German-English translation for "heranreifen"

"heranreifen" English translation

heranreifen
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <trennbar | separabletrennb; -ge-; sein>

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  • ripen
    heranreifen von Ernte, Frucht etc
    heranreifen von Ernte, Frucht etc
  • mature
    heranreifen von Plänen etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    heranreifen von Plänen etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
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  • grow up
    heranreifen von Menschen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    heranreifen von Menschen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
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  • zum Manne heranreifen
    to grow up to be a man
    zum Manne heranreifen
  • zu einer Schönheit heranreifen
    to grow into a beauty
    zu einer Schönheit heranreifen
And I'm supposed to do all kinds of intellectual play so they'll grow up smart.
Und ich soll meine Kindern geistig fördern, damit zu klugen Köpfen heranreifen.
Source: TED
Here again, we know that consensus will take a long time to ripen.
Auch da wissen wir, daß ein Konsens nur langsam heranreifen wird.
Source: Europarl
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