Polyglot Dictionary

prometteur

/pʀɔmɛtœʀ/

adjective B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. promising

Usage notes

Common in formal/written French for something that looks likely to turn out well.

Practice

1 What does prometteur mean?

2 Fill the gap: L'avenir est ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches prometteur?

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