手が届く， てがとどく
1. to be able to reach, to be within one's reach, to be able to afford, to have the means to buy
2. to be near (a certain age)
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本棚の上に手が届きますか。
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Can you reach to the top of the bookshelf?
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彼女は背が低すぎて上の棚には手が届かない。
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She's too short to reach the top.
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彼は背が低すぎてぶどうに手が届かなかった。
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He was too short to get at the grapes.
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彼は背が低くて棚の本まで手が届かない。
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He is too short to get at the book on the shelf.
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彼は天井に手が届くほど背が高い。
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He is such a tall man that he can touch the ceiling.
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彼は天井に手が届くほど十分に背が高くなかった。
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He wasn't tall enough to get at the ceiling.
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天井に手が届くんだよ。
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He can touch the ceiling.
I can touch the ceiling.
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天井に手が届きますか。
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Can you reach the ceiling?
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棚の上の箱に手が届きますか。
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Can you reach the box on that shelf?
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棚の一番上に手が届きますか。
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Can you reach the top shelf?
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