a grandi

grew up

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phrase Common #3,659
grew up Past-tense form of grandir, used to say where or how someone grew up.
FR: Elle a grandi près de la mer.
EN: She grew up near the sea.

Ilan Pappe a grandi en Israël.

Ilan Pappe grew up in Israel.

Ma femme a grandi rue Langlois.

My wife grew up on Langlois Street.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Écoute, on a grandi ensemble.

Listen, we grew up together.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Willa a grandi sans sa mère.

Willa grew up without her mother.

— Une bataille après l'autre (2025)

Il a grandi dans la rue.

He grew up on the streets.

— La piel que habito (2011)

On a grandi en étant très proches.

We grew up very close.

— Le vent se lève (2006)

C'est Samuel qui a grandi ici.

Samuel is the one who grew up here.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Tom a grandi au Canada.

Tom grew up in Canada.

Mon fils a grandi !

My son has grown up!

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Guoguo a grandi.

Guoguo has grown up.

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

Devinez qui a grandi avec lui ?

Guess who grew up with him?

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Vous voyez comment il a grandi, mon frère.

You can see how much my brother has grown.

— Porn in the Hood (2012)

Quand on a grandi avec ces gens, on leur trouve des excuses.

When you grow up with these people, you find excuses for them.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Robert Nelson a grandi en orphelinat.

Robert Nelson grew up in an orphanage.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Il veut revenir vivre où il a grandi.

He wants to go back to live where he grew up.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Angela Merkel a grandi dans l'ancienne République démocratique allemande.

Angela Merkel grew up in the former German Democratic Republic.

Il a grandi.

He grew up.

— Amarcord (1973)

Il a grandi dans une petite ville.

He grew up in a small town.

Votre fille a grandi.

Your daughter has grown up.

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

Contrairement à Robert, Zeca a grandi loin de moi.

Unlike Robert, Zeca grew up far away from me.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Il a grandi dans un petit village.

He grew up in a small village.

On a grandi ensemble, on était dans la même école et on se faisait harceler.

We grew up together, went to the same school, and were bullied.

— Yolo (2024)

Il a grandi intérieurement.

He has grown internally.

— Senna (2010)

Qu'est-ce qu'elle a grandi !

She's grown so much!

— Une Affaire de famille (2018)

Marie a grandi.

Mary has grown up.

On a grandi dans le même quartier.

We grew up in the same neighborhood.

— Burning (2018)

C'est un sentiment qui a grandi en moi.

It's a feeling that grew inside me.

Ne pas donner l'impression qu'on a grandi dans la misère, c'est survivre.

Not making it seem like you grew up in poverty is a matter of survival.

— The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

Tom a grandi dans une petite ville, non loin d'ici.

Tom grew up in a small town, not far from here.

Tu as vu comme la petite a grandi depuis la rentrée ?

Have you seen how much the little one has grown since school started?

Comme Sa Majesté a grandi.

How His Majesty has grown.

— Le Dernier Empereur (1987)

Mademoiselle a grandi et se marie bientôt.

The young lady has grown up and is getting married soon.

— Tigre & Dragon (2000)

Leur fils a grandi.

Their son has grown up.

Et ça a grandi.

And it grew.

— L'Histoire sans fin (1984)

Tom a grandi en parlant à la fois français et anglais.

Tom grew up speaking both French and English.

Il a grandi, ce petit !

He's grown up, that little one!

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Ziri est né et a grandi à Alger.

Ziri was born and raised in Algiers.

C’est ici qu’a grandi le jeune Sebastião, seul garçon au milieu de sept sœurs.

This is where young Sebastião grew up, the only boy among seven sisters.

— The Salt of the Earth (2014)

Est-ce qu'une de ces bêtes a grandi dans ma maman ?

Did one of these creatures grow inside my mom?

— Aliens, le retour (1986)

Tom a grandi.

Tom has grown up.

Il est né à Osaka mais a grandi à Tokyo.

He was born in Osaka but grew up in Tokyo.

Il a grandi avec ses parents.

He grew up with his parents.

Tom a grandi en Allemagne, mais maintenant il vit aux États-Unis.

Tom grew up in Germany, but now he lives in the United States.

On a grandi ensemble.

We grew up together.

— Carandiru (2003)

"La Petite" a grandi.

“La Petite” has grown up.

— The World (2004)

Oui, mais il a grandi en captivité.

Yes, but he grew up in captivity.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Entre deux tirs, Petit Dé a grandi.

Between shots, Little Dice grew up.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)