Translation of "Alcanzaba" in English

El agua me alcanzaba la cintura.

The water came up to my waist.

No me alcanzaba comprar una bicicleta.

I could not afford to buy a bicycle.

Su cabello era tan largo que alcanzaba el piso.

- Her hair was so long as to reach the floor.
- Her hair was long enough to reach the floor.

La lavanda se extendía hasta donde alcanzaba la vista.

There was lavender as far as the eye could see.

No había nada más que arena hasta donde alcanzaba la vista.

There was nothing but sand as far as the eye could see.

La ciudad estaba rodeada por un muro serbio de 11 kms de largo, una barrera de piedra que alcanzaba los 10 metros de alto en algunas partes.

The city was surrounded by the 11km-long Servian Wall, a stone barrier that's 10m high in some places.

En lo que le alcanzaba el traje, la dependienta se dio cuenta de las manchas de sangre en su camisa, y no pudo evitar quedarse mirándolas, en estado de shock.

As she fetched Dima the suit, the shopkeeper noticed smears of blood on his shirt, and couldn't help but stare in shock.