growth

croissance, augmentation

Accroissement de la taille, du nombre, de la valeur ou de la force.

En anglais simple : An increase in size, number, value, or strength.

• Plants need water for growth.
• The town has seen rapid population growth.
• Sales growth slowed last year.

Comment l'utiliser : growth in something (There has been growth in online sales.)

Synonymes : increase, expansion

Contraires : decline, shrinkage

Expressions courantes : economic growth, population growth, rapid growth

développement personnel, maturation

Fait de devenir plus fort mentalement et de mieux faire face aux expériences difficiles.

En anglais simple : Becoming mentally stronger and better able to deal with difficult experiences.

• The experience helped my personal growth.
• Therapy encouraged her emotional growth.
• Facing difficult choices can lead to growth.

Synonymes : development, maturation

Expressions courantes : personal growth, emotional growth, growth through hardship

excroissance, tumeur, végétation

Masse de matière vivante, comme des plantes, ou grosseur inhabituelle dans le corps.

En anglais simple : A mass of living material, such as plants, or an unusual lump in the body.

• The doctor examined the growth.
• A thick growth of weeds covered the path.
• They removed a small growth from her neck.

Synonymes : mass

Expressions courantes : thick growth, growth of something, remove a growth