affaire marche.
    C vi ( prét, pp stood)
    1 ( also stand up) se lever ; let's stand, we'll see better mettons-nous debout, nous verrons mieux ;
    2 ( be upright) [person] se tenir debout ; [object] tenir debout ; they were standing at the bar/in the doorway ils se tenaient debout au bar/dans l'embrasure de la porte ; they were standing talking near the car ils étaient en train de parler près de la voiture ; to remain standing rester debout ; only a few houses were left standing seules quelques maisons sont restées debout ; there's not much of the cathedral still standing il ne reste que des ruines de la cathédrale ; don't just stand there, do something! ne reste pas planté ○ là! fais quelque chose! ;
    3 ( be positioned) [building, village etc] être ; ( clearly delineated) se dresser ; the house/tree stood on top of the hill la maison/l'arbre était or se dressait au sommet de la colline ; ‘the train now standing at platform one…’ ‘le train au départ du quai numéro un…’ ; the train was standing at the platform for half an hour le train est resté une demi-heure à quai ;
    4 ( step) to stand on marcher sur [insect, foot] ;
    5 (be) to stand empty [house] rester vide ; to stand accused of sth être accusé de qch ; to stand ready être prêt ; as things stand… étant donné l'état actuel des choses… ; I want to know where I stand fig je voudrais savoir où j'en suis ; where do you stand on abortion/capital punishment? quelle est votre position sur l'avortement/la peine de mort? ; nothing stands between me and getting the job rien ne s'oppose à ce que j'obtienne ce poste ; my savings are all that stand between us and poverty la seule chose qui nous préserve de la misère ce sont mes économies ; to stand in sb's way lit bloquer le passage à qn ; fig faire obstacle à qn ; to stand in the way of progress fig faire obstacle au progrès ;
    6 ( remain valid) [offer, agreement, statement] rester valable ; the record still stands le record n'est toujours pas battu ;
    7 ( measure in height) he stands six feet il mesure or fait six pieds de haut ; the tower/hill stands 500 metres high la tour/colline fait 500 mètres de haut ;
    8 ( be at certain level) the record/total stands at 300 le record/total est de 300 ; the score stands at 3-0 le score est 3-0 ;
    9 ( be a candidate) se présenter ; to stand as se présenter comme [candidate] ; to stand for parliament/president se présenter aux élections législatives/présidentielles ;
    10 ( act as) to stand as godfather for sb être parrain de qn ; to stand as guarantor for sb se porter garant de qn ;
    11 ( not move) [water, mixture] reposer ; to let sth stand laisser reposer qch ; let the tea stand laissez infuser le thé ;
    12 Naut to stand for mettre le cap sur [port, Dover etc].
    to leave sb standing [athlete, student, company] devancer qn ; as a cook, she leaves me standing elle est beaucoup plus douée que moi en cuisine ; to stand up and be counted se faire entendre.
    ■ stand about, stand around rester là (doing à faire).
    ■ stand aside s'écarter (to do pour faire).
    ▶
    1 ( move back) [person, crowd] reculer (from de) ; fig prendre du recul (from par rapport à) ;
    2 ( be situated) [house] être en retrait (from par rapport à).
    ■ stand by:
    1 ( be prepared) se tenir prêt ; [doctor, army, emergency services] être prêt à intervenir ; to be standing by to do [services] être prêt à faire ; ‘stand by for take-off!’ Aviat ‘prêt pour le décollage!’ ;
    2 ( refuse to act) rester là ; he stood by and did nothing il est resté là sans intervenir ; how can you stand by and let that happen? comment est-ce que tu peux laisser faire ça sans rien dire? ;
    ▶ stand by [sb/sth] ( be loyal to) soutenir [person] ; s'en tenir à [principles, offer, decision] ; assumer [actions].
    1 ( resign) [president, chairman, candidate] démissionner (in favour of en faveur de) ;
    2 Jur quitter la barre.
    ■ stand for:
    ▶ stand for [sth]
    1 ( represent) [party, person] représenter [ideal] ;
    2 ( denote) [initials] vouloir dire [qch] ; [company, name] être un gage de [quality etc] ;
    3 ( tolerate) [person] tolérer [cut, reduction, insubordination] ; I wouldn't stand for that je ne le tolérerais pas ; don't stand for him being so rude to you! ne le laisse pas te parler comme ça!
    ■ stand in: to stand in for sb remplacer qn.
    ■ stand off:
    1 ( reach a stalemate) aboutir à une impasse ;
    2 Naut courir au large ;
    ▶ stand [sb] off ○, stand off [sb] ○ ( lay off) licencier [workers].
    1 ( be noticeable) [person] sortir de l'ordinaire ; [building, design] se détacher, ressortir (against sur) ; [work, ability, achievement, person] être remarquable ; to stand out from [person] se distinguer de [group] ;
    2 ( protrude) [veins] saillir ;
    3 ( take a stance) résister ; [person] to stand out for revendiquer [right, principle] ; to stand out against se prononcer contre [change, decision].
    ▶ stand over ( be postponed) être remis à plus tard ;
    ▶ stand over [sb]
    1 ( supervise) être sur le dos de ○ [employee etc] ;
    2 ( watch) don't stand over me! ne reste pas dans mes pattes ○ !
    ▶ stand to être en état d'alerte ; to stand to to do se tenir prêt à faire ;
    ▶ stand [sb] to mettre [qn] en état d'alerte.
    ■ stand up:
    1 ( rise) se lever (to do pour faire) ;
    2 ( stay upright) se tenir debout ;
    3 ( withstand investigation) [argument, theory, story] tenir debout ; to stand up to résister à [scrutiny, investigation] ;
    4 ( resist) to stand up to tenir tête à [person] ;
    5 ( defend) to stand up for défendre [person, rights] ; to stand up for oneself se défendre ;
    ▶ stand [sb/sth] up
    1 ( place upright) mettre [qn] debout [person] ; redresser [object] ; to stand sth up against/on mettre qch contre/sur ;
    2 ○ ( fail to meet) poser un lapin à ○ [girlfriend, boyfriend].

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  • 2 alcanzar

    v.
    1 to catch up with (igualarse con).
    ¿a que no me alcanzas? bet you can't catch me!
    Yo alcanzo a Ricardo I catch up with Richard.
    2 to reach (llegar a).
    alcanzar la meta to reach the finishing line
    lo alcancé con una escalera I used a ladder to reach it
    alcanzó la costa a nado he swam to the coast
    este coche alcanza los 200 km/h this car can do up to o reach 200 km/h
    el desempleo ha alcanzado un máximo histórico unemployment is at o has reached an all-time high
    3 to achieve (lograr) (objetivo).
    alcanzar la fama/el éxito to achieve fame/success
    4 to hit.
    le alcanzaron dos disparos he was hit by two shots
    5 to reach up to, to reach, to reach at, to get at.
    Yo alcanzo el techo I reach up to the ceiling.
    6 to have enough.
    Me alcanzó la gasolina I had enough gas.
    7 to attain, to come to, to achieve, to get.
    Alcanzo la felicidad I attain happiness.
    8 to get to, to come up to, to come to.
    Alcancé la frontera I got to the border.
    9 to reach up for, to get.
    Yo alcancé la caja sobre el armario I reached up for the box above the armoire.
    10 to manage to, to be able to, to get to.
    Mario alcanzó ver el ocaso Mario managed to see the sunset.
    11 to be enough.
    Alcanzó la comida There was enough food.
    12 to fit.
    Yo alcanzo I fit
    13 to pass, to hand, to hand over.
    María alcanzó la sal Mary passed the salt.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to reach
    2 (persona) to catch up, catch up with
    3 (pasar) to pass, hand over
    4 (entender) to understand, grasp
    5 (conseguir) to attain, achieve
    6 (golpear) to hit
    7 (afectar) to affect
    1 (ser suficiente) to be sufficient ( para, for), be enough ( para, for), suffice ( para, for)
    2 (ser capaz) to manage, succeed
    * * *
    verb
    3) achieve, attain
    4) suffice, be enough
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [en carrera]
    a) [+ persona] (=llegar a la altura de) to catch up (with)

    la alcancé cuando salía por la puerta — I caught up with her o I caught her up just as she was going out of the door

    b) [+ ladrón, autobús, tren] to catch
    2) (=llegar a) [+ cima, límite, edad] to reach

    puede alcanzar una velocidad de 200km/h — it can reach speeds of up to 200km/h

    las montañas alcanzan los 5.000m — the mountains rise to 5,000m

    • alcanzar la mayoría de edad — to come of age

    • alcanzó la orilla a nado — he made it to the shore by swimming, he swam back to the shore

    • no llegó a alcanzar la pubertad — he never made it as far as puberty

    3) (=conseguir) [+ acuerdo] to reach; [+ éxito, objetivo] to achieve

    las expectativas no se corresponden con los resultados alcanzados — the expectations are out of proportion with the results that have been achieved

    • alcanzar la fama — to find fame, become famous

    4) (=afectar) to affect
    5) [bala] to hit
    6) esp LAm (=dar) to pass

    alcánzame la sal, por favor — could you pass (me) the salt, please?

    ¿me alcanzas las tijeras? — could you pass me the scissors?

    7) * (=entender) to grasp, understand
    2. VI
    1) (=llegar) to reach (a, hasta as far as)

    • hasta donde alcanza la vista — as far as the eye can see

    2)

    • alcanzar a hacer algo — to manage to do sth

    3) (=ser suficiente) to be enough

    • con dos botellas alcanzará para todos — two bottles will be enough for everyone

    ¿te alcanza para el tren? — esp LAm have you got enough money for the train?

    4) LAm (=ascender)

    ¿a cuánto alcanza todo? — how much does it all come to?

    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < persona> ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch... up (BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catch
    b) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up with
    2) ( llegar a) < lugar> to reach, get to; <temperatura/nivel/edad> to reach

    alcanza una velocidad de... — it reaches a speed of...

    3) (conseguir, obtener) <objetivo/éxito> to achieve; < acuerdo> to reach
    4) (acercar, pasar)

    alcanzarle algo a alguien — to pass somebody something, to pass something to somebody

    ¿me alcanzas el libro? — could you pass me the book?

    5)
    a) bala/misil to hit
    b) ( afectar) to affect
    2.
    1) ( llegar)

    está muy alto, no alcanzo — it's too high, I can't reach it

    alcanzar a + inf — to manage to + inf

    2) ( ser suficiente) comida/provisones to be enough

    con una limpiadita, alcanza — just a quick clean will do

    * * *
    = attain, gain, reach, run to, catch up with, reach for.
    Ex. A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.
    Ex. To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.
    Ex. This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.
    Ex. Obviously a book on the chemistry of mercury which runs to 200 pages will give less detail than one which runs to 600 pages.
    Ex. The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library.
    Ex. She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.
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    * alcanzar a ver = glimpse.
    * alcanzar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.
    * alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.
    * alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.
    * alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.
    * alcanzar el destino de Uno = reach + Posesivo + destination.
    * alcanzar el estrellato = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.
    * alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.
    * alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.
    * alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.
    * alcanzar el máximo = reach + a head.
    * alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.
    * alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.
    * alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.
    * alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.
    * alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.
    * alcanzar la cifra de = total.
    * alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.
    * alcanzar la cúspide de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.
    * alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.
    * alcanzar la madurez = come to + maturity, bring to + maturity, achieve + maturity, reach + maturity.
    * alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.
    * alcanzar la plenitud = come to + full flower.
    * alcanzar masa crítica = reach + critical mass, achieve + critical mass.
    * alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.
    * alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.
    * alcanzar popularidad = catch on.
    * alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo = peak.
    * alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.
    * alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.
    * alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.
    * alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.
    * alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.
    * alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.
    * alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.
    * alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.
    * alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.
    * alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.
    * alcanzar su auge = reach + Posesivo + height.
    * alcanzar una conclusión = reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.
    * alcanzar una cota = hit + high.
    * alcanzar una coyuntura crítica = reach + a critical juncture.
    * alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.
    * alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.
    * alcanzar una meta = accomplish + goal, achieve + goal, meet + Posesivo + goal.
    * alcanzar una solución = arrive at + a solution.
    * alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.
    * alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.
    * alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.
    * hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.
    * hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.
    * intentar alcanzar = reach for.
    * no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.
    * un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < persona> ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch... up (BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catch
    b) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up with
    2) ( llegar a) < lugar> to reach, get to; <temperatura/nivel/edad> to reach

    alcanza una velocidad de... — it reaches a speed of...

    3) (conseguir, obtener) <objetivo/éxito> to achieve; < acuerdo> to reach
    4) (acercar, pasar)

    alcanzarle algo a alguien — to pass somebody something, to pass something to somebody

    ¿me alcanzas el libro? — could you pass me the book?

    5)
    a) bala/misil to hit
    b) ( afectar) to affect
    2.
    1) ( llegar)

    está muy alto, no alcanzo — it's too high, I can't reach it

    alcanzar a + inf — to manage to + inf

    2) ( ser suficiente) comida/provisones to be enough

    con una limpiadita, alcanza — just a quick clean will do

    * * *
    = attain, gain, reach, run to, catch up with, reach for.

    Ex: A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.

    Ex: To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.
    Ex: This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.
    Ex: Obviously a book on the chemistry of mercury which runs to 200 pages will give less detail than one which runs to 600 pages.
    Ex: The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library.
    Ex: She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.
    * alcanzar a ver = glimpse.
    * alcanzar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.
    * alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.
    * alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.
    * alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.
    * alcanzar el destino de Uno = reach + Posesivo + destination.
    * alcanzar el estrellato = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.
    * alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.
    * alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.
    * alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.
    * alcanzar el máximo = reach + a head.
    * alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.
    * alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.
    * alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.
    * alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.
    * alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.
    * alcanzar la cifra de = total.
    * alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.
    * alcanzar la cúspide de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.
    * alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.
    * alcanzar la madurez = come to + maturity, bring to + maturity, achieve + maturity, reach + maturity.
    * alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.
    * alcanzar la plenitud = come to + full flower.
    * alcanzar masa crítica = reach + critical mass, achieve + critical mass.
    * alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.
    * alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.
    * alcanzar popularidad = catch on.
    * alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo = peak.
    * alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.
    * alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.
    * alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.
    * alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.
    * alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.
    * alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.
    * alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.
    * alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.
    * alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.
    * alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.
    * alcanzar su auge = reach + Posesivo + height.
    * alcanzar una conclusión = reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.
    * alcanzar una cota = hit + high.
    * alcanzar una coyuntura crítica = reach + a critical juncture.
    * alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.
    * alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.
    * alcanzar una meta = accomplish + goal, achieve + goal, meet + Posesivo + goal.
    * alcanzar una solución = arrive at + a solution.
    * alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.
    * alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.
    * alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.
    * hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.
    * hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.
    * intentar alcanzar = reach for.
    * no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.
    * un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.

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    alcanzar [A4 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹persona› (llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch … up ( BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catch
    a este paso no los vamos a alcanzar nunca at this rate we'll never catch up with them o catch them up
    ¡a que no me alcanzas! bet you can't catch me! ( colloq)
    2 (en los estudios, en una tarea) to catch … up, to catch up with; (en estatura) to catch up with
    empecé después que tú y ya te alcancé I started after you and I've caught up with you already
    ¡qué alto está! cualquier día alcanzará a su hermano look how tall he's getting! he'll be catching up with his brother soon!
    B
    1 ‹lugar› to reach, get to
    los bomberos habían logrado alcanzar el segundo piso the firemen had managed to reach o get up to the second floor
    a pesar del tráfico alcancé el avión/tren despite the traffic I managed to catch the plane/train
    lo alcancé con un palo I used a pole to get at it o reach it
    2 ‹temperatura› to reach; ‹edad/pubertad› to reach
    el termómetro alcanzó los 40 grados the thermometer got up to o reached o registered 40 degrees
    estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great height
    algunos lagos alcanzan los 300 metros de profundidad some lakes are as deep as 300 meters o reach depths of 300 meters
    un libro donde la estupidez alcanza su máxima expresión a book in which stupidity reaches its peak o which is the ultimate in stupidity
    el aire expulsado alcanza una velocidad de 120 km/h the air expelled reaches a speed of 120 kph
    el proyectil alcanzaba distancias de casi 1.000 metros the projectile could reach distances of o had a range of almost 1,000 meters
    alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age, to reach the age of majority
    3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/resultado› to achieve; ‹acuerdo› to reach; ‹fama/éxito› to achieve
    alcanzó todas las metas que se propuso en la vida he achieved all the goals he set himself in life
    los resultados alcanzados hasta ahora son excelentes the results achieved o attained up to now have been excellent
    los acuerdos alcanzados en materia de desarme the agreements reached in the field of disarmament
    se pretende alcanzar una recaudación de 100 millones de pesos they are hoping to take in ( AmE) o ( BrE) take as much as 100 million pesos
    los candidatos no alcanzaban el nivel requerido the candidates did not reach o meet the required standard
    C (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo A algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth TO sb
    ¿me alcanzas ese libro? could you pass me that book?
    D
    1 «bala/misil» to hit
    el número de barcos alcanzados por misiles the number of ships hit by missiles
    2
    (afectar): la medida ha alcanzado a la clase trabajadora the measure has affected the working classes
    ■ alcanzar
    vi
    A
    (llegar): está muy alto, no alcanzo it's too high, I can't reach it
    hasta donde alcanzaba la vista as far as the eye could see
    alcanzar A + INF to manage to + INF
    no alcanzó a terminar she didn't manage to finish
    hasta donde alcanzo a ver, la situación no tiene arreglo as far as I can see there's no solution
    algo que la mente humana no alcanza a entender something which the human mind cannot comprehend
    B
    (ser suficiente): el pollo no alcanzará para todos there won't be enough chicken for everyone o to go round
    el sueldo no le alcanza he can't manage o get by on his salary
    me alcanzará hasta final de mes it will see me through to the end of the month
    no me alcanza el papel para envolver el regalo I haven't got enough paper to wrap the present in
    con que le des una limpiadita, alcanza if you give it a quick clean, that will do o that will be good enough
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    alcanzar ( conjugate alcanzar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹ persona› ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch … up (BrE);

    (pillar, agarrar) to catch;

    ¡a que no me alcanzas! I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)
    b) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up with

    2 ( llegar a) ‹ lugar› to reach, get to;
    ‹temperatura/nivel/edad› to reach;

    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
    3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/éxito› to achieve;
    ‹ acuerdo› to reach
    4 (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo a algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth to sb
    verbo intransitivo
    1 ( llegar con la mano) to reach;

    alcanzar a hacer algo to manage to do sth
    2 ( ser suficiente) [comida/provisones] to be enough;

    alcanzar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 to reach
    2 (coger a una persona) to catch up with
    3 (llegar hasta una cantidad) to be up to: su biblioteca alcanza los tres mil ejemplares, his library is up to three thousand volumes
    4 (acercar algo) to pass: alcánzame una silla, pass me a chair
    5 (lograr) to attain, achieve
    II vi (ser suficiente) to be sufficient: ese dinero no alcanza para un piso, this money isn't enough to buy a flat
    ' alcanzar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    atinar
    - cobrar
    - conseguir
    - llegar
    - situarse
    - alargar
    - caza
    - cumplir
    - dar
    English:
    achieve
    - arm-twisting
    - attain
    - authoritarian
    - blossom
    - catch up
    - come up to
    - get at
    - last
    - means
    - reach
    - rise
    - short
    - strike
    - catch
    - come
    - command
    - do
    - eke out
    - elusive
    - fulfill
    - glimpse
    - hit
    - level
    - manageable
    - see
    - stretch
    - strive
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [igualarse con] to catch up with;
    si estudias duro, alcanzarás a tu hermana if you study hard you'll catch up with your sister;
    ¿a que no me alcanzas? bet you can't catch me!;
    vayan ustedes delante que ya los alcanzaré you go on ahead, I'll catch you up
    2. [llegar a] to reach;
    [autobús, tren] to manage to catch;
    alcanzar el autobús to catch the bus;
    lo alcancé con una escalera I used a ladder to reach it;
    los termómetros alcanzarán mañana los 30 grados the temperature tomorrow will reach o go as high as 30 degrees;
    alcanzar la meta to reach the finishing line;
    alcanzar un precio alto [en subasta] to sell for o obtain a high price;
    alcanzó la costa a nado he swam to the coast;
    su sueldo no alcanza el salario mínimo she earns less than the minimum wage;
    este coche alcanza los 200 km/h this car can do up to o reach 200 km/h;
    el desempleo ha alcanzado un máximo histórico unemployment is at o has reached an all-time high
    3. [lograr] to obtain;
    alcanzar un objetivo to achieve a goal;
    alcanzó su sueño tras años de trabajo after years of work, he achieved his dream;
    el equipo alcanzó su segundo campeonato consecutivo the team won o achieved their second championship in a row;
    alcanzar la fama/el éxito to achieve fame/success;
    alcanzar la madurez to come of age, to reach maturity
    4. [entregar] to pass;
    alcánzame la sal could you pass me the salt?;
    alcánzame ese jarrón, que no llego hasta el estante could you get that vase down for me, I can't reach the shelf
    5. [golpear, dar] to hit;
    el proyectil alcanzó de lleno el centro de la ciudad the shell exploded right in the centre of the city;
    le alcanzaron dos disparos he was hit by two shots;
    el árbol fue alcanzado por un rayo the tree was struck by lightning
    6. [afectar] to affect;
    la epidemia no les alcanzó they were unaffected by the epidemic;
    la sequía no alcanza a esta provincia this province has been untouched by the drought
    ♦ vi
    1. [ser suficiente]
    alcanzar para algo/alguien to be enough for sth/sb;
    el sueldo no me alcanza para llegar a fin de mes my salary isn't enough to make ends meet;
    no sé si alcanzará para todos I don't know if there'll be enough for everyone
    2. [poder]
    alcanzar a hacer algo to manage to do sth;
    alcancé a verlo unos segundos I managed to see him for a few seconds;
    no alcanzo a comprender por qué I can't begin to understand why;
    no alcanzo a ver lo que quieres decir I can't quite see what you mean
    3. [llegar]
    está tan alto que no alcanzo it's too high for me to reach, it's so high up I can't reach it;
    hasta donde alcanza la vista as far as the eye can see;
    hasta donde alcanzo a recordar as far back as I can remember
    * * *
    I v/t a alguien catch up with; lugar reach, get to; en nivel reach; objetivo achieve; cantidad amount to;
    alcanzar la cifra de amount to, stand at
    II v/i
    1 en altura reach
    2 en cantidad be enough;
    el dinero no alcanza I/we etc can’t afford it
    3
    :
    alcanzar a oír/ver manage to hear/see
    * * *
    alcanzar {21} vt
    1) : to reach
    2) : to catch up with
    3) lograr: to achieve, to attain
    1) dar: to suffice, to be enough
    2)
    alcanzar a : to manage to
    * * *
    1. (en general) to reach
    2. (conseguir) to achieve
    3. (pillar) to catch up [pt. & pp. caught]
    4. (bastar) to be enough

    Spanish-English dictionary > alcanzar

  • 3 Á

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    a negative suffix to verbs, not;
    era útmakligt, at it is not unmeet that.
    * * *
    1.
    á, prep., often used elliptically, or even adverbially, [Goth. ana; Engl. on; Germ. an. In the Scandinavian idioms the liquid n is absorbed. In English the same has been supposed to happen in adverbial phrases, e. g. ‘along, away, abroad, afoot, again, agate, ahead, aloft, alone, askew, aside, astray, awry,’ etc. It is indeed true that the Ormulum in its northern dialect freq. uses o, even in common phrases, such as ‘o boke, o land, o life, o slæpe, o strande, o write, o naht, o loft,’ etc., v. the glossary; and we may compare on foot and afoot, on sleep (Engl. Vers. of Bible) and asleep; A. S. a-butan and on-butan (about); agen and ongean (again, against); on bæc, aback; on life, alive; on middan, amid. But it is more than likely that in the expressions quoted above, as well as in numberless others, as well in old as in modern English, the English a- as well as the o- of the Ormulum and the modern Scottish and north of England o- are in reality remains of this very á pronounced au or ow, which was brought by the Scandinavian settlers into the north of England. In the struggle for supremacy between the English dialects after the Conquest, the Scandinavian form á or a won the day in many cases to the exclusion of the Anglo-Saxon on. Some of these adverbs have representatives only in the Scandinavian tongues, not in Anglo-Saxon; see below, with dat. B. II, C. VII; with acc. C. I. and VI. The prep. á denotes the surface or outside; í and ór the inside; at, til, and frá, nearness measured to or from an object: á thus answers to the Gr. επί; the Lat. in includes á and i together.]
    With dat. and acc.: in the first case with the notion of remaining on a place, answering to Lat. in with abl.; in the last with the notion of motion to the place, = Lat. in with acc.
    WITH DAT.
    A. Loc.
    I. generally on, upon; á gólfi, on the floor, Nj. 2; á hendi, on the hand (of a ring), 48, 225; á palli, 50; á steini, 108; á vegg, 115; á sjá ok á landi, on sea and land. In some instances the distinction between d and i is loose and wavering, but in most cases common sense and usage decide; thus ‘á bók’ merely denotes the letters, the penmanship, ‘í’ the contents of a book; mod. usage, however, prefers ‘í,’ lesa í bók, but stafr á bók. Old writers on the other hand; á bókum Enskum, in English books, Landn. 24, but í Aldafars bók, 23 (in the book De Mensurâ Temporum, by Bede), cp. Grág. i. 76, where á is a false reading instead of at; á bréfi, the contents of a letter: of clothing or arms, mítr á höfði, sverð á hlið, mitre on head, sword on side, Fms. i. 266, viii. 404; hafa lykil á sér, on one’s person, 655 xxvii. 22; möttull á tyglum, a mantle hanging on (i. e. fastened by) laces, Fms. vii. 201: á þingi means to be present at a meeting; í þingi, to abide within a jurisdiction; á himni, á jörðu, on (Engl. in) heaven and earth, e. g. in the Lord’s Prayer, but í helviti, in hell; á Gimli, Edda (of a heavenly abode); á báti, á skipi denote crew and cargo, ‘í’ the timber or materials of which a ship is built, Eg. 385; vera í stafni á skipi, 177: á skógi, to be abroad in a wood (of a hunter, robber, deer); but to be situated (a house), at work (to fell timber), í skógi, 573, Fs. 5, Fms. iii. 122, viii. 31, xi. 1, Glúm. 330, Landn. 173; á mörkinni, Fms. i. 8, but í mörk, of a farm; á firðinum means lying in a firth, of ships or islands (on the surface of the water), þær eyjar liggja á Breiðafirði, Ld. 36; but í firði, living in a district named Firth; á landi, Nj. 98, Fms. xi. 386.
    II. á is commonly used in connection with the pr. names or countries terminating in ‘land,’ Engl. in, á Englandi, Írlandi, Skotlandi, Bretlandi, Saxlandi, Vindlandi, Vínlandi, Grænalandi, Íslandi, Hálogalandi, Rogalandi, Jótlandi, Frakklandi, Hjaltlandi, Jamtalandi, Hvítramannalandi, Norðrlöndum, etc., vide Landn. and the index to Fms. xii. In old writers í is here very rare, in modern authors more frequent; taste and the context in many instances decide. An Icelander would now say, speaking of the queen or king, ‘á Englandi,’ ruling over, but to live ‘í Englandi,’ or ‘á Englandi;’ the rule in the last case not being quite fixed.
    2. in connection with other names of countries: á Mæri, Vörs, Ögðum, Fjölum, all districts of Norway, v. Landn.; á Mýrum (in Icel.), á Finnmörk, Landn., á Fjóni (a Danish island); but í Danmörk, Svíþjóð (á Svíþjóðu is poët., Gs. 13).
    3. before Icel. farms denoting open and elevated slopes and spaces (not too high, because then ‘at’ must be used), such as ‘staðr, völlr, ból, hjalli, bakki, heimr, eyri,’ etc.; á Veggjum, Landn. 69; á Hólmlátri, id.: those ending in ‘-staðr,’ á Geirmundarstöðum, Þórisstöðum, Jarðlangsstöðum…, Landn.: ‘-völlr,’ á Möðruvöllum: á Fitjum (the farm) í Storð (the island), í Fenhring (the island) á Aski (the farm), Landn., Eg.: ‘-nes’ sometimes takes á, sometimes í (in mod. usage always ‘í’), á Nesi, Eb. 14, or í Krossnesi, 30; in the last case the notion of island, νησος, prevails: so also, ‘fjörðr,’ as, þeir börðust á Vigrafirði (of a fight o n the ice), Landn. 101, but orusta í Hafrsfirði, 122: with ‘-bær,’ á is used in the sense of a farm or estate, hón sa á e-m bæ mikit hús ok fagrt, Edda 22; ‘í bæ’ means within doors, of the buildings: with ‘Bær’ as pr. name Landn. uses ‘í,’ 71, 160, 257, 309, 332.
    4. denoting on or just above; of the sun, when the time is fixed by regarding the sun in connection with points in the horizon, a standing phrase in Icel.; sól á gjáhamri, when the sun is on the crag of the Rift, Grág. i. 26, cp. Glúm. 387; so, brú á á, a bridge on a river, Fms. viii. 179, Hrafn. 20; taka hús á e-m, to surprise one, to take the house over his head, Fms. i. 11.
    III. á is sometimes used in old writers where we should now expect an acc., esp. in the phrase, leggja sverði (or the like) á e-m, or á e-m miðjum, to stab, Eg. 216, Gísl. 106, Band. 14; þá stakk Starkaðr sprotanum á konungi, then Starkad stabbed the king with the wand, Fas. iii. 34; bíta á kampi (vör), to bite the lips, as a token of pain or emotion, Nj. 209, 68; taka á e-u, to touch a thing, lay hold of it, v. taka; fá á e-u, id. (poët.); leggja hendr á (better at) síðum, in wrestling, Fms. x. 331; koma á úvart á e-m, to come on one unawares, ix. 407 (rare).
    B. TEMP. of a particular point or period of time, at, on, in:
    I. gener. denoting during, in the course of; á nótt, degi, nætrþeli …, Bs. i. 139; or spec. adding a pron. or an adject., á næsta sumri, the next summer; á því ári, þingi, misseri, hausti, vári, sumri …, during, in that year …, Bs. i. 679, etc.; á þrem sumrum, in the course of three summers, Grág. i. 218; á þrem várum, Fms. ii. 114; á hálfs mánaðar fresti, within half a month’s delay, Nj. 99; á tvítugs, sextugs … aldri, á barns, gamals aldri, etc., at the age of …, v. aldr: á dögum e-s, in the days of, in his reign or time, Landn. 24, Hrafn. 3, Fms. ix. 229.
    II. used of a fixed recurrent period or season; á várum, sumrum, haustum, vetrum, á kveldum, every spring, summer …, in the evenings, Eg. 711, Fms. i. 23, 25, vi. 394, Landn. 292: with the numeral adverbs, cp. Lat. ter in anno, um sinn á mánuði, ári, once a month, once a year, where the Engl. a is not the article but the preposition, Grág. i. 89.
    III. of duration; á degi, during a whole day, Fms. v. 48; á sjau nóttum, Bárð. 166; á því meli, during that time, in the meantime, Grág. i. 259.
    IV. connected with the seasons (á vetri, sumri, vári, hausti), ‘á’ denotes the next preceding season, the last winter, summer, autumn, Eb. 40, 238, Ld. 206: in such instances ‘á’ denotes the past, ‘at’ the future, ‘í’ the present; thus í vetri in old writers means this winter; á vetri, last winter; at vetri, next winter, Eb. 68 (in a verse), etc.
    C. In various other relations, more or less metaphorically, on, upon, in, to, with, towards, against:
    I. denoting object, in respect of, against, almost periphrastically; dvelja á náðum e-s, under one’s protection, Fms. i. 74; hafa metnað á e-u, to be proud of, to take pride in a thing, 127.
    2. denoting a personal relation, in; bæta e-t á e-m, to make amends, i. e. to one personally; misgöra e-t á e-m, to inflict wrong on one; hafa elsku (hatr) á e-m, to bear love ( hatred) to one, Fms. ix. 242; hefna sín á e-m, to take revenge on one’s person, on anyone; rjúfa sætt á e-m, to break truce on the person of any one, to offend against his person, Nj. 103; hafa sár á sér, 101; sjá á e-m, to read on or in one’s face; sér hann á hverjum manni hvárt til þín er vel eðr illa, 106; var þat brátt auðséð á hennar högum, at …, it could soon be seen in all her doings, that …, Ld. 22.
    3. also generally to shew signs of a thing; sýna fáleika á sér, to shew marks of displeasure, Nj. 14, Fs. 14; taka vel, illa, lítt, á e-u, to take a thing well, ill, or indifferently, id.; finna á sér, to feel in oneself; fann lítt á honum, hvárt …, it could hardly be seen in his face, whether …, Eb. 42; líkindi eru á, it is likely, Ld. 172; göra kost á e-u, to give a choice, chance of it, 178; eiga vald á e-u, to have power over …, Nj. 10.
    II. denoting encumbrance, duty, liability; er fimtardómsmál á þeim, to be subject to …, Nj. 231; the phrase, hafa e-t á hendi, or vera á hendi e-m, on one’s hands, of work or duty to be done; eindagi á fé, term, pay day, Grág. i. 140; ómagi (skylda, afvinna) á fé, of a burden or encumbrance, D. I. and Grág. in several passages.
    III. with a personal pronoun, sér, mér, honum …, denoting personal appearance, temper, character, look, or the like; vera þungr, léttr … á sér, to be heavy or light, either bodily or mentally; þungr á sér, corpulent, Sturl. i. 112; kátr ok léttr á sér, of a gay and light temper, Fms. x. 152; þat bragð hafði hann á sér, he looked as if, … the expression of his face was as though …, Ld., cp. the mod. phrase, hafa á sér svip, bragð, æði, sið, of one’s manner or personal appearance, to bear oneself as, or the like; skjótr (seinn) á fæti, speedy ( slow) of foot, Nj. 258.
    IV. as a periphrasis of the possessive pronoun connected with the limbs or parts of the body. In common Icel. such phrases as my hands, eyes, head … are hardly ever used, but höfuð, eyru, hár, nef, munnr, hendr, fætr … á mér; so ‘í’ is used of the internal parts, e. g. hjarta, bein … í mér; the eyes are regarded as inside the body, augun í honum: also without the possessive pronoun, or as a periphrasis for a genitive, brjóstið á e-m, one’s breast, Nj. 95, Edda 15; súrnar í augum, it smarts in my eyes, my eyes smart, Nj. 202; kviðinn á sér, its belly, 655 xxx. 5, Fms. vi. 350; hendr á henni, her hands, Gísl. (in a verse); í vörunum á honum, on his lips, Band. 14; ristin á honum, his step, Fms. viii. 141; harðr í tungu, sharp of tongue, Hallfred (Fs. 114); kalt (heitt) á fingrum, höndum, fótum …, cold ( warm) in the fingers, hands, feet …, i. e. with cold fingers, etc.; cp. also the phrase, verða vísa (orð) á munni, of extemporising verses or speeches, freq. in the Sagas; fastr á fótum, fast by the leg, of a bondsman, Nj. 27: of the whole body, díla fundu þeir á honum, 209. The pers. pron. is used only in solemn style (poetry, hymns, the Bible), and perhaps only when influenced by foreign languages, e. g. mitt hjarta hví svo hryggist þú, as a translation of ‘warumb betrübst du dich mein Herz?’ the famous hymn by Hans Sachs; instead of the popular hjartað í mér, Sl. 43, 44: hjartað mitt is only used as a term of endearment, as by a husband to his wife, parents to their child, or the like, in a metaphorical sense; the heart proper is ‘í mér,’ not ‘mitt.’
    2. of other things, and as a periphrasis of a genitive, of a part belonging to the whole, e. g. dyrr á husi = húsdyrr, at the house-doors; turn á kirkju = kirkju turn; stafn, skutr, segl, árar … á skipi, the stem, stern, sail … of a ship, Fms. ix. 135; blöð á lauk, á tré …, leaves of a leek, of a tree …, Fas. i. 469; egg á sverði = sverðs egg; stafr á bók; kjölr á bók, and in endless other instances.
    V. denoting instrumentality, by, on, or a-, by means of; afla fjár á hólmgöngum, to make money a-duelling, by means of duels, Eg. 498; á verkum sínum, to subsist on one’s own work, Njarð. 366: as a law term, sekjast á e-ju, to be convicted upon …, Grág. i. 123; sekst maðr þar á sínu eigini ( a man is guilty in re sua), ef hann tekr af þeim manni er heimild ( possessio) hefir til, ii. 191; falla á verkum sínum, to be killed flagranti delicto, v. above; fella e-n á bragði, by a sleight in wrestling; komast undan á flótta, to escape by flight, Eg. 11; á hlaupi, by one’s feet, by speed, Hkr. ii. 168; lifa á e-u, to feed on; bergja á e-u, to taste of a thing; svala sér á e-u, to quench the thirst on.
    VI. with subst. numerals; á þriðja tigi manna, up to thirty, i. e. from about twenty to thirty, Ld. 194; á öðru hundraði skipa, from one to two hundred sail strong, Fms. x. 126; á níunda tigi, between eighty and ninety years of age, Eg. 764, v. above: used as prep., á hendi, on one’s hand, i. e. bound to do it, v. hönd.
    VII. in more or less adverbial phrases it may often be translated in Engl. by a participle and a- prefixed; á lopti, aloft; á floti, afloat; á lífi, alive; á verðgangi, a-begging; á brautu, away; á baki, a-back, behind, past; á milli, a-tween; á laun, alone, secretly; á launungu, id.; á móti, against; á enda, at an end, gone; á huldu, hidden; fara á hæli, to go a-heel, i. e. backwards, Fms. vii. 70;—but in many cases these phrases are transl. by the Engl. partic. with a, which is then perh. a mere prefix, not a prep., á flugi, a-flying in the air, Nj. 79; vera á gangi, a-going; á ferli, to be about; á leiki, a-playing, Fms. i. 78; á sundi, a-swimming, ii. 27; á verði, a-watching, x. 201; á hrakningi, a-wandering; á reiki, a-wavering; á skjálfi, a-shivering; á-hleri, a-listening; á tali, a-talking, Ísl. ii. 200; á hlaupi, a-running, Hkr. ii. 268; á verki, a-working; á veiðum, a-hunting; á fiski, a-fishing; á beit, grazing: and as a law term it even means in flagranti, N. G. L. i. 348.
    VIII. used absolutely without a case in reference to the air or the weather, where ‘á’ is almost redundant; þoka var á mikil, a thick fog came on, Nj. 267; niðamyrkr var á, pitch darkness came on, Eg. 210; allhvast á norðan, a very strong breeze from the north, Fms. ix. 20; þá var á norðrænt, a north wind came on, 42, Ld. 56; hvaðan sem á er, from whatever point the wind is; var á hríð veðrs, a snow storm came on, Nj. 282; görði á regn, rain came on, Fms. vi. 394, xi. 35, Ld. 156.
    WITH ACC.
    A. Loc.
    I. denoting simple direction towards, esp. connected with verbs of motion, going, or the like; hann gékk á bergsnös, Eg. 389; á hamar, Fas. ii. 517.
    2. in phrases denoting direction; liggja á útborða, lying on the outside of the ship, Eg. 354; á annat borð skipinu, Fms. vii. 260; á bæði borð, on both sides of the ship, Nj. 124, Ld. 56; á tvær hliðar, on both sides, Fms. v. 73. Ísl. ii. 159; á hlið, sidewards; út á hlið, Nj. 262, Edda 44; á aðra hönd henni, Nj. 50, Ld. 46; höggva á tvær hendr, to hew or strike right and left, Ísl. ii. 368, Fas. i. 384, Fms. viii. 363, x. 383.
    3. upp á, upon; hann tók augu Þjaza ok kastaði upp á himin, Edda 47: with verbs denoting to look, see, horfa, sjá, líta, etc.; hann rak skygnur á land, he cast glances towards the land, Ld. 154.
    II. denoting direction with or without the idea of arriving:
    1. with verbs denoting to aim at; of a blow or thrust, stefna á fótinn, Nj. 84; spjótið stefnir á hann miðjan, 205: of the wind, gékk veðrit á vestr, the wind veered to west, Fms. ix. 28; sigla á haf, to stand out to sea, Hkr. i. 146, Fms. i. 39: with ‘út’ added, Eg. 390, Fms. x. 349.
    2. conveying the notion of arriving, or the intervening space being traversed; spjótið kom á miðjan skjöldinn, Eg. 379, Nj. 96, 97; langt upp á land, far up inland, Hkr. i. 146: to reach, taka ofan á belti, of the long locks of a woman, to reach down to the belt, Nj. 2; ofan á bringu, 48; á þa ofan, 91.
    III. without reference to the space traversed, connected with verbs denoting to go, turn, come, ride, sail, throw, or the like, motion of every kind; hann kastar honum á völlinn, he flings him down, Nj. 91; hlaupa á skip sitt, to leap on board his ship, 43; á hest, to mount quickly, Edda 75; á lend hestinum, Nj. 91; hann gengr á sáðland sitt, he walks on to his fields, 82: on, upon, komast á fætr, to get upon one’s legs, 92; ganga á land, to go a-shore, Fms. i. 40; ganga á þing, vii. 242, Grág. (often); á skóg, á merkr ok skóga, into a wood, Fb. i. 134, 257, Fms. xi. 118, Eg. 577, Nj. 130; fara á Finnmörk, to go travelling in Finmark, Fms. i. 8; koma, fara á bæ, to arrive at the farm-house; koma á veginn, Eg. 578; stíga á bát, skip, to go on board, 158; hann gékk upp á borg, he went up to the burg (castle), 717; en er þeir komu á loptriðið, 236; hrinda skipum á vatn, to float the ships down into the water, Fms. i. 58; reka austr á haf, to drift eastwards on the sea, x. 145; ríða ofan á, to ride down or over, Nj. 82.
    IV. in some cases the acc. is used where the dat. would be used, esp. with verbs denoting to see or hear, in such phrases as, þeir sá boða mikinn inn á fjörðinn, they saw great breakers away up in the bight of the firth, the acc. being due perhaps to a motion or direction of the eye or ear towards the object, Nj. 124; sá þeir fólkit á land, they saw the people in the direction of land, Fas. ii. 517: in phrases denoting to be placed, to sit, to be seated, the seat or bench is freq. in the acc. where the dat. would now be used; konungr var þar á land upp, the king was then up the country, the spectator or narrator is conceived as looking from the shore or sea-side, Nj. 46; sitja á miðjan bekk, to be seated on the middle bench, 50; skyldi konungs sæti vera á þann bekk … annat öndvegi var á hinn úæðra pall; hann setti konungs hásæti á miðjan þverpall, Fms. vi. 439, 440, cp. Fagrsk. l. c., Sturl. iii. 182; eru víða fjallbygðir upp á mörkina, in the mark or forest, Eg. 58; var þar mörk mikil á land upp, 229; mannsafnaðr er á land upp (viewed from the sea), Ld. 76; stóll var settr á mótið, Fas. i. 58; beiða fars á skip, to beg a passage, Grág. i. 90.
    V. denoting parts of the body; bíta e-n á barka, to bite one in the throat, Ísl. ii. 447; skera á háls, to cut the throat of any one, Nj. 156; brjóta e-n á háls, to break any one’s neck; brjóta e-n á bak, to break any one’s back, Fms. vii. 119; kalinn á kné, frozen to the knees with cold, Hm. 3.
    VI. denoting round; láta reipi á háls hesti, round his horse’s neck, 623. 33; leggja söðul á hest, Nj. 83; and ellipt., leggja á, to saddle; breiða feld á hofuð sér, to wrap a cloak over his head, 164; reyta á sik mosa, to gather moss to cover oneself with, 267; spenna hring á hönd, á fingr, Eg. 300.
    VII. denoting a burden; stela mat á tvá hesta, hey á fimtán hesta, i. e. a two, a fifteen horse load, Nj. 74: metaph., kjósa feigð á menn, to choose death upon them, i. e. doom them to death, Edda 22.
    B. TEMP.
    I. of a period of time, at, to; á morgun, to-morrow (í morgun now means the past morning, the morning of to-day), Ísl. ii. 333.
    II. if connected with the word day, ‘á’ is now used before a fixed or marked day, a day of the week, a feast day, or the like; á Laugardag, á Sunnudag …, on Saturday, Sunday, the Old Engl. a-Sunday, a-Monday, etc.; á Jóladaginn, Páskadaginn, on Yule and Easter-day; but in old writers more often used ellipt. Sunnudaginn, Jóladaginn …, by dropping the prep. ‘á,’ Fms. viii. 397, Grág. i. 18.
    III. connected with ‘dagr’ with the definite article suffixed, ‘á’ denotes a fixed, recurring period or season, in; á daginn, during the day-time, every day in turn, Grett. 91 A.
    IV. connected with ‘evening, morning, the seasons,’ with the article; á kveldit, every evening, Ld. 14; á sumarit, every summer, Vd. 128, where the new Ed. Fs. 51 reads sumrum; á haust, every autumn, Eg. 741 (perh. a misprint instead of á haustin or á haustum); á vetrinn, in the winter time, 710; á várit, every spring, Gþl. 347; the sing., however, is very rare in such cases, the old as well as mod. usage prefers the plur.; á nætrnar, by night, Nj. 210; á várin, Eg. 710; á sumrin, haustin, á morgnana, in the morning (á morgin, sing., means to-morrow); á kveldin, in the evening, only ‘dagr’ is used in sing., v. above (á daginn, not á dagana); but elliptically and by dropping the article, Icelanders say, kveld og morgna, nótt og dag, vetr sumar vor og haust, in the same sense as those above mentioned.
    V. denoting duration, the article is dropped in the negative phrase, aldri á sinn dag, never during one’s life; aldri á mína daga, never in my life, Bjarn. 8, where a possess. pron. is put between noun and prep., but this phrase is very rare. Such phrases as, á þann dag, that day, and á þenna dag, Stj. 12, 655 xxx. 2. 20, are unclassical.
    VI. á dag without article can only be used in a distributive sense, e. g. tvisvar á dag, twice a-day; this use is at present freq. in Icel., yet instances from old writers are not on record.
    VII. denoting a movement onward in time, such as, liðið á nótt, dag, kveld, morgun, sumar, vetr, vár, haust (or nóttina, daginn …), jól, páska, föstu, or the like, far on in the night, day …, Edda 33; er á leið vetrinn, when the winter was well on, as the winter wore on, Nj. 126; cp. áliðinn: also in the phrase, hniginn á inn efra aldr, well stricken in years, Ld. 68.
    C. Metaph. and in various relations:
    I. somewhat metaphorically, denoting an act only (not the place); fara á fund, á vit e-s, to call for one, Eg. 140; koma á ræðu við e-n, to come to a parley with, to speak, 173; ganga á tal, Nj. 103; skora á hólm, to challenge to a duel on an island; koma á grið, to enter into a service, to be domiciled, Grág. i. 151; fara á veiðar, to go a-hunting, Fms. i. 8.
    β. generally denoting on, upon, in, to; bjóða vöxtu á féit, to offer interest on the money, Grág. i. 198; ganga á berhögg, to come to blows, v. berhögg; fá á e-n, to make an impression upon one, Nj. 79; ganga á vápn e-s, to throw oneself on an enemy’s weapon, meet him face to face, Rd. 310; ganga á lagið, to press on up the spear-shaft after it has passed through one so as to get near one’s foe, i. e. to avail oneself of the last chance; bera fé á e-n, to bribe, Nj. 62; bera öl á e-n, to make drunk, Fas. i. 13; snúinn á e-t, inclined to, Fms. x. 142; sammælast á e-t, to agree upon, Nj. 86; sættast, verða sáttr á e-t, in the same sense, to come to an agreement, settlement, or atonement, 78, Edda 15, Eb. 288, Ld. 50, Fms. i. 279; ganga á mála, to serve for pay as a soldier, Nj. 121; ganga á vald e-s, to put oneself in his power, 267; ganga á sætt, to break an agreement; vega á veittar trygðir, to break truce, Grág. ii. 169.
    II. denoting in regard to, in respect to:
    1. of colour, complexion, the hue of the hair, or the like; hvítr, jarpr, dökkr … á hár, having white, brown, or dark … hair, Ísl. ii. 190, Nj. 39; svartr á brún ok brá, dark of brow and eyebrow; dökkr á hörund, id., etc.
    2. denoting skill, dexterity; hagr á tré, a good carpenter; hagr á járn, málm, smíðar …, an expert worker in iron, metals …, Eg. 4; fimr á boga, good at the bow: also used of mastership in science or arts, meistari á hörpuslátt, a master in striking the harp, Fas. iii. 220; fræðimaðr á kvæði, knowing many poems by heart, Fms. vi. 391; fræðimaðr á landnámssögur ok forna fræði, a learned scholar in histories and antiquities (of Are Frode), Ísl. ii. 189; mikill á íþrótt, skilful in an art, Edda (pref.) 148; but dat. in the phrase, kunna (vel) á skíðum, to be a cunning skater, Fms. i. 9, vii. 120.
    3. denoting dimensions; á hæð, lengd, breidd, dýpt …, in the heighth, length, breadth, depth …, Eg. 277; á hvern veg, on each side, Edda 41 (square miles); á annan veg, on the one side, Grág. i. 89.
    β. the phrase, á sik, in regard to oneself, vel (illa) á sik kominn, of a fine ( ugly) appearance, Ld. 100, Fas. iii. 74.
    III. denoting instrumentality; bjargast á sínar hendr, to live on the work of one’s own hands, (á sínar spýtur is a mod. phrase in the same sense); (vega) á skálir, pundara, to weigh in scales, Grág. ii. 370; at hann hefði tvá pundara, ok hefði á hinn meira keypt en á hinn minna selt, of a man using two scales, a big one for buying and a little one for selling, Sturl. i. 91; á sinn kostnað, at one’s own expense; nefna e-n á nafn, by name, Grág. i. 17, etc. The Icel. also say, spinna á rokk, snældu, to spin on or with a rock or distaff; mala á kvern, to grind in a ‘querne,’ where Edda 73 uses dat.; esp. of musical instruments, syngja, leika á hljóðfæri, hörpu, gígju …; in the old usage, leika hörpu …, Stj. 458.
    IV. denoting the manner or way of doing:
    1. á þessa lund, in this wise, Grág. ii. 22; á marga vega, á alla, ymsa vega, in many, all, respects, Fms. i. 114; á sitt hóf, in its turn, respectively, Ld. 136, where the context shews that the expression answers to the Lat. mutatis mutandis; á Þýðersku, after German fashion, Sks. 288.
    2. esp. of language; mæla, rita á e-a tungu, to speak, write in a tongue; á Írsku, in Irish, Ld. 76; Norrænu, in Norse, Eb. 330, Vm. 35; a Danska tungu, in Danish, i. e. Scandinavian, Norse, or Icelandic, Grág. i. 18; á Vára tungu, i. e. in Icelandic, 181; rita á Norræna tungu, to write in Norse, Hkr. (pref.), Bs. i. 59:—at present, dat. is sometimes used.
    3. in some phrases the acc. is used instead of the dat.; hann sýndi á sik mikit gaman, Fms. x. 329; hann lét ekki á sik finna, he shewed no sign of motion, Nj. 111; skaltú önga fáleika á þik gera (Cod. Kalf.), 14.
    V. used in a distributive sense; skal mörk kaupa gæzlu á kú, eðr oxa fim vetra gamlan, a mark for every cow, Grág. i. 147; alin á hvert hross, 442; á mann, per man (now freq.): cp. also á dag above, lit. B.
    VI. connected with nouns,
    1. prepositional; á hendr (with dat.), against; á hæla, at heel, close behind; á bak, at back, i. e. past, after; á vit (with gen.), towards.
    2. adverbially; á braut, away, abroad; á víxl, in turns; á mis, amiss; á víð ok dreif, a-wide and a-drift, i. e. dispersedly.
    3. used almost redundantly before the following prep.; á eptir, after, behind; á undan, in front of; á meðal, á milli, among; á mót, against; á við, about, alike; á frá (cp. Swed. ifrån), from (rare); á fyrir = fyrir, Haustl. 1; á hjá, beside (rare); á fram, a-head, forwards; á samt, together; ávalt = of allt, always: following a prep., upp á, upon; niðr á, down upon; ofan á, eptir á, post eventum, (temp.) á eptir is loc., id., etc.
    VII. connected with many transitive verbs, answering to the Lat. ad- or in-, in composition, in many cases periphrastically for an objective case. The prep. generally follows after the verb, instead of being prefixed to it as in Lat., and answers to the Engl. on, to; heita kalla, hrópa á, to call on; heyra, hlusta, hlyða á, to hearken to, listen to; hyggja, hugsa á, to think on; minna á, to remind; sjá, líta, horfa, stara, mæna, glápa, koma auga … á, to look on; girnast á, to wish for; trúa á, to believe on; skora á, to call on any one to come out, challenge; kæra á, to accuse; heilsa á, to greet; herja, ganga, ríða, hlaupa, ráða … á, to fall on, attack, cp. ágangr, áreið, áhlaup; ljúga á, to tell lies of, to slander; telja á, to carp at; ausa, tala, hella, kasta, verpa … á, to pour, throw on; ríða, bera, dreifa á, to sprinkle on; vanta, skorta á, to fall short of; ala á, to plead, beg; leggja á, to throw a spell on, lay a saddle on; hætta á, to venture on; gizka á, to guess at; kveða á, to fix on, etc.: in a reciprocal sense, haldast á, of mutual strife; sendast á, to exchange presents; skrifast á, to correspond (mod.); kallast á, to shout mutually; standast á, to coincide, so as to be just opposite one another, etc.
    2.
    f. [Lat. aqua; Goth. ahva; Hel. aha; A. S. eâ; O. H. G. aha, owa; cp. Germ. ach and aue; Fr. eau, eaux; Engl. Ax-, Ex-, etc., in names of places; Swed.-Dan. å; the Scandinavians absorb the hu, so that only a single vowel or diphthong remains of the whole word]:—a river. The old form in nom. dat. acc. sing. is , v. the introduction to A, page 1, Bs. i. 333 sq., where ́n, ́ (acc.), and ́na; so also Greg. 677; the old fragm. of Grág. ii. 222, 223, new Ed. In the Kb. of the Edda the old form occurs twice, viz. page 75, ́na (acc.), (but two lines below, ána), í ́nni (dat.) The old form also repeatedly occurs in the Kb. and Sb. of the Grág., e. g. ii. 266, 267: gen. sing. ár; nom. pl. ár, gen. á contracted, dat. ám, obsolete form ́m; Edda 43, Eg. 80, 99, 133, 185: proverbs, at ósi skal á stemma, answering to the Lat. principiis obsta, Edda 60; hér kemr á til sæfar, here the river runs into the sea, metaph. = this is the very end, seems to have been a favourite ending of old poems; it is recorded in the Húsdrápa and the Norðsetadrápa, v. Edda 96, Skálda 198; cp. the common saying, oil vötn renna til sævar, ‘all waters run into the sea.’ Rivers with glacier water are in Icel. called Hvítá, White river, or Jökulsá: Hitá, Hot river, from a hot spring, opp. to Kaldá, v. Landn.: others take a name from the fish in them, as Laxá, Lax or Salmon river (freq.); Örriða á, etc.: a tributary river is þverá, etc.: ár in the Njála often means the great rivers Ölfusá and Þjórsá in the south of Iceland. Áin helga, a river in Sweden, Hkr. ii: á is also suffixed to the names of foreign rivers, Tempsá = Thames; Dóná, Danube (Germ. Don-au), (mod.), etc. Vide Edda (Gl.) 116, 117, containing the names of over a hundred North-English and Scottish rivers.
    COMPDS: áráll, árbakki, árbrot, ardjúp, árfarvegr, árfors, árgljúfr, árhlutr, ármegin, árminni, ármót, áróss, árreki, árstraumr, árströnd, árvað, árvegr, árvöxtr.

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