Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Grow up!
German translation:
Benimm dich nicht wie ein Kleinkind!
Added to glossary by
Robin Ward
Nov 17, 2003 14:07
20 yrs ago
English term
Germany
Look no further than here!
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 4 more.
Grow up!
English to German
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
As used when an adult or teenager is behaving in a particularly childish or immature way, and has an aggressive tone.
How is this best expressed in German?
How is this best expressed in German?
Proposed translations
(German)
Proposed translations
+3
3 mins
Annette Scheler
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
High-end Legal & Financial Translations
Native in: German (Variants: Germany, Swiss) 
Works in: English to German, German
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4
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Benimm dich nicht wie ein Kleinkind!
Werd' endlich erwachsen!
so in der Art..
so in der Art..
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Yes, I think this, or Ian's suggestion, is the best here. I fully agree with "Werde endlich erwachsen", but it doesn't have the idiomatic ring that "Benimm dich ..." does."
+16
1 min
dieter haake
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Austria
futurlingua - Sprachen verbinden
Native in: German
Works in: Italian to German, German to Italian, German
Werde endlich erwachsen!!!
HTH
didi
didi
Peer comment(s):
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Elvira Stoianov
0 min
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Anches Holzweber
1 min
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Cécile Kellermayr
1 min
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Jutta Amri
3 mins
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Anna Bittner
4 mins
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Judith Schmid
4 mins
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verbis
14 mins
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Michael Scheidler
15 mins
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abaensch
: dabei ist es sooo schön, ein Kind zu sein
17 mins
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GAK (X)
56 mins
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D D (X)
: was ist erwachsen? ;-)
1 hr
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Silvia [email protected]
1 hr
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NGK
1 hr
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Vanessa Schlueter
1 hr
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Herbert Fipke
: Das kriege ich heute mit 45 von meiner Mutetr immer noch zu hören. Heute sehe ich es für mich eher als Kompliment...
2 hrs
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avantix
4 hrs
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+1
1 min
Monika Leit
Native in German
12 years in finance & accounting
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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3
Werde endlich erwachsen!
Oder auch: werde endlich vernünftig! Oder natürlich: Werden Sie endlich erwachsen! Werden Sie nie erwachsen?
3 mins
Was soll das? Du bist ja kein Kind mehr!
or so....
+4
6 mins
sei doch nicht so kindisch!
I'd say "Sei doch nicht so kindisch!"
Peer comment(s):
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Cornelia Mayer
: auch idiomatisch!
42 mins
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Helga CF
45 mins
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Susanne Rindlisbacher
56 mins
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NGK
1 hr
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+1
2 hrs
Manfred Mondt
United States
United States
Native in German
United States
The Key to Industrial Automation
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English
Benimm dich doch mal wie ein Erwachsener
I believe this to be the best solution, the term "benehmen" is critical, since you are trying to correct immature behaviour.
But there is a range of situations, from derogetory, humorous to constructive, each requiring its own solution.
Google search "Benimm dich wie ein Erwachsener"
But there is a range of situations, from derogetory, humorous to constructive, each requiring its own solution.
Google search "Benimm dich wie ein Erwachsener"
Reference:
6 hrs
Kapier's endlich!
In my experience you say "Grow up!" to somebody that has a naive/childish view of something, someone who "doesn't get it"
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