development
English → French/dɪˈveləpmənt/
1 noun
(= act of developing) développement masculine, (= event) fait nouveau masculine, [of blocks of flats] cité feminine
- there have been no developments since Monday il n’y a pas eu d’élément nouveau depuis lundi
- the latest development les derniers développements
- an unexpected development un rebondissement
5 more examples
- an industrial development (= building complex) une zone industrielle
- housing development [of houses] lotissement
- shopping development centre commercial
- office development immeuble(s) m
- ➣ ✎ développement has a double p and an extra e.
2 compounds
▸ development bank noun
banque de développement feminine