dar a luz — meaning & examples
Language: es
Meanings:
- To give birth; to bring a child into the world through childbirth.
Examples
BetaMaría dio a luz a su primer hijo en un hospital cercano y tanto ella como el bebé están bien.
María gave birth to her first child in a nearby hospital and both she and the baby are fine.
El doctor explicó que dar a luz puede ser un proceso largo y requiere mucha paciencia y apoyo.
The doctor explained that giving birth can be a long process and requires a lot of patience and support.
Después de horas de trabajo de parto, finalmente dio a luz a una niña sana y hermosa.
After hours of labor, she finally gave birth to a healthy and beautiful girl.
Mi tía dará a luz en diciembre, y toda la familia está emocionada por la llegada del bebé.
My aunt will give birth in December, and the whole family is excited about the baby’s arrival.
- To publish or release a work; to make a written or artistic creation publicly available.
Examples
BetaEl escritor dio a luz una novela que rápidamente se convirtió en un éxito de ventas.
The writer published a novel that quickly became a bestseller.
La editorial dio a luz una nueva colección de poesía contemporánea que ha recibido excelentes críticas.
The publisher released a new collection of contemporary poetry that has received excellent reviews.
Tras meses de trabajo, el pintor dio a luz una serie de cuadros inspirados en la naturaleza.
After months of work, the painter brought forth a series of paintings inspired by nature.
Examples:
- ES: Hilde la rechaza de nuevo, decidiendo dar a luz a su vástagoEN: Hilde rejects it again, deciding to give birth to the child.
- ES: - Mi hermana murió al dar a luz...EN: - My sister died bringing up- - Oh, stop it!
- ES: Acaba de dar a luz.EN: She just had another baby.
- ES: Así se me agradece haber liberado a una chica inocente... la cual, aunque escondida en estos momentos... ha prometido dar a luz un montón de hijos.EN: That's the thanks I get for freeing an innocent girl... who, although she is hiding at the moment... has promised to become the mother of her children.
- ES: ¿Cómo pudo dar a luz a esas pobres criaturas?EN: Why do poor little children have to be born to women like you?
- ES: ¡Mira! Va a dar a luz ahora mismo.EN: She's going to have a baby.
- ES: ¿Es que no va a dar a luz?EN: Isn't the child coming soon?
- ES: Creo que la sobrina está a punto de dar a luz.EN: It seems her niece is... having a baby.
- ES: Mona Leslie Harrison acaba de dar a luz.EN: Come here. The Mona Leslie/Harrison child was just born.
- ES: Mi hija va a dar a luz.EN: My daughter is gay.
- ES: Pero melissa va a dar a luz.EN: But melissa, she's going to have a baby.
- ES: Ella sufrió el dolor de dar a luz a su hijo... todas esas noches insomne... ¡ningún hijo será tan bueno como el suyo!EN: She suffered the pain of bearing her child... all those sleepless nights... no child is as good as hers.
- ES: Sí. Nunca pude conseguir que mi mujer trabajara como hizo esa mujer a punto de dar a luz.EN: I never could get my wife to work the way that woman did, with a child about to be born.
- ES: - ¿John Halliday, el que lloró cuando la Sra. Foster murió al dar a luz?EN: John Halliday, who cried when Mrs. Foster died in childbirth?
- ES: Quédate acostada, no te levantes, ahora vas a dar a luz.EN: Don't get up. You're going to give birth.
- ES: "Pascal, creo que voy a dar a luz".EN: "Pascal, I think I'm having the baby."
- ES: Aún no ha nacido la vaca que pueda dar a luz el toro que pueda lastimarme.EN: The cow hasn't been born yet that can give birth to the bull that can hurt me.
- ES: Como si el que fuera a dar a luz fueras tú.EN: I'd think you were gonna have the baby, to hear ya.
- ES: Erna ha escuchado a la razón y ha decidido dar a luz a su hijo.EN: Erna has listened to reason and has decided to give birth to her child.
- ES: Tuve que hacerlo un tiempo, después de dar a luz, pero no me gustó.EN: Of course, I've had to have my meals in bed for a while after the children came, but I never liked it.
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