développement

Definitions of développement
  1. noun
    act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
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    amélioration, progrès
    gradual improvement or growth or development
    élargissement
    the action of making broader
    élaboration
    developing in intricate and painstaking detail
    avancement, promotion
    the advancement of some enterprise
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    amélioration
    the act of improving something
  2. noun
    the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
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    aménagement
    making an area of land more useful
    Assainissement
    making an area of water more useful
    emploi excessif
    exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
    capitalisation
    the act of capitalizing on an opportunity
    commercialisation
    the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce
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    emploi, usage
    the act of using
  3. noun
    (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
    synonyms: croissance
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    processus biologique, processus organique
    a process occurring in living organisms
  4. noun
    a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
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    changement, tournants
    an unforeseen development
    complication
    a development that complicates a situation
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    changement, modification
    an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
  5. noun
    processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
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    traitement
    preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure
  6. noun
    a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)
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    amélioration
    a condition superior to an earlier condition
  7. noun
    adding information or detail
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    augmentation
    the act of increasing something
  8. noun
    gradual improvement or growth or development
    synonyms: amélioration, progrès
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    avancement, promotion
    the advancement of some enterprise
  9. noun
    a discussion that provides additional information
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    discussion
    an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
  10. noun
    (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
    synonyms: phylogenèse, évolution
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    processus biologique, processus organique
    a process occurring in living organisms
  11. noun
    a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
    synonyms: évolution
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    dégénérescence
    the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
    types:
    croissance, progrès
    a progression from simpler to more complex forms
    épanouissement
    a developmental process
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    processus
    a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
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