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grow [grəʊ]• haven't you grown! comme tu as grandi !b. [numbers, population, fear, love] augmenter ; [club, group] s'agrandir ; [economy, market] être en expansion• fears are growing for the safety of the hostages on craint de plus en plus pour la sécurité des otages• pressure is growing on him to resign on fait de plus en plus pression sur lui pour qu'il démissionne• their policies kept the economy growing grâce à leur politique, la croissance de l'économie s'est maintenue• the economy/market is growing at 3% a year l'économie/le marché connaît une croissance de 3 % par an• the population is growing at 2% a year la population augmente de 2 % par an► to grow in + noun• to grow to like/dislike/fear sth commencer à aimer/détester/redouter qch• I had grown to like him j'avais fini par l'apprécier► to grow + adjective[+ plants, crops] cultiver ; [+ one's hair, beard, nails] laisser pousser3. compoundsa. ( = become) devenirb. that suit is too big for you but you'll grow into it le costume est trop grand pour toi mais il t'ira quand tu auras grandi• he grew into the job peu à peu, il a appris les ficelles du métier• his paintings grow on you plus on regarde ses tableaux, plus on les apprécie► grow out of inseparable transitive verba. [person, animal] devenir adulte• grow up! (inf) arrête tes enfantillages !b. [friendship, hatred] se développer ; [custom] se répandre* * *[grəʊ] 1.1) ( cultivate) cultiver2) (increase, allow to increase) laisser pousser [beard, nails]2.to grow 5 cm — [person] grandir de 5 cm; [plant] pousser de 5 cm
1) ( increase physically) [plant, hair] pousser (by de); [person] grandir (by de); [tumour] se développer2) ( of something abstract) [spending, crime, population, tension] augmenter (by de); [company, economy] être en expansion; [movement, opposition, support, problem] devenir plus important; [poverty, crisis] s'aggraver; [pressure, influence] devenir plus fortfears are growing that — on craint de plus en plus que (+ subj)
to grow to — atteindre [level]
to grow in — acquérir plus de [authority, strength]
3) ( become) devenir [hotter, stronger]•Phrasal Verbs:- grow on- grow up
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