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дорасти

дорасти

Russian

Verb

дорасти́ (dorastí) pf (imperfective дораста́ть)

  1. to grow (to; as high as), reach
  2. (colloquial) to be old enough (for; + to)
    не дорастиne dorasti ― not to be old enough; be too young
    он ещё не дорос (до того, чтобы) пить виноon ješčó ne doros (do tovo, štoby) pitʹ vino ― he is too young to drink wine
  3. to rise (to), attain the level (of)
    дорасти до славыdorasti do slavy ― to rise to fame
    он не дорос до понимания этого писателяon ne doros do ponimanija etovo pisatelja ― he has a long way to go before he begins to understand this writer
    нос не дорос у кого-лnos ne doros u kovo-l ― smb is still wet behind his ears

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