prestigio
nounCEFR B2
What does “prestigio” mean in English?
prestige — widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something
prestige — widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something (de prestigio; ganar prestigio)
Example sentences
El prestigio de una universidad depende de la calidad de su investigación y la empleabilidad de sus graduados.
A university's prestige depends on the quality of its research and the employability of its graduates.
La empresa gozaba de gran prestigio en el sector hasta que el escándalo financiero lo dañó irremediablemente.
The company enjoyed great prestige in the sector until the financial scandal irreparably damaged it.
El congreso reunió a médicos de prestigio internacional para debatir los avances en oncología.
The congress brought together internationally prestigious doctors to debate advances in oncology.
How to use it
El prestigio (noun, masculine) means 'prestige' — widespread respect and admiration based on quality, achievement, or reputation. Key collocations: de prestigio (prestigious — adjective phrase); ganar/perder prestigio; gozar de prestigio; prestigio académico/profesional; empresa/universidad de prestigio. Distinguish from honor (honour — moral quality) and reputación (reputation — public perception). De prestigio is a very productive fixed adjective phrase at B2.
Common mistake
De prestigio = prestigious (fixed phrase — do not say *prestigioso/a when de prestigio works more naturally in compound nouns). Gozar de prestigio (not *tener prestigio — both work but gozar de is more formal/elevated). Prestigioso/a is the full adjective. Do not confuse prestigio with fama (fame — celebrity, not necessarily based on quality).