progresser

progresser [pʀɔgʀese]

➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb

   a. ( = s'améliorer) [élève] to make progress

   b. ( = augmenter) [prix, ventes, production, chômage] to rise ; [criminalité, délinquance] to be on the increase

• il a progressé dans les sondages he has gained ground in the polls

• la Bourse progresse de 2 points the stock market is up 2 points

   c. ( = avancer) [ennemi, recherches, science, sauveteurs] to advance ; [maladie] to progress

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pʀɔgʀese

verbe intransitif

1) (atteindre un niveau supérieur) [taux, résultat, salaires, chômage] to rise; [pouvoir d'achat, budget] to increase; [économie] to improve; [entreprise] to make progress; [homme politique] to make gains

nos ventes ont bien progressé ce mois-ci — there has been a marked increase in our sales this month

progresser de 3% — [production] to rise by 3%; [candidat, parti] to gain 3%

l'euro a progressé de 3% par rapport à la livre — the euro has risen by 3% against the pound

2) (dans son développement) [relations] to improve; [pays, enquête, négociations] to make progress; [science] to progress; [connaissances] to increase

3) (gagner du terrain) [marcheur] to make progress; [armée] to move forward

progresser de 200 m — to advance 200 m

progresser dans sa carrière — to progress in one's career

4) (se propager) [maladie] to spread; [idéologie] to gain ground; [criminalité, toxicomanie] to be on the increase

5) (s'améliorer) to make progress

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pʀɔɡʀese vi

1) [élève] to progress

2) [troupes] to make headway, to make progress

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progresser verb table: aimer vi

1 (atteindre un niveau supérieur) [taux, indice, bénéfice, résultat, inflation, salaires] to rise, to go up; [emploi, chômage] to rise; [pouvoir d'achat, budget] to increase; [économie, marché, Bourse] to improve; [entreprise] to make progress; [homme politique] to make gains; nos ventes ont bien progressé ce mois-ci there has been a marked increase in our sales this month; la mortalité infantile ne progresse plus infant mortality is no longer rising; progresser de 3%/3 points [exportations, production, nombre, taux] to rise by 3%/3 points; [candidat, parti] to gain 3%/3 points; l’euro a progressé de 3% par rapport à la livre the euro has risen by 3% against the pound;

2 (dans son développement) [enquête, affaire, négociations] to make progress ou headway; [relations] to improve; [réformes, analyse, pays, ville] to make progress, to develop; [science, technologie] to progress; [connaissances] to increase; le dossier des otages progresse progress is being made in the hostage issue; l'enquête ne progresse plus the inquiry is no longer making progress;

3 (gagner du terrain) [marcheur, alpiniste, anticyclone, dépression] to make progress; [ennemi, adversaire, armée] to move forward; progresser de 200 m/3 km [personne, véhicule] to advance by 200 m/3 km; son livre continue de progresser dans les ventes his/her book continues to move up the best seller list; progresser dans sa carrière [personne] to progress in one's career;

4 (se propager) [maladie, épidémie] to spread; [idéologie] to gain ground; [criminalité, délinquance, toxicomanie] to be on the increase;

5 (s'améliorer) [élève, sportif, équipe] to make progress, to improve; l'équipe a beaucoup progressé the team has made a lot of progress; progresser dans un domaine to make progress in a field.

[prɔgrese] verbe intransitif

1. [s'améliorer] to improve, to (make) progress

2. [gagner du terrain - ennemi] to advance, to gain ground

je progresse lentement dans ma lecture I'm getting on ou progressing slowly in my reading ; [ - maladie] to progress ; [ - inflation] to creep up, to rise

nos bénéfices ont progressé de 2% l'année dernière our profits rose by 2% last year

la recherche scientifique progresse de jour en jour/à grands pas scientific research is making progress every day/is advancing by leaps and bounds