What does «medrar» mean in Spanish?
- To grow or have an improvement in animals and plants.
Examples of use in Spanish: "No medró mucho el maíz por falta de lluvias".
"Las malas hierbas medran en el jardín".
- To progress, to grow.
Examples of use in Spanish: "empresa que ha medrado".
- To become rich, prosper. To improve a person's economic position or social reputation. It is used especially when it is done by trickery or taking advantage of circumstances.
Examples of use in Spanish: "este hombre ha medrado mucho".
"Se fue a la gran ciudad a medrar".
"El empresario consiguió medrar a costa de pagarle poco a sus empleados".
- (¡medrados estamos!) Ironic expression. It is used to express dislike of something that is unexpected.