production (redirected from Production (disambiguation))

pro·duc·tion  (pr-dkshn, pr-)

n.

1.

a. The act or process of producing: timber used for the production of lumber and paper.

b. The fact or process of being produced: a movie going into production.

2. The creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services.

3. The total output, as of a commodity: increased production at the plant.

4. Something produced; a product: "Of all the productions of land, milk is perhaps the most perishable" (Adam Smith).

5.

a. A work of art or literature.

b. A work produced for the stage, screen, television, or radio.

c. A staging or presentation of a theatrical work: a new Broadway production of a musical.

6. A situation or display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated: made a production out of the birthday party.

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pro·duction·al adj.

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production [prəˈdʌkʃən]

n

1. the act of producing

2. anything that is produced; product

3. the amount produced or the rate at which it is produced

4. (Economics) Economics the creation or manufacture for sale of goods and services with exchange value

5. any work created as a result of literary or artistic effort

6. (Performing Arts) the organization and presentation of a film, play, opera, etc.

7. (Performing Arts / Theatre) Brit the artistic direction of a play

8. (Music, other)

a.  the supervision of the arrangement, recording, and mixing of a record

b.  the overall sound quality or character of a recording the material is very strong but the production is poor

9. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (modifier) manufactured by a mass-production process a production model of a car

make a production (out) of Informal to make an unnecessary fuss about

productional  adj

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production

• arborization - The production of a treelike structure.
• Broca's area - An area of the brain involved with the production of speech; it was named after P. Paul Broca, a French surgeon.
• economic, economical - Economic means "pertaining to the production and use of income," and economical is "avoiding waste, being careful of resources."
• value-added tax - A tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	production - the act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells" human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen rainmaking - activity intended to produce rain devising, fashioning, making - the act that results in something coming to be; "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making" foliation - the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves canalisation, canalization - the production of a canal or a conversion to canals growing - (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state steel production - making steel from pig iron
	2.	production - a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television; "have you seen the new production of Hamlet?" presentation - the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it; "he prepared his presentation carefully in advance" staging, theatrical production - the production of a drama on the stage coup de theatre - a sensational bit of stagecraft
	3.	production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" product book, volume - physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop" book - a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge; "he bought a book of stamps" spin-off, by-product, byproduct - a product made during the manufacture of something else creation - an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone deliverable - something that can be provided as the product of development; "under this contract the deliverables include both software and hardware" end product, output - final product; the things produced brainchild, inspiration - a product of your creative thinking and work; "he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists"; "after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality" job - an object worked on; a result produced by working; "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right" magazine - product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical object; "tripped over a pile of magazines" newspaper, paper - the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher; "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper" outturn, turnout, output - what is produced in a given time period turnery - products made on a lathe piece of work, work - a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time" fruit, yield - an amount of a product motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
	4.	production - (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law; "the appellate court demanded the production of all documents" exhibition - the act of exhibiting; "a remarkable exhibition of musicianship" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	5.	production - the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter" output, yield indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity picking, pick - the quantity of a crop that is harvested; "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest peach pick in years"
	6.	production - a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated; "she tends to make a big production out of nothing" display - behavior that makes your feelings public; "a display of emotion"
	7.	production - (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of production" mass production - the production of large quantities of a standardized article (often using assembly line techniques) overproduction, overrun - too much production or more than expected underproduction - inadequate production or less than expected yield, output - production of a certain amount capacity - the maximum production possible; "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity" breeding - the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization brewing - the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast cultivation - (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale) cultivation - the act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large scale) generation - the production of heat or electricity; "dams were built for the generation of electricity" mining, excavation - the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth quarrying - the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry oil production, boring, drilling - the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum sericulture - the production of raw silk by raising silkworms manufacture, industry - the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production" economic science, economics, political economy - the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
	8.	production - the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services creation, creative activity - the human act of creating

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production

noun

1. producing, making, manufacture, manufacturing, construction, assembly, preparation, formation, fabrication, origination two companies involved in the production of the steel pipes

2. creation, development, fashioning, composition, origination the apparent lack of skill in the production of much new modern art

3. output, yield, productivity We need to increase the volume of production.

4. management, administration, direction the story behind the show's production

5. presentation, staging, mounting a critically acclaimed production of Othello

6. presentation, showing, display, proffering discounts on production of membership cards

Translations

production [prəˈdʌkʃən]

A. N

1. (= making) → producción f; (= manufacture) → producción f, fabricación f
the factory is in full production → la fábrica trabaja a plena capacidad
the car is due to go into production later this year → está previsto que el coche empiece a fabricarse este año
this model went out of production in 1974 → este modelo dejó de fabricarse en 1974
to put sth into production → lanzar algo a la producción
to take sth out of production [+ product] → dejar de fabricar algo; [+ land] → dejar de cultivar algo
see also mass ² D

2. (= output) (Ind, Agr) → producción f (Art, Literat) → obra f
the firm exports 90% of its production → la empresa exporta el 90% de lo que produce or de su producción
industrial/oil production → producción f industrial/de aceite

3. (= act of showing) → presentación f
on production of this card → al presentar esta tarjeta

4. (Media)

4.1. (= act of producing) (Theat) → producción f, puesta f en escena (Cine, TV, Rad) → realización f
the series goes into production in March → la serie empezará a realizarse en marzo

4.2. (= play, film, programme) (Theat) → representación f, montaje m (Cine, TV) → producción f
the opera has yet to receive its first production → no se ha hecho nunca una representación or montaje de la ópera, la ópera nunca se ha representado
to make a production out of sth → montar un show por algo
he made a real production out of it! → ¡montó un verdadero show!

B. CPD [process, department, costs, quota] → de producción
production agreement N (US) → acuerdo m de productividad
production assistant N (Cine, TV) → ayudante mf de realización
production company N (TV) → (compañía f) productora f
production line N → cadena f de fabricación or montaje
production manager N (Ind) → jefe/a m/f de producción (Cine, TV) → jefe/a m/f de realización
production run N → serie f de producción

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production [prəˈdʌkʃ^ən] n

[goods, commodities] → production f
They're increasing production of luxury models → Ils augmentent la production des modèles de luxe.
to put into production [+ goods] → mettre en production
to go into production [goods] → être mis(e) en production

[antibodies, blood cells, hormones] → production f

[play, show] → mise f en scène
a production of "Hamlet" → une mise en scène de "Hamlet"

[film] (= work of producer) → production f (= shooting) → tournage m
Production of the film was halted → Le tournage du film a été arrêté.

on production of → sur production de production company
production agreement n (US) → accord m de production
production company n → compagnie f de production
production costs npl → coûts mpl de production
production line n → chaîne f de fabrication
production manager n → directeur/trice m/f de production

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production

n

→ Produktion f; (Ind) → Produktion f, → Herstellung f; (of electricity, energy, heat) → Erzeugung f; (of crop) → Anbau m; (of coal) → Förderung f, → Produktion f; (of book, article, essay) → Schreiben nt; (of painting, sculpture) → Anfertigung f; (of ideas, novel etc, masterpiece) → Hervorbringung f; to put something into production → die Herstellung or Produktion von etw aufnehmen; when the new car goes into production → wenn der neue Wagen in die Produktion or Herstellung geht; when we go into production (with this new model) → wenn wir (mit diesem neuen Modell) in die Produktion or Herstellung gehen; is it still in production? → wird das noch hergestellt?; to take something out of production → etw aus der Produktion nehmen

(= output) → Produktion f

(= bringing forward, showing) (of ticket, documents) → Vorzeigen nt; (of proof, evidence) → Lieferung f, → Beibringung f; (of witness) → Beibringung f; on production of this ticket → gegen Vorlage dieser Eintrittskarte

(of play) → Inszenierung f; (of film) → Produktion f; there’s no need to make a production (number) (out) of it (inf) → es ist nicht notwendig, daraus eine Staatsaffäre zu machen (inf)

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production:

production capacity

n → Produktionskapazität f

production car

n (Aut) → Serienwagen m

production company

n (TV, Video, also Theat) → Produktionsgesellschaft f

production control

n → Fertigungskontrolle f

production costs

pl → Produktions- or Herstellungskosten pl

production department

n (of publishing company etc) → Herstellungsabteilung f

production director

n (Radio, TV) → Sendeleiter(in) m(f)

production engineer

n → Betriebsingenieur(in) m(f)

production line

n → Fließband nt, → Fertigungsstraße f

production manager

n → Produktionsleiter(in) m(f)

production method

n → Produktions- or Herstellungsverfahren nt

production model

n (of car) → Serienmodell nt

production planning

n → Produktions-/Fertigungsplanung f

production platform

n (for oil) → Förderplattform f

production site

n → Produktionsstätte f

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production [prəˈdʌkʃ/ən] n

a. (manufacture) → produzione f
to put into production → mettere in produzione
to take out of production → togliere dalla produzione
the country's steel production → la produzione siderurgica del paese

b. (showing) → presentazione f; (of documents) → produzione f
on production of this ticket → dietro presentazione di questo biglietto

c. (of film, show) → produzione f; (of play) → messa in scena; (work produced) → realizzazione f teatrale (or cinematografica)

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