French-English translations for grossir

fattenWe must fatten the turkey in time for ThanksgivingHe gradually fattened in the five years after getting marriedto fatten land
gain weight

grow
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This floating, unchecked population is growing every year and adding to other sources of clandestine immigration. Cette population flottante, incontrôlée, augmente tous les ans et vient grossir les autres sources d'immigration clandestine. What use to us are institutions which cost little, which we do not allow to grow, if, ultimately, they are not as effective as we anticipated? A quoi peuvent bien servir des institutions peu coûteuses que nous ne laissons pas grossir, si, en fin de compte, leur efficacité n'est pas celle que nous attendons? Children grow quickly.
magnify
put on weight

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