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Being born with a disability means that person is special in some way.
Если человек рождается с инвалидностью, то это означает, что он в каком-то смысле особенный.
Being born in the Year of the Dragon is supposed to be lucky.
Поэтому, родиться в год Дракона, считается большой удачей.
Being born a girl should not be a reason for her to die.
Родиться девочкой — это не причина лишиться жизни.
Being born blind and knowing nothing but a warm belly and the smell of milk.
Рождаются слепыми и не знают ничего, кроме теплого живота и запаха молока.
Being born is like being kidnapped.
Родиться — все равно что быть похищенным.
Being born a woman is an awful tragedy.
Родиться женщиной — это ужасная трагедия.
Being born in the UK is not sufficient to be guaranteed citizenship.
Родиться в Испании недостаточно для того, чтобы гарантировать себе гражданство страны.
Being born on the cusp or the borderline of the previous sign to you is actually a karmic blessing Capricorn.
Родиться на границе предыдущего знака на самом деле кармическое благословение Козерога.
Being born in Malaysia does not automatically grant someone citizenship.
Родиться в Малайзии автоматически не предоставить кому-то гражданство.
8 William Shakespeare: Being born is like being kidnapped.
Уильям Шекспир: Родиться — значит быть похищенным.
Being born into this world is our problem.
Being born in a female body means something.
Being born was not his decision — it was yours.
Being born in 2010 is something special.
Being born a woman isn’t destiny.
Being born in America practically guarantees safety.
Роды в США — это, прежде всего, гарантированная безопасность.
Being born a second time is absurd.
Being born as short is not their fault.
Being born a girl, should not equate to a higher risk of violence.
То, что родилась девочкой, не следует приравнивать к более высокому риску насилия.
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Автоматический перевод
родиться, уродиться
Перевод по словам
be — быть, находиться, должен, тратта
born — родившийся, рожденный, прирожденный, ограниченный, с узким кругозором
Примеры
The baby was a week overdue (=it was expected to be born a week ago).
Ребенок родился на неделю позже срока (т.е. предполагалось, что он родится неделю назад).
He was born on a farm.
Он родился на ферме.
He was born in poverty.
Он был рождён в нищете.
He was born circa 1600.
Он родился примерно в 1600 году.
I was born on July 1st.
Я родился первого июля.
Beverley was born blind.
Беверли родилась слепой.
I was born with a squint.
У меня врождённое косоглазие.
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Francis was born on 6th February 1928. 
The baby was born with underdeveloped lungs.
He becomes worried about when Rama was born.
A lot of women get the blues after the baby is born.
«Varvara,» she moaned, «but he won’t be born alive!»
Their happiness was consummated when their son was born.
The real Ed Deepneau died in 1947, the year King was born.
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be born
When a baby is born, it comes out of its mother’s body.
My mother was forty when I was born.
You often say that a person was born at a particular time or in a particular place.
Carla was born on April 10th.
Mary was born in Glasgow in 1999.
Be Careful!
Don’t say that someone ‘has been born‘ at a particular time or in a particular place.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. |  be born — come into existence through birth; «She was born on a farm»
hatch — emerge from the eggs; «young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch» change state, turn — undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; «We turned from Socialism to Capitalism»; «The people turned against the President when he stole the election» fall — be born, used chiefly of lambs; «The lambs fell in the afternoon» come into being, come to life — be born or come into existence; «All these flowers come to life when the rains come» reincarnate, transmigrate — be born anew in another body after death; «Hindus believe that we transmigrate» croak, decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one’s chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, pop off, expire, conk, exit, choke, go, pass — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; «She died from cancer»; «The children perished in the fire»; «The patient went peacefully»; «The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102» |
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1
a
: brought forth by or as if by birth
The baby was born prematurely.
a mentality born in the computer age
b
: native
—usually used in combination
c
: deriving or resulting from
a partnership born of necessity
—usually used in combination
2
a
: having from birth specified qualities
Mark Twain was born Samuel Clemens.
b
: being in specified circumstances from birth
3
: destined from or as if from birth
Synonyms
Example Sentences
She was born in a hospital.
He was born on a farm.
She was born in Nigeria in 1911.
The baby was born on July 31st.
Their second son was born prematurely.
Both twins were born healthy.
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English boren, past participle of beran to carry — more at bear
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of born was
before the 12th century
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Other forms: was born; been born; were born; is born; are born; being born; am born
Definitions of be born
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verb
come into existence through birth
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buy the farm, cash in one’s chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
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break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go, go bad
stop operating or functioning
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die
suffer or face the pain of death
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hatch
emerge from the eggs
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fall
be born, used chiefly of lambs
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come into being, come to life
be born or come into existence
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reincarnate, transmigrate
be born anew in another body after death
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type of:
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change state, turn
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
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buy the farm, cash in one’s chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it
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