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rri'sk|ull nf small slice, sliver rrit· vt 1 to bring up [children], grow [plants], breed [domesticated animals]: raise 2 to grow 3 to let [ ] grow; produce large [ ] 4 to increase 5 [Fig] to upgrade [ ], advance 6 [Fig] to overdo, overexert • <>a rrit· fjalën [Pej] to endorse obsequiously anything <> says, just climb on <>'s bandwagon • rrit· gjarprin në gji to harbor a viper in <>'s bosom • [ ] rrit· me gji to feed [ ] only from the breast: breast-feed • <>[ ] rrit· mendjen/veshët to inflate <>'s ego • e rrit· moshën "lower/raise/change the age" to put down a lower/higher/different age (on a document) • T'u rrittë nderi! [Felic] "May your honor grow!" (in thanks) Bless you! • Rrit sorrën të të nxjerrë sytë. "You raise a crow so that it can peck out your eyes." That's the gratitude you get! • U rritsh! [Colloq] (said to a child who has just sneezed) Bless you! Gesundheit! rri't·et vpr 1 to grow 2 to grow larger, increase; (of the moon) wax 3 to grow up • rrit·et3sg dita "the day grows" the days are growing longer • <> rrit·et3sg hunda "<>'s nose swells" <> becomes swell-headed, <> gets conceited • rrit·et3sg lumi "the river/torrent grows" the river is getting higher • rrit·et me bishtra preshi "grow up eating leek stems" to grow up poor • rrit·et me thërrime "be raised on crumbs" to grow up poor, be raised in poverty • rrit·et me tul simiteje "be raised on the soft part of chickpea buns" to grow up in luxury • <> rrit·et3sg mendja "<>'s brain swells" <> becomes swell-headed, <> gets conceited • rrit·et në prehër të nënës [Impol] "grow up in one's mother's lap" to be used to mollycoddling, be overprotected; never have had to face harsh reality • rrit·et3sg përroi "the river/torrent grows" the river is getting higher • rrit·et si thekra pa bukë "grow like wild rye" to grow very tall