donner naissance à

/dɔ.ne nɛ.sɑ̃s a/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
donne naissance à
past
a donné naissance à
perfect
donné naissance à

Meaning

  1. to give birth to, give rise to

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: intransitive.

Similar words

mettre au monde

"donner naissance à" and "mettre au monde" are close synonyms for "to give birth to"; "donner naissance à" also separately means "to give rise to," figuratively.

Practice

1 What does donner naissance à mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cette rencontre donne ___ à un projet commun.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches donner naissance à?

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