birth

naissance, accouchement

Événement où un bébé ou un petit animal sort du corps de sa mère.

En anglais simple : The event when a baby or young animal comes out of its mother’s body.

• The baby’s birth made everyone happy.
• She gave birth at home.
• His date of birth is on the form.

Comment l'utiliser : give birth to someone (She gave birth to a healthy baby boy.); at birth (The baby weighed three kilos at birth.)

Synonymes : childbirth, delivery

Contraires : death

Expressions courantes : give birth, birth certificate, date of birth, birth weight

naissance

Début d’une nouvelle idée, activité, organisation ou manière de vivre.

En anglais simple : The beginning of a new idea, activity, organization, or way of life.

• That meeting marked the birth of our club.
• The book describes the birth of modern science.
• New printing methods helped the birth of a national newspaper industry.

Comment l'utiliser : birth of something (The invention marked the birth of a new industry.)

Synonymes : beginning, origin, creation

Contraires : end

Expressions courantes : birth of something, birth of cinema

biologique

Lié à quelqu’un par la naissance, plutôt que par l’adoption ou le mariage.

En anglais simple : Related to someone through being born to them, rather than through adoption or marriage.

• She met her birth mother last year.
• His birth parents live in another country.
• Do you know anything about your birth father?

Synonymes : biological

Contraires : adoptive

Expressions courantes : birth mother, birth father, birth parents

accoucher de, mettre au monde

Faire sortir un bébé de son corps à la fin de la grossesse.

En anglais simple : To bring a baby out of your body at the end of pregnancy.

• She birthed her baby at home.
• The midwife supported her as she birthed twins.
• Many women prefer to birth their babies in hospital.

Synonymes : give birth to, bear, deliver

Expressions courantes : birth a baby, birth a child