What does llegada in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word llegada in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use llegada in Spanish.

The word llegada in Spanish means arrival, arrival, finish, arrive, reach, hit, stretch to, be enough, break, become, manage to, notice of arrival, in order of arrival, arrival time, finish line. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word llegada

arrival

nombre femenino (a un lugar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La llegada de su novio la hizo muy feliz.
The arrival of her boyfriend made her very happy.

arrival

nombre femenino (comienzo de periodo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La llegada de la primavera trajo consigo una subida de las temperaturas.
The arrival of spring brought with it an increase in temperatures.

finish

nombre femenino (de carrera: meta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Juan fue el primero en cruzar la línea de llegada en los mil metros.
Juan was the first to cross the one thousand meter finish line.

arrive

verbo intransitivo (trayectoria: alcanzar el fin)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
El tren llegó a Madrid con retraso.
The train arrived in Madrid late.

reach, hit

(durar hasta cierta época) (age)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La abuela llegó a los 90 años llena de vida.
The old lady reached (or: hit) 90 full of life.

stretch to

verbo intransitivo (alcanzar, tocar) (land, area)

El terreno de mi padre llega hasta el bosque. Las mangas de la camiseta me llegaban al codo.
The sleeves on the t-shirt went all the way to my elbows.

be enough

verbo intransitivo (ser suficiente)

Mi sueldo no llega para pagar la universidad a nuestros hijos.
My salary isn't enough to pay our children's university tuition.

break

verbo intransitivo (darse, producirse) (daytime)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Llegó el día y los pájaros comenzaron a cantar.
Day broke and the birds began to sing.

become

(alcanzar una meta)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Su padre llegó a presidente de la compañía.
His father became president of the company.

manage to

(lograr hacer algo)

Tras muchos esfuerzos, Miguel llegó a graduarse como ingeniero.
After much effort, Miguel managed to graduate as an engineer.

notice of arrival

locución nominal masculina (nave, persona, paquete)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in order of arrival

locución adverbial (a medida que llegan)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
El doctor estipuló claramente que atendería a todos, pero únicamente en orden de llegada.
The doctor clearly stated that he would see everyone, but only in order of arrival.

arrival time

(tiempo de entrar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Calculo mi tiempo de viaje para estar en la oficina 15 minutos antes de la hora de llegada.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The plane's scheduled arrival time in London is 7:39 p.m. local time.

finish line

locución nominal femenina (meta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El corredor nigeriano llegó primero a la línea de llegada.

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