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de·vel·op·ing
(dĭ-vĕl′ə-pĭng)adj.
Having a relatively low level of industrial capability, technological sophistication, and economic productivity: studied the economies of developing nations.
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de•vel•op•ing
(dɪˈvɛl ə pɪŋ)adj.
(of a nation or geographical area) not yet highly industrialized.
[1765–75]
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Noun | 1. | developing - processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours" processing - preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure; "the processing of newly arrived immigrants"; "the processing of ore to obtain minerals" underdevelopment - (photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast |
Adj. | 1. | developing - relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply nonindustrial - not having highly developed manufacturing enterprises; "a nonindustrial society" |
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Translations
developing
[dɪˈveləpɪŋ]A. ADJ [country] → en (vías de) desarrollo; [crisis, storm] → que se avecina
B. N (Phot) → revelado m
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developing
[dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ] adj [world] → en voie de développement developing countrydeveloping country n → pays m en voie de développementCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
developing
adj crisis, storm → aufkommend; industry → neu entstehend; interest → wachsend; foetus, embryo → sich entwickelnd; society, economy → sich entwickelnd; the developing world → die Entwicklungsländer pl
n
= development a, d
(Phot) → Entwickeln nt
developing
:developing bath
n → Entwicklerbad nt
developing country
n → Entwicklungsland nt
developing tank
n → Entwicklerschale f
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