Be born - Naître (The 667th Most Common French Word)

The French word for Be born is Naître. It can be used as verb. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 667th most commonly used word in French. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common French words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

en English: be born

fr French: naître

Examples

en fr
I did not ask to be born Je n'ai pas demandé à naître
I didn't ask to be born Je n'ai pas demandé à naître
When are the kittens going to be born Quand est-ce que les chats vont naître
I wish I'd been born a Canadian. J’aurais voulu naître canadienne.
I wish I'd never been born. J'aurais voulu ne jamais naître.
What is the use of being born À quoi donc sert de naître
I wish I'd been born a boy. J'aurais voulu naître en tant que garçon.
I wish I'd been born into a rich family. J'aurais aimé naître dans une famille riche.

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Be born - Naître (The 667th Most Common French Word)
No one knows how those who were born feel. Personne ne sait ce que ressentent ceux qui viennent de naître.
The calf that has just been born has trouble getting up. Le veau qui vient de naître a du mal à se lever.
If God had meant for us to be naked, we'd have been born that way. Si Dieu avait voulu que nous soyons nus, il nous aurait fait naître comme ça.
The application of titanium rods and titanium forgings in automobiles began in the 1950s, when the titanium industry was just born. L'application de tiges de titane et de pièces forgées en titane dans les automobiles a commencé dans les années 1950, lorsque l'industrie du titane venait de naître.
We have to prepare ourselves for everything: to be born, to grow, to love, to hate, to learn, to build, to destroy, to struggle, to die. Nous devons nous préparer pour tout : pour naître, pour grandir, pour aimer, pour haïr, pour apprendre, pour construire, pour détruire, pour lutter, pour mourir.
To create with death, to be born with death, to live with death. Créer avec la mort, naître avec la mort et vivre avec la mort.
It's genetically altered to be born without a thymus gland. Génétiquement modifié pour naître sans thymus.
He wanted to be born in this world. Il voulait naître en ce monde-ci.
My daughter was supposed to be born in November. Ma fille devait naître en novembre.
This budget should therefore be born under the best auspices. Celui-ci devrait donc naître sous les meilleurs auspices.
My child has got to be born in America. Mon enfant doit naître en Amérique.
Your children want to be born, my love... Tes enfants veulent naître, mon amour.
It is necessary to be born in the superior worlds. Il faut naître dans les mondes supérieurs.

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