growing pains in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for growing pains in the English»Italian Dictionary

growing pains [Brit, Am ˈɡroʊɪŋ ˌpeɪnz] N npl

1. growing pains:

growing pains

dolori m della crescita

2. growing pains (of firm, project):

growing pains fig

difficoltà f iniziali

Translations for growing pains in the Italian»English Dictionary

dolori della crescita

growing pains

Translations for growing pains in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pain [Brit peɪn, Am peɪn] N

1. pain (suffering):

pain

dolore m

pain

male m

to feel pain, to be in pain

soffrire or avere male

he's caused me a lot of pain

mi ha fatto soffrire molto

the cramps are causing me a lot of pain

i crampi mi fanno molto male

the pain of separation, loss

il dolore della separazione, perdita

to feel no pain

non sentire alcun dolore

to feel no pain Am (be drunk) fig

non sentire nulla per l'ubriachezza

2. pain (localized):

pain

dolore m

abdominal, chest pains

dolori addominali, al petto

period pains

dolori mestruali

I have a pain in my arm

ho male a or mi fa male un braccio

where is the pain?

dove ti fa or hai male?

3. pain (annoying person, thing) inf:

she can be a real pain

sa essere una vera rompiscatole

he gives me a pain

mi da fastidio or mi rompe le scatole

he's a pain in the neck inf

è un rompiscatole

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

è un rompicoglioni or rompipalle

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

è una vera rottura (di palle)

Phrases:

on pain of death, of excommunication

sotto pena di morte, di scomunica

II.pains N

pains npl:

to be at pains to do sth

darsi pena or prendersi la briga di fare qc

I was at pains to speak very slowly

mi sono sforzato di parlare lentamente

to take great pains over or with sth

darsi gran pena per qc

for my, his etc. pains

per il mio, suo ecc. disturbo

he got a black eye for his pains

in cambio si è pure preso un occhio nero

III.pain [Brit peɪn, Am peɪn] VB trans

1. pain (hurt):

my leg pains me a little

mi fa un po' male la gamba

2. pain (grieve):

pain form

addolorare

it pains me to have to tell you that …

mi addolora doverti dire che …

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

1. grow (cultivate):

grow plant, crop, cells

coltivare

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

grow hair, nails

farsi crescere

to grow a beard

farsi crescere la barba

to grow 5 cm person, plant:

crescere di 5 cm

the economy has grown 2%

l'economia è cresciuta del 2%

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

1. grow (increase physically):

grow plant, hair, nails:

crescere (by di)

grow person:

crescere (by di)

grow queue:

allungarsi

grow tumour, cancer:

svilupparsi

haven't you grown!

come sei cresciuto!

to let one's hair, nails grow

farsi crescere i capelli, le unghie

to grow from bulb, seed

nascere or crescere da

to grow to a height of 4 metres

crescere fino a or raggiungere un'altezza di 4 metri

2. grow (of something abstract):

grow deficit, spending:

aumentare, crescere (by di)

grow crime, population, tension, anger, chances:

aumentare (by di)

grow company, economy:

crescere, essere in espansione, prosperare

grow movement, opposition, support, problem:

acquistare importanza, diventare più importante

grow poverty, crisis:

aggravarsi

grow pressure, influence:

aumentare, crescere, rafforzarsi

grow list:

allungarsi

grow mystery:

infittirsi

fears are growing that …

ci sono crescenti timori che …

to grow from x to y profit, movement:

passare da x a y

to grow to figure, level

raggiungere

to grow to civil war proportions

assumere le proporzioni di una guerra civile

to grow in authority, strength, confidence

acquistare or acquisire

to grow in popularity

acquistare popolarità

3. grow (become):

grow hotter, colder, stronger

diventare

to grow more sophisticated

diventare più sofisticato

to grow old

invecchiare

to grow weak

diventare debole or indebolirsi

to grow more and more impatient

diventare sempre più impaziente or spazientirsi sempre di più

Phrases:

to grow to do

finire per fare or arrivare a fare

I soon grew to like him

non mi ci è voluto molto ad apprezzarlo

I was growing to like him

cominciava a piacermi

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

growing

coltivazione f

growing

produzione f

rose growing

coltivazione delle rose

a fruit-growing area

una regione coltivata a frutteti

II.growing [Brit ˈɡrəʊɪŋ, Am ˈɡroʊɪŋ] ADJ

1. growing (physically):

growing child

che sta crescendo

growing business

in crescita

it could harm the growing baby

può nuocere alla crescita del bambino

2. growing (increasing):

growing number, amount, demand, alarm, pressure

crescente, in aumento

growing authority, optimism, opposition

crescente

to have a growing need to do

avere il bisogno crescente di fare

there is growing concern about

c'è preoccupazione, interesse crescente or sempre maggiore per

she has a growing following

ha un seguito crescente or sempre più persone la seguono

growing pains in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for growing pains in the English»Italian Dictionary

growing pains N pl

1. growing pains (pains in the joints):

growing pains

dolori m pl della crescita

2. growing pains (adolescent emotional problems):

growing pains

problemi m pl dell'adolescenza

Translations for growing pains in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pain [peɪn] N

1. pain (physical suffering):

pain

dolore m

to be in pain

avere dolori/un dolore

I have a pain in my foot

mi fa male il piede

2. pain pl (great care):

pain

tutto m il possibile

to be at pains to do sth

fare tutto il possibile per fare qc

to spare no pains

non tralasciare niente pur di fare qc

3. pain inf:

to be a pain in the backside vulg

essere una gran rottura di scatole

vulg to be a pain in the neck inf

essere una piaga

on [or under] pain of sth

sotto pena di

II.pain [peɪn] VB trans

pain

addolorare

it pains me …

mi addolora …

I.grow <grew, grown> [groʊ] VB intr

1. grow (increase):

grow

crescere

to grow taller

crescere di statura

to grow by 2%

crescere del 2%

2. grow (develop):

grow

svilupparsi

3. grow (become):

grow

diventare

to grow old

diventare vecchio

to grow old

invecchiare

to grow to like sth

cominciare ad apprezzare qc

II.grow <grew, grown> [groʊ] VB trans

1. grow (cultivate):

grow

coltivare

2. grow (let grow):

grow

farsi crescere

to grow a beard

farsi crescere la barba

some animals grow a thicker coat in winter

la pelliccia di alcuni animali s'infoltisce durante l'inverno

I.growing [ˈgroʊ·ɪŋ] N

growing

crescita f

II.growing [ˈgroʊ·ɪŋ] ADJ

1. growing (developing):

a growing boy/girl

un bambino/una bambina che sta crescendo

2. growing ECON:

growing

que se espande

3. growing (increasing):

growing

crescente

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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The city experienced growing pains in the first decades of the century.

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Many growing pains were experienced with the advent of this new boating activity, safety being the most important aspect.

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The sister city movement provided a mechanism for communities to share their experiences and growing pains.

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There are the usual growing pains as the two partners learn to like and trust one another.

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In the 1930s scouting in the council experienced some growing pains.

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When it reopened, it began experiencing growing pains.

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