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process1 n 1. a series of actions that produce a change or development the process of digestion 2. a method of doing or producing something 3. a forward movement 4. the course of time 5. (Law) a. a summons, writ, etc., commanding a person to appear in court b. the whole proceedings in an action at law 6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a natural outgrowth or projection of a part, organ, or organism 7. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) a distinct subtask of a computer system which can be regarded as proceeding in parallel with other subtasks of the system 8. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (modifier) relating to the general preparation of a printing forme or plate by the use, at some stage, of photography 9. (Performing Arts) (modifier) denoting a film, film scene, shot, etc., made by techniques that produce unusual optical effects vb (tr) 1. to subject to a routine procedure; handle 2. to treat or prepare by a special method, esp to treat (food) in order to preserve it to process cheese 3. (Law) a. to institute legal proceedings against b. to serve a process on 4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) Photog a. to develop, rinse, fix, wash, and dry (exposed film, etc.) b. to produce final prints or slides from (undeveloped film) 5. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing to perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information 6. (Cookery) to prepare (food) using a food processor [from Old French procès, from Latin prōcessus an advancing, from prōcēdere to proceed] process2 vb (intr) to proceed in or as if in a procession [back formation from procession] process, procedure - A process is a set or series of actions directed to some end or a natural series of changes; a procedure is a series of actions conducted in a certain manner, an established way of doing something. See also related terms for procedure. procedure, process, proceed - Procedure, process, and proceed come from Latin procedere, "to go forward." See also related terms for procedure.
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process noun 1. procedure, means, course, system, action, performance, operation, measure, proceeding, manner, transaction, mode, course of action The best way to find out is by a process of elimination. verb 1. prepare, treat, convert, transform, alter, refine silicon chips process electrical signals facilities to process the beans before export 2. handle, manage, action, deal with, fulfil, take care of, dispose of A number of applications are being processed at the moment. in the process of in the course of, in the middle of, in the midst of They are in the process of drawing up a peace plan. Translations process1 [ˈprəʊses] A. N 1. (= series of developments) → proceso m the production process → el proceso de producción the processes of government → los trámites gubernamentales the ageing process → el envejecimiento I got what I wanted but made a lot of enemies in the process → conseguí lo que quería pero a costa de crearme muchos enemigos in the process of it is in (the) process of construction → está en(vías de)construcción we are in the process of moving house → estamos en medio de una mudanza see also due A3 see also elimination A 3. (Jur) (= action) → proceso m; (= summons) → citación f to bring a process against sb → demandar a algn to serve a process on sb → notificar una citación a algn 4. (Anat, Bot, Zool) → protuberancia f B. VT 1. (= treat) [+ raw materials] → procesar; [+ food] (industrially) → procesar, tratar; (with food processor) → pasar por el robot de cocina to process sth into sth → procesar algo para convertirlo en algo 3. (Comput) → procesar 4. (Phot) → revelar process2 [prəˈses] VI (Brit) (frm) (= go in procession) → desfilar (Rel) → ir en procesión process [ˈprəʊsɛs] n (gen) → processus m all stages in the process → toutes les étapes du processus 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 We're in the process of painting the kitchen → Nous sommes en train de peindre la cuisine. (natural) → processus m the process by which ... → le processus par lequel ... the process by which protein is digested → le processus par lequel les protéines sont digérées the ageing process → le processus de vieillissement in the process (= in doing so) → ce faisant vt [+ raw material, food] → traiter to be processed → être traité(e) to be processed into → être transformé(e) en [prəˈsɛs] vi (British) (= go in procession) → défiler processed cheese [ˌprəʊsɛstˈtʃiːz] n → fromage m fondu processed foods [ˌprəʊsɛstˈfuːdz] npl → aliments mpl transformés processed peas [ˌprəʊsɛstˈpiːz] npl → petits pois mpl en boîte process1 n → Prozess m; the processes of the law → der Gesetzesweg; the process of time will … → die Zeit wird …; in the process of time → im Laufe der Zeit, mit der Zeit; in the process → dabei; in the process of learning → beim Lernen; in the process of construction → im Bau; to be in the process of doing something → dabei sein, etw zu tun vt (= treat) raw materials, data, information, waste → verarbeiten; food → konservieren; milk → sterilisieren; application, loan, wood → bearbeiten; film → entwickeln; (= deal with) applicants, people → abfertigen process2 process1 [ˈprəʊsɛs] 1. n a. → processo the whole process → l'intera operazione in the process of restoring the picture he discovered ... → stava restaurando il quadro quando ha scoperto... in process of construction → in (corso di) costruzione the process of growing up → il processo della crescita we are in the process of moving to ... → stiamo per trasferirci a... c. (Law) (action) → processo; (summons) → mandato di comparizione, citazione f in giudizio 2. vt (Tech) → trattare (Phot) → sviluppare e stampare (Admin) (application) → sbrigare (Comput) → elaborare process2 [prəˈsɛs] vi (Brit) (frm) (go in procession) → sfilare, procedere in corteo n process [ˈprəuses, (American ) ˈpro-] 1 a method or way of manufacturing things We are using a new process to make glass. proses عَمَلِيَّه صِناعِيَّه процес postup metode das Verfahren κατεργασία, μέθοδος κατασκευής proceso tootmisviis روش prosessi procédé תַהֲלִיך प्रक्रम eljárás proses aðferð processo, metodo 製法 제조법 technologijos procesas/būdas (tehnoloģiskais) process; metode proses proces, proc{#225}{#130}{#225}d{#225}{#130}{#225} metode, framgangsmåte, prosess proces produkcyjny, technologia processo procedeu процесс, способ postup postopek proces process, metod กระบวนการ işlem, metot (工藝)過程 процес طريقۂ کار quá trình (工艺)过程 2 a series of events that produce change or development The process of growing up can be difficult for a child; the digestive processes. proses عَمَلِيَّه، سِلْسِلَة أحداث процес proces forløb; -forløb; proces; -proces der Prozeß διαδικασία proceso areng, protsess فرآیند tapahtumasarja processus תַהֲלִיך प्रक्रिया folyamat proses ferli processo 過程 일련의 과정 procesas process proses proces prosess proces processo proces процесс proces potek proces process การพัฒนาต่อเนื่อง süreç, işlem 進程 процес ترقي کا عمل quy trình 进程 3 a course of action undertaken Carrying him down the mountain was a slow process. proses أسْلوب، طَريقَة عَمَل процес operace proces der Vorgang πορεία, διαδικασία operación toiming جریان prosessi opération תַהִליך प्रक्रिया művelet proses aðgerð, gangur operazione 進行 조치 procedūra, vyksmas process; norise proses gebeuren prosess, sak zabieg, czynność processo operaţie процесс operácia postopek proces procedur วิธีการ iş 過程 процес عمل quá trình 过程 v to deal with (something) by the appropriate process Have your photographs been processed?; The information is being processed by computer. verwerk يُعالِج обработвам zpracovat; reprodukovat fremkalde; behandle bearbeiten επεξεργάζομαι, κατεργάζομαι (fotografías) revelar; procesar, tratar töötlema رسیدگی کردن؛ آماده کردن prosessoida développer; traiter לְפָתֵח, לְעַבֵּד संसाधित करना feldolgoz memroses meðhöndla sviluppare; trattare 処理する 가공하다 apdoroti, (iš)ryškinti, perdirbti apstrādāt; sagatavot memproses verwerken behandle, bearbeide; framkalle poddać obróbce, przetwarzać tratar a developa; a prelucra обрабатывать spracovať; reprodukovať obdelati obraditi behandla, preparera, bearbeta, reproducera ลงมือปฏิบัติ ele almak 加工(過程) обробляти مناسب عمل سے گزارنا xử lý 加工(过程) adj processed (of food) treated in a special way processed cheese/peas. prosesseer مُعالَج بِعَمَلِيّات خاصَّه обработен behandlet haltbar gemacht επεξεργασμένος βιομηχανικά procesado, tratado töödeldud (valmistoodanguks) عمل آوری شده jalostettu préparé industriellement מְעוּבָּד संसाधित tartósított diproses meðhöndlaður; unninn lavorato, trasformato 加工された 가공된 perdirbtas, lydytas kausēts siers yg diproses geconserveerd bearbeidet, behandlet; framkalt konserwowany, przetwarzany conservado preparat industrial обработанный tavený; lúpaný predelan obrađen bearbetad, förädlad, smält[], färdigkokta [] ผ่านกรรมวิธี işlenmiş 經過特殊加工的 оброблений مخصوص طرح سے بنايا گيا chế biến 经过特殊加工的 in the process of in the course of He is in the process of changing jobs; These goods were damaged in the process of manufacture. tydens die proses, besig خِلال عَمَلِيَّة по време на právě, během i gang med; under im Laufe von κατά τη διάρκεια, στη διαδικασία estar haciendo algo, en vías de (midagi tege)mas, ajal در طی olla meneillään en train de, au cours de בְּתַהֲלִיך vmi alatt, folyamán dalam proses í þann mund að nel processo di, durante ~中で (~의) 진행 중에 procese, metu procesā; laikā dlm proses tijdens under, i ferd med (å) w trakcie em vias de pe cale să; în cursul... в процессе práve, počas v postopku u procesu [] i begrepp att, under [] ในขั้นตอน ...-mekte, ...-iken, sırasında 在...過程中 у процесі کے دوران trong quá trình 在...过程中 process → عملية proces proces Verfahren διαδικασία proceso prosessi processus proces processo 過程 과정 proces prosess proces processo процесс process การพัฒนาต่อเนื่อง işlem quá trình 过程 Want to thank TFD for its existence? 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