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1 Wachsfigur
f wax figure; im Kabinett: waxwork* * *die Wachsfigurwaxwork* * *Wạchs|fi|gurfwax figure* * *(a wax model (usually of a well-known person).) waxwork* * *Wachs·fi·gurf waxwork, wax figure* * *die waxwork; wax figure* * ** * *die waxwork; wax figure* * *f.wax figure n.waxwork n. -
2 Wachsfigur
Wachs·fi·gur fwax figure -
3 Wachsfigur
f1. wax figure2. waxwork -
4 wachsen
v/i; wächst, wuchs, ist gewachsen grow (auch fig. an + Dat in); (sich ausdehnen) expand; sein Haar wachsen lassen let one’s hair grow (long); sich (Dat) einen Bart wachsen lassen grow a beard; bist du aber gewachsen! haven’t you grown!, how you’ve grown!; hier wächst viel Weizen a lot of wheat is grown in these parts ( oder around here); mit seiner Aufgabe wachsen grow with the task; der Verein etc. wachse, blühe und gedeihe! may the society etc. grow, blossom, and flourish!; sie ist mir ans Herz gewachsen I’ve become very attached to her; ins Unermessliche wachsen increase immeasurably, keep on growing (and growing); pej. grow out of all proportion; gewachsen, Baum 1, Gras 2, Haar 3, Kopf 5, Kraut 2, Mist1 1, Pfeffer etc.—v/t wax (auch Skier)* * *to wax; to increase; to grow; to sprout* * *wach|sen ['vaksn] pret wuchs [vuːks] ptp gewa\#chsenvi aux seinto grow; (Spannung, Begeisterung auch) to mountin die Breite wachsen — to broaden (out), to get or grow broader
in die Länge wachsen — to lengthen, to get or grow longer
in die Höhe wachsen — to grow taller; (Kind) to shoot up (inf)
die Haare wachsen lassen — to let one's hair grow, to grow one's hair
gut gewachsen (Baum) — well-grown; Mensch with or having a good figure
See:→ auch gewachsen* * *das1) (the act or process of growing, increasing, developing etc: the growth of trade unionism.) growth2) ((of plants) to develop: Carrots grow well in this soil.) grow3) (to become bigger, longer etc: My hair has grown too long; Our friendship grew as time went on.) grow4) (to smear, polish or rub with wax.) wax* * *wach·sen1<wuchs, gewachsen>[ˈvaksn̩]vi Hilfsverb: sein1. (größer werden) to growin die Breite/Höhe \wachsen to grow broader [or to broaden [out]]/taller\wachsendes Defizit growing deficit▪ [jdm] wächst etw [sb's] sth is growingdir \wachsen die Haare ja schon bis auf die Schultern! your hair [is so long it] has almost reached your shoulders!5. (intensiver werden) Spannung, Unruhe to mountin den letzten Jahren ist die Stadt um rund 1500 Einwohner gewachsen the population of the town has grown by about 1,500 [people] over the last few years7.▶ gut gewachsen evenly-shapedwach·sen2[ˈvaksn̩]▪ etw \wachsen to wax sth* * *Iunregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit seinsich (Dat.) einen Bart wachsen lassen — grow a beard
sich (Dat.) die Haare wachsen lassen — let one's hair grow long
2) (fig.): (allmählich entstehen) evolve [naturally]IItransitives Verb wax* * *wachsen1 v/i; wächst, wuchs, ist gewachsen grow (auch figsein Haar wachsen lassen let one’s hair grow (long);sich (dat)einen Bart wachsen lassen grow a beard;bist du aber gewachsen! haven’t you grown!, how you’ve grown!;hier wächst viel Weizen a lot of wheat is grown in these parts ( oder around here);mit seiner Aufgabe wachsen grow with the task;der Verein etcwachse, blühe und gedeihe! may the society etc grow, blossom, and flourish!;sie ist mir ans Herz gewachsen I’ve become very attached to her;ins Unermessliche wachsen increase immeasurably, keep on growing (and growing); pej grow out of all proportion; → gewachsen, Baum 1, Gras 2, Haar 3, Kopf 5, Kraut 2, Mist1 1, Pfeffer etc* * *Iunregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit seinsich (Dat.) einen Bart wachsen lassen — grow a beard
sich (Dat.) die Haare wachsen lassen — let one's hair grow long
2) (fig.): (allmählich entstehen) evolve [naturally]IItransitives Verb wax* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: wuchs, ist gewachsen)= to grow v.(§ p.,p.p.: grew, grown)to increase v.
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