prospective

potentiel, futur

Qualifie une personne qui pourrait devenir cliente, étudiante, employée ou membre d’un groupe.

En anglais simple : Describing someone who may become a customer, student, employee, or other member of a group.

• A prospective buyer called today.
• The college invited prospective students to visit.
• She sent her work to several prospective employers.

Synonymes : potential, would-be

Expressions courantes : prospective customer, prospective students, prospective employer

prévu, éventuel

Qui devrait ou pourrait se produire à l’avenir.

En anglais simple : Expected or likely to happen in the future.

• We discussed the prospective changes.
• The report compares prospective costs with likely benefits.
• They estimated the prospective gains from the new road.

Synonymes : expected, likely, anticipated

Expressions courantes : prospective changes, prospective benefits, prospective costs

prospectif

En grammaire, indique qu’une action est sur le point de commencer.

En anglais simple : Showing in grammar that an action is about to start.

• This verb has prospective aspect.
• A prospective marker shows that the action is about to begin.
• The language uses a prospective construction before certain verbs.

Expressions courantes : prospective aspect, prospective construction, prospective marker

candidat, client potentiel

Personne qui pourrait rejoindre un groupe, acheter quelque chose ou participer à une activité.

En anglais simple : A person who may join a group, buy something, or take part in an activity.

• A prospective asked for a tour.
• The recruiter spoke with three prospectives.
• Each prospective received information about joining the club.

Synonymes : prospect, potential participant

Expressions courantes : a prospective, interview a prospective, welcome a prospective, meet a prospective