What does nascere in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word nascere in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use nascere in Italian.

The word nascere in Italian means be born, sprout, grow, arise, rise, grow, sprout, push through, give birth to, be born with a silver spoon in your mouth, come from nothing, appear from nowhere, born under a lucky star, born under an unlucky star. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word nascere

be born

verbo intransitivo (venire al mondo)

Sono nata sotto il segno del leone.
I was born under the sign of Leo.

sprout, grow

verbo intransitivo (estensione (piante: germogliare, spuntare)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il basilico può nascere in qualsiasi terreno.
Basil can sprout (or: grow) in almost any kind of soil.

arise

verbo intransitivo (figurato (formarsi)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Nascerei architetto, ma mi sono dato alla creazione di eventi.
I trained to be an architect but I have moved on to managing events.

rise

verbo intransitivo (astri: levarsi, spuntare) (starts, sun, moon)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il sole nasce a est per poi tramontare a ovest.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

grow, sprout, push through

verbo intransitivo (estensione (denti, capelli: crescere, spuntare)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il mio dente del giudizio è nato nella posizione sbagliata.
He started teething at six months.

give birth to

be born with a silver spoon in your mouth

(figurato (avere fortuna) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

come from nothing, appear from nowhere

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

born under a lucky star

born under an unlucky star

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