alcance

See also: alcancé

Galician

Verb

alcance

1. inflection of alcanzar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative
2. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of alcançar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈkɐ̃.si/ [aʊ̯ˈkɐ̃.si]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈkɐ̃.si/ [aʊ̯ˈkɐ̃.si]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈkɐ̃.se/ [aʊ̯ˈkɐ̃.se]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈkɐ̃.sɨ/ [aɫˈkɐ̃.sɨ]

• Hyphenation: al‧can‧ce

Etymology 1

Deverbal from alcançar (“to reach”).

Noun

alcance m (plural alcances)

1. reach, range, scope (maximum distance something can reach)

   Synonym: alcanço

   O objeto está ao alcance dos meus braços.

   The object is within my arms’ reach.

   Esta arma tem um alcance maior do que aquela.

   This weapon has a longer range than that one.

2. an instance of reaching something

   Synonym: alcançamento

   Vou ao alcance dos outros corredores.

   I am trying to reach the other racers.

3. (figurative) what one is capable of doing or understanding

   Vencer esta corrida está fora do meu alcance.

   Winning this race is beyond my reach.

   Essa lição está dentro do meu alcance.

   This lesson is within my reach.

Related terms

• alcançadela
• alcançadiço
• alcançado
• alcançador
• alcançadura
• alcançamento
• alcançar
• alcançável
• alcanço

Etymology 2

Verb

alcance

1. inflection of alcançar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /alˈkanθe/ [alˈkãn̟.θe]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /alˈkanse/ [alˈkãn.se]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -anθe
• Rhymes: -anse
• Syllabification: al‧can‧ce

Etymology 1

Deverbal from alcanzar (“to reach [a point, a level, a degree]”).

Noun

alcance m (plural alcances)

1. reach, range, scope (maximum distance something can reach)

   Está fuera de mi alcance.

   She's out of my league.

Derived terms

• dar alcance

 

Etymology 2

Verb

alcance

1. inflection of alcanzar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “alcance”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28