Bright Future

[glenn sa]

Hi,

What is the translation of Bright Future?

Thanks,

Glenn

[glenn sa]

what do you think of "brillant avenir"?

[George Hunt]

I haven't come across it but it seems to be in usage ."un brillant avenir" -although I wonder if "brillant" might not mean something along the lines of "extraordinary" also.

I think "un avenir qui chante" might also work or "un avenir qui promet"

[glenn sa]

Thanks George

 

[Benoît]

“Un avenir radieux” is also a quite common way of saying this.
But I would make a little difference between "un brillant avenir" (or "un avenir prometteur") and “un avenir radieux”:

I would use “brilliant avenir” (or "prometteur") to talk about professional future (good education, good job, good income...)
and “avenir radieux” for life in general (the life will be just too easy...)

[George Hunt]

My first thought was that "brillant avenir" should be " avenir brillant" .

 

I can see I was wrong and that " avenir brillant" is more common (many more returns in Google) .

 

Is there any particular reason it should be that way around? Is it because it is a common phrase?

[Neil Coffey]

George -- I *think* what is happening is that in principle, as with many adjectives, it can in principle go in either position depending on the level of emphasis, rhythmic considerations etc.

However, there seems to be a film called "un brillant avenir" which may be skewing the Google results a little.

[glenn sa]

Thanks Neil

[glenn sa]

Thanks Benoit