grandir

to grow (in size), to grow up

ɡ ʁ ɑ̃ . d i ʁ
grand grown-up, adult + ir Infinitive
verb Common #6,623
to grow (in size), to grow up
FR: On peut grandir rapidement pendant l’adolescence.
EN: You can grow quickly during adolescence.
Conjugation of grandir
grandir
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First grandis
Second grandis
Third grandit grandissent
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First grandis
Second grandis
Third grandit
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third grandissent
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
Third grandissent
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second grandis
Indicative future
SingularPlural
Third grandira
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third grandissait

J'ai fini de grandir, Léon.

I've finished growing, Léon.

— Léon (1994)

Je sais que t'aimes pas, et que c'est pas bon, mais tu dois manger pour grandir.

I know you don't like it and that it's not good for you, but you have to eat to grow.

— Le Tombeau des lucioles (1988)

J'espère qu'on pourra le voir grandir chaque jour.

I hope we'll be able to watch him grow every day.

— Les 3 Royaumes (2008)

Donnez-moi le temps de grandir.

Give me time to grow up.

— Malèna (2000)

À ton âge, on est impatient de grandir.

At your age, you're eager to grow up.

La langue kabyle ne cesse de grandir.

The Kabyle language continues to grow.

Petit Zé va grandir.

Little Zé will grow up.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

T'as besoin de place pour grandir.

You need room to grow.

— Plus fort que moi (2025)

La connaissance vous a fait grandir.

Knowledge has made you grow.

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

On peut grandir ensemble, veiller l'un sur l'autre.

We can grow together and look out for each other.

— Pour l'éternité (2025)

Il fut si affecté qu'il cessa de grandir.

He was so affected that he stopped growing.

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Comment on fait pour grandir?

How do you grow?

— Pinocchio (2019)

Il est temps de grandir.

It's time to grow up.

Au lieu de grandir.

Instead of growing up.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

De regarder tes deux filles grandir.

Watching your two daughters grow up.

— Picnic (1955)

C'est grandir ensemble, veiller l'un sur l'autre.

It’s about growing together and looking out for each other.

— Pour l'éternité (2025)

Car il est temps pour toi de grandir.

Because it’s time for you to grow up.

Le père de Da-song pense qu'il est juste en train de grandir.

Da-song's father thinks he's just growing up.

— Parasite (2019)

Tu vas accoucher et le petit garçon va grandir.

You will give birth and the little boy will grow up.

— Une grande fille (2019)

L'intelligence artificielle va-t-elle grandir pour tuer l'humanité?

Will artificial intelligence become powerful enough to kill humanity?

Ce mince espoir d’une vie honnête a commencé à grandir en moi, hors de contrôle.

This faint hope of an honest life began to grow inside me, beyond my control.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)

Tu es encore en train de grandir.

You're still growing.

Pourquoi ne veux-tu pas grandir?

Why don't you want to grow up?

— À bout de course (1988)

Je suis assez vieux, j'ai besoin de temps pour grandir.

I’m quite old; I need time to grow.

— Léon (1994)

Comment le petit escargot dans sa prison de pierre peut-il grandir?

How can the little snail grow in its stone prison?

Dommage que vous deviez grandir.

It's a shame you have to grow up.

— Rebecca (1940)

Qu'un enfant doit grandir près de la nature.

That a child should grow up close to nature.

— Secret Sunshine (2007)

Mais il va grandir.

But he’ll grow up.

— Les Nouveaux Sauvages (2014)

Je veux grandir, moi aussi.

I want to grow up, too.

— Pinocchio (2019)

Les rayures bleues, ça ne fait pas grandir.

Blue stripes don’t make you grow taller.

— Avatar : La Voie de l'eau (2022)

Comment peut-on grandir au milieu de tout ça?

How can one grow up in the midst of all this?

Continuez de grandir!

Keep growing!

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : Le train de l'Infini (2020)

Il ne veut pas grandir.

He doesn’t want to grow up.

Je ne veux pas grandir.

I don't want to grow up.

— Les Anges déchus (1995)

Je pense qu'il est temps pour toi de grandir.

I think it’s time for you to grow up.

Laisser l'enfant grandir sans son père?

Let the child grow up without his father?

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

Et il va grandir.

And it will grow.

— Le Dernier Empereur (1987)

Elle semble grandir très vite.

She seems to be growing very fast.

— Le Conte de la princesse Kaguya (2013)

Le jour de mes dix ans j'ai décidé de ne plus grandir.

On my tenth birthday, I decided to stop growing up.

— Le Tambour (1979)

Les enfants de trois ans ne veulent plus grandir!

Three-year-olds don't want to grow up anymore!

— Le Tambour (1979)

J'ai tellement envie de te voir grandir.

I’m so eager to watch you grow up.

— Ne Zha (2019)

D'après Chourave, elles doivent grandir encore un peu.

According to Sprout, they still need to grow a little more.

— Harry Potter et la Chambre des secrets (2002)

Non, mais un jour, elle va grandir.

No, but one day she will grow up.

— Demain tout commence (2016)

Tu les verras grandir.

You'll see them grow up.

— Titanic (1997)

Tu dois grandir.

You have to grow up.

Quand je regarde par la fenêtre, je vois ces gamins grandir.

When I look out the window, I see these kids growing up.

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Ils ne vont pas grandir non plus?

They're not going to grow either?

— L'Orphelinat (2007)

Il n'arrête pas de grandir.

He just keeps growing.

— Black Panther (2018)

Je vais t'aider à grandir.

I’m going to help you grow.

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

Ce serait bien de voir cette ville grandir.

It would be nice to see this city grow.

Peu importe à quel point tu es triste maintenant, tu vas grandir.

No matter how sad you are now, you will grow.

— Suzume (2022)

On donne au gamin une chance de grandir autrement.

We're giving the kid a chance to grow up differently.

— Carandiru (2003)

On ne t'aura pas vu grandir!

We won’t have seen you grow up!

— Secret Sunshine (2007)

Il faut grandir.

You have to grow up.

— On ne vit qu'une seule fois (2011)

Alors que tu es innocente, je t'ai laissé grandir sans moi.

Even though you’re innocent, I let you grow up without me.

— Lady Vengeance (2005)

Toi, tu ne peux pas grandir.

You can't grow up.

— Pinocchio (2019)

Il est temps de grandir, mec.

It's time to grow up, man.

— Les Enfants du temps (2019)

Yuki a dû grandir.

Yuki had to grow up.

— Nobody Knows (2004)

Maintenant, vous pouvez voir comment ça l'a fait grandir.

Now you can see how it helped them grow.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Vous êtes encore en train de grandir.

You are still growing.

Elle ne veut pas grandir.

She doesn't want to grow up.

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