born

born [bɔ:n]

1. adjective

   a. né

• to be born naître

• to be born again renaître

• born in Paris né à Paris

• the town where he was born la ville où il est né

• Napoleon was born in 1769 Napoléon est né en 1769

• when he was born quand il est né

• she was born blind elle est aveugle de naissance

• the baby was born dead l'enfant était mort-né

• he was born stupid il a toujours été stupide

• a Parisian born and bred un Parisien de pure souche

• he wasn't born yesterday (inf) il n'est pas né d'hier

• in all my born days (inf) de toute ma vie

• poets are born, not made on naît poète, on ne le devient pas

• anger born of frustration colère f née de la frustration

   b. ( = innate) a born actress une actrice-née

2. compounds

► born-again adjective

• born-again Christian nouveau chrétien m nouvelle chrétienne f

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[bɔːn] 1.

adjective [person, animal] né (of de; to do pour faire; with avec)

to be born — naître

when the baby is born — quand le bébé sera né

born a Catholic — d'origine catholique

to be born blind — être aveugle de naissance

to be a born leader — être un chef né

a born liar — un parfait menteur

to be born (out) of something — [idea, group] naître de quelque chose

2.

-born combining form

London-/Irish-born — né à Londres/en Irlande, originaire de Londres/d'Irlande

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in all my born days — (colloq) de toute ma vie

I wasn't born yesterday — (colloq) je ne suis pas né de la dernière pluie

there's one born every minute! — (colloq) quel idiot/quelle idiote!

English-French dictionary. 2013.