growing pains in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for growing pains in the English»French Dictionary

growing pains N npl

1. growing pains lit:

growing pains

douleurs fpl de croissance

2. growing pains (of firm, project):

growing pains fig

difficultés fpl dans le développement

Translations for growing pains in the English»French Dictionary

I.pain [Brit peɪn, Am peɪn] N

1. pain (suffering):

pain

douleur f

to feel pain , to be in pain

souffrir, avoir mal

he's caused me a lot of pain

il m'a fait beaucoup souffrir

the cramps are causing me a lot of pain

les crampes me font très mal

the pain of separation/loss

la douleur de la séparation/perte

to feel no pain lit

ne ressentir aucune douleur

to feel no pain Am (be drunk) fig

être soûl inf

2. pain (localized):

pain

douleur f

abdominal/chest pains

douleurs fpl abdominales/à la poitrine

period pains

règles fpl douloureuses

I have a pain in my arm

j'ai mal au bras

where is the pain?

où avez-vous mal?

3. pain (annoying person, thing) inf:

she can be a real pain

elle peut être très enquiquinante inf

she can be a real pain

elle peut être très énervante

it's a real pain

c'est très enquiquinant inf

he gives me a pain

il m'enquiquine inf

he gives me a pain

il m'énerve

he's a pain in the neck inf

il est casse-pieds inf

he's a pain in the arse vulg sl Brit or ass vulg sl Am

il est emmerdant sl

Phrases:

on pain of death/of excommunication

sous peine de mort/d'excommunication

II.pain [Brit peɪn, Am peɪn] VB trans

1. pain (hurt):

my leg pains me a little

ma jambe me fait un peu mal

2. pain (grieve):

pain form

chagriner

it pains me to have to tell you that …

cela me chagrine de devoir vous dire que …

III.pained ADJ

with a pained expression

d'un air affligé

IV.pain [Brit peɪn, Am peɪn]

to be at pains to do sth

prendre grand soin de faire qc

I was at pains to speak very slowly

j'ai pris (grand) soin de parler très lentement

for one's pains

pour sa peine

he got a black eye for his pains

pour tout remerciement il a eu droit à un œil au beurre noir

to take great pains over or with sth

se donner beaucoup de mal pour faire qc

I.growing [Brit ˈɡrəʊɪŋ, Am ˈɡroʊɪŋ] N FARM

growing

culture f

rose growing

culture des roses

a fruit-growing area

une région de culture fruitière

II.growing [Brit ˈɡrəʊɪŋ, Am ˈɡroʊɪŋ] ADJ

1. growing (physically):

growing child

en pleine croissance

growing business

en expansion

it could harm the growing baby

ça pourrait nuire à l'enfant pendant son développement

2. growing (increasing):

growing number, amount, authority, demand

croissant

growing alarm, pressure, optimism, criticism, opposition

grandissant

to have a growing need to do

avoir de plus en plus besoin de faire

there is growing concern about

on s'inquiète de plus en plus au sujet de

she has a growing following

elle a de plus en plus de partisans

I.grow <pret grew, pp grown> [Brit ɡrəʊ, Am ɡroʊ] VB trans

1. grow (cultivate):

grow plant, crop, cells

cultiver

2. grow (increase, allow to increase) person:

grow hair, beard, nails

laisser pousser

to grow 5 cm person:

grandir de 5 cm

to grow 5 cm plant:

pousser de 5 cm

the economy has grown 2%

la croissance de l'économie est de 2%

II.grow <pret grew, pp grown> [Brit ɡrəʊ, Am ɡroʊ] VB intr

1. grow (increase physically):

grow plant, hair, nails:

pousser (by de)

grow person:

grandir (by de)

grow queue:

s'allonger

grow tumour, cancer:

se développer

haven't you grown!

qu'est-ce que tu as grandi!

to let one's hair/nails grow

laisser pousser ses cheveux/ongles

to grow from bulb, seed

pousser à partir de

to grow to a height of 4 metres

atteindre 4 mètres de hauteur

2. grow (of something abstract):

grow deficit, spending, crime, population, tension, anger, chances:

augmenter (by de)

grow company:

prospérer

grow economy:

être en expansion

grow movement, opposition, support, problem:

devenir plus important

grow poverty, crisis:

s'aggraver

grow pressure, influence:

devenir plus fort

grow list:

s'allonger

grow mystery:

s'épaissir

fears are growing that …

on craint de plus en plus que …

+ subj to grow from x to y profit, movement:

passer de x à y

to grow to figure, level

atteindre

to grow to civil war proportions

prendre les proportions d'une guerre civile

to grow in authority, strength, confidence

acquérir plus de

to grow in popularity

devenir plus populaire

3. grow (become):

grow hotter, colder, stronger

devenir

to grow more sophisticated

devenir plus sophistiqué

to grow old

vieillir

to grow weak

s'affaiblir

to grow more and more impatient

s'impatienter de plus en plus

Phrases:

to grow to do

finir par faire

I soon grew to like him

j'ai vite fini par l'aimer

I was growing to like him

je commençais à l'aimer

growing pains in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for growing pains in the English»French Dictionary

growing pains N pl

1. growing pains (pains in the joints):

growing pains

douleurs fpl de croissance

2. growing pains (adolescent problems):

growing pains

problèmes mpl affectifs de l'adolescent

3. growing pains (initial difficulties):

growing pains

premières difficultés fpl

Translations for growing pains in the English»French Dictionary

I.pain [peɪn] N

1. pain (physical suffering):

pain

douleur f

to be in pain

souffrir

I have a pain in my leg

j'ai une douleur dans la jambe

to double up in pain

se tordre de douleur

2. pain (mental suffering):

pain

souffrance f

3. pain pl (great care):

pain

peine f

to be at pains to +infin, to go to great pains to +infin

se donner beaucoup de peine pour +infin

Phrases:

to be a pain (in the neck) inf

être /casse-pieds

on/under pain of sth

sous peine de qc

II.pain [peɪn] VB trans

it pains sb to +infin

cela fait de la peine à qn de +infin

I.grow <grew, grown> [grəʊ, Am groʊ] VB intr

1. grow BIOL, AGR (increase in size):

grow trees, plants, hair

pousser

grow child, animal

grandir

to grow taller

grandir

2. grow (increase):

grow

croître

to grow by 2 %

augmenter de 2 %

3. grow (flourish):

grow

se développer

4. grow (develop):

grow

développer

5. grow (become, get):

grow

devenir

to grow wiser

s'assagir

to grow worse

s'empirer

to grow to like sth

finir par aimer qc

II.grow <grew, grown> [grəʊ, Am groʊ] VB trans

1. grow (cultivate):

grow tomatoes, maize

cultiver

grow flowers

faire pousser

2. grow (let grow):

grow a beard, moustache

se laisser pousser

to grow one's hair

se laisser pousser les cheveux

3. grow ECON (develop):

grow

développer

Phrases:

money doesn't grow on trees

l'argent ne pousse pas sur les arbres

I.growing N no pl

1. growing (developing):

growing

croissance f

2. growing AGR:

growing

culture f

II.growing ADJ

1. growing (developing):

growing boy, girl

en pleine croissance

2. growing ECON:

growing

en pleine expansion

3. growing (increasing):

growing

qui augmente

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Although the borough is unrecognizable as the industrial town it once was, growing pains have left marks.

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By mid-1970 the college was suffering growing pains, and both faculty members and students were complaining about their workload.

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The high attrition exposed growing pains for the new chassis and engine formula.

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But along with this growth came some growing pains, including crime, crowded tenements, poverty, poor sanitation, polluted water and air.

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When it reopened, it began experiencing growing pains.

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Most were believed to be the result of growing pains as this movement was very young and spread quickly.

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In 2011, they experience the growing pains associated with a year off of football, and losing most starters and veterans to transfers.

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Through the growing pains and uncertainties of our nation in this century, he had few equals.

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The period between 1975 and 1980 was marked with growing pains ranging from lack of a permanent facility and other infrastructural issues.

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For the next three months little training occurred while the unit worked through its growing pains, resolving administrative and personnel acquisition difficulties.

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