Translation for "alcanza a ver" to english
- reach to see
- catches sight
Similar context phrases
Translation examples
Alcanzo a ver un riachuelo rojo por la alcantarilla y, por un terrible instante, pienso que se trata de sangre;
I catch sight of a rivulet of crimson in the gutter and think for a terrible moment that it is blood;
Una mujer dirigiendo a los pacientes de entrada nos alcanza a ver, es una especie de doble toma, y después da unos pasos más.
A woman directing the incoming patients catches sight of us, does a sort of double take, and then strides over.
En un traicionero paso de montaña alcanza a ver por fin a la yegua montada por el audaz ladrón, Kamal, y ambos emprenden una implacable carrera.
In a treacherous pass he at last catches sight of the mare with the bold thief, Kamal, on her back and a relentless race begins.
Observando a los bailarines, Agnes alcanza a ver a Andrew, enrojecido y pateando torpemente, cogido del brazo de varias mujeres risueñas.
Agnes, watching the dancing, catches sight of Andrew, red in the face and heavy on his feet, linked arm to arm with various jovial women.
Alcanzo a ver a Spider de pie al otro lado de su rejilla de Meccano, comprobando sus platinas, cambiando cintas y clasificando las nuevas.
I catch sight of Spider standing the other side of his Meccano grid, checking his turntables, switching tapes and marking up new ones.
su estado de ánimo no mejora de verdad hasta que alcanza a ver que el joven Entenne abandona la Casa de las Esposas y avanza por el Camino Celestial, casi vacío.
and his mood does not truly improve until he catches sight of the youth Entenne departing the House of the Wives and moving onto the near-empty Celestial Way.
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