What does crescente in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word crescente in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use crescente in Italian.
The word crescente in Italian means growing, increasing, grow, grow, raise, rear, be left over, swell, grow, waxing moon, ascending order. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word crescente
growing, increasingaggettivo (che cresce, in aumento) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Si dice che alcune piante vadano seminate nel periodo di luna crescente. They say that some plants must always be planted when the moon is waxing. |
growverbo intransitivo (anche figurato (aumentare, accrescersi) (also figurative) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") l tassi di interesse sono cresciuti a dismisura nelle ultime settimane. The interest rates have increased disproportionately in the last few weeks. |
growverbo intransitivo (diventar più grande o adulto) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Pierino è cresciuto tantissimo dall'ultima volta che lo ho visto. Pierino has grown a lot since I last saw him. |
raise, rearverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (educare, allevare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Lo hanno cresciuto gli zii dopo che i genitori erano morti in un incidente stradale. His aunt and uncle raised (or: reared) him after his parents died in a car accident. |
be left oververbo intransitivo (familiare, regionale (avanzare, non servire) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Abbiamo mangiato già così tanto tra primo e secondo che la torta ci cresce proprio. We ate so much for the first and second courses that the cake really is in excess. |
swell, growverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (non comune (aumentare, accrescere) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Le piogge continue hanno cresciuto il fiume. The continuous rains have swollen the river. |
waxing moonsostantivo femminile (fase lunare) (increasing) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
ascending order
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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