oportunidad
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin opportūnitātem.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /opoɾtuniˈdad/ [o.poɾ.t̪u.niˈð̞að̞]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -ad
- Syllabification: o‧por‧tu‧ni‧dad
Noun edit
oportunidad f (plural oportunidades)
- opportunity, chance, shot, break, occasion, time (in both senses: “chance for advancement, progress or profit” and “favorable circumstance or occasion”)
- timeliness
Usage notes edit
- The Spanish locution equivalent to "(an/the) opportunity to [verb or verb phrase]" is "(una/la) oportunidad de [infinitive or verb phrase using infinitive]."
Hyponyms edit
- segunda oportunidad (“do-over; second chance”)
Derived terms edit
- darle una oportunidad (“to give it a try”)
Further reading edit
- “oportunidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish oportunidad, from Latin opportūnitātem.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
oportunidád (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜓᜈᜒᜇᜇ᜔)
- opportunity; chance
- Synonyms: pagkakataon, okasyon, tsansa
Related terms edit
References edit
- “oportunidad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018