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1 process
(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∎ by due process of law par voies légales(a) (transform → raw materials) traiter, transformer; (→ cheese, meat, milk) traiter; (→ nuclear waste) retraiter; Computing (data) 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(d) Photography développer∎ 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 -
2 ageing
B adj [person, filmstar, population] vieillissant ; [vehicle, appliance, system] vieux/vieille (before n) ; that hairstyle is really ageing cette coiffure te vieillit. -
3 ageing
ageing ['eɪdʒɪŋ](a) (person) vieillissant, qui se fait vieux (vieille); (society) de vieux; (machinery, car) qui se fait vieux (vieille);∎ the ageing process le processus du vieillissement(b) (clothes, hairstyle) qui vieillit2 noun(a) (of society, population) vieillissement m(b) (of wine, cheese) vieillissement m -
4 hasten
hasten ['heɪsən](a) (speed up → event, decline) précipiter, hâter;∎ the accident hastened his death l'accident précipita ou accéléra sa mort;∎ stress can hasten the ageing process le stress peut accélérer le vieillissement(b) (urge on → person) presser;∎ we were hastened along a corridor on nous a entraînés précipitamment dans un couloir∎ she hastened to assure us that all would be well elle s'empressa de nous assurer que tout irait bien;∎ it wasn't me, I hasten to add ce n'était pas moi, je vous assure∎ to hasten away partir à la hâte, se hâter de partir;∎ to hasten back revenir à la hâte, se dépêcher de revenir
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