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él alcanza

is enough, suffices

→ alcanzar
alcanz to reach, achieve + a tú command / 3rd-person present tense
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Common #10,005
is enough, suffices Often used with para to say something is enough for someone or something.
SP: La comida alcanza para todos.
EN: There’s enough food for everyone.
Conjugation of alcanzar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First alcanzo alcanzamos
Second alcanzas —
Third alcanza alcanzan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First alcanzo alcanzamos
Second alcanzas —
Third alcanza alcanzan
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second alcanza —
Third alcance —

Se retrasó porque no le alcanza ni para un reloj.

He was late because he can't even afford a watch.

— Lindas y Letales (2026)

Quien sabe esperar, alcanza lo que quiere.

He who knows how to wait, achieves what he wants.

Que yo sepa, alcanza para comprar la gravitsapa.

As far as I know, it's enough to buy the gravitsapa.

— Кин-дза-дза! (1986)

No, no alcanza.

No, it’s not enough.

— Nosotros los pobres (1948)

No te alcanza.

It's not enough.

— Corre Lola, corre (Run Lola Run) (1998)

Alcanza tus sueños.

Achieve your dreams.

No me alcanza comprar eso.

I can't afford to buy that.

No alcanza que me digas que murió antes que yo naciera.

It's not enough for you to tell me that he died before I was born.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Alcanza esa libertad sin tierra y buena suerte.

Achieve that freedom without land and good luck.

Apenas me alcanza para alquilar la carretilla.

I can barely afford to rent the wheelbarrow.

¡Diez por ciento no alcanza para una mierda!

Ten percent isn't worth a damn!

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

Por fin, nos alcanza para comprar una casa.

Finally, we have enough to buy a house.

¿Qué más, no te alcanza?

What else? Isn’t that enough for you?

— Nueve reinas (2000)

Apenas alcanza para pagar el fertilizante.

It's barely enough to pay for the fertilizer.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Con tal que te hagas cargo de tus responsabilidades a mí me alcanza.

As long as you take responsibility for your duties, that’s enough for me.

— Nueve reinas (2000)

La ayuda económica del gobierno no alcanza para cubrir los gastos.

The government's financial aid is not enough to cover the expenses.

Esta peli se trata de una ardilla que alcanza la inteligencia de un hombre.

This movie is about a squirrel that reaches the intelligence of a man.

Con lo que tenemos nos alcanza.

What we have is enough.

— Amores perros (2000)

El nuevo proceso de producción alcanza un alto rendimiento.

The new production process achieves high efficiency.

Si sales huyendo te alcanza.

If you run away, it will catch up with you.

— Ven y mira (1985)

¿Cómo se alcanza el equilibrio entre el trabajo y la vida privada?

How do you achieve a work-life balance?

No me alcanza comprar un coche usado.

I can't afford to buy a used car.

Hoy, me alcanza con mirar a Gloria, oírla reír, para olvidar todo lo demás.

Today, just looking at Gloria and hearing her laugh is enough to make me forget everything else.

— Dos son familia (2016)

No alcanza.

It's not enough.

— Pinocho (2019)

La esperanza no alcanza.

Hope is not enough.

— Song Sung Blue: Sueño inquebrantable (2025)

¿Te alcanza con lo que ganas?

Can you get by on what you earn?

— Mulholland Drive: Sueños, misterios y secretos (2001)

Poca gente alcanza a vivir para los cien años de edad.

Few people live to be one hundred years old.

Alcanza lo más profundo que puedas.

Reach as deep as you can.

Ese coche es muy rápido y alcanza los doscientos en autopista.

That car is very fast and reaches two hundred on the highway.

En fin, la comida no alcanza para ti, así que no sé qué vas a hacer.

Anyway, there isn't enough food for you, so I don't know what you're going to do.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

¿Me alcanza la leche?

Do I have enough milk?

El asiento trasero del auto alcanza para tres personas.

The back seat of the car is big enough for three people.

¿Esta luz te alcanza?

Can you see by this light?

— Titanic (1997)

No te alcanza ni para tus copas.

You don't even have enough for your drinks.

El éxito no se alcanza fácilmente.

Success is not achieved easily.

Alcanza precisamente para ir allá, volver para acá y de nuevo para allá.

It is just enough to go there, come back here, and go there again.

— Кин-дза-дза! (1986)

¿Un minuto alcanza?

Is one minute enough?

— Taxi (1998)

El agua ahí es profunda, muchísimo más de lo que alcanza mi cabo del ancla.

The water there is deep, much deeper than my anchor line can reach.

Eh, ¿alguien alcanza a ver qué hace?

Hey, can anyone see what it's doing?

— Bajocero (2021)

No alcanza para horas extra.

It’s not enough for overtime.

— El botín (2026)

¡Ni siquiera alcanza lo que vale mi baño!

It’s not even worth as much as my bathroom!

— Las Travesuras de una Sirena (2016)