est née

was born

→ être
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was born Used with a feminine subject; the masculine form is « est né ».
FR: Elle est née en France.
EN: She was born in France.

Leur querelle est née d'un malentendu.

Their quarrel arose from a misunderstanding.

Premièrement, qu'Anna est née en Islande.

First, that Anna was born in Iceland.

— Tár (2022)

Votre fille, Britt Raven, est née un an plus tard.

Your daughter, Britt Raven, was born a year later.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Susie est née du premier mariage de mon fils.

Susie was born from my son's first marriage.

Comment est née l'idée de faire cette exposition ?

How did the idea of putting on this exhibition come about?

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Natacha est née en Russie, mais elle ne parle pas russe.

Natasha was born in Russia, but she does not speak Russian.

Elle sait que sa mère est née ici.

She knows that her mother was born here.

— Incendies (2010)

Mon oncle rêvait d'un garçon, mais une fille est née.

My uncle dreamed of having a boy, but a girl was born.

— Dangal (2016)

Ils savent pas comment est née la musique.

They don't know how music came about.

— La La Land (2016)

Il vivait à Nagano depuis sept ans lorsque sa sœur est née.

He had been living in Nagano for seven years when his sister was born.

Il vivait à Nagano depuis sept ans quand sa sœur est née.

He had been living in Nagano for seven years when his sister was born.

Deux ans plus tard, la petite Emily est née.

Two years later, little Emily was born.

— Souvenirs de Marnie (2014)

Quand Kyoko est née, il a cessé de boire.

When Kyoko was born, he stopped drinking.

— Voyage à Tokyo (1953)

Quand est ce que votre femme est née ?

When was your wife born?