1 (projecting) [+nose] prominente; [+cheekbones] marcado; prominente; [+teeth] salido; hacia fuera; [+eyes] saltón I think my nose is too prominent this plant has elliptical, toothed leaves with prominent veins he had an angular face with prominent cheekbones he has a prominent Adam's apple sufferers of this disease may also have shaking hands and staring, wide-open, prominent eyes
2 (conspicuous) destacado; prominente put it in a prominent place ponlo en un lugar destacado or prominente; ponlo donde salte a la vista; the question of Bosnia was very prominent in their minds la cuestión de Bosnia estaba muy presente en sus mentes
the tower was a prominent feature of the landscape violence is a prominent feature of our society the tree occupies a prominent position on the lawn the belly of the Buddha, his most prominent feature in many statues there was one prominent advertisement, among three pages of other ads
3 (important) [+person] destacado; prominente; [+position, role] prominente; importante; destacado she is prominent in London society es una figura destacada or prominente en la buena sociedad londinense
a prominent member of the Law Society the children of very prominent or successful parents a prominent [figure] in the government as a young woman she had been prominent in the Peace Movement she occupies holds a prominent position in the government the most prominent feature of this theory Romania's most prominent independent newspaper resuming diplomatic relations with Iraq gives the Russians a more prominent position in the Middle East a centralized state which came to have an increasingly prominent place in the life of its citizens
to play a prominent part or role in sth jugar un papel prominente or importante or destacado en algo
Communist leaders have played prominent roles in the African National Congress the window plays a prominent part in the design this idea is still very prominent in the Eastern Orthodox Church
