progress

progress
progress
A, US [transcription]{{["prQgres"]}} n
1 (advances) progrès m ; in the name of progress au nom du progrès ; progress towards a settlement has been slow les progrès en vue d'un accord ont été longs ; to make progress in one's work/in physics faire des progrès dans son travail/en physique ; to make slow/steady progress progresser lentement/régulièrement ; to work for progress on human rights œuvrer pour progresser dans le domaine des droits de l'homme ; 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 ; we are watching the progress of the negotiations/of the research with interest nous assistons avec intérêt à l'évolution des négociations/la progression des recherches ; to make (slow/steady) progress progresser or avancer (lentement/régulièrement) ; to be in progress [discussions, meeting, work] être en cours ; work is already in progress les travaux sont déjà commencés ; ‘examination in progress’ ‘examen en cours’.
B vi
1 (develop, improve) [work, research, studies, society] progresser ; [person] faire des progrès, progresser ; to progress towards democracy s'acheminer vers la démocratie ;
2 (follow course) [person, vehicle, discussion] progresser, avancer ; [storm] s'intensifier ; as the day progressed à mesure que la journée s'écoulait ; as the novel progresses à mesure que l'on avance dans la lecture du roman.

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