noun
process, trial
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Prozess (noun): main meanings are 'process' (a series of actions or changes) and 'trial' (legal court proceeding). Gender: der; plural Prozesse. Genitive singular often des Prozesses. No special preposition; regular declension. Use in legal contexts for trials and technical contexts for processes.
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Der Angeklagte wartet auf den Beginn des Prozesses.
The defendant is waiting for the start of the trial.
Der Prozess der Datenverarbeitung dauert mehrere Stunden.
The process of data processing takes several hours.
Die Journalisten sammelten Informationen für den Prozess, weil viele Fragen noch offen waren.
The journalists collected information for the trial because many questions remained unanswered.
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Think of a sequence of steps, like a flowchart labeled 'PROZESS'.
der — imagine a male judge presiding over 'der Prozess' (masculine courtroom image).
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Has multiple meanings: technical 'process' (sequence of steps) and legal 'trial'. Context determines meaning; collocations include 'Gerichtsprozess' for legal trial.