La prévision
Example: La prévision météo annonce de la pluie pour demain.
Definition
"La prévision" refers to the act or process of predicting or estimating a future event or condition, often based on data or analysis. For example, "la prévision météo" means the weather forecast, indicating expected weather conditions.
Etymology
The word "la prévision" comes from the Latin 'praevisio,' meaning 'foreseeing' or 'anticipation.' It combines 'prae-' meaning 'before' and 'videre' meaning 'to see.' Did you know that this word captures the idea of seeing ahead, much like a weather forecast tries to 'see' what the weather will be?
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"La prévision" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (B1) - set 5", containing 113 commonly used words.
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