No. 1,531 in French
futures
"Futures" in French is the feminine plural form of "future," meaning "future events or times."
In a sentence
Les futures générations héritent de notre planète.
Future generations inherit our planet.
The word 'futures' is used as an adjective modifying 'générations', indicating the coming generations.
Je réfléchis à mes futures possibilités professionnelles.
I am thinking about my future professional opportunities.
Here, 'futures' is used as an adjective modifying 'possibilités professionnelles', denoting opportunities that will arise in the future.
Ils discutent des contrats futures au marché financier.
They discuss futures contracts at the financial market.
In this sentence, 'futures' is part of a nominal phrase 'contrats futures', referring specifically to financial contracts about traded assets to be delivered in the future.
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