future

futuro

Il tempo dopo il presente, in cui le cose devono ancora accadere.

In inglese semplice: The time after now, when things have not happened yet.

• Nobody knows the future.
• Will people live longer in the future?
• She worried about what the future would bring.

Come si usa: in the future (We will need more space in the future.)

Sinonimi: time ahead

Contrari: past

Espressioni comuni: in the future, near future, distant future

avvenire, futuro

Possibilità che qualcuno o qualcosa abbia successo o si sviluppi negli anni a venire.

In inglese semplice: The chance that someone or something will succeed or develop in the years ahead.

• You have a bright future.
• Does this small company have a future?
• Her coach believed she had a great future in tennis.

Come si usa: a future in something (He has a future in music.); a future ahead of someone (You have a promising future ahead of you.)

Sinonimi: prospects

Espressioni comuni: bright future, future in something, future ahead

futuro

Forma del verbo usata per parlare di ciò che accadrà dopo il presente.

In inglese semplice: A verb form used to talk about things that will happen after now.

• Use the future to describe tomorrow’s plans.
• This verb is in the future.
• We learned the simple future before studying more difficult tenses.

Sinonimi: future tense

Espressioni comuni: simple future, future perfect, in the future

futuro

Che accadrà o esisterà dopo il momento presente.

In inglese semplice: Happening or existing after now.

• We talked about our future plans.
• She met her future husband at university.
• Future generations will need clean water too.

Sinonimi: coming, upcoming

Contrari: past

Espressioni comuni: future generations, future plans, future husband