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potential Describes someone or something that could become or develop into something in the future; often translated as “potential” or “potentially,” depending on the sentence.

SP: Ella es una líder en potencia.

EN: She is a potential leader.

Todos los niños son genios en potencia.

All children are potential geniuses.

Todo hombre es un cadáver en potencia.

Every man is a potential corpse.

Soy una suicida en potencia.

I am a potential suicide.

— Juno (2007)

La educación pretende desarrollar habilidades en potencia.

Education aims to develop potential skills.

Un problema en potencia es que Tom no sabe hablar francés muy bien.

A potential problem is that Tom doesn’t speak French very well.

Él es un médico en potencia.

He has the potential to become a doctor.