prospect
/ˈpɹɑspɛkt/ sustantivo B2En español: perspectiva, vista, panorama, expectativa
- The region which the eye overlooks at one time; a view; a scene; an outlook.
- A picturesque or panoramic view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.
- A position affording a fine view; a lookout.
- A relative position of the front of a building or other structure; a face; a relative aspect.
- The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation.
- The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
- A hope; a hopeful.
- Any player whose rights are owned by a top-level professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team.
Plural prospects
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This prospect of fresh festivity redoubled the hilarity of the guests to such a degree, that the elder Dantès, who, at the commencement of the repast, had commented upon the silence that prevailed, now found it difficult, amid the general din of voices, to obtain a moment’s tranquillity in which to drink to the health and prosperity of the bride and bridegroom.
I’m glad she has the prospect of a playmate--perhaps it will take her more out-of-doors.”
The dowry of his wife amounted to fifty thousand crowns, and he had, besides, the prospect of seeing her fortune increased to half a million at her father’s death.
A number of small shops have come into being to meet the wants of the increased population; so there seems some prospect that Birlstone may soon grow from an ancient village into a modern town.
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