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prospect

S2 W2

BrE /ˈprɒspikt/ AmE /ˈprɑːspɪkt/

noun / verb en → es

1 PERSON [countable] B2

a person who might buy something or do business with a company in the future

perspectivo, potencial cliente

  • a prospect for doing sth

Collocations business prospect · sales prospect

  • They are looking at new business prospects.

    Están examinando nuevas perspectivas de negocio.

2 OPPORTUNITY [countable] B1

a situation or event that might happen in the future and could be useful or good for you

oportunidad, perspectiva

  • prospect of doing sth

Collocations job prospect · career prospect

  • There are good job prospects in this area.

    Hay buenas perspectivas laborales en esta área.

3 PLACE [countable] B2

a place that might be suitable for something such as a building or an activity

situación, lugar adecuado

  • prospect of sth

Collocations building prospect · location prospect

  • The site has good prospects for development.

    El sitio tiene buenas perspectivas para el desarrollo.

4 LOOK [intransitive] B2

to look at something carefully to see what it is like or whether you want to buy it

examinar, inspeccionar

  • prospect sth

Collocations prospect a property · prospect an area

  • We went to prospect the house.

    Fuimos a examinar la casa.

5 SEARCH [transitive] B2

to search for something, especially by looking carefully in an area

explorar, buscar

  • prospect sth

Collocations prospect a field · prospect the coast

  • They went out to prospect for gold.

    Salieron para explorar en busca de oro.

6 FUTURE [uncountable] B2

the future, especially as it might be affected by present actions or events

futuro, perspectiva

  • prospect of sth

Collocations prospect for the future · economic prospect

  • There is little prospect of improvement.

    Hay pocas perspectivas de mejora.

7 PREDICTION [countable] C1

a prediction about what might happen in the future

pronóstico, previsiones

  • prospect of sth

Collocations weather prospect · economic prospect

  • The weather forecast gives no prospect of rain.

    El pronóstico del tiempo indica que no hay perspectivas de lluvia.

8 PERSPECTIVE [uncountable] C1

a way of thinking about something or looking at it from a particular point of view

perspectiva, punto de vista

  • prospect of sth

Collocations personal prospect · professional prospect

  • We need to look at the situation from a different prospect.

    Necesitamos examinar la situación desde una perspectiva diferente.