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prospect and Spanish prospecto
In English
prospect
a future possibility / a potential customer
In Spanish
prospecto
folleto
Spanish "prospecto" means: leaflet / insert
Why they get mixed up Spanish "prospecto" is the informational leaflet for a medication or a company. English "prospect" is a future possibility or a potential customer. A leaflet in English is "brochure" or "leaflet."
If you want to say...
- prospectperspectiva o candidato
- leafletprospecto
- outlookperspectiva
Examples
The prospect of winning excited her.
La posibilidad de ganar la emocionó.
He's a promising sales prospect.
Es un cliente potencial prometedor.
The job offers good career prospects.
El trabajo ofrece buenas perspectivas profesionales.
She faces the prospect of losing her home.
Se enfrenta a la posibilidad de perder su casa.
Common mistakes in Spanish
Incorrect: Tengo un prospecto de trabajo muy bueno.
Correct: Tengo una buena perspectiva de trabajo.
Prospecto is a leaflet or insert, or in Mexico a candidate. For a future outlook, use perspectiva.
Incorrect: Los prospectos de la economía son buenos.
Correct: Las perspectivas de la economía son buenas.
Use perspectivas for prospects.
Phrases you will hear
- career prospectsperspectivas profesionales
- the prospect of changela perspectiva de un cambio
- a sales prospectun cliente potencial
- a promising prospectuna promesa
- a leafletun prospecto (folleto)
- a package insertprospecto del medicamento
In a conversation
- A:
The job offers good career prospects.
El trabajo ofrece buenas perspectivas profesionales.
- B:
What about the medicine leaflet?
¿Y el prospecto de la medicina?
- A:
Read it before you take the pills.
Léelo antes de tomar las pastillas.
- B:
And a new sales prospect called today.
Y hoy llamó un nuevo cliente potencial.
Test yourself
"The prospect of a raise" is...
To remember it
Prospect = a future possibility (or a potential customer). A leaflet (Spanish "prospecto") = leaflet.
Frequently asked questions
What does Spanish "prospecto" mean?
Spanish "prospecto" means "leaflet / insert". It looks like the English "prospect", which is exactly why it gets confused, but "prospect" means "a future possibility / a potential customer".
Does English "prospect" mean the same as Spanish "prospecto"?
Spanish "prospecto" is the informational leaflet for a medication or a company. English "prospect" is a future possibility or a potential customer. A leaflet in English is "brochure" or "leaflet."