grow up
grow up(
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g once upon a time).
1. (imperative; used to address one person)
A word of phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g. How are you?).
Grow up, will you? You're a bit old to be pouting.Madura de una vez, ¿quieres? Eres muy grande como para estar haciendo pucheros.
2. (imperative; used to address multiple people)
a. maduren de una vez (plural)
Grow up, boys! No one finds your constant disruptions funny.¡Maduren de una vez, chicos! No divierten a nadie con sus interrupciones constantes.
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g. Everybody please stand up.).
3. (to spend childhood)
4. (to reach adulthood)
a. ser mayor
Alexi says he wants to be a dancer when he grows up.Alexi dice que quiere ser un bailarín cuando sea mayor.
b. hacerse mayor
Not everyone goes to college when they grow up.No todos van a la universidad cuando se hacen mayores.
5. (to develop)
a. surgir
Despite being on opposing teams, a genuine friendship grew up between them.A pesar de estar en equipos contrarios, una amistad sincera surgió entre ellos.
b. crecer
The city has really grown up since the last time I was here.La ciudad realmente ha crecido desde la última vez que estuve aquí.
6. (to act in an adult manner)
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grow upintransitive verb
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
1. (become adult)
a. crecer
I want to be a doctor when I g upde mayor quiero ser médico
we didn't have television when I was growing upcuando era pequeño no teníamos televisión
2. (colloquial)
a.
g up!¡no seas niño or
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grow up
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
1 (become adult) hacerse mayor
I watched Tim grow up vi a Tim hacerse mayor; vi como Tim se hacía mayor; when I grow up I'm going to be a doctor cuando sea mayor voy a ser médico; she grew up into a beautiful woman con el tiempo se convirtió en una mujer hermosa; grow up! ¡no seas niño!
2 (spend young life) crecer
we grew up together crecimos juntos; she grew up in the country/during the depression creció or se crió en el campo/en los años de la depresión
3 (develop) [+friendship] desarrollarse; [+hatred] crecer; [+town, industry] desarrollarse; crecer; [+custom] arraigar; imponerse
a close friendship had grown up between us entre nosotros se había desarrollado una íntima amistad; a barrier had grown up between them se había levantado una barrera entre ellos; new industries grew up alongside the port nuevas industrias se desarrollaron alrededor del puerto
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