growing in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for growing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

growing [Am ˈɡroʊɪŋ, Brit ˈɡrəʊɪŋ] ADJ attr

1. growing (increasing, expanding):

growing quantity

cada vez mayor

growing quantity

en aumento

growing reputation

cada vez mayor

growing influence

creciente

growing influence

cada vez mayor

growing numbers of people

un número cada vez mayor de personas

there was a mood of growing pessimism among farmers

el pesimismo iba creciendo entre los agricultores

I have a growing desire to give up my job

cada vez tengo más ganas de dejar el trabajo

2. growing child:

growing

en edad de crecimiento

you need a lot to eat; you're a growing boy

tienes que comer mucho, estás creciendo

3. growing plant/stem/vegetable:

growing

que está creciendo

growing pains N npl

1. growing pains PHYSIOL:

growing pains

dolores mpl del crecimiento

2. growing pains (initial problems):

growing pains

dificultades fpl iniciales

growing season N

growing season

período m de crecimiento

growing season

período m vegetativo

grow apart VB [Am ɡroʊ -, Brit ɡrəʊ -] (v + adv)

grow apart friends:

distanciarse

couple: they were growing apart

su relación se estaba enfriando

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

1. grow:

grow plant/crop/flower:

crecer

grow hair/nail/horn:

crecer

heather grows abundantly in Scotland

el brezo crece or se da en abundancia en Escocia

the leaves don't grow until the spring

las hojas no salen hasta la primavera

a cherry tree grows in our garden

tenemos un cerezo en el jardín

2.1. grow (get bigger, taller):

grow person/animal:

crecer

how you've grown!

¡qué grande estás!

how you've grown!

¡cómo has crecido!

I've grown (by) an inch, I've grown an inch taller

he crecido una pulgada

pythons can grow (to) more than 20 feet long or to a length of more than 20 feet

las pitones pueden llegar a medir más de seis metros de largo

2.2. grow (develop spiritually, emotionally):

grow

madurar

2.3. grow (expand, increase):

grow city/company/institution:

crecer

grow quantity/population:

aumentar

grow suspicion/influence/optimism:

crecer

grow suspicion/influence/optimism:

aumentar

club membership is still growing

el número de socios del club sigue aumentando

invest with us and watch your money grow

invierta con nosotros y vea crecer su dinero

output/demand grew by 40%

la producción/demanda aumentó en un 40%

the economy is growing again

la economía vuelve a experimentar un período de crecimiento or expansión

his confidence grew as he became more experienced

su confianza en sí mismo iba aumentando or creciendo a medida que adquiría experiencia

to grow in popularity/importance/intensity

crecer or aumentar en popularidad/importancia/intensidad

3.1. grow (become):

to grow tired

cansarse

to grow fatter

engordar

to grow careless/contemptuous

volverse descuidado/desdeñoso

to grow indifferent to sth

volverse indiferente or insensible a algo

to grow dark

oscurecerse

to grow dark (at dusk)

oscurecer

to grow dark (at dusk)

anochecer

to grow smaller

hacerse más pequeño

to grow old

envejecer

to grow old

volverse viejo

the signal grew fainter and fainter

la señal se hacía cada vez más débil

she grows more beautiful each day

cada día que pasa está más guapa

the weather grew better/worse towards the end of the month

el tiempo mejoró/empeoró hacia finales de mes

we've grown used to having a dishwasher

nos hemos acostumbrado a tener lavavajillas

he grows more like his father every day

cada día que pasa se parece más a su padre

3.2. grow (get):

to grow to + infin she grew to love him

llegó a quererlo

to grow to + infin she grew to love him

se fue enamorando de él

I grew to hate the routine

llegué a odiar aquella rutina

she'd grown to expect that of him

se había acostumbrado a esperar eso de él

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

1.1. grow (cultivate):

grow flowers/plants/crops

cultivar

1.2. grow:

to grow a beard/mustache

dejarse (crecer) la barba/el bigote

to grow one's hair/nails (long)

dejarse crecer el pelo/las uñas

if deer lose their antlers they can grow new ones

si un ciervo pierde sus astas le pueden salir nuevas

2. grow COMM:

grow company

desarrollar

I.grow out VB [Am ɡroʊ -, Brit ɡrəʊ -] (v + adv)

to wait till a perm grows out

esperar hasta que el pelo crezca y se pueda cortar la permanente

II.grow out VB [Am ɡroʊ -, Brit ɡrəʊ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

to grow a perm out

dejarse crecer el pelo hasta poder cortarse la permanente

grow on VB [Am ɡroʊ -, Brit ɡrəʊ -] (v + prep + o) inf

the song grew on me gradually

la canción poco a poco me empezó a gustar

the kind of music that grows on you

el tipo de música que llega a gustar con el tiempo

Translations for growing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

vitícola

vine-growing attr

paniego (paniega)

wheat-growing attr

maicero (maicera) zona

maize-growing attr

maicero (maicera) zona

corn-growing attr Am

growing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for growing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.growing [ˈgrəʊɪŋ, Am ˈgroʊ-] N no pl

growing

crecimiento m

II.growing [ˈgrəʊɪŋ, Am ˈgroʊ-] ADJ

1. growing (developing):

a growing boy/girl

un chico/una chica en edad de crecimiento

2. growing ECON:

growing

que se expande

3. growing (increasing):

growing

que aumenta

growing pains N pl

1. growing pains (pains in the joints):

growing pains

dolores m pl del crecimiento

2. growing pains (adolescent emotional problems):

growing pains

problemas m pl de la adolescencia

I.wine-growing N no pl

wine-growing

viticultura f

II.wine-growing ADJ

wine-growing

vinícola

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

1. grow:

grow (increase in size)

crecer

grow (flourish)

florecer

to grow taller

crecer en estatura

2. grow (increase):

grow

aumentar

to grow by 2%

aumentar un 2%

3. grow (develop):

grow

desarrollarse

4. grow (become):

grow

volverse

to grow old

hacerse viejo

to grow to like sth

llegar a querer algo

II.grow [grəʊ, Am groʊ] VB trans

1. grow (cultivate):

grow

cultivar

2. grow (let grow):

grow

dejar crecer

to grow a beard

dejarse crecer la barba

some animals grow a thicker coat in winter

algunos animales desarrollan una piel más gruesa en invierno

grow into VB trans insep

grow into

llegar a ser

grow into fig

acostumbrarse a

grow up VB intr

1. grow up:

grow up (become adult)

crecer

grow up (behave like an adult)

madurar

when I grow up I'd like to ...

cuando sea mayor me gustaría...

2. grow up (develop):

grow up

desarrollarse

grow on VB inf

to grow on sb

empezar a gustarle a alguien

I found it boring in the beginning but with time it grew on me

al principio me parecía aburrido, pero con el tiempo me empezó a gustar [o le fui tomando el gustillo inf]

Translations for growing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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vitícola

vine growing

creciente

growing

fruticultura

fruit growing

growing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

with growing unease

con creciente inquietud

when I grow up I'd like to ...

cuando sea mayor me gustaría...

a growing boy/girl

un chico/una chica en edad de crecimiento

mighty oaks from little acorns grow prov

los grandes logros nacen de pequeñas cosas prov

absence makes the heart grow fonder prov

la ausencia es al amor lo que el fuego al aire: que apaga el pequeño y aviva el grande prov

money doesn't grow on trees

el dinero no cae del cielo

to grow into a woman

hacerse una mujer

the tension was growing ever stronger [or stronger and stronger]

la tensión aumentaba por momentos

to grow at an exponential rate

crecer a un ritmo exponencial

to grow out of all proportion

hipertrofiarse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, idiosyncrasies of the phonological changes led to a growing number of subgroups.

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It is an annual herb growing prostrate or upright, its multibranched stem reaching up to about 27 centimeters long.

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It is a fast-growing evergreen tree growing to 50m 0 in favourable conditions, but much smaller in poor soils.

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Streets were tarred to handle the ever growing motorized traffic using them.

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Inside was growing the largest and strangest conglomeration of musical instrument supplies and parts that has perhaps ever existed in one place.

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The congressional nominating caucus, an early system for choosing presidential candidates, was still used despite its growing unpopularity.

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He hoped to capitalize on the mining companies' growing receptiveness to reclamation and remediation projects that dealt with waste land in new, innovative ways.

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In turn these will be replaced by slow-growing, larger trees such as ash and oak.

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Walnut trees are described as growing on the estate at this time; walnut trees can still be seen on the estate in modern times.

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He resigned it owing to the growing exigencies of his rainfall observations.

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