1 (series of developments) proceso (m) it's a slow long process the process of growing up a natural/chemical process he supervised the whole process they decided to spread the building process over three years the regularity with which this occurs suggests that the process is genetically determined they hope to implement changes to speed up the process for approving new drugs
the production process el proceso de producción
there are quality checks at all stages of the production process the cost of re-engineering the production process
the processes of government los trámites gubernamentales
the people's direct participation in the processes of government the normal processes of government have temporarily broken down the whole affair brought discredit on America's processes of government we have reformed the processes of government to make it more efficient
the ageing process el envejecimiento a face cream that will delay the aging process of your skin these things are all part of the aging process the [digestive] process the chemicals produced in the stomach to assist the digestive process it can slow down the [healing] process they try and influence peoples' thought processes could you explain the thought process that led you to this idea? his thought processes are very bizarre - he is obsessed by strange, irrational ideas people whose thought processes are similar enough to allow them to communicate lawyers have expressed their concern over /the lack of due process in the trial/ all democratic leaders can be removed from office by due process the charge is very serious and demands due process in the form of a hearing they should go through the due process of the courts by due process of [law] by (a) process of [elimination] "how shall we choose one?" - "/we could do it by process of elimination/" after discussing all their favourite characters they eventually arrived, by a process of elimination, at Britain's very own Roger Rees it then becomes necessary to use a process of elimination to determine what is behind their behavior while work is in process any changes needed are made in process whenever I went round there was usually a meal in process North American free-trade talks are still in process I made regular visits to see the decorating in process we observed a discussion group in process
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 he saved the girl, but injured himself in the process he finished ahead of the Spaniard, and in the process picked up his first time win as a pro you have to let us struggle for ourselves, even if we must die in the process I got him out all right, but overbalanced in the process and fell sprawling
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
it is in (the) process of demolition in the process of cleaning the picture, they discovered another signature in the process of time the men who might, in the process of time, be placed at the head of the nation the administration is in the process of drawing up a peace plan her novel is in the process of being turned into a television series the book was in process of being printed a territory in process of being colonized
2 (specific method) proceso (m); procedimiento (m) to bring advanced technology and new processes into British industry they have invented a new process for coating the surface the finished product has been through a series of processes
the Bessemer process el proceso de Bessemer
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 the United States District Court could order several officers to serve the process, taking possession of the store
