process

process
process
1 noun [{{t}}'prəʊses]
(a) (series of events, operation) processus m;
the ageing process le processus de vieillissement;
the democratic process le processus démocratique;
the peace process le processus de paix;
by a process of elimination en procédant par élimination;
to be in the process of doing sth être en train de faire qch;
in the process of speaking to him, I found out that his wife was dead c'est en lui parlant que j'ai appris que sa femme était morte;
they're in the process of getting a divorce ils sont en instance de divorce;
the building is in the process of being repaired le bâtiment est en cours de réparation;
in the process of time avec le temps, à la longue;
he lost most of his friends in the process il a perdu presque tous ses amis en faisant cela;
but you ruined the carpet in the process mais tu as abîmé la moquette par la même occasion;
during the process of dismantling au cours du démontage;
the work is in process le travail est en cours
(b) {{}}Technology{{}} (industrial) procédé m; (chemical) réaction f; {{}}Typography{{}} & {{}}Photography{{}} procédés mpl photomécaniques; {{}}Computing{{}} procédé m, opération f, traitement m
(c) {{}}Law{{}} procès m, action f en justice; (summons) sommation f de comparaître;
by due process of law par voies légales
(d) {{}}Biology{{}} (outgrowth) processus m
2 transitive verb [{{t}}'prəʊses]
(a) (transform → raw materials) traiter, transformer; (→ cheese, meat, milk) traiter; (→ nuclear waste) retraiter; {{}}Computing{{}} (data) traiter
(b) {{}}Administration{{}} & {{}}Commerce{{}} (deal with → order, information, cheque) traiter;
my insurance claim is still being processed ma déclaration de sinistre est toujours en cours de règlement;
we process thousands of applications every week nous traitons des milliers de demandes chaque semaine;
your request is being processed votre demande est en cours de traitement
(c) {{}}Law{{}} (person) intenter un procès à, poursuivre (en justice)
(d) {{}}Photography{{}} développer
(e) {{}}figurative{{}} (come to terms with) faire face à
3 intransitive verb
[{{t}}prə'ses] (march) défiler; {{}}Religion{{}} défiler en procession;
the bishops processed slowly down the aisle la procession des évêques avançait lentement dans l'allée centrale
►► {{}}Photography{{}} process camera tireuse f optique;
{{}}Computing{{}} & {{}}Typography{{}} process colours impression f en quadrichromie;
process engineer ingénieur m en procédés;
process engineering ingénierie f de procédés;
process printing impression f en couleurs

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