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en puissance

French, adjective/ɑ̃ pɥi.sɑ̃s/

en puissance is a French adjective meaning “potential, possible; would-be, in the making; waiting to happen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does en puissance mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    potential, possible; would-be, in the making; waiting to happen

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adverb: 1. Qui relève du possible, mais dans un futur indéterminé.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce en puissance?

  • /ɑ̃ pɥi.sɑ̃s/
  • \ɑ̃ pɥi.sɑ̃s\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.