grossir

grossir [gʀosiʀ]

➭ TABLE 2

1. intransitive verb

[personne] to put on weight ; [fruit] to swell ; [tumeur] to get bigger ; [foule] to grow ; [bruit] to get louder

• j'ai grossi de trois kilos I've put on three kilos

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = faire paraître plus gros) to make look fatter

   b. [microscope] to magnify

   c. ( = exagérer volontairement) to exaggerate

   d. [+ foule] to swell

• grossir les rangs de to swell the ranks of

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gʀosiʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) (agrandir) to enlarge [image]

2) (faire augmenter) to increase [effectifs]; to boost [nombre, profits]

grossir les rangs or la foule — to swell the ranks

3) (exagérer) to exaggerate [incident]

4) (faire paraître plus gros) to make [somebody] look fat [personne]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) (prendre du poids) to put on weight

grossir de cinq kilos — to put on five kilos

ça fait grossir — it's fattening

2) (devenir plus grand) gén to grow; [fleuve] to swell

3) (s'intensifier) [tempête] to get worse; [rumeur] to grow

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ɡʀosiʀ

1. vi

1) [personne] to put on weight

Il a beaucoup grossi. — He's put on a lot of weight.

Ça fait grossir. — It's fattening.

2) fig to grow, to get bigger, [rivière] to swell

2. vt

1) [vêtement]

grossir qn — to make sb look fatter

2) (= exagérer) [détail, anecdote] to exaggerate

3) (au microscope) to magnify

4) [profits] to increase

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grossir verb table: finir

A vtr

1 (agrandir) [lunettes, verre, microscope] to enlarge [image];

2 (faire augmenter) to increase [effectifs]; to boost [nombre, liste]; to increase, to boost [profits]; to add to [troupeau]; grossir les rangs or la foule to swell the ranks; dix personnes sont venues grossir la liste des adhérents ten people came and boosted the membership list; pour grossir nos effectifs de 50 personnes to increase our workforce by fifty people;

3 (exagérer) to exaggerate [incident, affaire];

4 (faire paraître plus gros) [vêtement, motif] to make [sb] look fat;

5 (rendre plus large) [pluie, neige] to swell [fleuve, torrent].

B vi

1 (prendre du poids) [personne, animal] to put on weight; il a beaucoup grossi he's put on a lot of weight; grossir de cinq kilos to put on five kilos; elle n'en mange pas, ça fait grossir she doesn't eat that, it's fattening;

2 (devenir plus grand) [soleil, vague] to grow; [bosse, tumeur] to grow; [fleuve, torrent] to swell; [entreprise, groupe, cagnotte] to grow;

3 (augmenter) [troupeau, chiffre, effectifs] to grow;

4 (s'intensifier) [tempête, orage] to get worse; [rumeur, crise] to grow.

[grosir] verbe intransitif

1. [prendre du poids] to put on weight

elle a beaucoup grossi she's put on a lot of weight

j'ai grossi d'un kilo I've put on a kilo

ça fait grossir it's fattening

2. [augmenter en taille - tumeur, entreprise, somme, troupeau] to grow, to get bigger ; [ - vague, nuages] to get bigger ; [ - effectifs] to increase ; [ - rumeur] to grow

les bourgeons/ruisseaux grossissent the buds/streams are swelling

le bruit grossit the noise is getting louder

le malaise qui règne dans le groupe grossit there is a growing sense of unease within the group

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[grosir] verbe transitif

1. [faire paraître gros]

ta robe te grossit your dress makes you look fatter

2. [augmenter] to raise, to swell

des pluies diluviennes ont grossi la rivière the river has been swollen by torrential rain

grossir le nombre/les rangs des manifestants to join the growing numbers of demonstrators, to swell the ranks of the demonstrators

3. [exagérer] to exaggerate, to overexaggerate

on a grossi l'affaire the affair was blown up out of all proportion

4. [à la loupe] to magnify, to enlarge