| Traduções principais |
| growing adj | (child: developing) | em fase de crescimento expres |
| | He's a growing boy! He needs a good breakfast! |
| | Ele é um garoto em fase de crescimento! Ele precisa de um bom café da manhã! |
| growing adj | (plant: developing) | em fase de crescimento expres |
| | Roots supply nourishment to the growing plant. |
| | As raízes fornecem alimento para as plantas em fase de crescimento. |
| growing adj | (increasing) | crescente adj |
| | The state needs to pay off its growing deficit. |
| | O estado precisa pagar seu déficit crescente. |
| growing adj | (economy: developing) | em crescimento loc adj |
| | China is a growing economy. |
| | A China é uma economia em crescimento. |
| Traduções principais |
| grow⇒ vi | (increase in size) (aumentar em tamanho) | crescer v int |
| | At puberty, she will grow taller. |
| | Na puberdade, ela irá crescer. |
| grow vi | (expand) (expandir) | crescer v int |
| | Our company has grown rapidly this year. |
| | Nossa companhia cresceu rapidamente este ano. |
| grow vi | (increase) (aumentar) | crescer v int |
| | The population will grow rapidly. |
| | A população crescerá rapidamente. |
| grow vi | (thrive) | crescer v int |
| | | vingar v int |
| | Not many trees can grow in the desert. |
| | Poucas árvores podem crescer no deserto. |
| grow from [sth] vi + prep | (develop, arise) | crescer a partir de expres v |
| | (figurado) | brotar de, germinar de vt + prep |
| | The business grew from a small family firm to a multimillion pound business. |
| | A empresa cresceu a partir de uma pequena firma de família para virar um negócio multimilionário. |
| grow [sth]⇒ vtr | (cultivate) | cultivar vt |
| | They grow a lot of wheat in this region. |
| | Eles cultivam muito trigo nesta região. |
| grow [sth] vtr | (facial hair) | deixar crescer loc v |
| | He's growing a beard. |
| | Ele está deixando crescer a barba. |
| grow to do [sth] vi + prep | (feel after time) | acostumar-se vp |
| | | aprender vt |
| | He grew to appreciate her presence. |
| | Ele se acostumou a gostar da presença dela. |
| grow⇒ vi | (mature) | crescer v int |
| | I hope this experience will help him to grow. |
| | Espero que esta experiência o ajude a crescer. |
| grow vi | (+ adj: become) | ficar vt |
| | We soon grew tired of her temper tantrums. |
| | Logo ele ficou cansado das mudanças de humor dela. |
Locuções verbais
grow | growing |
| grow apart vi phrasal | figurative (friends: become less intimate) (amigos: tornar-se menos íntimo) | distanciar v int |
| | | afastar v int |
| | | separar vt |
| | We were best friends in high school, but we have since grown apart. |
| grow away from [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (lose attachment) | afastar-se verb refl |
| | Children gradually grow away from their parents and form their own identities. |
| | As crianças gradualmente se afastam dos pais e formam suas próprias identidades. |
| grow back vi phrasal | (hair, etc.: regrow) (cabelo, etc.: crescer novamente) | crescer v int |
| | | crescer novamente loc v |
| | After I shaved my head, my hair grew back at a surprising rate. |
| grow into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (become when mature) | desenvolver-se vp |
| | If it survives, a tadpole will grow into a frog. |
| grow into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (get better at [sth]) (figurado, profissionalmente) | desenvolver-se vp |
| | I'm finding the new job rather difficult at the moment, but I'm hoping to be able to grow into it as time goes by. |
| grow into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (become big enough for: clothing) | crescer demais loc v |
| | | desenvolver vt |
| | These trousers are too big for my daughter at the moment but she'll grow into them. |
| grow [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (hairstyle: allow to lengthen) (cabelo) | deixar crescer loc v |
| | Last year I cut my hair very short, but now I am letting it grow out. |
| | No ano passado, cortei meu cabelo muito curto, mas agora eu estou deixando crescer. |
| grow out vi phrasal | (hairstyle: lengthen) (cabelo) | crescer v int |
| | Sara wears hair clips while her bangs are growing out. |
| grow out of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (clothing: outgrow) (roupas, por crescimento) | perder, deixar vt |
| | Children at that age grow out of their clothes so quickly. |
| | Crianças nessa idade perdem as roupas mais facilmente. |
| grow out of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (habit: outgrow) | largar vt |
| | | perder vt |
| | Richard grew out of the habit of sucking his thumb. |
| grow out of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (originate, develop) | originar-se vp |
| | | partir de vt + prep |
| | | surgir de v int + prep |
| | The idea grew out of discussions between leading organizations in the environment sector. |
| grow up vi phrasal | (become adult or mature) (tornar-se adulto) | crescer, amadurecer v int |
| | I grew up in a village in Southern England. As a child, Kenny wanted to be a policeman when he grew up. |
| | Eu cresci em uma vila no sul da Inglaterra. Quando criança, Kenny queria ser um policial quando crescesse. |
| grow up vi phrasal | figurative (assume adult responsibility) (figurativo) | crescer v int |
| | I wish my brother would grow up and get a place of his own. |
| | Eu queria que meu irmão crescesse e achasse seu próprio canto. |