1 futuro (m) who knows what the future holds? ¿quién sabe lo que nos depara el futuro?; they see schoolchildren as their customers of the future ven a los niños en edad escolar como sus clientes del futuro; we must look to the future tenemos que mirar al futuro; in future de ahora en adelante; in the future en el futuro
no decision is likely in the [forseeable]/[immediate] future
in the near future en un futuro próximo or cercano; in the not too distant future en un futuro no muy lejano
they know they could be made redundant in the not too distant future hope to see you in the not too distant future
2 (prospects) futuro (m); porvenir (m) her future is assured tiene el futuro or el porvenir asegurado
the company faces an uncertain future these abandoned children now have a future the employees would have a better future as part of a larger group
he believes his future lies in comedy piensa que su futuro or su porvenir está en la comedia; there's no future in it no tiene futuro
there's no future in this relationship
