Significado
increasing, growing, rising
- waxing (moon)
Em uma frase
C'è un interesse crescente per le auto elettriche.
There is growing interest in electric cars.
Hai visto la luna crescente ieri sera?
Did you see the waxing moon last night?
C'è una tensione crescente tra i due gruppi.
There is growing tension between the two groups.
Formas da palavra (4)
| Palavra | Formas da palavra |
|---|---|
| crescente | masculine · singular |
| crescente | feminine · singular |
| crescenti | masculine · plural |
| crescenti | feminine · plural |
Notas de uso
- Very common before nouns in formal and neutral contexts: crescente interesse, pressione crescente. After the noun, it can sound more literary or emphatic.
- Use crescente for a trend or gradual rise; use in aumento for everyday speech, and sempre più for people or things becoming more numerous.
- It agrees in gender and number: crescente, crescenti. There is no separate feminine singular form.