crown prince

prince héritier

Prince officiellement désigné pour devenir roi après le souverain actuel.

En anglais simple : A prince officially chosen to become king after the present ruler.

• The crown prince visited our town.
• The king introduced his son as crown prince.
• Will the crown prince become king this year?

Comment l'utiliser : crown prince of somewhere (The crown prince of the kingdom opened the hospital.)

Synonymes : heir to the throne

Expressions courantes : young crown prince, the crown prince, crown prince of something

prince héritier

Prince officiellement désigné pour devenir empereur après le souverain actuel.

En anglais simple : A prince officially chosen to become emperor after the present ruler.

• The emperor welcomed the crown prince.
• The crown prince prepared for his future duties.
• The empire celebrated the birth of a crown prince.

Comment l'utiliser : crown prince of somewhere (The crown prince of Japan attended the ceremony.)

Synonymes : imperial heir

Expressions courantes : imperial crown prince, the crown prince, crown prince of somewhere

successeur désigné, dauphin

Personne qui devrait diriger une entreprise ou une organisation après le départ de son responsable actuel.

En anglais simple : Someone expected to take charge of a business or organization after its current leader leaves.

• His son became the company’s crown prince.
• The crown prince of the business empire trained abroad.
• The chairman’s departure left the crown prince ready to take control.

Comment l'utiliser : crown prince of something (Everyone saw her as the crown prince of the family business.)

Synonymes : successor, heir apparent

Expressions courantes : company crown prince, business crown prince, the crown prince