growing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for growing in the English»French Dictionary

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

growing season N

growing season

période f de croissance

fast-growing [Brit ˈfɑːstˌɡrəʊɪŋ, Am ˌfæstˈɡroʊɪŋ] ADJ

fast-growing

en pleine expansion

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

I.wine growing N

wine growing

viticulture f

II.wine-growing ADJ

wine-growing attr region:

wine-growing

vinicole

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

grow apart VB [Brit ɡrəʊ -, Am ɡroʊ -]

grow apart people:

grow apart

s'éloigner l'un de l'autre

to grow apart from person

s'éloigner de

I.grow in VB [Brit ɡrəʊ -, Am ɡroʊ -] (grow in)

grow in nail:

grow in

devenir incarné

Translations for growing in the French»English Dictionary

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oléicole

olive-growing

oléiculture

olive-growing

growing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for growing in the English»French Dictionary

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

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

rice growing N no pl

rice growing

riziculture f

I.wine-growing N no pl

wine-growing

viticulture f

II.wine-growing ADJ

wine-growing

viticole

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

grow up VB intr

1. grow up (become adult):

grow up

devenir adulte

when I grow up I'm going to ...

quand je serai grand, je serai ...

I grew up on candies

j'ai grandi en me nourrissant de bonbons

2. grow up (develop):

grow up

développer

Phrases:

grow up, will you!

grandi, veux-tu!

grow into VB trans

grow into

devenir

to grow into a man

devenir un homme

to grow into a shirt

pouvoir porter à présent une chemise

grow out of VB trans

to grow out of one's shoes

ne plus pouvoir porter ses chaussures

to grow out of doing sth

passer l'âge de faire qc

Translations for growing in the French»English Dictionary

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croissant(e)

growing

grossissant(e) foule, nombre

growing

growing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a tough area to grow up in

une zone où il est difficile de grandir

there's a growing recognition that ...

il est de plus en plus reconnu que ...

when I grow up I'm going to ...

quand je serai grand, je serai ...

growing disquiet

préoccupation f croissante

tall oaks from little acorns grow prov

les petits ruisseaux font des grandes rivières

part of growing up is ...

grandir ça veut dire aussi ...

to grow out onto the neighbouring land Brit

déborder sur le terrain voisin

to grow out onto the neighboring land Am

déborder sur le terrain voisin

the growing number of women teachers

féminisation de l'enseignement (action)

to let one's beard/hair grow back

laisser repousser sa barbe/ses cheveux

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Their function is to pick off debris so as to keep the surface clean and to prevent larvae of other invertebrates from settling and growing there.

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Male pogonotrophythe growing of facial hairis often culturally associated with wisdom and virility.

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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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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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It may be found growing on moss, humus, and soil, more rarely on rotten wood or at the base of trees.

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He has a lifelong interest in growing food.

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A drought exacerbated the growing unrest in the countryside.

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

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The strongest supporters of the demonstration were drawn from the city's growing population of homeless street children.

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