thrive

thrive
verb
(to grow strong and healthy: Children thrive on milk; The business is thriving.) crecer mucho; prosperar
thrive
tr[ɵraɪv]
intransitive verb (pt throve tr[ɵrəʊv] o thrived; pp thrived o thriven tr['ɵrɪvən] , ger thriving)
1 (plant) crecer mucho, crecer bien; (person) estar estupendamente; (business) prosperar
■ he seems to thrive on problems parece que los problemas le sientan de maravilla
thrive ['ɵraɪv] vi, throve ['ɵro:v] or thrived ; thriven ['ɵrɪvə n]
1) flourish: florecer, crecer abundantemente
2) prosper: prosperar
thrive
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: thrived) = crecer v.
• florecer v.
• medrar v.
• prosperar v.
θraɪv
intransitive verb (past thrived or (liter) throve; past p thrived) \<\<business/town\>\> prosperar; \<\<plant\>\> crecer* con fuerza

how is she? - she's thriving! — ¿cómo está? - estupendamente or cada día mejor

to thrive ON something: he thrives on hard work — cuando está mejor es cuando tiene mucho trabajo

[θraɪv]
(pt throve or thrived) (pp thrived or thriven) VI (=do well) [company, economy] prosperar; (=grow) [plant] crecer muy bien, prosperar; [animal, child] desarrollarse; (fig) prosperar, medrar

the plant thrives here — la planta crece muy bien or prospera aquí

business is thriving — el negocio prospera

to thrive on sth: children thrive on milk — la leche contribuye al desarrollo de los niños

she seems to thrive on adversity — parece que se crece en la adversidad

* * *
[θraɪv]
intransitive verb (past thrived or (liter) throve; past p thrived) \<\<business/town\>\> prosperar; \<\<plant\>\> crecer* con fuerza

how is she? - she's thriving! — ¿cómo está? - estupendamente or cada día mejor

to thrive ON something: he thrives on hard work — cuando está mejor es cuando tiene mucho trabajo


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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