German-English translation for "entwachsen"

"entwachsen" English translation

entwachsen
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <irregulär, unregelmäßig | irregularirr, kein ge-; sein>

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to grow out of... to outgrow one’s clothes... to outgrow childish ways...
examples
  • einer Sache entwachsen
    to grow out ofetwas | something sth, to outgrowetwas | something sth
    einer Sache entwachsen
  • den Kleidern entwachsen
    den Kleidern entwachsen
  • den Kinderschuhen entwachsen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    to outgrow childish ways
    den Kinderschuhen entwachsen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
Its author is little more than a college kid.
Der Verfasser davon ist gerade dem Schulalter entwachsen.
Source: Tatoeba
It looked as if the BRICS had finally come of age.
Es hatte den Anschein, als ob die BRICS letztlich den Kinderschuhen entwachsen wären.
Source: News-Commentary
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entwachsen
Partizip Perfekt | past participle pperf

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to grow out of... to outgrow one’s clothes... to outgrow childish ways...
examples
  • einer Sache entwachsen
    to grow out ofetwas | something sth, to outgrowetwas | something sth
    einer Sache entwachsen
  • den Kleidern entwachsen
    den Kleidern entwachsen
  • den Kinderschuhen entwachsen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    to outgrow childish ways
    den Kinderschuhen entwachsen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
entwachsen
Adjektiv | adjective adj figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig

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to be no longer a child...
examples
  • nur in den Kinderschuhen entwachsen sein
    to be no longer a child, to have outgrown childish ways
    nur in den Kinderschuhen entwachsen sein
Its author is little more than a college kid.
Der Verfasser davon ist gerade dem Schulalter entwachsen.
Source: Tatoeba
It looked as if the BRICS had finally come of age.
Es hatte den Anschein, als ob die BRICS letztlich den Kinderschuhen entwachsen wären.
Source: News-Commentary
Source
entwachsen
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <kein ge-; h>

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dewax, free from wax, remove the wax from
  • dewax, free (etwas | somethingsth) from wax, remove the wax from
    entwachsen von Wachs befreien
    entwachsen von Wachs befreien
Its author is little more than a college kid.
Der Verfasser davon ist gerade dem Schulalter entwachsen.
Source: Tatoeba
It looked as if the BRICS had finally come of age.
Es hatte den Anschein, als ob die BRICS letztlich den Kinderschuhen entwachsen wären.
Source: News-Commentary
Source

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