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1 outgrow
(a) (game, habit, hobby) ne plus s'intéresser à (en grandissant); (attitude, behaviour, phase) abandonner (en grandissant ou en prenant de l'âge);∎ Abby has outgrown dolls Abby est devenue trop grande pour s'intéresser aux poupées;∎ they soon outgrew their first computer ils ont vite eu fait le tour (des possibilités) de leur premier ordinateur;∎ he has outgrown his protest phase il a dépassé le stade de la contestation;∎ I think I simply outgrew our friendship je crois qu'avec l'âge, notre amitié a tout simplement perdu son intérêt pour moi;∎ he has outgrown his reputation as a romantic il a fini par se défaire de sa réputation de romantique∎ she has outgrown three pairs of shoes this year elle a pris quatre pointures cette année(c) (grow faster than) grandir plus (vite) que;∎ that boy is outgrowing his strength ce garçon a une croissance beaucoup trop rapide pour sa constitution;∎ the world is outgrowing its resources la population mondiale croît plus vite que les ressources dont elle dispose
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