5 Comments
she tried to reach the train? I don't think so. She tried to catch the train maybe?
July 28, 2013
It could be correct. A girl reaching for a toy train on a high shelf for instance. But I agree that "catch" is a more likely translation.
July 28, 2013
I'm not an expert, but I think if it was "catch the train" the verb you would have to use is "apanhar". In this case, the general meaning does seem to be to reach the train.
July 28, 2013
After searching "catch a train" on linguee.com I think you're right. I did not see any instance where "catch" was translated with the verb alcançar. It was usually tomar or apanhar.
July 28, 2013
I still think it would be catch the train, because reach the train is to get there, while catch is closer to this, which is to try to get in the train
March 16, 2014
