1 (forward movement) avance (m) heavy snow slowed our progress la espesa capa de nieve dificultó nuestro avance or nos retrasó
further progress was impossible due to a landslide the two of them continued their progress down the road a car passed, and he followed its progress as it gradually disappeared from view
we are making good progress estamos avanzando rápidamente we made slow progress through the mud we were making no progress at all, just going round in circles
2 (development) [of activity, student] progresos (m); [of events] marcha (f); desarrollo (m); [of patient] evolución (f); [of disease] curso (m); evolución (f) he briefed us on the progress of the talks nos informó sobre la marcha or el desarrollo de las negociaciones; keep me informed on the patient's progress manténganme informado de la evolución del paciente; he came in to check on my progress vino para ver cómo iba progresando
her progress since the operation has not been good Ellen would keep me abreast of their progress by phone his progress through life was both eccentric and entertaining the progress of the war in North Africa and Italy had been followed closely she took a keen interest in the progress of the work they considered it was a very good way of assessing the progress of a child the doctor considers your progress to be satisfactory there was nothing they could do to halt the progress of the disease
to make progress (gen) hacer progresos; progresar; [+patient] mejorar China has made significant progress in human rights China ha hecho muchos progresos en lo que respecta a derechos humanos; the two sides have made little progress towards agreement las dos partes apenas han avanzado hacia un acuerdo
some progress has been made in the search for a cure the medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer I can't make any progress with this child he is still very ill, but he is making progress
to make good/slow progress avanzar rápidamente/lentamente
she is making good progress with her German we are making good progress towards a solution work on possible vaccines against HIV infection is making good progress he apologized for the slow progress he was making with the job she is making slow progress after three brain operations
3 (innovation) progreso (m) it was all done in the name of progress todo se hizo con la excusa del progreso
the rapid pace of change introduced by technological progress what is holding back the wheels of progress? people start believing that progress is inevitable
4 (course) in progress the game was already in progress había comenzado ya el partido; negotiations are still in progress aún se están manteniendo las negociaciones; I went to see the work in progress fui a ver cómo marchaba el trabajo
the meeting is in progress while the meeting was in progress when we visited the college it was holiday time and there was a conference in progress the bar was crowded: a darts match was in progress a lot of work is in progress at the moment to try and improve the situation the diaries are a mixture of confession, work in progress and observation
silence: exam in progress silencio: examen
the timetable for the royal progress through the town
