| achieve | Juntos debemos alcanzar verdaderos resultados en varios campos. | We must together achieve real results in a number of areas. |
| achieve | Noruega continuará buscando un nuevo consenso para alcanzar resultados. | Norway will continue to seek a new consensus and to achieve results. |
| achieve | Seguiremos trabajando para alcanzar ese objetivo. | We will continue to work to achieve that objective. |
| achieve | Algunos intentaron alcanzar la normalidad como pudieron. | Some tried to achieve such normality as they could. |
| achieve | Sin esto la erradicación será simplemente insuficiente para alcanzar nuestros objetivos. | Unless we do, eradication will simply be insufficient to achieve our objectives. |
| achieve | Eso demostraría que podemos alcanzar los ODM. | That would demonstrate that we can achieve the MDGs. |
| achieve | Deseamos alcanzar la ampliación en ambas categorías. | We want to achieve an expansion in both categories. |
| achieve | Pero para alcanzar tal fin debe haber superado muchos obstáculos. | But to achieve such an end, he must've had to overcome many obstacles. |
| reach | Sin su participación será imposible alcanzar una solución negociada viable. | Without their participation it will be impossible to reach any viable negotiated solution. |
| reach | Los Estados miembros no pudieron alcanzar un acuerdo. | These member states were not able to reach an agreement. |
| reach | Queremos ayudarte a alcanzar todo tu potencial. | We really just want to help you reach your full potential. |
| reach | Para alcanzar ese objetivo será necesario realizar inversiones sostenidas. | In order to reach this objective, a sustained investment effort will be necessary. |
| reach | Así podremos alcanzar mejor nuestros objetivos compartidos. | That is how we can best reach our shared goals. |
| reach | Trataré de alcanzar velocidad de escape. | I'm going to try to reach escape velocity. |
| reach | Necesitaremos otra manera de alcanzar nuestra meta. | We'll need another way to reach our goal. |
| attain | Un instrumento jurídicamente vinculante permitiría alcanzar ese objetivo. | A legally binding instrument would make it possible to attain that objective. |
| reach | Se subió en una silla para alcanzar la bombilla que tenía que cambiar. | He stood up on a chair to reach the light bulb that needed changing. |
| be enough | El dinero no alcanza para llegar a fin de mes. | The money I have isn't enough to last me the month. |
| catch up with | El pelotón alcanzó al líder de la carrera en el último kilómetro. | The pack caught up with the race leader in the final kilometre. |
| catch up | Empezamos el trabajo hoy y ya alcanzamos a los que habían comenzado la semana pasada. | We just made a start on the work today and we've already caught up with the others. |
| achieve, accomplish | Esos jóvenes emprendedores alcanzaron sus metas con mucho tesón. | These young entrepreneurs achieved their goals through a great deal of determination. |
| reach the top, reach the zenith | El periodista alcanzó la cima cuando publicó ese artículo. | The journalist reached the zenith in her career upon publication of that article. |