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1 gloire

gloire [glwaʀ]

feminine noun

   a. ( = renommée) fame ; [de vedette] stardom

• être au sommet de la gloire to be at the height of one's fame

• elle a eu son heure de gloire she has had her hour of glory

• faire la gloire de qn to make sb famous

• ce n'est pas la gloire (inf) it's nothing to write home about (inf)

   b. ( = mérite) (faire qch) pour la gloire (to do sth) for the glory of it

• s'attribuer toute la gloire de qch to give o.s. all the credit for sth

• tirer gloire de qch to revel in sth

   c. ( = louange) praise

• gloire à Dieu praise be to God

• poème à la gloire de qn/qch poem in praise of sb/sth

• célébrer or chanter la gloire de qn/qch to sing the praises of sb/sth

   d. (personne = célébrité) celebrity

• cette pièce est la gloire du musée this piece is the pride of the museum

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glwaʀ
nom féminin

1) ( renom) glory, fame

c'est ce qui a fait leur gloire — that's what made them famous

faire quelque chose pour la gloire — to do something (just) for the sake of it

2) ( hommage)

gloire à Dieu! — glory be to God

rendre gloire à quelqu'un/au courage de quelqu'un — to pay tribute to somebody/to somebody's courage

3) ( sujet de fierté)

tirer gloire de — to pride oneself on

4) ( personne) celebrity; ( dans le monde du spectacle) star

5) ( splendeur) glory

le Christ en gloire — Art Christ in majesty

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ɡlwaʀ nf
1) (= grand renom acquis par des actes remarquables) glory

la gloire de la France — the glory of France

se couvrir de gloire — to cover o.s. with glory

au sommet de sa gloire (poète, auteur) — at the height of his fame

l'amour, la gloire, l'argent — love, fame, money

2) (= personne) celebrity

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gloire nf

1 ( renom) glory, fame; la gloire militaire military glory; la gloire littéraire literary fame; la gloire et la fortune fame and fortune; se couvrir de gloire to cover oneself with glory; chercher la gloire to seek fame; c'est ce qui a fait leur gloire that's what made them famous; avoir or connaître son heure de gloire to have one's hour of glory;

2 ( mérite) credit; s'attribuer la gloire de qch to take the credit for sth; faire qch pour la gloire to do sth (just) for the sake of it;

3 ( hommage) glory, praise; gloire à Dieu! glory be to God, praise the Lord!; monument à la gloire de qn monument to the glory of sb; rendre gloire à qn/au courage de qn to pay tribute to sb/to sb's courage, to praise sb/sb's courage;

4 ( sujet de fierté) tirer gloire de qch/de faire qch to pride oneself on sth/on doing sth;

5 ( personne) celebrity; ( dans le monde du spectacle) star; les gloires locales hum the local worthies○;

6 ( splendeur) glory; la gloire de la Grèce the glory of Greece; dans toute leur gloire in all their glory;

7 Art ( auréole) le Christ en gloire Christ in majesty.

[glwar] nom féminin

1. [renom] fame

connaître la gloire to find fame

au faîte ou sommet de sa gloire at the height ou pinnacle of his fame

ne t'attends pas à être payé, on fait ça pour la gloire don't expect payment, we're doing it for love

2. [mérite] glory, credit

toute la gloire vous en revient the credit is all yours

se faire gloire de to boast about

c'est pas la gloire (familier) it's not exactly brilliant

3. [éloge] praise

écrit à la gloire de... written in praise of...

rendre gloire au courage de quelqu'un to praise somebody's courage

gloire à Dieu praise be to ou glory to God

4. [personne] celebrity

5. ART [auréole] aureole

[ciel décoré] glory

6. RELIGION glory

le séjour de gloire the Kingdom of Glory

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > gloire
2 Ч-206

ЧУТЬ ЛИ HE... ЕДВА ЛИ HE... (Particle these forms only foil. by NP, AdjP, or AdvP)
1. Also: ЧУТЬ ЧТО HE... obs almost but not quite or entirely

almost
nearly practically virtually (in limited contexts) barely just about.
Их первую встречу (летом 56 года) Чернышевский спустя чуть ли не тридцать лет (когда писал и о Некрасове) вспоминал со знакомой нам уже детальностью... (Набоков 1). Their first meeting (summer 1856) was recalled almost thirty years later by Chernyshevski (when he also wrote about Nekrasov) with his familiar wealth of detail... (1a).

...В те далёкие, незлопамятные времена чудеса происходили чуть ли не каждый день (Искандер 5)....In those far-off, forgiving times miracles took place nearly every day (5a).

Слава Голубев соскочил на перрон чуть ли не первым... (Черненок 2). Slava Golubyov was practically the first to jump down to the platform... (2a).

Он (Сталин) и теперь... представляет себя чуть ли не инициатором и вдохновителем ленинских решений (Рыбаков 2). Even now...he (Stalin) presented himself virtually as the initiator and inspirer of Lenin's decisions (2a).

Как-то так случилось, что с семьёй Ефима Петровича он расстался чуть ли не тринадцати лет, перейдя в одну из московских гимназий и на пансион к какому-то опытному и знаменитому тогда педагогу... (Достоевский 1)....It somehow happened that he parted from Yefim Petrovich's family when he was barely thirteen, passing on to one of the Moscow secondary schools and boarding with a certain experienced and then-famous pedagogue... (1a).

Собрание ленинградских писателей вёл приехавший из Москвы Константин Симонов... Был он в зените славы... Любимец публики и сталинский любимец, многократно осыпанный Сталинскими премиями и орденами. Да к тому же ещё чуть ли не герой войны (Войнович 1). ( context transl) The meeting of the Leningrad writers was run by Konstantin Simonov, who had come from Moscow....He was at the height of his fame....The darling of the public as well as of Stalin, he had been heaped with prizes and decorations. And, on top of that, he was something of a war hero (1a).

2. apparently, it seems

possibly
perhaps must (+ infin) most likely.
...Они возмечтали, что счастье принадлежит им по праву и что никто не в силах отнять его у них. Победа над Наполеоном ещё более утвердила их в этом мнении, и едва ли не в эту самую эпоху сложилась знаменитая пословица: шапками закидаем! - которая впоследствии долгое время служила девизом глуповских подвигов на поле брани (Салтыков-Щедрин 1)____They started dreaming that happiness belonged to them by right and that no one had the power to take it away from them. The victory over Napoleon convinced them of this opinion still more firmly. The famous saying "It's in the bag!"-which afterwards served for a long time as the motto for Foolovian exploits on the field of battle-must have arisen in this period (1a).

...Действительная причина его увольнения заключалась едва ли не в том, что он был когда-то в Гатчине истопником... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1)....The real reason for his dismissal most likely lay in the fact that he had at one time been a stoker in Gatchina... (1b).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Ч-206
3 едва ли не...

• ЧУТЬ ЛИ HE...; ЕДВА ЛИ HE...

[Particle; these forms only; foll. by NP, AdjP, or AdvP]

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1. Also: ЧУТЬ ЧТО HE... obs almost but not quite or entirely:

- almost;

- nearly;

- practically;

- virtually;

- [in limited contexts] barely;

- just about.

     ♦ Их первую встречу (летом 56 года) Чернышевский спустя чуть ли не тридцать лет (когда писал и о Некрасове) вспоминал со знакомой нам уже детальностью... (Набоков 1). Their first meeting (summer 1856) was recalled almost thirty years later by Chemyshevski (when he also wrote about Nekrasov) with his familiar wealth of detail... (1a).

     ♦...В те далёкие, незлопамятные времена чудеса происходили чуть ли не каждый день (Искандер 5)....In those far-off, forgiving times miracles took place nearly every day (5a).

     ♦ Слава Голубев соскочил на перрон чуть ли не первым... (Чернёнок 2). Slava Golubyov was practically the first to jump down to the platform... (2a).

     ♦ Он [Сталин] и теперь... представляет себя чуть ли не инициатором и вдохновителем ленинских решений (Рыбаков 2). Even now...he [Stalin] presented himself virtually as the initiator and inspirer of Lenin's decisions (2a).

     ♦...Как-то так случилось, что с семьёй Ефима Петровича он расстался чуть ли не тринадцати лет, перейдя в одну из московских гимназий и на пансион к какому-то опытному и знаменитому тогда педагогу... (Достоевский 1)....It somehow happened that he parted from Yefim Petrovich's family when he was barely thirteen, passing on to one of the Moscow secondary schools and boarding with a certain experienced and then-famous pedagogue... (1a).

     ♦ Собрание ленинградских писателей вёл приехавший из Москвы Константин Симонов... Был он в зените славы... Любимец публики и сталинский любимец, многократно осыпанный Сталинскими премиями и орденами. Да к тому же ещё чуть ли не герой войны (Войнович 1). [context transl] The meeting of the Leningrad writers was run by Konstantin Simonov, who had come from Moscow....He was at the height of his fame....The darling of the public as well as of Stalin, he had been heaped with prizes and decorations. And, on top of that, he was something of a war hero (1a).

2. apparently, it seems:

- possibly;

- perhaps;

- must [+ infin];

-

⇒ most likely.

     ♦...Они возмечтали, что счастье принадлежит им по праву и что никто не в силах отнять его у них. Победа над Наполеоном ещё более утвердила их в этом мнении, и едва ли не в эту самую эпоху сложилась знаменитая пословица: шапками закидаем! - которая впоследствии долгое время служила девизом глуповских подвигов на поле брани (Салтыков-Щедрин 1) They started dreaming that happiness belonged to them by right and that no one had the power to take it away from them. The victory over Napoleon convinced them of this opinion still more firmly. The famous saying "It's in the bag!"-which afterwards served for a long time as the motto for Foolovian exploits on the field of battle - must have arisen in this period (1a).

     ♦...Действительная причина его увольнения заключалась едва ли не в том, что он был когда-то в Гатчине истопником... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1)....The real reason for his dismissal most likely lay in the fact that he had at one time been a stoker in Gatchina... (1b).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > едва ли не...
4 чуть ли не...

• ЧУТЬ ЛИ HE...; ЕДВА ЛИ HE...

[Particle; these forms only; foll. by NP, AdjP, or AdvP]

=====

1. Also: ЧУТЬ ЧТО HE... obs almost but not quite or entirely:

- almost;

- nearly;

- practically;

- virtually;

- [in limited contexts] barely;

- just about.

     ♦ Их первую встречу (летом 56 года) Чернышевский спустя чуть ли не тридцать лет (когда писал и о Некрасове) вспоминал со знакомой нам уже детальностью... (Набоков 1). Their first meeting (summer 1856) was recalled almost thirty years later by Chemyshevski (when he also wrote about Nekrasov) with his familiar wealth of detail... (1a).

     ♦...В те далёкие, незлопамятные времена чудеса происходили чуть ли не каждый день (Искандер 5)....In those far-off, forgiving times miracles took place nearly every day (5a).

     ♦ Слава Голубев соскочил на перрон чуть ли не первым... (Чернёнок 2). Slava Golubyov was practically the first to jump down to the platform... (2a).

     ♦ Он [Сталин] и теперь... представляет себя чуть ли не инициатором и вдохновителем ленинских решений (Рыбаков 2). Even now...he [Stalin] presented himself virtually as the initiator and inspirer of Lenin's decisions (2a).

     ♦...Как-то так случилось, что с семьёй Ефима Петровича он расстался чуть ли не тринадцати лет, перейдя в одну из московских гимназий и на пансион к какому-то опытному и знаменитому тогда педагогу... (Достоевский 1)....It somehow happened that he parted from Yefim Petrovich's family when he was barely thirteen, passing on to one of the Moscow secondary schools and boarding with a certain experienced and then-famous pedagogue... (1a).

     ♦ Собрание ленинградских писателей вёл приехавший из Москвы Константин Симонов... Был он в зените славы... Любимец публики и сталинский любимец, многократно осыпанный Сталинскими премиями и орденами. Да к тому же ещё чуть ли не герой войны (Войнович 1). [context transl] The meeting of the Leningrad writers was run by Konstantin Simonov, who had come from Moscow....He was at the height of his fame....The darling of the public as well as of Stalin, he had been heaped with prizes and decorations. And, on top of that, he was something of a war hero (1a).

2. apparently, it seems:

- possibly;

- perhaps;

- must [+ infin];

-

⇒ most likely.

     ♦...Они возмечтали, что счастье принадлежит им по праву и что никто не в силах отнять его у них. Победа над Наполеоном ещё более утвердила их в этом мнении, и едва ли не в эту самую эпоху сложилась знаменитая пословица: шапками закидаем! - которая впоследствии долгое время служила девизом глуповских подвигов на поле брани (Салтыков-Щедрин 1) They started dreaming that happiness belonged to them by right and that no one had the power to take it away from them. The victory over Napoleon convinced them of this opinion still more firmly. The famous saying "It's in the bag!"-which afterwards served for a long time as the motto for Foolovian exploits on the field of battle - must have arisen in this period (1a).

     ♦...Действительная причина его увольнения заключалась едва ли не в том, что он был когда-то в Гатчине истопником... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1)....The real reason for his dismissal most likely lay in the fact that he had at one time been a stoker in Gatchina... (1b).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > чуть ли не...
5 чуть что не...

• ЧУТЬ ЛИ HE...; ЕДВА ЛИ HE...

[Particle; these forms only; foll. by NP, AdjP, or AdvP]

=====

1. Also: ЧУТЬ ЧТО HE... obs almost but not quite or entirely:

- almost;

- nearly;

- practically;

- virtually;

- [in limited contexts] barely;

- just about.

     ♦ Их первую встречу (летом 56 года) Чернышевский спустя чуть ли не тридцать лет (когда писал и о Некрасове) вспоминал со знакомой нам уже детальностью... (Набоков 1). Their first meeting (summer 1856) was recalled almost thirty years later by Chemyshevski (when he also wrote about Nekrasov) with his familiar wealth of detail... (1a).

     ♦...В те далёкие, незлопамятные времена чудеса происходили чуть ли не каждый день (Искандер 5)....In those far-off, forgiving times miracles took place nearly every day (5a).

     ♦ Слава Голубев соскочил на перрон чуть ли не первым... (Чернёнок 2). Slava Golubyov was practically the first to jump down to the platform... (2a).

     ♦ Он [Сталин] и теперь... представляет себя чуть ли не инициатором и вдохновителем ленинских решений (Рыбаков 2). Even now...he [Stalin] presented himself virtually as the initiator and inspirer of Lenin's decisions (2a).

     ♦...Как-то так случилось, что с семьёй Ефима Петровича он расстался чуть ли не тринадцати лет, перейдя в одну из московских гимназий и на пансион к какому-то опытному и знаменитому тогда педагогу... (Достоевский 1)....It somehow happened that he parted from Yefim Petrovich's family when he was barely thirteen, passing on to one of the Moscow secondary schools and boarding with a certain experienced and then-famous pedagogue... (1a).

     ♦ Собрание ленинградских писателей вёл приехавший из Москвы Константин Симонов... Был он в зените славы... Любимец публики и сталинский любимец, многократно осыпанный Сталинскими премиями и орденами. Да к тому же ещё чуть ли не герой войны (Войнович 1). [context transl] The meeting of the Leningrad writers was run by Konstantin Simonov, who had come from Moscow....He was at the height of his fame....The darling of the public as well as of Stalin, he had been heaped with prizes and decorations. And, on top of that, he was something of a war hero (1a).

2. apparently, it seems:

- possibly;

- perhaps;

- must [+ infin];

-

⇒ most likely.

     ♦...Они возмечтали, что счастье принадлежит им по праву и что никто не в силах отнять его у них. Победа над Наполеоном ещё более утвердила их в этом мнении, и едва ли не в эту самую эпоху сложилась знаменитая пословица: шапками закидаем! - которая впоследствии долгое время служила девизом глуповских подвигов на поле брани (Салтыков-Щедрин 1) They started dreaming that happiness belonged to them by right and that no one had the power to take it away from them. The victory over Napoleon convinced them of this opinion still more firmly. The famous saying "It's in the bag!"-which afterwards served for a long time as the motto for Foolovian exploits on the field of battle - must have arisen in this period (1a).

     ♦...Действительная причина его увольнения заключалась едва ли не в том, что он был когда-то в Гатчине истопником... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1)....The real reason for his dismissal most likely lay in the fact that he had at one time been a stoker in Gatchina... (1b).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > чуть что не...
6 verse

verse

► verbo pronominal

1 (ser visto) to be seen

■ aquí dentro no se ve nada you can't see a thing in here

■ no se ve el coche I can't see the car

2 (con alguien) to meet, see each other

3 (en una situación etc) to find oneself, be

■ se vio en un apuro he was in a fix

4 (imaginarse) to imagine oneself

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1. VERBO PRONOMINAL

1) (reflexivo) to see o.s.

no quiere verse en el espejo — she doesn't want to see herself in the mirror

se vio reflejado en el espejo — he saw his reflection in the mirror

2) (recíproco) (=saludarse, visitarse) to see each other; (=citarse) to meet

ahora apenas nos vemos — we hardly see (anything of) each other nowadays

¡luego nos vemos! — see you later!

¡nos estamos viendo! — (LAm) see you (later)!

quedamos en vernos en la estación — we arranged to meet at the station

• verse con algn — to see sb

3) (=percibirse)

desde aquí no se ve — you can't see it from here

se le veía mucho en el parque — he was often to be seen in the park

se le veían las bragas — you could see her knickers

no se ha visto un lío parecido — you never saw such a mess

¿cuándo se vio nada igual? — have you ever seen anything like it!

• es digno de verse — it's worth seeing

•¡ habráse visto! — *of all the cheek! *, well I like that!

• eso ya se verá — that remains to be seen

4) (=mirar)

véase la página 9 — see page 9

5) (=notarse)

- ahora estoy muy feliz -ya se ve — "I'm very happy now" - "I can see that"

se ve que no tiene idea de informática — he obviously hasn't got a clue about computers

se ve que sí — so it seems

¡qué se vean los forzudos! — let's see how tough you are!

6) (=imaginarse) to see o.s., imagine o.s.

yo ya me veía en la cárcel — I could see myself going to jail

7) (LAm)
* (=parecer) to look
te ves divina — you look wonderful

te ves cansado — you look tired

te vas a ver precioso así — you'll look lovely like that

8) (=estar, encontrarse) to find o.s., be

verse en un apuro — to find o.s. o be in a jam *

se veía en la cumbre de la fama — he was at the height of his fame

9) vérselas

me las vi y me las deseé para hacerlo — *it was a real sweat to get it done *, it was a tough job to get it done *

• vérselas con algn, tendrá que vérselas con mi abogado — he'll have my solicitor to deal with

2. SUSTANTIVO MASCULINO

1) (=aspecto)

de buen ver — good-looking

tener buen ver — to be good-looking

2) (=opinión)

a mi ver — as I see it, the way I see it

* * *

Del verbo versar: ( conjugate versar)

versé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

verse es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
versar
verse
versar verbo intransitivo versar sobre, to be about
■verse verbo reflexivo
1 (con alguien) to meet: nos vimos esta mañana, we met this morning
se ven los sábados, they see each other on Saturdays
2 fam (como despedida) ¡nos vemos!, see you!
3 (en un problema, una tesitura) to find oneself: se vieron obligados a aplazar la reunión, they had no choice but to postpone the meeting
' verse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cancionero
- copla
- distinguir
- estrofa
- hasta
- trova
- versículo
- versificar
- verso
- apuro
- digno
- precisado
- ver
English:
catch up
- oblige
- reduce
- verse
- catch
- embroil
- face
- remain
- see
- show
- suffer
- threat
- v

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vpr

1. (como reflexivo) [mirarse, imaginarse] to see oneself;

verse en el espejo to see oneself in the mirror;

yo me veo más gordo I think I've put on weight;

ya me veo cargando el camión yo solo I can see myself having to load the Br lorry o US truck on my own

2. (como impersonal, pasivo) [percibirse]
desde aquí se ve el mar you can see the sea from here;

somos muy felices – eso ya se ve we're very happy – you can see that o you can tell;

se te ve más joven/contenta you look younger/happier;

¿se me ve algo? [¿se transparenta?] is my underwear showing through?;

¡se ve cada cosa en esta oficina! it all happens in this office!;

por lo que se ve apparently;

véase [en textos] see

3. (como recíproco) [citarse, encontrarse] to meet, to see each other;

nos vimos en Navidad we met o saw each other at Christmas;

nos vemos muy a menudo we see a lot of each other;

¿a qué hora nos vemos? when shall we meet?;

hace mucho que no nos vemos we haven't seen each other for a long time;

¡nos vemos! see you!

4. (como auxiliar) [ser]
los impuestos se verán incrementados en un 2 por ciento taxes will be increased by 2 percent

5. [hallarse] to find oneself;

si te ves en un apuro, llámame if you find yourself in trouble, call me;

se vio forzado a dimitir he was forced to resign

6. [enfrentarse]
vérselas con algo/alguien: Argentina se las verá con México en la semifinal Argentina will clash with o meet Mexico in the semifinals;

hubo de vérselas con todo tipo de adversidades she came up against o met (with) all kinds of adversity;

si busca bronca tendrá que vérselas conmigo if he's looking for trouble, he'll have to reckon with me;

Comp

vérselas y deseárselas para hacer algo to have a real struggle doing sth

♦ interj
RP
¿viste?, ¿vio? you see?, know what I mean?;

prefiero el vino, ¿vio? I prefer wine, actually;

cambié de idea, ¿viste? I changed my mind, you see

* * *

verse

v/r

1 see o.s.;

véase abajo see below

2 ( encontrarse) see one another;

verse con alguien see s.o., date s.o.

3 locuciones

:

¡habráse visto! would you believe it!;

¡se las verá conmigo! fam he’ll have me to deal with!;

se las vieron y desearon para salir del país they had a tough time getting out of the country

IV m

1( aspecto)

:

de buen verse good-looking

2

:

a mi/tu verse as I/ you see it, in my/ your opinion

* * *

vr

1) hallarse: to find oneself

2) parecer: to look, to appear

3) encontrarse: to see each other, to meet

ver nm

1) : looks pl, appearance

2) : opinion

a mi ver: in my view

* * *

verse vb

1. (encontrarse con) to meet [pt. & pp. met] / to see each other [pt. saw; pp. seen]

nos vemos a las ocho, ¿vale? I'll meet you at eight o'clock, OK?

nos vemos bastante a menudo we see each other quite often

2. (estar) to be

se vieron obligados a abandonar el edificio they were forced to leave the building

se ve que... it's clear that... / obviously

se ve que te han cuidado mucho they've obviously taken good care of you

vérselas con alguien to have it out with someone

Spanish-English dictionary > verse
7 toppunkt

height

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( højeste punkt) summit;

(vinkels etc) vertex (pl vertices);

(fig) height ( fx it is the height of folly (, impudence, madness, happiness); at the height of his career (, fame, power)), peak,

F pinnacle ( fx reach the pinnacle of one's career);

(se også højdepunkt).

Danish-English dictionary > toppunkt
8 cumbre

adj.

1 summit.

2 peak, pinnacle (punto culminante).

3 summit (conference) (politics).

f.

summit, peak, hilltop, acme.

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cumbre

► nombre femenino

1 (de montaña) summit, top

2 figurado (culminación) pinnacle

3 (reunión) summit conference, summit meeting

* * *

noun f.

height, peak, summit, top

* * *

1.

SF (Geog) summit, top; (fig) top, height

conferencia en la cumbre — (Pol) summit, summit conference

está en la cumbre de su poderío — he is at the height of his power

hacer cumbre — to make it to the top

2.

ADJ INV

conferencia cumbre — summit conference

momento cumbre — culminating point

es su libro cumbre — it's his most important book

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femenino

1)

a) ( de montaña) top

b) ( apogeo) height

en la cumbre del éxito — at the height of his success

2) (Pol) summit (meeting)

3) (como adj inv)

su novela cumbre — his most outstanding novel

el momento cumbre — ( de carrera) the peak; (de película, novela) the high point

* * *

= pinnacle, summit, peak, crest.

Ex. There are, it is assumed, 'high' and 'low' forms of culture, especially in the field of the creative arts which are conceived of as somehow the pinnacle and foremost end of human life.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Getting to the summit: how do you get there from here? A climber's guide to consortium formation'.

Ex. Rob's death came as he neared the culmination of a personal quest to climb the highest peaks on each of the seven continents.

Ex. In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.

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* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.

* alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* cumbre de la colina = hilltop.

* cumbre de la fama, la = pinnacle of renown, the, pinnacle of fame, the.

* cumbre del éxito, la = pinnacle of success, the.

* Cumbre Iberoamericana, la = Ibero-American Summit, the.

* Cumbre Mundial sobre la Sociedad de la Información = World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).

* en la cumbre = at the top of the tree.

* en la cumbre de = at the height of.

* reunión cumbre = summit.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( de montaña) top

b) ( apogeo) height

en la cumbre del éxito — at the height of his success

2) (Pol) summit (meeting)

3) (como adj inv)

su novela cumbre — his most outstanding novel

el momento cumbre — ( de carrera) the peak; (de película, novela) the high point

* * *

= pinnacle, summit, peak, crest.

Ex: There are, it is assumed, 'high' and 'low' forms of culture, especially in the field of the creative arts which are conceived of as somehow the pinnacle and foremost end of human life.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Getting to the summit: how do you get there from here? A climber's guide to consortium formation'.

Ex: Rob's death came as he neared the culmination of a personal quest to climb the highest peaks on each of the seven continents.

Ex: In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.

* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.

* alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* cumbre de la colina = hilltop.

* cumbre de la fama, la = pinnacle of renown, the, pinnacle of fame, the.

* cumbre del éxito, la = pinnacle of success, the.

* Cumbre Iberoamericana, la = Ibero-American Summit, the.

* Cumbre Mundial sobre la Sociedad de la Información = World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).

* en la cumbre = at the top of the tree.

* en la cumbre de = at the height of.

* reunión cumbre = summit.

* * *

cumbre

feminine

A

1 (de una montaña) top

las cumbres coronadas de nieve the snow-capped peaks o mountain tops

alcanzaron la cumbre they reached the summit o the top

2 (apogeo) height

estaba en la cumbre del éxito he was at the pinnacle o height of his success

B ( Pol) summit, summit meeting reunión

C ( como adj inv):

su novela cumbre his most outstanding o important novel

el momento cumbre de su carrera the peak o the high point of her career

* * *

cumbre sustantivo femenino
a) ( de montaña) top

b) ( apogeo) height;

◊ en la cumbre del éxito at the height of his success

c) (Pol) summit (meeting)

cumbre sustantivo femenino
1 (de un monte) summit, peak
2 figurado (culminación) pinnacle, peak
en la cumbre de su carrera, at the peak of his career
3 (de gobernantes) summit (conference)
' cumbre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cresta
- elevarse
- ganar
- inaccesible
- llegar
English:
apex
- height
- peak
- summit
- zenith
- hill
- mountaintop
- pinnacle
- top
- within

* * *

cumbre

♦ adj inv

el momento cumbre de su carrera the peak o high point of his career;

su obra cumbre her most outstanding work

♦ nf

1. [de montaña] summit

2. [punto culminante] peak, high point

3. [política] summit (conference)

Comp
la Cumbre de la Tierra the Earth Summit
* * *

cumbre

f tb
POL summit;
cumbre de la economía mundial world economic summit

* * *

cumbre nf

cima: top, peak, summit

* * *

cumbre n

1. (de montaña) summit / top

2. (culminación) high point

la cumbre del éxito the high point of success

Spanish-English dictionary > cumbre
9 зенит

1. астр. zenith, vertex, meridian

в зенита си in its/the zenith

2. прен. zenith, meridian

той е в зенита на славата си he is at the zenith/meridian/height of his fame, he is in the heyday of his fame

* * *

зенѝт,

м., само ед.

1. астр. zenith, vertex, meridian; в \зенита си in its/the zenith;

2. прен. zenith, meridian; the high-water mark; той е в \зенита на славата си he is at the zenith/meridian/height of his fame, he is in the heyday of his fame.

* * *

culmination; noon{nu;n}; supreme; vertex (астр.): He is at the зенит of his fame. - Той е в зенита на славата си.

* * *
1. acmp. zenith, vertex, meridian 2. в ЗЕНИТа си in its/the zenith 3. прен. zenith, meridian 4. той е в ЗЕНИТа на славата си he is at the zenith/ meridian/height of his fame, he is in the heyday of his fame

Български-английски речник > зенит
10 apogeo

apogeo s.m.

1 (astr., fis.) apogee

2 (fig.) apogee, height, summit: la sua gloria ha raggiunto l'apogeo, his glory is at its apogee (o he is at the height of his glory).

* * *
[apo'dʒɛo]
sostantivo maschile astr. apogee (anche fig.)

essere all'apogeo della fama — to be at the height of one's fame

* * *

apogeo

/apo'dʒεo/

sostantivo m.

astr. apogee (anche fig.); essere all'apogeo della fama to be at the height of one's fame.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > apogeo
11 apogée

apogée [apɔʒe]

masculine noun

[de carrière, art, mouvement] peak

• être à son apogée to reach its peak

• artiste à son apogée artist at his (or her) peak

• à l'apogée de sa gloire/carrière at the height of his (or her) fame/career

* * *
apɔʒe
nom masculin

1) ( paroxysme) peak (de of)

atteindre or connaître son apogée — to peak

2) (d'une période, orbite) apogee

* * *
apɔʒe nm
fig peak, apogee

* * *

apogée nm

1 ( paroxysme) peak (de of); atteindre or connaître son apogée to peak;

2 Astron, Hist apogee.

[apɔʒe] nom masculin

1. ASTRONOMIE apogee

2. [sommet] peak, summit, apogee

à l'apogée de sa carrière at the height ou at the peak of his career

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > apogée
12 Д-22

ОТДАВАТЬ/ОТДАТЬ (ПЛАТИТЬ/ЗАПЛАТИТЬ и т. п.) ДАНЬ lit VP subj: human fixed WO
1. \Д-22 (чего) кому-чему to appreciate s.o. or sth. in full measure for his or its merit, show one's appreciation for s.o. or sth.: X отдал Y-y дань (Z-a) - X paid homage to Y (X paid Y the homage of Z)
X paid tribute to Y (in limited contexts) X gave person Y credit for Z.
"...Посмотрите на себя: может ли мужчина, встретя вас, не заплатить вам дань удивления... хотя взглядом?» (Гончаров 1). "...Look at yourself: what man could fail to pay you the homage of admiration-if only with his eyes?" (1b).

Такой путь менее тернист, чем обычный, который предполагал ученичество у шумевших тогда официальных метров символизма - у Бальмонта, Брюсова или Вячеслава Иванова (им Мандельштам, конечно, отдал дань, но не столь большую, как другие) (Мандельштам 2). There was a less thorny path than the one that in those years usually required an apprenticeship with the acknowledged masters of Symbolism: Balmont, Briusov, or Viacheslav Ivanov, then at the height of their fame. (M(andelstam) naturally paid them due tribute, but to a lesser degree than others did) (2a).

И отдавая дань уму моей матери, надо сказать, что вела она себя с Ивановскими идеально, в том смысле, что запрятала подальше свою дерзость и строптивость (Рыбаков 1). It should also be said, giving my mother credit for intelligence, that she behaved perfectly with the Ivanovskys, and kept her rudeness and obstinacy well out of sight (1a).

2. \Д-22 чему to comply with sth., yield to sth.: X отдает дань Y-y - X pays tribute to Y
X makes concessions to Y X respects Y (in limited contexts) X succumbs (gives in) to Y.
Он (Вертинский) отдавал дань моде, отражал те настроения, которые влияли в ту эпоху даже на таких серьёзных деятелей искусства, как Александр Блок, Алексей Толстой, Владимир Маяковский (Олеша 3). Не (Vertinsky) paid tribute to fashion, reflecting those attitudes which in that epoch influenced even such serious artistic figures as Alexander Blok, Alexey Tolstoy, and Vladimir Mayakovsky (3a).

Ему известно, что люди, отдыхая, болтают. Он решает отдать какую-то дань общечеловеческим обыкновениям (Олеша 2). Не knows that when people are relaxing they usually chat. He decides to respect certain human habits (2a).

Ходасевич - человек старой школы. Он верил в необходимость провокации для уничтожения человека. Кроме того, он отдал дань современному стилю и в каждом встречном подозревал провокатора (Мандельштам 2). Khodasevich was a man of the old school who believed that provocation was essential to the business of destroying a chosen victim, and furthermore, he had succumbed to the new fashion of seeing a spy in everyone who came along (2a).

3. - кому-чему to pay attention to s.o. or sth. (often, in one's writings, speech etc)

X отдал дань Y-y = X gave Y Y's due
X gave Y credit X paid homage to Y.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Д-22
13 заплатить дань

• ОТДАВАТЬ/ОТДАТЬ <ПЛАТИТЬ/ЗАПЛАТИТЬ и т.п.> ДАНЬ lit

[VP; subj: human; fixed WO]

=====

1. заплатить дань (чего) кому-чему to appreciate s.o. or sth. in full measure for his or its merit, show one's appreciation for s.o. or sth.:

- X отдал Y-y AaHb(Z-a) ≈ X paid homage to Y < X paid Y the homage of Z>;

- X paid tribute to Y;

- [in limited contexts] X gave person Y credit for Z.

     ♦ "...Посмотрите на себя: может ли мужчина, встретя вас, не заплатить вам дань удивления... хотя взглядом?" (Гончаров 1). "...Look at yourself: what man could fail to pay you the homage of admiration-if only with his eyes?" (1b).

     ♦ Такой путь менее тернист, чем обычный, который предполагал ученичество у шумевших тогда официальных метров символизма - у Бальмонта, Брюсова или Вячеслава Иванова (им Мандельштам, конечно, отдал дань, но не столь большую, как другие) (Мандельштам 2). There was a less thorny path than the one that in those years usually required an apprenticeship with the acknowledged masters of Symbolism: Balmont, Briusov, or Viacheslav Ivanov, then at the height of their fame. (M[andelstam] naturally paid them due tribute, but to a lesser degree than others did) (2a).

     ♦ И отдавая дань уму моей матери, надо сказать, что вела она себя с Ивановскими идеально, в том смысле, что запрятала подальше свою дерзость и строптивость (Рыбаков 1). It should also be said, giving my mother credit for intelligence, that she behaved perfectly with the Ivanovskys, and kept her rudeness and obstinacy well out of sight (1a).

2. заплатить дань чему to comply with sth., yield to sth.:

- X отдаёт дань Y-y ≈ X pays tribute to Y;

- X makes concessions to Y;

- X respects Y;

- [in limited contexts] X succumbs < gives in> to Y.

     ♦ Он [Вертинский] отдавал дань моде, отражал те настроения, которые влияли в ту эпоху даже на таких серьёзных деятелей искусства, как Александр Блок, Алексей Толстой, Владимир Маяковский (Олеша 3). Не [Vertinsky] paid tribute to fashion, reflecting those attitudes which in that epoch influenced even such serious artistic figures as Alexander Blok, Alexey Tolstoy, and Vladimir Mayakovsky (3a).

     ♦ Ему известно, что люди, отдыхая, болтают. Он решает отдать какую-то дань общечеловеческим обыкновениям (Олеша 2). He knows that when people are relaxing they usually chat. He decides to respect certain human habits (2a).

     ♦ Ходасевич - человек старой школы. Он верил в необходимость провокации для уничтожения человека. Кроме того, он отдал дань современному стилю и в каждом встречном подозревал провокатора (Мандельштам 2). Khodasevich was a man of the old school who believed that provocation was essential to the business of destroying a chosen victim, and furthermore, he had succumbed to the new fashion of seeing a spy in everyone who came along (2a).

3. заплатить дань кому-чему to pay attention to s.o. or sth. (often, in one's writings, speech etc):

- X отдал дань Y-y ≈ X gave Y Y's due;

- X gave Y credit;

- X paid homage to Y.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > заплатить дань
14 отдавать дань

• ОТДАВАТЬ/ОТДАТЬ <ПЛАТИТЬ/ЗАПЛАТИТЬ и т.п.> ДАНЬ lit

[VP; subj: human; fixed WO]

=====

1. отдавать дань (чего) кому-чему to appreciate s.o. or sth. in full measure for his or its merit, show one's appreciation for s.o. or sth.:

- X отдал Y-y AaHb(Z-a) ≈ X paid homage to Y < X paid Y the homage of Z>;

- X paid tribute to Y;

- [in limited contexts] X gave person Y credit for Z.

     ♦ "...Посмотрите на себя: может ли мужчина, встретя вас, не заплатить вам дань удивления... хотя взглядом?" (Гончаров 1). "...Look at yourself: what man could fail to pay you the homage of admiration-if only with his eyes?" (1b).

     ♦ Такой путь менее тернист, чем обычный, который предполагал ученичество у шумевших тогда официальных метров символизма - у Бальмонта, Брюсова или Вячеслава Иванова (им Мандельштам, конечно, отдал дань, но не столь большую, как другие) (Мандельштам 2). There was a less thorny path than the one that in those years usually required an apprenticeship with the acknowledged masters of Symbolism: Balmont, Briusov, or Viacheslav Ivanov, then at the height of their fame. (M[andelstam] naturally paid them due tribute, but to a lesser degree than others did) (2a).

     ♦ И отдавая дань уму моей матери, надо сказать, что вела она себя с Ивановскими идеально, в том смысле, что запрятала подальше свою дерзость и строптивость (Рыбаков 1). It should also be said, giving my mother credit for intelligence, that she behaved perfectly with the Ivanovskys, and kept her rudeness and obstinacy well out of sight (1a).

2. отдавать дань чему to comply with sth., yield to sth.:

- X отдаёт дань Y-y ≈ X pays tribute to Y;

- X makes concessions to Y;

- X respects Y;

- [in limited contexts] X succumbs < gives in> to Y.

     ♦ Он [Вертинский] отдавал дань моде, отражал те настроения, которые влияли в ту эпоху даже на таких серьёзных деятелей искусства, как Александр Блок, Алексей Толстой, Владимир Маяковский (Олеша 3). Не [Vertinsky] paid tribute to fashion, reflecting those attitudes which in that epoch influenced even such serious artistic figures as Alexander Blok, Alexey Tolstoy, and Vladimir Mayakovsky (3a).

     ♦ Ему известно, что люди, отдыхая, болтают. Он решает отдать какую-то дань общечеловеческим обыкновениям (Олеша 2). He knows that when people are relaxing they usually chat. He decides to respect certain human habits (2a).

     ♦ Ходасевич - человек старой школы. Он верил в необходимость провокации для уничтожения человека. Кроме того, он отдал дань современному стилю и в каждом встречном подозревал провокатора (Мандельштам 2). Khodasevich was a man of the old school who believed that provocation was essential to the business of destroying a chosen victim, and furthermore, he had succumbed to the new fashion of seeing a spy in everyone who came along (2a).

3. отдавать дань кому-чему to pay attention to s.o. or sth. (often, in one's writings, speech etc):

- X отдал дань Y-y ≈ X gave Y Y's due;

- X gave Y credit;

- X paid homage to Y.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > отдавать дань
15 отдать дань

• ОТДАВАТЬ/ОТДАТЬ <ПЛАТИТЬ/ЗАПЛАТИТЬ и т.п.> ДАНЬ lit

[VP; subj: human; fixed WO]

=====

1. отдать дань (чего) кому-чему to appreciate s.o. or sth. in full measure for his or its merit, show one's appreciation for s.o. or sth.:

- X отдал Y-y AaHb(Z-a) ≈ X paid homage to Y < X paid Y the homage of Z>;

- X paid tribute to Y;

- [in limited contexts] X gave person Y credit for Z.

     ♦ "...Посмотрите на себя: может ли мужчина, встретя вас, не заплатить вам дань удивления... хотя взглядом?" (Гончаров 1). "...Look at yourself: what man could fail to pay you the homage of admiration-if only with his eyes?" (1b).

     ♦ Такой путь менее тернист, чем обычный, который предполагал ученичество у шумевших тогда официальных метров символизма - у Бальмонта, Брюсова или Вячеслава Иванова (им Мандельштам, конечно, отдал дань, но не столь большую, как другие) (Мандельштам 2). There was a less thorny path than the one that in those years usually required an apprenticeship with the acknowledged masters of Symbolism: Balmont, Briusov, or Viacheslav Ivanov, then at the height of their fame. (M[andelstam] naturally paid them due tribute, but to a lesser degree than others did) (2a).

     ♦ И отдавая дань уму моей матери, надо сказать, что вела она себя с Ивановскими идеально, в том смысле, что запрятала подальше свою дерзость и строптивость (Рыбаков 1). It should also be said, giving my mother credit for intelligence, that she behaved perfectly with the Ivanovskys, and kept her rudeness and obstinacy well out of sight (1a).

2. отдать дань чему to comply with sth., yield to sth.:

- X отдаёт дань Y-y ≈ X pays tribute to Y;

- X makes concessions to Y;

- X respects Y;

- [in limited contexts] X succumbs < gives in> to Y.

     ♦ Он [Вертинский] отдавал дань моде, отражал те настроения, которые влияли в ту эпоху даже на таких серьёзных деятелей искусства, как Александр Блок, Алексей Толстой, Владимир Маяковский (Олеша 3). Не [Vertinsky] paid tribute to fashion, reflecting those attitudes which in that epoch influenced even such serious artistic figures as Alexander Blok, Alexey Tolstoy, and Vladimir Mayakovsky (3a).

     ♦ Ему известно, что люди, отдыхая, болтают. Он решает отдать какую-то дань общечеловеческим обыкновениям (Олеша 2). He knows that when people are relaxing they usually chat. He decides to respect certain human habits (2a).

     ♦ Ходасевич - человек старой школы. Он верил в необходимость провокации для уничтожения человека. Кроме того, он отдал дань современному стилю и в каждом встречном подозревал провокатора (Мандельштам 2). Khodasevich was a man of the old school who believed that provocation was essential to the business of destroying a chosen victim, and furthermore, he had succumbed to the new fashion of seeing a spy in everyone who came along (2a).

3. отдать дань кому-чему to pay attention to s.o. or sth. (often, in one's writings, speech etc):

- X отдал дань Y-y ≈ X gave Y Y's due;

- X gave Y credit;

- X paid homage to Y.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > отдать дань
16 платить дань

• ОТДАВАТЬ/ОТДАТЬ <ПЛАТИТЬ/ЗАПЛАТИТЬ и т.п.> ДАНЬ lit

[VP; subj: human; fixed WO]

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1. платить дань (чего) кому-чему to appreciate s.o. or sth. in full measure for his or its merit, show one's appreciation for s.o. or sth.:

- X отдал Y-y AaHb(Z-a) ≈ X paid homage to Y < X paid Y the homage of Z>;

- X paid tribute to Y;

- [in limited contexts] X gave person Y credit for Z.

     ♦ "...Посмотрите на себя: может ли мужчина, встретя вас, не заплатить вам дань удивления... хотя взглядом?" (Гончаров 1). "...Look at yourself: what man could fail to pay you the homage of admiration-if only with his eyes?" (1b).

     ♦ Такой путь менее тернист, чем обычный, который предполагал ученичество у шумевших тогда официальных метров символизма - у Бальмонта, Брюсова или Вячеслава Иванова (им Мандельштам, конечно, отдал дань, но не столь большую, как другие) (Мандельштам 2). There was a less thorny path than the one that in those years usually required an apprenticeship with the acknowledged masters of Symbolism: Balmont, Briusov, or Viacheslav Ivanov, then at the height of their fame. (M[andelstam] naturally paid them due tribute, but to a lesser degree than others did) (2a).

     ♦ И отдавая дань уму моей матери, надо сказать, что вела она себя с Ивановскими идеально, в том смысле, что запрятала подальше свою дерзость и строптивость (Рыбаков 1). It should also be said, giving my mother credit for intelligence, that she behaved perfectly with the Ivanovskys, and kept her rudeness and obstinacy well out of sight (1a).

2. платить дань чему to comply with sth., yield to sth.:

- X отдаёт дань Y-y ≈ X pays tribute to Y;

- X makes concessions to Y;

- X respects Y;

- [in limited contexts] X succumbs < gives in> to Y.

     ♦ Он [Вертинский] отдавал дань моде, отражал те настроения, которые влияли в ту эпоху даже на таких серьёзных деятелей искусства, как Александр Блок, Алексей Толстой, Владимир Маяковский (Олеша 3). Не [Vertinsky] paid tribute to fashion, reflecting those attitudes which in that epoch influenced even such serious artistic figures as Alexander Blok, Alexey Tolstoy, and Vladimir Mayakovsky (3a).

     ♦ Ему известно, что люди, отдыхая, болтают. Он решает отдать какую-то дань общечеловеческим обыкновениям (Олеша 2). He knows that when people are relaxing they usually chat. He decides to respect certain human habits (2a).

     ♦ Ходасевич - человек старой школы. Он верил в необходимость провокации для уничтожения человека. Кроме того, он отдал дань современному стилю и в каждом встречном подозревал провокатора (Мандельштам 2). Khodasevich was a man of the old school who believed that provocation was essential to the business of destroying a chosen victim, and furthermore, he had succumbed to the new fashion of seeing a spy in everyone who came along (2a).

3. платить дань кому-чему to pay attention to s.o. or sth. (often, in one's writings, speech etc):

- X отдал дань Y-y ≈ X gave Y Y's due;

- X gave Y credit;

- X paid homage to Y.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > платить дань
17 zenit

m zenith

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zenit s.m. (astr.) zenith (anche fig.): era allo zenit della sua fama, he was at the zenith (o height) of his fame.

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['dzɛnit]
sostantivo maschile invariabile zenith (anche fig.)

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zenit

/'dzεnit/

m.inv.

zenith (anche fig.).

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > zenit
18 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.

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alcanzar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to reach

■ no alcanzo el libro I can't reach the book

2 (persona) to catch up, catch up with

■ los alcanzamos en la esquina we'll catch up with them at the corner

3 (pasar) to pass, hand over

■ alcánzame el agua pass me some water

4 (entender) to understand, grasp

5 (conseguir) to attain, achieve

■ alcanzamos los objetivos we achieved the goals

6 (golpear) to hit

■ el tiro la alcanzó en el pie the shot hit her in the foot

7 (afectar) to affect

■ eso no nos alcanza it doesn't affect us

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ser suficiente) to be sufficient ( para, for), be enough ( para, for), suffice ( para, for)

■ eso no alcanza para todos that's not enough for all of us

2 (ser capaz) to manage, succeed

■ no alcanzo a verlo I can't see it

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verb

1) to reach

2) catch up with

3) achieve, attain

4) suffice, be enough

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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

están a punto de alcanzar al grupo de cabeza — they are about to catch (up with) the leading group

dentro de poco alcanzará a su padre en altura — he'll soon be as tall as his father

b) [+ ladrón, autobús, tren] to catch

no nos alcanzarán nunca — they'll never catch us

2) (=llegar a) [+ cima, límite, edad] to reach

por fin alcanzaron la cima — they finally reached the summit

alcanzó las cajas con un palo — she reached the boxes with a stick

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

alcanzó el rango de general — he reached the rank of general

la producción ha alcanzado las 20 toneladas — production has reached 20 tons

el libro ha alcanzado ya las seis ediciones — the book is already in its sixth edition

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

el termómetro llegó a alcanzar los cuarenta grados — temperatures rose as high as forty degrees

• 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

el acuerdo fue alcanzado tras muchos meses de conversaciones — the agreement was reached after many months of talks

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

alcanzar la paz — to achieve peace

4) (=afectar) to affect

el cambio nos alcanzará a todos — the change will affect us all

una ley que alcanza sobre todo a los jubilados — a law which mainly affects o hits pensioners

5) [bala] to hit

uno de los dos disparos alcanzó al presidente — the president was hit by one of the two shots

la lancha fue alcanzada por un obús — the launch was hit by a shell

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

no alcanza más allá de lo que le han enseñado — he's only capable of understanding what he's been taught

2. VI

1) (=llegar) to reach (a, hasta as far as)

no alcanzo — I can't reach

no alcanzaba al timbre — she couldn't reach (as far as) the doorbell

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

2)

• alcanzar a hacer algo — to manage to do sth

no alcancé a verlo — I didn't manage to see him

no alcanzo a ver cómo pudo suceder — I can't see how it can have happened

no alcanzo a comprender sus razones — I just can't understand her reasons

3) (=ser suficiente) to be enough

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

el sueldo no me alcanza para nada — I can't make ends meet on my salary

¿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?

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < persona> ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch... up (BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catch

lo alcancé en la curva — I caught up with him on the bend

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

a pesar del tráfico alcancé el avión — despite the traffic I managed to catch the plane

casi no alcanzo el tren — I almost missed the train

lo alcancé con un palo — I used a pole to get at it o reach it

estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura — these trees can reach o grow to a great height

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

alcanza enormes distancias — it covers vast distances

alcanzar la mayoría de edad — to come of age

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

se pretende alcanzar los 100 millones de pesos — they are hoping to reach a target of 100 million pesos

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

fue alcanzado por un misil — it was hit by a missile

b) ( afectar) to affect

la medida ha alcanzado a la clase trabajadora — the measure has affected the working classes
2.
alcanzar vi

1) ( 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 — as far as I can see

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

el sueldo no le alcanza — he can't manage on his salary

me alcanzará hasta final de mes — it will see me through to the end of the month

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

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= 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.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < persona> ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch... up (BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catch

lo alcancé en la curva — I caught up with him on the bend

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

a pesar del tráfico alcancé el avión — despite the traffic I managed to catch the plane

casi no alcanzo el tren — I almost missed the train

lo alcancé con un palo — I used a pole to get at it o reach it

estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura — these trees can reach o grow to a great height

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

alcanza enormes distancias — it covers vast distances

alcanzar la mayoría de edad — to come of age

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

se pretende alcanzar los 100 millones de pesos — they are hoping to reach a target of 100 million pesos

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

fue alcanzado por un misil — it was hit by a missile

b) ( afectar) to affect

la medida ha alcanzado a la clase trabajadora — the measure has affected the working classes
2.
alcanzar vi

1) ( 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 — as far as I can see

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

el sueldo no le alcanza — he can't manage on his salary

me alcanzará hasta final de mes — it will see me through to the end of the month

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

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= 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;
◊ lo alcancé en la curva I caught up with him on the bend;

¡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;
◊ casi no alcanzo el tren I almost missed the train;

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;
◊ hasta donde alcanzaba la vista as far as the eye could see;

alcanzar a hacer algo to manage to do sth
2 ( ser suficiente) [comida/provisones] to be enough;
◊ el sueldo no le alcanza he can't manage on his salary

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

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alcanzar

♦ 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 mayoría de edad to come of age;

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

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alcanzar

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

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alcanzar {21} vt

1) : to reach

2) : to catch up with

3) lograr: to achieve, to attain

alcanzar vi

1) dar: to suffice, to be enough

2)

alcanzar a : to manage to

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alcanzar vb

1. (en general) to reach

ya alcanza a la estantería she can reach the shelf now

2. (conseguir) to achieve

alcanzó su meta he achieved his goal

3. (pillar) to catch up [pt. & pp. caught]

lo alcancé al final de la calle I caught him up at the end of the street

4. (bastar) to be enough

el pan no alcanza para todos there's not enough bread for everyone

Spanish-English dictionary > alcanzar
19 Gipfel

m; -s, -

1. summit, (mountain) peak, mountain top

2. fig. (Höhepunkt) peak, height; einer Kurve: peak; auf dem Gipfel (+ Gen) at the peak ( oder height) of; der Gipfel der Frechheit the height of impudence; das ist der Gipfel der Geschmacklosigkeit auch for tastelessness that’s hard to beat; das ist ja der Gipfel! umg. that really is the limit, auch that takes the biscuit (Am. cake)

3. POL. umg. summit

4. altm. (Wipfel) top

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der Gipfel

(Bergspitze) top of the mountain; peak; summit; height; hilltop; tip; top; pinnacle;

(Höhepunkt) peak; acme; heyday

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Gịp|fel ['gɪpfl]
m -s, -

1) (= Bergspitze) peak; (= höchster Punkt eines Berges) summit

2) (fig = Höhepunkt) height; (des Ruhms, der Karriere) height, peak; (der Vollkommenheit) epitome

den Gipfel erreichen — to reach the summit

er hat den Gipfel seiner Wünsche/Träume erreicht — all his wishes/dreams have been fulfilled or have come true

das ist der Gipfel! (inf) — that's the limit, that takes the biscuit (Brit) or cake (inf)

3) (= Gipfelkonferenz) summit

4) (Sw = Croissant) croissant

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der

1) (the top eg of a head, hat, hill etc: We reached the crown of the hill.) crown

2) (the peak or extreme: dressed in the height of fashion; His actions were the height of folly.) height

3) (the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: He was at the peak of his career.) peak

4) (a high pointed rock or mountain: It was a dangerous pinnacle to climb.) pinnacle

5) (a high point (of achievement, success etc): He has reached the pinnacle of his career.) pinnacle

6) (the highest point: They reached the summit of the mountain at midday; At the age of thirty he was at the summit of his powers as a composer.) summit

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Gip·fel

<-s, ->

[ˈgɪpfl̩]

m

1. (Bergspitze) peak; (höchster Punkt) summit; DIAL (Wipfel) treetop

2. (fig: Zenit) peak

auf dem \Gipfel der Macht/des Ruhms angelangt sein to have reached the peak of one's power/fame; (Höhepunkt) height

der \Gipfel der Vollkommenheit sein to be the epitome of perfection

der \Gipfel der Frechheit sein to be the height of cheek

der \Gipfel der Geschmacklosigkeit/Perversion the depths [or the height] of bad taste/perversion

das ist der \Gipfel! (fam) that's the limit, that [really] takes the biscuit [or AM cake] fam

3. POL summit [conference]

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der; Gipfels, Gipfel

1) peak; (höchster Punkt des Berges) summit

2) (Höhepunkt) height; (von Begeisterung, Glück, Ruhm, Macht auch) peak

auf dem Gipfel der Macht/des Ruhmes — at the height of one's power/fame

das ist [doch] der Gipfel! — (ugs.) that's the limit!

3) (Gipfelkonferenz) summit

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Gipfel m; -s, -

1. summit, (mountain) peak, mountain top

2. fig (Höhepunkt) peak, height; einer Kurve: peak;

auf dem Gipfel (+gen) at the peak ( oder height) of;

der Gipfel der Frechheit the height of impudence;

das ist der Gipfel der Geschmacklosigkeit auch for tastelessness that’s hard to beat;

das ist ja der Gipfel! umg that really is the limit, auch that takes the biscuit (US cake)

3. POL umg summit

4. obs (Wipfel) top

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der; Gipfels, Gipfel

1) peak; (höchster Punkt des Berges) summit

2) (Höhepunkt) height; (von Begeisterung, Glück, Ruhm, Macht auch) peak

auf dem Gipfel der Macht/des Ruhmes — at the height of one's power/fame

das ist [doch] der Gipfel! — (ugs.) that's the limit!

3) (Gipfelkonferenz) summit

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- m.

apogee n.

climax n.

height n.

pinnacle n.

summit n.

top n. m.

acme n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Gipfel
20 Höhe

f; -, -n

1. height; ASTRON., GEOG., FLUG., MATH. altitude; von Schnee, Wasser etc.: depth; absolute / relative Höhe GEOG., eines Berges: absolute / relative height; lichte Höhe TECH. headroom, clearance; auf halber Höhe machen wir Rast we’ll stop for a rest when we’re halfway up; die Höhe des Turms beträgt 100 Meter the tower is 100 m high ( oder tall); in einer Höhe von 1000 Metern at a height (FLUG. an altitude) of; aus der Höhe from above; an Höhe gewinnen FLUG. gain height ( oder altitude); in die Höhe up, upwards, in the air; etw. in die Höhe heben lift s.th. up (into the air); in die Höhe wachsen Pflanze etc.: grow upwards; Gebäude: grow taller; in die Höhe mit Verb siehe auch hoch...

2. (Anhöhe) hill, elevation; (Gipfel) summit, top; Täler und Höhen hills and valleys

3. von Geschwindigkeit, Miete, Preis, Temperatur etc.: level; von Gewicht, Geldstrafe, Gewinn, Verlust etc.: size, amount; von Druck, Wert: amount; (Ausmaß) extent; (Grad) degree; (Intensität) intensity; in Höhe von Summe: (to the amount) of; Bevölkerungszuwachs etc.: at the rate of; eine Strafe etc. bis zu einer Höhe von... up to a a maximum of...; in die Höhe gehen go up, increase; in die Höhe treiben force up; eine gewaltige Höhe erreichen reach great heights

4. MUS. (Tonhöhe) pitch; Höhen (hohe Töne) treble Sg.

5. horizontal: auf gleicher Höhe mit on a level with; auf gleicher Höhe liegen oder sein bei Rennen etc.: be level; Pferde: be neck and neck; GEOG. be on (Am. auch at) the same latitude; auf der Höhe von Dover GEOG. on (Am. at) the same latitude as Dover; NAUT. off Dover

6. fig. (Niveau) level; (Bedeutung, Größe) importance, magnitude; (Höhepunkt) height, peak; die Höhen und Tiefen des Lebens the ups and downs of life; auf der Höhe seines Ruhms etc.: at the height ( oder peak) of; auf der Höhe der Zeit up to date; auf der Höhe sein be in good form; sich nicht ganz auf der Höhe fühlen not feel quite up to the mark; in die Höhe gehen umg. hit the roof; das ist ja wohl die Höhe! umg. that really is the limit!

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die Höhe

(Anhöhe) elevation; eminence; hill;

(Niveau) height; level; altitude; highness

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ho|he
adj

See:

→ hoch

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die

1) (height above sea-level: What is the altitude of the town?) altitude

2) (height above sea-level: at an elevation of 1,500 metres.) elevation

3) (the distance from the bottom to the top of something: What is the height of this building?; He is 1.75 metres in height.) height

4) (a high place: We looked down from the heights at the valley beneath us.) height

5) (the state or quality of being high.) highness

6) loftiness

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Hö·he

<-, -n>

[ˈhø:hə]

f

1. (Ausdehnung nach oben) height

die Wand hat eine \Höhe von 3 Metern the wall is 3 metres high [or in height]

er schätzte die Wand auf eine \Höhe von 3 Metern he estimated the wall to be 3 metres [or AM -ers] high [or in height]

in die \Höhe schießen to shoot up fam

in die \Höhe wachsen to grow tall

2. (Tiefe) depth

diese Schicht hat eine \Höhe von 80 Zentimetern this layer is 80 centimetres deep

3. (vertikale Entfernung) height; LUFT altitude

der Adler erhob sich in die \Höhe the eagle rose into the air

die Baumgrenze liegt bei 2.300 m \Höhe the tree line is at a height [or an elevation] of 2.300 m

aus der \Höhe from above

an \Höhe gewinnen LUFT to gain height

auf halber \Höhe halfway up

in der \Höhe up there

in die \Höhe into the air

er sah in die \Höhe he looked up

in einer \Höhe von at a height of

sich akk in die \Höhe schwingen (geh) to soar up into the air

in schwindelnder \Höhe at a dizzy[ing] height

4. (Hügel) elevation

5. (fig: Gipfel) summit, peak

er ist auf der \Höhe seiner Jahre he is in the prime of his life

sie ist auf der \Höhe ihres Erfolgs she is at the height of her success

6. (Ausmaß) amount

die \Höhe des Drucks the amount of pressure

die \Höhe eines Gehalts/einer Geldstrafe the size of a salary/fine

die \Höhe der Preise [the] price levels

die \Höhe des Schadens the extent of the damage

die \Höhe des Lebensstandards the standard of living

Schulden in \Höhe von €45.000 debts of €45,000

Zinsen in \Höhe von 10 % interest at the rate of 10%

bis zu einer \Höhe von to a maximum of

in unbegrenzter \Höhe of an unlimited amount

er hat bei uns Kredit in unbegrenzter \Höhe there is no restriction on the amount of credit he has with us

7. (hohes Ausmaß) high amount

in die \Höhe gehen Preise to rise

etw in die \Höhe schrauben to push up sth sep

seine Forderungen in die \Höhe schrauben to increase one's demands

Löhne/Preise in die \Höhe treiben to force up wages/prices

8. (Tonhöhe) treble

9. (Breitenlage) latitude

das Schiff befand sich auf der \Höhe des Leuchtturms the ship was at the level of the lighthouse

auf gleicher Höhe mit etw dat sein to be on a level with sth

auf der \Höhe von Madagaskar NAUT off Madagascar

10.

▶ auf der \Höhe sein to be in fine form

▶ nicht ganz auf der \Höhe sein to be a bit under the weather

▶ in die \Höhe gehen to flare up

▶ das ist doch die \Höhe! (fam) that's the limit!

▶ die \Höhen und Tiefen des Lebens the ups and downs in life

▶ auf der \Höhe der Zeit up-to-date

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die; Höhe, Höhen

1) height; (Entfernung nach oben) height; altitude

in einer Höhe von 4 000 m fliegen — fly at a height or altitude of 4,000 m.

an Höhe gewinnen/verlieren — gain/lose height or altitude

auf halber Höhe — at mid-altitude

2) (Richtung)

etwas in die Höhe heben — lift something up

in die Höhe [auf]steigen — rise up[wards]

3) (Gipfelpunkt) height

auf der Höhe seines Ruhms/Könnens/Erfolgs sein — be at the height of one's fame/ability/success

auf der Höhe sein — (fig. ugs.) (gesund sein) be fit; (sich wohl fühlen) feel fine

nicht [ganz] auf der Höhe sein — (fig. ugs.) be/feel a bit under the weather (coll.); not be/feel quite oneself

das ist ja die Höhe! — (fig. ugs.) that's the limit

4) (messbare Größe) level; (von Einkommen) size; level

die Höhe der Geschwindigkeit/Temperatur — the speed/temperature level

Unkosten in Höhe von 5 000 Euro — expenses of 5,000 euros

5) (Linie)

auf gleicher Höhe sein/fahren — be in line abreast or be level/travel in line abreast

auf Höhe des Leuchtturms/von Hull sein — (Seemannsspr.) be level with or abreast of the lighthouse/be off Hull

6) (Anhöhe) hill

die Höhen und Tiefen des Lebens — (fig.) the ups and downs of life

7) (Math., Astron.) altitude

8) Plural (Akustik) treble sing

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Höhe f; -, -n

1. height; ASTRON, GEOG, FLUG, MATH altitude; von Schnee, Wasser etc: depth;

absolute/relative Höhe GEOG, eines Berges: absolute/relative height;

lichte Höhe TECH headroom, clearance;

auf halber Höhe machen wir Rast we’ll stop for a rest when we’re halfway up;

die Höhe des Turms beträgt 100 Meter the tower is 100 m high ( oder tall);

in einer Höhe von 1000 Metern at a height (FLUG an altitude) of;

aus der Höhe from above;

an Höhe gewinnen FLUG gain height ( oder altitude);

in die Höhe up, upwards, in the air;

etwas in die Höhe heben lift sth up (into the air);

in die Höhe wachsen Pflanze etc: grow upwards; Gebäude: grow taller;

in die Höhe mit Verb → auch hoch…

2. (Anhöhe) hill, elevation; (Gipfel) summit, top;

Täler und Höhen hills and valleys

3. von Geschwindigkeit, Miete, Preis, Temperatur etc: level; von Gewicht, Geldstrafe, Gewinn, Verlust etc: size, amount; von Druck, Wert: amount; (Ausmaß) extent; (Grad) degree; (Intensität) intensity;

in Höhe von Summe: (to the amount) of; Bevölkerungszuwachs etc: at the rate of;

eine Strafe etc

bis zu einer Höhe von … up to a a maximum of …;

in die Höhe gehen go up, increase;

in die Höhe treiben force up;

eine gewaltige Höhe erreichen reach great heights

4. MUS (Tonhöhe) pitch;

Höhen (hohe Töne) treble sg

5. horizontal:

auf gleicher Höhe mit on a level with;

auf gleicher Höhe liegen oder

sein bei Rennen etc: be level; Pferde: be neck and neck; GEOG be on (US auch at) the same latitude;

auf der Höhe von Dover GEOG on (US at) the same latitude as Dover; SCHIFF off Dover

6. fig (Niveau) level; (Bedeutung, Größe) importance, magnitude; (Höhepunkt) height, peak;

die Höhen und Tiefen des Lebens the ups and downs of life;

auf der Höhe seines Ruhms etc: at the height ( oder peak) of;

auf der Höhe der Zeit up to date;

auf der Höhe sein be in good form;

sich nicht ganz auf der Höhe fühlen not feel quite up to the mark;

in die Höhe gehen umg hit the roof;

das ist ja wohl die Höhe! umg that really is the limit!

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die; Höhe, Höhen

1) height; (Entfernung nach oben) height; altitude

in einer Höhe von 4 000 m fliegen — fly at a height or altitude of 4,000 m.

an Höhe gewinnen/verlieren — gain/lose height or altitude

auf halber Höhe — at mid-altitude

2) (Richtung)

etwas in die Höhe heben — lift something up

in die Höhe [auf]steigen — rise up[wards]

3) (Gipfelpunkt) height

auf der Höhe seines Ruhms/Könnens/Erfolgs sein — be at the height of one's fame/ability/success

auf der Höhe sein — (fig. ugs.) (gesund sein) be fit; (sich wohl fühlen) feel fine

nicht [ganz] auf der Höhe sein — (fig. ugs.) be/feel a bit under the weather (coll.); not be/feel quite oneself

das ist ja die Höhe! — (fig. ugs.) that's the limit

4) (messbare Größe) level; (von Einkommen) size; level

die Höhe der Geschwindigkeit/Temperatur — the speed/temperature level

Unkosten in Höhe von 5 000 Euro — expenses of 5,000 euros

5) (Linie)

auf gleicher Höhe sein/fahren — be in line abreast or be level/travel in line abreast

auf Höhe des Leuchtturms/von Hull sein — (Seemannsspr.) be level with or abreast of the lighthouse/be off Hull

6) (Anhöhe) hill

die Höhen und Tiefen des Lebens — (fig.) the ups and downs of life

7) (Math., Astron.) altitude

8) Plural (Akustik) treble sing

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-n f.

altitude n.

height n.

highness n.

level n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Höhe

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