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born¹
/bO;n; US bO;rn/
verb
be born
(digunakan hanya dl pasif tanpa by)
1 (disingkat b.)
lahir
▪ [-object]
She was born in 1993.
Dia dilahirkan pada tahun 1993.
▪ [-object]
He was born into a poor family.
Dia lahir dl keluarga miskin.
▪ [-object]
She was born of/to Indonesian parents.
Dia dilahirkan dari org tua org Indonésia.
▪ [-object]
She was born blind/deaf.
Dia terlahir buta/tuli.
▪ [+object]
She was born Laura on 10th May 1993.
Dia terlahir dengan nama Laura pada tanggal 10 Méi 1993.
2 [+object]
(tt idé, organisasi, perasaan, dll.)
dilahirkan; mulai tumbuh
▪ The real democracy was just born a few years ago in our country.
Démokrasi yg sesungguhnya barulah lahir beberapa tahun yg lalu di negara kita.
▪ She killed him with a courage born (out) of desperation.
Dia membunuhnya atas keberanian yg lahir dari keputusasaan.
3 -born
(dl compounds)
terlahir sesuai dengan yg disebutkan
firstborn
anak pertama
▪ nobly-born
terlahir sebagai bangsawan
▪ American-born
terlahir sebagai org Amérika
→ lihat juga newborn
| be born to be/do sth
dilahirkan utk (melakukan/menjadi)
▪ He was born to be a great writer.
Dia dilahirkan utk menjadi seorg penulis yg hébat.
| born and bred
dilahirkan dan dibesarkan
▪ He was born and bred in South Sumatra.
Dia dilahirkan dan dibesarkan di Sumatera Selatan.
| born with a silver spoon in your mouth
(peribahasa)
mempunyai org tua yg kaya
| in all my born days
(kuno, informal)
dl hidupku
▪ Never have I seen such a thing in all my born days.
Tidak pernah saya melihat hal yg demikian dl hidup saya.
| not be born yesterday
(informal)
bukan anak kemarin soré
▪ I wasn’t born yesterday.
Saya bukan anak kemarin soré.
| there’s one born every minute
(peribahasa)
digunakan utk mengatakan bahwa ssorg sangat tolol
| not know you are born
→ lihat know¹
| (as / as if) to the manner born
→ lihat manner
| be born that way
→ lihat way¹
born²
/bO;n; US bO;rn/
adjective
[di depan noun]
berbakat alam
▪ a born writer/teacher
penulis/guru yg sangat berbakat alam
▪ a born loser/winner
org yg selalu kalah/menang
