reach

reach
reach
A n
1 (physical range) portée f ; a long reach une longue portée ; beyond ou out of reach of hors de portée ; ‘keep out of reach of children’ ‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ ; out of my reach hors de ma portée ; within (arm's) reach à portée de (la) main ; within easy reach of [place] à proximité de [shops, facility] ; to be within easy reach être tout près ;
2 (capability) beyond ou out of reach for hors de portée de [person] ; within reach for à la portée de [person] ; to put sth within/beyond sb's reach [price] mettre qch à la/hors de la portée de qn ; it's still well within her reach c'est encore tout à fait à sa portée.
B reaches npl
1 (of society) the upper/lower reaches les échelons mpl les plus hauts/les plus bas ;
2 Geog (river) the upper/lower reaches la partie f supérieure/inférieure.
C vtr
1 (after travel) [person, train, river, ambulance] atteindre [place, person] ; [sound, news, letter] parvenir à [person, place] ; to reach land toucher terre ; the message took three days to reach Paris le message a mis trois jours pour arriver jusqu'à Paris ; the product has yet to reach Italy/the shops le produit n'est pas encore arrivé en Italie/dans les magasins ; easily reached by bus facilement accessible par le bus ;
2 (on scale, continuum) atteindre [age, level, position, peak] ; matters reached a point where les choses en sont arrivées à un point où ; to reach the finals parvenir en finale ;
3 (come to) arriver à [decision, compromise, deal, understanding, conclusion] ; to reach a verdict Jur rendre un verdict ; agreement has been reached on on a abouti à un accord sur [point] ;
4 (by stretching) atteindre [object, shelf, switch] ; can you reach that box for me? peux-tu me passer cette boîte? ; can you reach me down that box? GB peux-tu me descendre cette boîte? ;
5 (contact) joindre ; to reach sb by telephone joindre qn au téléphone ; to reach sb on GB ou at 514053 joindre qn au numéro 514053 ;
6 (make impact on) toucher [audience, public, market] (with avec) ;
7 (in height, length) arriver à [floor, ceiling, roof] ; the snow had reached the window la neige arrivait jusqu'à la fenêtre ; curtains that reach the floor des rideaux qui descendent jusqu'au sol ; those trousers don't even reach your ankles ce pantalon ne t'arrive même pas aux chevilles ; her feet don't reach the pedals ses pieds ne touchent pas les pédales.
D vi
1 (stretch) to reach up/down lever/baisser le bras (to do pour faire) ; to reach across and do étendre le bras et faire ; can you reach out and close the door? peux-tu étendre le bras et fermer la porte? ; to reach for one's gun/a switch étendre le bras pour saisir son arme/appuyer sur l'interrupteur ; the film will have you reaching for your hanky! hum ce film va vous faire sortir votre mouchoir! ; reach for the sky! les mains en l'air! ;
2 (extend) to reach (up/down) to arriver jusqu'à ; her hair reached down to her waist ses cheveux lui arrivaient jusqu'à la taille ; to reach as far as [ladder, rope] arriver jusqu'à.
Phrasal verbs
■ reach back :
▶ reach back to [sth/sb] remonter à [era, person].
■ reach out :
▶ reach out lit étendre le bras ; to reach out for chercher [affection, success] ; to reach out to (help) aider ; (make contact) établir un contact avec ;
▶ reach out [sth], reach [sth] out tendre ; to reach out one's hand tendre le bras.

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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