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1 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) nå frem til; nå til; nå2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) nå; få fat i3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) række4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) få fat i5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) gå2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) rækkevidde2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) rækkevidde3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) løb* * *[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) nå frem til; nå til; nå2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) nå; få fat i3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) række4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) få fat i5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) gå2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) rækkevidde2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) rækkevidde3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) løb -
2 out-of-the-way
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3 last out
(to be or have enough to survive or continue to exist (until the end of): I hope the petrol lasts out until we reach a garage; They could only last out another week on the little food they had; The sick man was not expected to last out the night.) være nok; klare sig; klare sig igennem* * *(to be or have enough to survive or continue to exist (until the end of): I hope the petrol lasts out until we reach a garage; They could only last out another week on the little food they had; The sick man was not expected to last out the night.) være nok; klare sig; klare sig igennem -
4 distracted
1) (turned aside (from what one is doing or thinking): He had slipped out while her attention was distracted.) forstyrret; afledt2) (out of one's mind; mad: a distracted old woman.) distræt; forstyrret3) (distressed: The distracted mother couldn't reach her child in the burning house.) fortvivlet* * *1) (turned aside (from what one is doing or thinking): He had slipped out while her attention was distracted.) forstyrret; afledt2) (out of one's mind; mad: a distracted old woman.) distræt; forstyrret3) (distressed: The distracted mother couldn't reach her child in the burning house.) fortvivlet -
5 extend
[ik'stend]1) (to make longer or larger: He extended his vegetable garden.) forlænge; udbygge; udvide2) (to reach or stretch: The school grounds extend as far as this fence.) strække; gå3) (to hold out or stretch out (a limb etc): He extended his hand to her.) række frem4) (to offer: May I extend a welcome to you all?) give•- extensive* * *[ik'stend]1) (to make longer or larger: He extended his vegetable garden.) forlænge; udbygge; udvide2) (to reach or stretch: The school grounds extend as far as this fence.) strække; gå3) (to hold out or stretch out (a limb etc): He extended his hand to her.) række frem4) (to offer: May I extend a welcome to you all?) give•- extensive -
6 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) strække; række2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) strække sig2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) strækken2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) stykke; strækning; periode•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out* * *[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) strække; række2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) strække sig2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) strækken2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) stykke; strækning; periode•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
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7 get at
1) (to reach (a place, thing etc): The farm is very difficult to get at.) nå; finde frem til2) (to suggest or imply (something): What are you getting at?) sigte til3) (to point out (a person's faults) or make fun of (a person): He's always getting at me.) være spydig mod* * *1) (to reach (a place, thing etc): The farm is very difficult to get at.) nå; finde frem til2) (to suggest or imply (something): What are you getting at?) sigte til3) (to point out (a person's faults) or make fun of (a person): He's always getting at me.) være spydig mod
См. также в других словарях:
out of sb's reach — beyond/out of (sb s) reach (also beyond/out of the reach of sb) ► that someone is not able to get or buy: »Now even small starter homes are priced out of the reach of low income working people. Main Entry: ↑reach … Financial and business terms
out of someone's reach — out of/beyond/someone’s reach phrase used for saying that someone cannot have or do something because they do not have enough money or skill Achievements like these are beyond the reach of ordinary players. Thesaurus: not skilful or ablesynonym… … Useful english dictionary
out of (one's) reach — {adv. phr.} Unreachable; unattainable; unobtainable. * /Sam wanted to be a United States senator but he came to realize that such a dream was out of his reach./ … Dictionary of American idioms
out of (one's) reach — {adv. phr.} Unreachable; unattainable; unobtainable. * /Sam wanted to be a United States senator but he came to realize that such a dream was out of his reach./ … Dictionary of American idioms
out\ of\ one's\ reach — adv. phr. Unreachable; unattainable; unobtainable. Sam wanted to be a United States senator but he came to realize that such a dream was out of his reach … Словарь американских идиом
beyond/out of sb's reach — beyond/out of (sb s) reach (also beyond/out of the reach of sb) ► that someone is not able to get or buy: »Now even small starter homes are priced out of the reach of low income working people. Main Entry: ↑reach … Financial and business terms
reach´er — reach «reech», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to get to; arrive at; come to: »to reach the top of a hill, to reach the end of a book, to reach an agreement. Your letter reached me yesterday. SYNONYM(S): attain, gain. 2. to stretch out; … Useful english dictionary
reach — reach1 [ ritʃ ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to arrive somewhere: We hoped to reach the camp before dark. When she reached the top of the stairs her heart was pounding. a ) transitive if something reaches someone, they receive it after it has been… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
reach — reach1 W1S1 [ri:tʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(development)¦ 2¦(rate/amount)¦ 3¦(succeed)¦ 4¦(touch)¦ 5¦(length/height)¦ 6¦(arrive)¦ 7¦(speak to somebody)¦ 8¦(be seen/heard)¦ 9¦(information)¦ 10¦(communicate)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
reach — ▪ I. reach reach 1 [riːtʆ] verb [transitive] 1. to increase or improve to a particular level or amount: • Sales are expected to reach 1.2 billion euros this year. 2. to succeed in making someone see an advertisement, hear about a product etc: •… … Financial and business terms
out of reach — beyond/out of (sb s) reach (also beyond/out of the reach of sb) ► that someone is not able to get or buy: »Now even small starter homes are priced out of the reach of low income working people. Main Entry: ↑reach … Financial and business terms
