nacer
verbo intransitivo
1 [+persona, animal] to be born; [+ave, insecto, reptil] to hatch
nací en Cuba I was born in Cuba; cuando nazca el niño when the baby is born; nació para poeta he was born to be a poet; no nació para sufrir she was not born to suffer; al nacer at birth
nacer en el seno de una familia adinerada to be born into a wealthy family; nacer muerto to be stillborn; nacer antes de tiempo to be born prematurely
¡oye, que no nací ayer! I wasn't born yesterday, you know!
nacer con estrella to be born under a lucky star
nacer de pie to be born lucky
nadie nace enseñado we all have to learn
nacer parado (And) to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
volver a nacer to have a lucky escape
unos nacen con estrella y otros estrellados fortune smiles on some but not on others
2 [+planta] (gen) to sprout; bud; (aparecer) to come up; [+pelo, plumas] to grow; sprout
le nacieron alas it sprouted wings
5 [+revolución, miedo] to spring;de from; [+idea] to come;de from; originate; have its origin;de, en in
el error nace del hecho de que ... the error springs o stems from the fact that ...; entre ellos ha nacido una fuerte simpatía a strong friendship has sprung up between them; nació una sospecha en su mente a suspicion formed in her mind; ¿de dónde nace la idea? where does the idea come from?
