Growing in spanish
pronunciation: kɹ̩eθiente part of speech: noun, adjective
grow1 = crecer, cultivar. [Verbo irregular: pasado grew, participio grown]
Example: Thus, for example, various books on growing different flowers should be close to one another when arranged on shelves in accordance with the classification scheme.more:
» be like watching (the) grass grow = ser aburridísimo, ser un plomo, ser capaz de aburrir a un muerto.
Example: Watching golf on television is like watching grass grow.» grow + a beard = dejarse (crecer) la barba.
Example: After Conchita Wurst set the trend now lesbians are growing beards too.» grow back = volver a crecer, regenerarse.
Example: My roses grew back this summer = Mis rosas volvieron a crecer este verano.» grow bag = bolsa de cultivo.
Example: The fact is that competition drives prices down and so grow bags have shrunk in size and the quality of the compost inside has become awful in many cases.» grow + fresh produce = cultivar productos frescos.
Example: This property has the potential for the astute investor to subdivide it into 1 hectare lots or simply use it to rear horses or grow fresh produce.» grow + hair on an egg = resucitar a un muerto.
Example: Why the world doesn't have more bald men walking smelling of bacon grease because I swear that stuff could grow hair on an egg!.» grow in = crecer hacia adentro, encarnarse.
Example: When Trevor came to live with us he needed eye surgery because his lashes were growing in instead of out.» grow + leggy = echar tallos largos y delgados, ponerse los tallos largos y enjutos. [Generalmente referido a las plantas]
Example: Perennial herbs such as rosemary, sage, lavender and thyme can live for a long time, but grow leggy and flop with age.» grow out = crecer hacia afuera.
Example: When Trevor came to live with us he needed eye surgery because his lashes were growing in instead of out.» grow + Planta + from seed = crecer de la semilla.
Example: If you want to grow these from seed, you will need to get weaving this month, or next if you live in the north.» grow + Plantas = cultivar.
Example: Sugar beet is grown in a variety of locations and under a variety of agronomic conditions within the UK.» grow + rampant = crecer de modo exuberante, crecer de forma exuberante, crecer de manera exuberante, crecer exuberantemente, crecer exuberante, crecer salvaje.
Example: In gardens or landscapes poorly cared for, ivy grows rampant.» grow up very quickly = dar un tirón, pegar un tirón.
Example: The sense from abroad is that America is kind of like a teenager, someone who has grown up very quickly, too fast, maybe developed in all sorts of awkward ways.» grow + wild = nacer silvestre, crecer silvestre, criarse silvestre, crecer salvaje, nacer salvaje, criarse salvaje.
Example: Bignonias are found in warm climates and grow wild in the Eastern and Southern United States.» money doesn't grow on trees = el dinero no crece en los árboles.
Example: The article 'Who Says Money Doesn't Grow on Trees' provides information to teachers who need grant money to fund projects their schools cannot afford.» regrow = volver a crecer, crecer de nuevo.
Example: In most cases, immediately after the hair transplant the hairs fall out of the grafts, and do not regrow for 1-3 months.» things + grow on + Pronombre = acostumbrarse a las cosas.
Example: By trying some of the suggestions here you may find that a few things grow on you and become part of your development habits.grow2 = cultivarse, desarrollarse, evolucionar, aumentar. [Verbo irregular: pasado grew, participio grown]
Example: No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.more:
» absence makes the heart grow fonder = la distancia es como el viento que apaga los fuegos pequeños pero aviva los grandes.
Example: She and various others I have talked with about this situation all stressed that absence makes the heart grow fonder.» distance makes the heart grow fonder = la distancia es como el viento que apaga los fuegos pequeños pero aviva los grandes.
Example: Distance makes the heart grow fonder, or so people say, but long distance relationships change the structure of even the sturdiest romances.» fear + grow = aumentar + el temor.
Example: Nepal earthquake: fears grow over fate of thousands near epicentre.» grow + Adjetivo = volverse + Adjetivo.
Example: The world round me may have grown dimmer with the passing of the years, but not the world reflected in the magic mirror of literature.» grow apart = perder el contacto.
Example: My best friend and I grew apart after she changed schools = Mi mejor amiga y yo perdimos el contacto cuando se cambió de escuela.» grow + blasé = volverse indiferente, traer sin cuidado, hastiarse.
Example: After decades of growth, there are new signs that consumers are growing blase about coupons.» grow + cold = enfriarse.
Example: She had lived alone, except for her dog who, at the very last, sat patiently beside the bed and licked her hands until they grew cold.» grow + confused = cofundir, desconcertar.
Example: This article discusses one case that illustrates how even well trained federal prosecutors can grow confused about how to apply the intellectual property law.» grow + crops = cultivar, cultivar la tierra, tener cultivos, cultivar plantaciones.
Example: Even in mathematics the examples are all practical, rooted in the garden behind the school where the children grow crops.» grow + dim = oscurecerse, debilitarse, atenuarse.
Example: The world round me may have grown dimmer with the passing of the years, but not the world reflected in the magic mirror of literature.» grow + faster = aumentar la velocidad.
Example: Newsprint machines, on the other hand, have grown ever larger and faster, and there are newsprint Fourdriniers working today which can eject a web 1,000 cm. wide at speeds of up to 1,000 metres per minute (which is 60 k.p.h.).» grow + fat = engordar.
Example: Having grown fat on federal grants, some libraries have not been able to adjust to the recent lean years of reduced or withdrawn federal funds.» grow + fond of = tomar cariño a, coger cariño a, encariñarse con.
Example: And when good people you've come to grow fond of are killed, often before your very eyes, it seems shocking and unfair.» grow from ... into/to = pasar de ... a.
Example: Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.» grow from + strength to strength = crecer en importancia, ganar cada vez más importancia, ir cada vez mejor, ir viento en popa, ir a las mil maravillas, marchar a las mil maravillas.
Example: Since then the group has grown from strength to strength developing a number of projects of mutual benefit.» grow in + appetite = sentir más ganas de hacer Algo.
Example: This part of the reading session can gradually be lengthened as the children grow in stamina and appetite.» grow in + complexity = hacerse más complejo.
Example: The application of copyright law to electronic resources is receiving more attention as technologies grow in kind and complexity.» grow in + confidence = ganar confianza.
Example: Palace grew in confidence after Puncheon turned to score with a low shot, victory taking them out of the relegation zone.» grow in + importance = aumentar de importancia, ganar importancia.
Example: The serialization of new fiction in half-crown monthly magazines such as Blackwood's started in a small way in the 1820s, and grew in importance during the following decade.» grow in + kind = aumentar en variedad.
Example: The application of copyright law to electronic resources is receiving more attention as technologies grow in kind and complexity.» grow in + numbers = aumentar en número.
Example: Public libraries have grown in numbers in recent years, particularly in poorer urban areas.» grow in + popularity = ganar popularidad.
Example: More than 1,500 years after the game was invented, chess is still growing in popularity.» grow in + power = hacerse más potente, cobrar fuerza.
Example: Personal computers continue to grow in power and come down in price, but the field has become much more confusing since Apr 87.» grow in + significance = aumentar de importancia, ganar importancia.
Example: As global networks grow in significance it is getting more important to share knowledge and standards.» grow in + size = aumentar de tamaño.
Example: Search times, for instance, can increase alarmingly as files grow in size.» grow in + stamina = ganar resistencia.
Example: This part of the reading session can gradually be lengthened as the children grow in stamina and appetite.» grow in + stature = ganar prestigio, ganar reconocimiento, ganar importancia.
Example: Uruguayan wines are growing in stature and becoming increasingly more recognized by wine lovers worldwide.» grow in + strength = hacerse más fuerte, ganar importancia.
Example: The author suggests that unions were slowly, though not uniformly, growing in strength.» grow into = convertirse en.
Example: By adulthood the child's literary consciousness has grown into a full-bodied appreciation of the work of the great imaginative writers.» grow + irritable = enojarse.
Example: The vendor's engineers will grow irritable unless you care for them.» grow + larger = aumentar.
Example: As the system grows larger it's more difficult to maintain that control.» grow + larger = aumentar de tamaño.
Example: Newsprint machines, on the other hand, have grown ever larger and faster, and there are newsprint Fourdriniers working today which can eject a web 1,000 cm. wide at speeds of up to 1,000 metres per minute (which is 60 k.p.h.).» grow like + crazy = crecer como loco, aumentar como loco.
Example: The wearable technology industry is growing like crazy and can provide a plethora of benefits to users.» grow like + Topsy = surgir de un modo confuso.
Example: They employ a symbolism which grew like Topsy and has little consistency; a strange fact in that most logical field.» grow + longer = alargarse, hacerse más largo.
Example: Yule, also referred to as Yuletide, winter solstice, and Christmas, is a solar festival of pagan origin that marks the time when the days grow longer and the nights grow shorter.» grow + old = envejecer, hacerse viejo.
Example: Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old; You grow old because you stop laughing.» grow + older = envejecer, hacerse viejo.
Example: This has been the case with newspapers which suddenly find that their audiences are both growing older and dwindling in size and they are facing great difficulty appealing to the new electronic generation.» grow on/upon + Pronombre = empezar a calar en, calar en, empezar a comprender, empezar a darse cuenta de.
Example: The magnitude of her Herculanian efforts grow upon us as we contemplate the adverse circumstances under which she undertook the enterprise.» grow out of = surgir de.
Example: This article describes a new idea for national resource sharing which has grown out of current discussions on sector-orientated library and information services.» grow out of = desaparecer con la edad, mejorar con la edad.
Example: Thankfully I grew out of the epilepsy and haven't been bothered by that since I was eight, but I do have a slight condition which might mean, in years to come, I'll need a valve transplant.» grow + panicky = dejarse llevar por el pánico, hacerse presa del pánico, ponerse muy nervioso.
Example: Still, people who are trying to sell their homes are growing panicky as they see their properties up for sale much longer than they expected.» grow + rampant = dispararse.
Example: You must have heard about identity theft -- it has grown rampant and you need to protect yourself from this identity crime.» grow + rich = enriquecerse.
Example: But as they grew rich, they forgot their vows of poverty and humility.» grow + shorter = acortarse, hacerse más corto.
Example: With days growing shorter, time was precious, and man was reminded of the long darkness ahead.» grow + sombre = entristecerse.
Example: As her mind swept back to her discussion with Marsha James concerning a replacement, she grew more sombre.» grow to + a crisis = convertirse en una crisis, convertirse en un gran problema.
Example: It is better too, for the help to be given before the problem has grown to a crisis -- a stitch in time saves nine.» grow to + crisis proportions = alcanzar proporciones de crisis.
Example: When advance thought and analysis are routine, problems are less likely to grow to crisis proportions.» grow + too big for + Posesivo + boots = creérselo, subírsele los humos a la cabeza, venirle Algo grande a Alguien.
Example: He has grown too big for his boots and I hope someone cuts him down to size soon.» grow + too big for + Posesivo + breeches = creérselo, subírsele los humos a la cabeza, venirle Algo grande a Alguien.
Example: Maybe he's just grown too big for his breeches; maybe she has been away too long and no one else has cut him down to size adequately enough in her absence.» grow up = criarse.
Example: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.» grow up = surgir, desarrollarse.
Example: In the 1920s and 30s factory libraries grew up in all types of industries, particularly textile industries, but their size and quality varied.» grow up into = convertirse en, hacerse.
Example: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.» grow up to be = hacerse, convertirse.
Example: Quite obviously, however, everything rests in the end on the extent to which people grow up to be avid, thoughtful readers.» grow + worse = empeorar, deteriorarse.
Example: As we all know, the situation has only grown worse since then.» outgrow = quedarse obsoleto. [Verbo irregular: pasado outgrew, participio outgrown. También escrito out-grow. Pincha en para ver una lista de palabras que comienzan con este prefijo usado para indicar generalmente ]
Example: What happens when a library outgrows its 2nd automated circulation and cataloguing system?.» outgrow = superar. [Verbo irregular: pasado outgrew, participio outgrown. También escrito out-grow. Pincha en para ver una lista de palabras que comienzan con este prefijo usado para indicar generalmente ]
Example: We outgrow the school, we cannot outgrow the library.» outgrow + Nombre de Lugar = Nombre de Lugar + quedarse chico.
Example: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.growing1 = creciente, cada vez mayor, en aumento, emergente.
Example: Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases.more:
» a growing body of = un grupo cada vez mayor de, un número cada vez mayor de, un conjunto cada vez mayor de.
Example: A growing body of research supports the view that the learning process is strongly influenced by the learner's goals.» a growing need = una necesidad cada vez mayor.
Example: There is a growing need for the storage and management of pictorial data.» a growing number of = un número cada vez mayor de.
Example: There are also a growing number of local resource centres providing facilities and support for community groups and trade unionists.» a growing range of = una variedad cada vez mayor de, una diversidad cada vez mayor de.
Example: Companies in Canada, the UK, the United States and Germany, among many others, process hemp seed into a growing range of food products and cosmetics.» ever-growing = cada vez mayor, cada vez más, creciente, en constante expansión.
Example: To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish, not forgetting the ever-growing list of translations of oriental works.» growing concern (about) = preocupación cada vez mayor (por).
Example: In recent years, there has been a growing concern about deprivation in rural areas.» growing importance = importancia cada vez mayor.
Example: The author briefly reviews the growing importance of international telecommunications networks and computers to the business activities of companies.» growing interest = interés cada vez mayor.
Example: The search for national identity and a strong sense of communion with nature fueled a growing interest in the genre.» growing numbers = un número cada vez mayor.
Example: The base of higher education is shrinking because of an evident disinclination on the part of growing numbers of eligible students to extend their education.» growing pains = problemas del crecimiento, problemas inherentes al crecimiento, problemas iniciales. [En sentido figurado se aplica a los problemas por los que pasa cualquier actividad o empresa en sus comienzos]
Example: Information technology is in a period of dynamic growth, accompanied by all the growing pains and uncertainties which characterize the 'adolescent phase' of a young subject.» growing popularity = popularidad cada vez mayor.
Example: The growing popularity of cycling is leading to an increased share in the area of physical education.» growing practice = costumbre cada vez más frecuente, práctica cada vez más frecuente.
Example: The article 'On the fast track or the road to nowhere' points to the growing practice of subsuming public libraries into larger departments headed by non-librarians = El artículo "A la vanguardia o en un camino sin rumbo" pone de manifiesto la costumbre cada vez más frecuente de incluir las bibliotecas públicas dentro de órganismos más grandes dirigidos por personal no bibliotecario.» growing problem = problema cada vez mayor.
Example: These descriptions are seen as a key factor to finding a way out of the growing problems of traversing an ever expanding Web.» growing significance = importancia cada vez mayor.
Example: Information retrieval, particularly from new media, is of growing significance and requires continuing research effort.» of growing importance = de importancia creciente, de creciente importancia, de creciente relevancia, de relevancia creciente.
Example: Of growing importance to libraries is the effective access to their catalogue by library patrons.» rapidly growing = cada vez mayor, de rápido crecimiento.
Example: The scheme was designed by the Library of Congress staff to be tailor-made for their own library with its immense and rapidly growing stock and with its bias towards law and the social sciences.» slowly growing = que crece despacio.
Example: Therefore the city has been left with a very slowly growing revenue base.» steadily growing = de crecimiento continuo, cada vez mayor, cada vez más alto.
Example: The strategy is to maintain a steadily growing base line which can expand in better times.growing2 = que está creciendo.
Example: The book also explains how twins begin and describes how a fetus gets food and air and how the growing baby kicks and hiccups inside the uterus.more:
» growing up = crecimiento.
Example: Children and youth have a whole range of needs related to growing up.growing3 = cultivo.
Example: Sometimes information is sought on activities that are unequivocally illegal such as the growing of cannabis.more:
» flower growing = floricultura, cultivo de flores.
Example: Commercial flower growing is a significant industry in this area.» grape growing = viticultura, vitivinicultura, cultivo de la uva.
Example: This article evaluates the wine journals of the world with the exception of those devoted to the discussion of grape growing or technical aspects of wine making.» growing season = período de cultivo.
Example: Parasitization rates were low, but wasps actively attacked the weevil throughout the cauliflower growing season.» low-growing = de bajo crecimiento.
Example: The site is covered with low-growing myrtle and is surrounded by oak trees.