dar a luz a

dar a luz a(
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loos
 
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A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
transitive verb phrase
a. to give birth to
La noche del 31 de diciembre, Rosalía dio a luz a dos hermosos mellizos.On the night of December 31, Rosalia gave birth to two beautiful twins.
b. to bear
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
(formal)
Romina ya había dado a luz a dos niños y ahora estaba de nuevo encinta.Romina had already borne two children and was now expecting again.
c. to birth
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
¿Cómo está Sandy? - Dio a luz a su bebita ayer.How's Sandy? - She birthed her baby girl yesterday.
d. to bring forth
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
(literary)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
La emperatriz dio a luz al heredero al trono una noche de tormenta.The empress brought forth the heir to the throne on a stormy night.
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