scope

the range of things that a subject or activity includes

alcance, rango, ámbito

• a wide scope for sth

Collocations scope for improvement · scope of a project

• There is plenty of scope for improvement in this area.

  Hay mucho margen para mejorar en esta área.

the ability to see things that are far away or difficult to see clearly

visión, visibilidad

• in the scope of sth

Collocations scope for error · scope in low light conditions

• The telescope gave us a good scope of the distant stars.

  El telescopio nos permitió ver bien las estrellas distantes.

a device for looking at things that are far away or difficult to see clearly, such as a telescope or microscope

instrumento de visión, telescopio, microscopio

• a scope for sth

Collocations microscope scope · telescope scope

• The astronomer used a powerful scope to observe the comet.

  El astrónomo utilizó un potente telescopio para observar el cometa.

the job or work that someone does, especially the area of responsibility in a company or organization

área de trabajo, responsabilidad laboral

• in sb's scope

Collocations scope of responsibilities · scope in a company

• Her scope is to manage the marketing department.

  Su responsabilidad es gestionar el departamento de mercadotecnia.

a goal or aim that someone wants to achieve, especially in a job or career

objetivo, meta profesional

• set sth as one's scope

Collocations career scope · personal scope

• He set his scope to become a top executive.

  Él estableció como objetivo convertirse en un ejecutivo de alto nivel.

the legal power or authority that someone has to do something, especially in a court of law

jurisdicción, competencia legal

• within sb's scope

Collocations scope to make decisions · legal scope

• The judge has the legal scope to decide on this case.

  El juez tiene la competencia legal para decidir sobre este caso.

the area of a patient's body that is being examined or treated by a doctor, especially in an operation

área médica, campo quirúrgico

• within the scope of sth

Collocations surgical scope · medical examination scope

• The surgeon worked within the scope of the patient's abdomen.

  El cirujano trabajó en el campo quirúrgico del abdomen del paciente.

the technical ability of a device or system to perform its intended function, especially in terms of the range of frequencies it can handle

capacidad técnica, rendimiento técnico

• within the scope of sth

Collocations technical scope · frequency range scope

• The radio has a wide technical scope for various frequencies.

  El radio tiene una amplia capacidad técnica para manejar diversas frecuencias.