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development [dɪ'veləpmənt](a) (of body, person, mind) développement m, formation f; (of ideas, language) développement m, évolution f; (of argument, theme) développement m, exposé m; (of plot, situation) déroulement m, développement m; (of business) développement m, expansion f; (of invention, process) mise f au point; (of region) mise f en valeur, exploitation f;∎ they propose the development of this land as a residential area ils suggèrent d'aménager ce terrain en zone résidentielle;(b) (incident, event) fait m nouveau;∎ we're awaiting further developments nous attendons la suite des événements ou les derniers développements;∎ a surprise development un rebondissement;∎ there has been an unexpected development l'affaire a pris une tournure inattendue;∎ there are no new developments il n'y a rien de nouveau;∎ the latest developments in the former Soviet Union les derniers événements survenus dans l'ex-Union Soviétique;∎ the latest developments in medical research les dernières découvertes médicales∎ housing development cité f (ouvrière);∎ industrial development zone f industrielle►► British development area = zone économiquement sinistrée bénéficiant d'aides publiques en vue de sa reconversion;Finance development capital capital-développement m;development grant subvention f pour le développement;development loans crédits mpl de développement;Marketing development stage (of product) phase f de développement;development system = système informatique conçu pour le développement de logicielsUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > development
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development [dɪˈveləpmənt]1. nouna. ( = act of developing) développement mc. ( = building complex) an industrial development une zone industrielle2. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ développement has a double p and an extra e.* * *[dɪ'veləpmənt] 1.1) ( creation) ( of product) mise f au point; (of housing, industry) création f2) (evolution, growth) développement m3) ( of land) mise f en valeur; (of site, city centre etc) aménagement m4) ( land developed)housing development — ensemble m d'habitation; ( individual houses) lotissement m
commercial development — (ensemble m de) commerces et bureaux à bâtir
5) ( innovation) progrès mmajor developments — des découvertes fpl majeures (in dans le domaine de)
6) ( event) changement m7) (of idea, theme) développement m2. -
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B adj [arrival, development, danger, event, expense, question, success] imprévu ; [ally, choice, gift, outcome, announcement] inattendu ; [death, illness] inopiné. -
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A n1 ( extent) (of crisis, disaster, success, violence) étendue f (of de) ; (of reform, development, defeat, recession, task) ampleur f (of de) ; (of activity, operation) envergure f (of de) ; (of support, change) degré m (of de) ; on a large/small scale à grande/petite échelle ; on an unexpected/a modest scale d'une ampleur inattendue/modeste ;2 ( grading system) échelle f ; pay scale, salary scale échelle des salaires ; social scale échelle sociale ; scale of values échelle de valeurs ; at the other end of the scale à l'autre bout de l'échelle ; on a scale of 1 to 10 sur une échelle allant de 1 à 10 ;3 (for maps, models) échelle f ; on a scale of 2 km to 1 cm à une échelle de 1 cm pour 2 km ; the model is out of ou not to scale la maquette n'est pas à l'échelle ;4 (on thermometer, gauge etc) graduation f ;5 ( for weighing) balance f ;C vtr1 ( climb) escalader [wall, peak, tower] ;2 ( take scales off) écailler [fish].the scales fell from my eyes tout d'un coup j'ai compris.■ scale back = scale down 2.■ scale down:▶ scale [sth] down, scale down [sth]1 ( reduce according to scale) réduire l'échelle de [drawing, map] ;■ scale up:▶ scale [sth] up, scale up [sth]1 lit augmenter l'échellle de [drawing, map] ;2 fig augmenter [activity, work].
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