nacer

/naˈθeɾ/, [naˈθeɾ]

be born, born


Verb nacer (first-person singular present nazco, first-person singular preterite nací, past participle nacido)

  1. to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)
  2. to grow; to rise, to have its source (river); to rise (sun); to have its roots; to arise

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • En mi vida siguiente quiero nacer como un virus mortal.

    In my next life I want to be born as a deadly virus.

  • La vida sería infinitamente más feliz si pudiéramos nacer a la edad de ochenta años y gradualmente llegar a los dieciocho.

    Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen.

  • Tuvimos la suerte de nacer en la misma galaxia.

    We were lucky of having born in the same galaxy.

  • Mi hija pesaba ocho libras al nacer.

    My daughter weighed eight pounds at birth.

  • Si volviera a nacer otra vez, sería músico.

    If I were to be born again, I would be a musician.

  • Nadie pide nacer.

    No one asks to be born.

  • Cada uno de nosotros deja la vida con la sensación de que acaban de nacer.

    Each of us leaves life with the feeling that they were just born.

  • Las chances de siquiera nacer son tan minúsculas que yo me siento bendecido de haber recibido esta oportunidad.

    The odds of ever being born are so slim I feel blessed to be given a chance.

  • La mujer más vieja del pueblo fue la que eligió su nombre al nacer.

    The oldest woman in the village was the one who picked his name at birth.


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