What does développement in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word développement in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use développement in French.

The word développement in French means development, development, development, development, developing, development, development, body, body of the text, developments, with strong growth potential, destined for growth, development aid, foreign aid, cross processing, economic activity distribution, sustainable development, economic development, personal development, film processing, film developing, film development, psychomotor development, rural development, sustainable development savings account, developing country, developing country, development center, developmental psychology, research and development, research and development, underdevelopment. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word développement

development

nom masculin (croissance) (people)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous surveillons le développement des enfants.
We are watching the children's development.

development

nom masculin (expansion) (industry, region)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous constatons le développement industriel de notre région.
We are seeing the industrial development of our region.

development

nom masculin (mise au point)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le développement final de cette machine sera pour l'année prochaine.
The final development of this machine will be done next year.

development, developing

nom masculin (photographie: révélation d'une 'image) (photography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les photographes étaient chargés du développement des photos.
The photographers were given the task of photo development.

development

nom masculin (multiplication) (cells)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le docteur craint le développement des cellules cancéreuses.
The doctor is worried about the development of cancerous cells.

development

nom masculin (informatique : programmation) (computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le développement informatique a pour but la création de logiciels.
The aim of development in computer science is the creation of software.

body, body of the text

nom masculin (partie de rédaction, de dissertation) (essay, dissertation, etc.)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le développement doit suivre les prémices de l’introduction.
The body of the text should follow the introduction.

developments

nom masculin pluriel (évolution, suite, tournure prise)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Les développements de l'affaire se poursuivent à l'international.
Developments in this matter are being followed worldwide.

with strong growth potential, destined for growth

locution adverbiale (voué à croître)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

development aid, foreign aid

nom féminin (soutien financier, logistique) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'aide au développement est une action volontaire qui va vers les pays en voie de développement.

cross processing

nom masculin (procédé photographique) (photography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

economic activity distribution

nom masculin (répartition de l'activité économique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sustainable development

nom masculin (développement respectant l'environnement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le développement durable permet de ne pas épuiser les ressources finies.
Sustainable development helps us protect our finite resources.

economic development

nom masculin (évolutions structurelles positives)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les maires essaient de tout faire pour favoriser le développement économique de leur ville.

personal development

nom masculin (affirmation de soi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

film processing, film developing, film development

nom masculin (impression sur papier) (photography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il existe plusieurs sociétés en ligne spécialisées dans le développement photo.

psychomotor development

nom masculin (évolution du corps liée au psychisme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce médecin s'est spécialisé dans le développement psychomoteur des enfants.

rural development

nom masculin (développement des communes rurales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sustainable development savings account

nom masculin (mode d'épargne) (banking)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon frère vient d'ouvrir un livret de développement durable pour favoriser l'écologie.

developing country

nom masculin (pays s'ouvrant au commerce international)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

developing country

nom masculin (pays accédant au progrès technologique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

development center

nom masculin (lieu pour développement d'entreprises) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

developmental psychology

nom féminin (analyse du fonctionnement psychologique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

research and development

nom féminin (service en charge des recherches)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il postule pour entrer en recherche et développement.

research and development

nom féminin (activités d'innovation d'une entreprise)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je crains que notre budget recherche-développement ne soit en baisse cette année.

underdevelopment

nom masculin (état de pays trop peu développé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Beaucoup de pays africains ont du mal à venir à bout de leur sous-développement.

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