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born [bɔːn] vb 1. the past participle (in most passive uses) of bear1 [4] was not born yesterday is not gullible or foolish adj 1. possessing or appearing to have possessed certain qualities from birth a born musician 2. a. being at birth in a particular social status or other condition as specified ignobly born b. (in combination) lowborn in all one's born days Informal so far in one's life Usage: Care should be taken not to use born where borne is intended: he had borne (not born) his ordeal with great courage; the following points should be borne in mind Born [bɔːn] n
(Biographies / Born, Max (1882-1970) M, Britishnational of birth: German, SCIENCE: physicist) Max. 1882-1970, British nuclear physicist, born in Germany, noted for his fundamental contribution to quantum mechanics: Nobel prize for physics 1954 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
born verb brought into this world, delivered She was born in London on April 29, 1923. Translations born [bɔːn] A. PP of bear → nacido to be born (lit) → nacer (fig) [idea] → surgir, nacer I was born in 1955 → nací en 1955 a daughter was born to them → les nació una hija to be born again → renacer, volver a nacer evil is born of idleness → la pereza es madre de todos los vicios he wasn't born yesterday! → ¡no se chupa el dedo! B. ADJ [actor, leader] → nato he is a born liar → es mentiroso por naturaleza a Londoner born and bred → londinense de casta y cuna in all my born days → en mi vida born [ˈbɔːrn] adj to be born → naître I was born in 1982 → Je suis né en mille neuf cent quatre-vingt-deux. born blind → aveugle de naissance a born comedian → un comédien-né to be born of sb, to be born to sb → être né(e) de qn born-again [ˈbɔːrnəgɛn] adj born-again Christian (male) → nouveau chrétien m; (female) → nouvelle chrétienne f born ptp of bear1 VT h; to be born (person, fig: idea) → geboren werden; (fig: organization) → entstehen; I was born in 1948 → ich bin or wurde 1948 geboren; when were you born? → wann sind Sie geboren?; he was born Harry Webb → er wurde als Harry Webb geboren; to be born again → wiedergeboren werden; every baby born into the world → jedes Kind, das auf die Welt kommt; he was born to a life of hardship/into a rich family → er wurde in ein schweres Leben/eine reiche Familie hineingeboren; to be born deaf → von Geburt an taub sein; the baby was born dead → das Baby wurde tot geboren or war eine Totgeburt; he was just born to be Prime Minister → er war zum Premierminister geboren; I wasn’t born yesterday (inf) → ich bin nicht von gestern (inf); there’s one born every minute! (fig inf) → die Dummen werden nicht alle!; the characteristics which are born in us → die uns angeborenen Eigenschaften; he was born of poor parents → er war das Kind armer Eltern; with that confidence born of experience → mit dem aus Erfahrung hervorgegangenen Selbstvertrauen adj suf (= native of) he is Chicago- born → er ist ein gebürtiger or geborener Chicagoer; his foreign-/French-born wife → seine Frau, die Ausländerin/gebürtige Französin ist born [bɔːn] adj → nato/a to be born (also) (fig) → nascere I was born in 1955 → sono nato nel 1955 born blind → cieco/a dalla nascita a Roman born and bred → un romano di Roma, un romano doc the revolution was born of the workers' discontent → la rivoluzione scaturì dallo scontento degli operai to be born again → rinascere I wasn't born yesterday! (fam) → non sono nato ieri! in all my born days (fam) → in tutta la mia vita a born actor/musician → un attore/musicista nato a born liar → un(a) bugiardo/a matricolato/a a born fool → un(a) perfetto/a cretino/a born [bɔːn] adj → nato/a to be born (also) (fig) → nascere I was born in 1955 → sono nato nel 1955 born blind → cieco/a dalla nascita a Roman born and bred → un romano di Roma, un romano doc the revolution was born of the workers' discontent → la rivoluzione scaturì dallo scontento degli operai to be born again → rinascere I wasn't born yesterday! (fam) → non sono nato ieri! in all my born days (fam) → in tutta la mia vita a born actor/musician → un attore/musicista nato a born liar → un(a) bugiardo/a matricolato/a a born fool → un(a) perfetto/a cretino/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| To Laius, King of Thebes, an oracle foretold that the child born to him by his queen Jocasta would slay his father and wed his mother. Every child born to him by his "sisters" was put away at once. Many Theresas have been born who found for themselves no epic life wherein there was a constant unfolding of far-resonant action; perhaps only a life of mistakes, the offspring of a certain spiritual grandeur ill-matched with the meanness of opportunity; perhaps a tragic failure which found no sacred poet and sank unwept into oblivion. |
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