No. 3,126 in French
potentiels
"Potentiels" in English means "potentials" or "possibilities."
In a sentence
Les élèves ont des potentiels variés en mathématiques.
The students have varied potentials in mathematics.
The word 'potentiels' is used as a noun referring to the abilities or capacities of the students in a specific field of knowledge.
Il existe des potentiels de croissance économique dans cette région.
There are economic growth potentials in this region.
Here, 'potentiels' is used as a noun to describe opportunities or possibilities for development in the economic sector.
Ces idées sont potentiellement intéressantes pour le projet.
These ideas are potentially interesting for the project.
In this example, the word 'potentiels' isn't directly used but is related to 'potentiellement', an adverb from the same root, referring to the possible interest these ideas may hold for the project.
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