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reach [ri:t∫]1. noun( = accessibility) within reach à portée2. plural noun• further to the north, there are great reaches of forest plus au nord, il y a de grandes étendues de forêt• the upper/lower reaches of the river le cours supérieur/inférieur de la rivière( = get as far as) [+ place, age, goal] atteindre ; [+ agreement, conclusion, compromise, decision] parvenir à• when we reached him he was dead quand nous sommes arrivés auprès de lui, il était mortb. ( = stretch out hand) tendre le bras• he reached up to get the book from the shelf il a levé le bras pour atteindre le livre sur le rayon* * *[riːtʃ] 1.noun portée fbeyond ou out of reach — hors de portée
2.within easy reach of — à proximité de [shops, facility]
reaches plural noun3.the upper/lower reaches — ( of society) les échelons mpl les plus hauts/les plus bas; ( of river) la partie supérieure/inférieure
transitive verb1) ( arrive at) [person, train, river] atteindre [place, person]; [sound, news, letter] parvenir à [person, place]the message took three days to reach Paris — le message a mis trois jours pour arriver jusqu'à Paris
2) ( attain) atteindre [age, level]matters reached a point where... — les choses en sont arrivées à un point où...
3) ( come to) arriver à [decision, understanding, conclusion]to reach a verdict — Law rendre un verdict
4) ( by stretching) atteindre [object, shelf, switch]5) ( contact) joindre6) ( make impact on) toucher [audience, market]7) (in height, length) arriver à [floor, ceiling]4.1) ( stretch)to reach up/down — lever/baisser le bras
2) ( extend)to reach (up/down) to — arriver jusqu'à
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