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io cresca

grow, grow up

→ crescere
cresc grow + a subjunctive present (I/you; he/she imperative)
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular Rare #33,610
grow, grow up Used in the subjunctive, often after expressions of hope or desire.
IT: Spero che il bambino cresca felice.
EN: I hope the child grows up happy.
Conjugation of crescere
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second cresci —
Third cresca crescano
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First cresca —
Second cresca —
Third cresca crescano

È me che devi annaffiare se vuoi che cresca.

I’m the one you need to water if you want me to grow.

— Léon (1994)

Cresca!

Grow!

Lasciare che un bambino cresca, senza un padre?

Letting a child grow up without a father?

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Spero non mi cresca la pelliccia.

I hope I don't grow fur.

— Fuck you, prof! (2013)

È molto meglio che cresca lontano da tutto questo.

It’s much better for him to grow up away from all this.

— Harry Potter e la pietra filosofale (2001)

Voglio che mio figlio cresca senza saperlo.

I want my son to grow up without knowing it.

— L'organo genocida (2017)

Spero che Woo-sung cresca con una vita serena.

I hope Woo-sung grows up to have a peaceful life.

— Le buone stelle - Broker (2022)