| Formas compostas: |
| Inglês | Português |
| canning process n | (process of putting food in tins) | processo de enlatar comida |
| contempt process n | (legal action) (ação contra desrespeito no tribunal) | processo por desacato loc sm |
due process,
due process of law n | (legal proceedings) | processo devido sm adj |
| If arrested, you have the right to due process. |
| due process n | (standard procedure) (procedimento padrão) | processo devido loc sm |
four-color process (US),
four-colour process (UK) n | (four-hue printing method) | impressão em quatro cores loc sf |
| freezing process n | (procedure for making [sth] frozen) | processo de congelamento loc sm |
| healing process n | (recovery from injury) (recuperação de ferimento) | processo de cicatrização loc sm |
| processo de recuperação loc sm |
| She was in a bad accident, so the healing process may take a few weeks. |
| healing process n | figurative (reconciliation after rift) (reconciliação após rompimento) | processo de reconciliação sm |
| reconciliação sf |
| in process adv | (underway, ongoing) | em processo loc adv |
| em andamento loc adv |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes a noun. |
| Preparations for the 2012 Olympics were in process. |
| Os preparativos para as Olimpíadas de 2012 estavam em andamento. |
| in-process adj | (goods: in manufacture) | em processamento loc adv |
| in the process expr | (while doing [sth]) | durante o processo loc adv |
| Janine has been studying German at school, and in the process, she's made new friends. |
| in the process of [sth] expr | (during, in the course of) | no processo expres |
| The robber tripped and broke his leg in the process of trying to flee. |
| be in the process of doing [sth] v expr | (be doing) | no processo expres |
| I am in the process of applying for a visa to travel to the USA. |
| legal process n | (court procedure) | procedimento legal loc sm |
| The legal process to get squatters out of a property can take a long time. |
process industry,
processing industry n | (business of treating raw materials) (negócio para tratar matérias-primas) | indústria de processamento sf |
| indústria de elaboração sf |
| (informal) | indústria sf |
| process plant n | (factory where raw materials are treated) (fábrica onde a matéria-prima é tratada) | planta de processamento sf |
| planta de elaboração sf |
| process schedule n | (timetable for a plan of action) (quadro de horários para um plano de ações) | quadro de processos sm |
| quality review process n | (procedure for assessing [sth]) (procedimento para assessar algo) | processo de controle de qualidade loc sm |
| All the courses offered by the college go through a quality review process. |
| selection process n | (procedure for choosing [sth] or [sb]) | processo seletivo loc sm |
| thought process n | (thinking, train of thought) (sequência de ideias) | processo de pensamento loc sm |
xiphoid,
xiphoid process n | (lower part of breastbone) (anatomia) | xifoide sm |
