grow up

verbe

En français : grandir

To mature and become an adult. (intransitive) · What do you want to be when you grow up?· Attila grew up a nomad on the plains of Hungary
To start to develop; to flourish. (intransitive) · Socialism grew up in the industrial cities.· A town grew up at the junction of the two rivers.
To stop acting as or like a child (often used as an imperative interjection). (intransitive) · Will you grow up please, and stop making silly faces?

Dans la bibliothèque

All grow up as geese and gabies,

And when I grow up, I’ll write one—but I’m grown up now,” she added in a sorrowful tone; “at least there’s no room to grow up any more _here_.”

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 24 · B2

I’d nearly forgotten that I’ve got to grow up again!

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 30 · B2

Do you suppose my hair will really be a handsome auburn when I grow up?”

Anne of Green Gables, p. 78 · C1

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