Sentence examples of "grew" in English

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This plant grew little by little. Cette plante a poussé petit à petit.
He grew up in Australia. Il a grandi en Australie.
He grew up to be an engineer. Il est né pour devenir ingénieur.
The Japanese economy grew by 4% last year. L'économie japonaise a crû de 4 % l'an dernier.
Their intimacy grew with the years. Leur intimité s'accrut avec les années.
He grew a beard to look more mature. Il a laissé pousser sa barbe pour avoir l'air plus mûr.
I grew up on watching Pokémon. J'ai grandi en regardant les Pokémons.
He became wiser as he grew older. Il devint plus sage en vieillissant.
The university's endowment grew 10% in the last year alone. La dotation de l'université s'est accrue de 10% dans la seule dernière année.
He grew a beard while he was on holiday. Il s'est laissé pousser la barbe pendant qu'il était en vacances.
I grew up in the country. J'ai grandi à la campagne.
A small village grew into a large city. Un hameau grandit jusqu'à devenir une métropole.
How cool would it be if Obama grew a nice, thick afro! Ça serait vraiment cool si Obama se laissait pousser une chouette et épaisse coiffure afro.
I grew up eating Japanese food. J'ai grandi en mangeant de la nourriture japonaise.
She grew up to be a famous doctor. Elle devint un docteur célèbre.
She grew up in a small town. Elle a grandi dans une petite ville.
As he grew older, he became more obstinate. En vieillissant, il est devenu plus obstiné.
I grew up in a small town. J'ai grandi dans une petite ville.
The older he grew, the more modest he became. Plus il vieillissait, plus il devenait modeste.
My son grew 5 inches last year. Mon fils a grandi de 5 pouces l'année dernière.
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