progress

progress
progress
1. noun
progrès mpl
• in the name of progress au nom du progrès
• progress was slow les choses n'avançaient pas vite
• we are making progress in our investigations notre enquête progresse
• we have made no progress nous n'avons fait aucun progrès
• he is making progress [student] il fait des progrès ; [patient] son état s'améliore
• while the meeting was in progress pendant la réunion
• the work in progress les travaux en cours
2. intransitive verb
progresser
• matters are progressing slowly les choses avancent lentement
• as the game progressed à mesure que la partie avançait
3. transitive verb
( = advance) faire progresser
4. compounds
► progress report noun rapport m (sur l'avancement des travaux)
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✦ Lorsque progress est un nom, l'accent tombe sur la première syllabe : ˈprəʊgres, lorsque c'est un verbe, sur la seconde : prəˈgres.
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1. ['prəʊgres], US ['prɒgres]
noun
1) (advances) progrès m

to make slow/steady progress — progresser lentement/régulièrement

the patient is making progress — l'état de santé du malade s'améliore

2) (course, evolution) (of person, vehicle, inquiry, event) progression f; (of talks, dispute, disease, career) évolution f

to make (slow/steady) progress — progresser (lentement/régulièrement)

to be in progress — [discussions, meeting, exam, work] être en cours

2. [prə'gres]
intransitive verb
1) (develop, improve) [person, work, studies] progresser

to progress towards democracy — s'acheminer vers la démocratie

2) (follow course) [person, vehicle, discussion] progresser

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