in spe
Danish
editAdjective
editin spe
- (postpositive) who might and hopes to become X
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Latin in (“in”, used with the ablative) + spē, ablative singular of spēs (“hope”). The phrase, then, literally translates as "in [the] hope; hopeful".
Pronunciation
editPhrase
editin spe
- prospective, hopeful, upcoming
- De technische universiteit zat vol ingenieurs in spe.
- The technical university was full of prospective engineers.
German
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin in spē (literally “in [the] hope; hopeful”).
Pronunciation
editPhrase
editin spe
- (postpositive) prospective, upcoming
- 1992, “Mein zukünftiger Ex-Freund”, in Sei À Gogo, performed by Die Lassie Singers:
- Ich bin mir ganz sicher, aber du weißt es nicht / Ich weiß es insgeheim / Mein zukünftiger Ex-Freund / Mein Ex-Freund in spe das wirst du sein
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Further reading
edit- “in spe” in Duden online
Polish
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from Latin in spē.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editin spe (not comparable, no derived adverb)
- (literary, postpositive) prospective, upcoming (anticipated in the near or far future)
- Synonym: przyszły
Further reading
editSwedish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin in (“in”, used with the ablative) + spē, ablative singular of spēs (“hope”). The phrase, then, literally translates as "in [the] hope; hopeful".
Adverb
editin spe (not comparable)
References
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