grow up

crecer, hacerse adulto

Pasar de la infancia a la edad adulta.

En inglés sencillo: To change from being a child to being an adult.

• Children grow up quickly.
• I grew up in a small town near the sea.
• What did you want to do when you grew up?

Cómo se usa: grow up in somewhere (She grew up in a small village.); grow up with someone (I grew up with three brothers.)

Sinónimos: become an adult, mature

Expresiones frecuentes: grow up in somewhere, grow up together, grow up with someone

madurar

Dejar de comportarse de forma infantil y actuar con más sensatez.

En inglés sencillo: To stop behaving like a child and act more sensibly.

• You need to grow up.
• He finally grew up and started taking responsibility.
• Will you ever grow up and stop blaming everyone else?

Sinónimos: mature, act your age

Expresiones frecuentes: grow up a little, grow up and change

surgir, desarrollarse

Empezar a existir y afianzarse con el paso del tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: To begin to exist and become established over time.

• A town grew up around the port.
• New traditions have grown up over the years.
• An entire industry grew up to meet that demand.

Cómo se usa: grow up around something (A community grew up around the factory.)

Sinónimos: develop, emerge, arise

Expresiones frecuentes: grow up around something, traditions grow up

madura, compórtate como un adulto

Se dice a alguien para exigirle que deje de comportarse como un niño y actúe con sensatez.

En inglés sencillo: Said to tell someone that their behavior is childish and they should act more sensibly.

• Grow up! That joke isn’t funny.
• Oh, grow up and stop teasing her.
• Grow up, Dan! You’re old enough to know better.

Sinónimos: act your age

Expresiones frecuentes: grow up please, oh grow up