English-Finnish translations for opportunity

• tilaisuus
  Meillä oli siihen tänään loistava tilaisuus. Today was a prime opportunity.
  Toistan vielä: menetetty tilaisuus. As I said, a missed opportunity.
  Se on minun mielestäni hukkaan heitetty tilaisuus. That to me is a lost opportunity.
• mahdollisuus
  Mitä tarkoitetaan ilmaisulla "asianmukainen mahdollisuus" ? What exactly is meant by an "appropriate opportunity' ?
  Meidän on hyödynnettävä tämä mahdollisuus. We must seize this opportunity.
  Se on mahdollisuus meille kaikille. It is an opportunity for us all.

Definition of opportunity

• A chance for advancement, progress or profit
• A favorable circumstance or occasion
• opportuneness

Examples

• The world is full of opportunities and its up to me to see them and pursue them.
• Having a holiday is a great opportunity to relax.
• The Court questioned the opportunity of introducing these measures in such an uncertain economic climate.

Related words

• inopportunity
• opportunity to speak
• opportunity cost
• opportunity makes the thief
• opportunity makes a thief
• goal opportunity
• window of opportunity
• equal opportunity
• career opportunity