en potencia

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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.

Soy una suicida en potencia.

I am a potential suicide.

— Juno (2007)

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.

La educación pretende desarrollar habilidades en potencia.

Education aims to develop potential skills.

Él es un médico en potencia.

He has the potential to become a doctor.

Todo hombre es un cadáver en potencia.

Every man is a potential corpse.