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The days grew hotter and hotter.Los días cada vez eran más calurosos.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
The voice grew louder.El tono de la voz subió.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
My grandfather took a step back, and the light grew yellow at his back.Mi abuelo retrocedió un paso y la luz se volvió amarillenta detrás de él.Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi CieloDesde Mi CieloSebold, Alice© 2002 por Alice Sebold© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice© 2002 by Alice Sebold
The trees in our yard grew taller.Los árboles de nuestro patio crecieron.Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi CieloDesde Mi CieloSebold, Alice© 2002 por Alice Sebold© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice© 2002 by Alice Sebold
When he felt his heart hurt he turned into something stronger than a little boy, and he grew up this way.Cuando sentía que le dolía el corazón, se convertía en un ser más fuerte que un niño, y crecía de ese modo.Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi CieloDesde Mi CieloSebold, Alice© 2002 por Alice Sebold© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice© 2002 by Alice Sebold
Every year the building grew emptier of people, while the storage spaces expanded.Cada año había menos gente en el edificio, mientras que los almacenes crecían.Ghosh, Amitav / The Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav / El cromosoma CalcutaEl cromosoma CalcutaGhosh, AmitavThe Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav© 1995 by Amitav Ghosh
In fact, until antibiotics, the WagnerJauregg process was pretty much a standard treatment: every major VD hospital had its little incubating room where it grew a flock of anopheles.En realidad, hasta que se inventaron los antibióticos el proceso Wagner-Jauregg era un tratamiento bastante normal: todos los hospitales importantes de enfermedades venéreas tenían su pequeña sala de incubación donde crecía un enjambre de anofeles.Ghosh, Amitav / The Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav / El cromosoma CalcutaEl cromosoma CalcutaGhosh, AmitavThe Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav© 1995 by Amitav Ghosh
Both grew up happy, with a talent for happiness. Each had the will to be happy.Los dos crecieron como niños alegres, dispuestos a la alegría, con una gran voluntad de ser felices.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
When he tried to explain that her mother would almost certainly hear them, she wasn't deaf, Ingeborg grew angry and said he didn't want her anymore.Cuando trataba de explicarle que con casi total seguridad su madre los oiría, pues no estaba sorda, Ingeborg se enfadaba y decía que ya no la deseaba.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
That time, as he grew conscious, coming up out of the stupor that often clung on, he heard noises.Esa vez, mientras él tomaba conciencia de sus actos y salía del estupor en el que a menudo se sumía, oyó ruidos.Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi CieloDesde Mi CieloSebold, Alice© 2002 por Alice Sebold© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice© 2002 by Alice Sebold
The muscles under his skin grew tense.Los músculos de la cara se le tensaron.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Xóchitl and I grew closer, in large part because we were now neighbors.Mi amistad con Xóchitl creció, en gran medida debido a nuestra nueva condición de vecinas.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
This time the smile grew not out of a grimace but out of a look of despair.Esta vez la sonrisa no fue precedida por una mueca sino por un gesto de profundo abatimiento.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
It should also be said, perhaps, that Lord Darlington was never what might be called a natural public speaker, and soon all those small sounds of restlessness that betray that an audience's attention has been lost grew steadily around the room.También hay que decir que lord Darlington nunca fue lo que se dice un orador, de modo que la agitación que siempre se oye una vez se ha perdido la atención del público empezó a notarse inmediatamente y se extendió por todo el salón.Ishiguro, Kadzuo / The Remains of the DayIshiguro, Kadzuo / Los Restos Del DiaLos Restos Del DiaIshiguro, KadzuoThe Remains of the DayIshiguro, Kadzuo© 1989 by Kazuo Ishiguro
Like youthful pastors, they brought my father and sister and brother into the group, which made a wide berth for them and grew silent.Como jóvenes pastores, condujeron a mi padre y a mis hermanos hasta el grupo, que se apartó para dejarles pasar y guardó silencio.Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi CieloDesde Mi CieloSebold, Alice© 2002 por Alice Sebold© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice© 2002 by Alice Sebold
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Collocations
growing season
estación de crecimiento
grow up
criarse
grow up
crecer
grown up
adulto
grow light
clarear
grow a beard
barbar
grow sharp
afilar
grow sharp
afilarse
grow a beard
dejarse barba
grow thin
enflaquecer
grow thin
enflaquecerse
grow old
envejecerse
growing old
envejecimiento
grow up
hacerse mayor
grow old
hacerse viejo
Word forms
grow
verb
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Past | grew |
Imperative | grow |
Present Participle (Participle I) | growing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | grown |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I grow | we grow |
you grow | you grow |
he/she/it grows | they grow |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am growing | we are growing |
you are growing | you are growing |
he/she/it is growing | they are growing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have grown | we have grown |
you have grown | you have grown |
he/she/it has grown | they have grown |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been growing | we have been growing |
you have been growing | you have been growing |
he/she/it has been growing | they have been growing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I grew | we grew |
you grew | you grew |
he/she/it grew | they grew |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was growing | we were growing |
you were growing | you were growing |
he/she/it was growing | they were growing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had grown | we had grown |
you had grown | you had grown |
he/she/it had grown | they had grown |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been growing | we had been growing |
you had been growing | you had been growing |
he/she/it had been growing | they had been growing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will grow | we shall/will grow |
you will grow | you will grow |
he/she/it will grow | they will grow |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be growing | we shall/will be growing |
you will be growing | you will be growing |
he/she/it will be growing | they will be growing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have grown | we shall/will have grown |
you will have grown | you will have grown |
he/she/it will have grown | they will have grown |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been growing | we shall/will have been growing |
you will have been growing | you will have been growing |
he/she/it will have been growing | they will have been growing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would grow | we should/would grow |
you would grow | you would grow |
he/she/it would grow | they would grow |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be growing | we should/would be growing |
you would be growing | you would be growing |
he/she/it would be growing | they would be growing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have grown | we should/would have grown |
you would have grown | you would have grown |
he/she/it would have grown | they would have grown |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been growing | we should/would have been growing |
you would have been growing | you would have been growing |
he/she/it would have been growing | they would have been growing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am grown | we are grown |
you are grown | you are grown |
he/she/it is grown | they are grown |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being grown | we are being grown |
you are being grown | you are being grown |
he/she/it is being grown | they are being grown |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been grown | we have been grown |
you have been grown | you have been grown |
he/she/it has been grown | they have been grown |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was grown | we were grown |
you were grown | you were grown |
he/she/it was grown | they were grown |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being grown | we were being grown |
you were being grown | you were being grown |
he/she/it was being grown | they were being grown |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been grown | we had been grown |
you had been grown | you had been grown |
he/she/it had been grown | they had been grown |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be grown | we shall/will be grown |
you will be grown | you will be grown |
he/she/it will be grown | they will be grown |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been grown | we shall/will have been grown |
you will have been grown | you will have been grown |
he/she/it will have been grown | they will have been grown |