scope

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskəʊp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/skoʊp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skōp)

Inflections of 'scope' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
scopes
v 3rd person singular
scoping
v pres p
scoped
v past
scoped
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
scope n (objectives, extent)ámbito nm
 Romance questions are beyond the scope of the language forum.
 Las consultas románticas están fuera del ámbito del foro de idiomas.
scope n (gun sight) (armas)mira nf
 The sniper used his scope to aim his gun.
 El francotirador usó la mira para apuntar su rifle.
scope n (extent)alcance nm
  rango nm
 The manager did not understand the scope of the problem at first, but soon realized its scale.
 Al principio el gerente no comprendió el alcance del problema, pero pronto se percató de su magnitud.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
scope n (telescope)telescopio nm
 He looked through the scope and saw the stars.
 Miró a través de su telescopio y contempló las estrellas.
scope [sth]⇒ vtr (look around)recorrer con la vista loc verb
 She scoped the restaurant to find the best table.
 Ella recorrió con la vista el restaurante para encontrar la mejor mesa.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
scope [sth/sb] out vtr phrasal sep informal (investigate) (informal)echar una ojeada, echar un ojo expr
  (AR, informal)chusmear⇒ vtr
  averiguar⇒ vtr
 We scoped out the restaurant to see if it would be a good place to celebrate Clive's birthday.
 Le echamos una ojeada al restaurante para ver si era un buen lugar para celebrar el cumpleaños de Clive.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
full scope n (extent, reach of [sth])toda su dimensión loc nom f
 The full scope of the crimes they committed in office is finally being revealed.
 Los crímenes que cometieron durante el cargo finalmente están siendo revelados en toda su dimensión.
  alcance real loc nom m
 El alcance real de los crímenes que cometieron durante el cargo finalmente está siendo revelado.
  todos los aspectos grupo nom
 Todos los aspectos de los crímenes que cometieron durante el cargo finalmente están siendo revelados.
full scope n (opportunity for full use of powers)libertad total de actuación loc nom f
 Congress used the full scope of its powers to change the law.
out of scope,
out-of-scope adj		 (not within a given range)salirse del tema loc verb
  fuera del límite loc adv
  fuera de alcance loc adv
Note: Hyphens are used when the term precedes the noun.
 Students must include only relevant information in their essays and omit anything which is out of scope.
 Los estudiantes solo pueden incluir información relevante en sus ensayos, así como omitir cualquier cosa que se salga del tema.
scope creep,
requirement creep n		 (project: excessive growth)crecimiento excesivo nm + adj
 One way of avoiding scope creep is to define the limits of a project very precisely.
scope of a patent n (law: elements of invention)ámbito de aplicación de una patente loc nom m
 The scope of a patent usually depends on its claims.
scope of practice n (area covered by a profession)campo profesional grupo nom
 Doing tasks outside of your scope of practice can result in disciplinary action.
scope of supply n (components provided)alcance de insumos nm + loc adj
  alcance de suministros nm + loc adj
 If the scope of supply is not complete, the company will send the missing components to the customer.
 Si el alcance de los insumos no es suficiente, la compañía debería enviar los componentes faltantes al cliente.
scope of work n (nature and extent of a job or task)alcance del trabajo nm + loc adj
 The scope of work for a project should specify precisely what work will be done.
 El alcance del trabajo debería especificar exactamente qué se hará.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'scope' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
ambit - amplitude - area - broad - broad reach - broaden out - broadness - compass - comprehensive - coterminous - dimension - expanded - extent - massive - modest - narrow - narrowness - outside - panoptic - purview - range - service level agreement - shrinking - single-track - small-scale - spy out - statement of work - Terms of Reference - the extent to which - universalism - wide-ranging - widen - widened - within
Spanish:
ámbito de aplicación - foco de búsqueda - radio de acción - zona de influencia - alcance - al alcance - ámbito - ámbito de actuaciones - área - campo de aplicación - dimensión - margen de acción - visor

Collocations: scope out the [store, situation, market, competitors], includes a [wide, large, narrow, limited, broad] scope of, scope out the [scene, terrain, territory], more...

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