Proposés

Proposés is the masculine plural past participle of the verb proposer in French. It functions mainly as an adjective, describing items that have been suggested, put forward, or submitted for consideration. In accordance with French grammar, it agrees with the noun it modifies in gender and number: proposé (masculine singular), proposée (feminine singular), proposés (masculine plural), proposées (feminine plural). The basic sense is “put forward” or “recommended,” indicating that something has been introduced for discussion rather than accepted as final.

Etymology and related forms: proposer comes from the Latin proponere, meaning to put forward. The participle proposé shares the same root and appears in various formal and administrative expressions. The corresponding noun form is proposition, while the related adjective form is propoposed or repeatedly used in compound phrases such as “propositions proposées” (the proposed propositions).

Usage and contexts: proposés is common in official, corporate, and academic writing. It appears in phrases like “des projets proposés par le comité” or “des candidats proposés par le jury,” where it labels items recommended or submitted by a group. In such contexts, the word signals that these items are candidates for further review, discussion, or approval, rather than final decisions.

Translation and note: in English, proposés is typically translated as “proposed” or “suggested.” Its precise meaning depends on the noun it modifies and on whether the context implies that the items have been submitted for consideration. See also proposer, proposition, and propositionnaire for related terms and concepts.