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у него родился сын

English translation: he became a father to a son

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Russian term or phrase:у него родился сын
English translation:he became a father to a son
Entered by: Translmania

01:17 Dec 22, 2023
Russian to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: у него родился сын
у него родился сын. Как говорят в англоговорящих странах.
Translmania
he became a father to a son
Explanation:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/aug/26/british-crew-r...

"It is an enormous achievement, and a privilege for our team to have been part of what is one of the world's last great firsts."

Crew member Mark Delstanche, 35, from London, had another reason to celebrate as he became a father to a son a few days ago.

The group set out from Resolute Bay in Canada on 29 July in their boat, the Old Pulteney, which has runners on its underside so that it can be hauled over the ice.
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Irina Stanford
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:24
Grading comment
Thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3He had a son.
Carole Wolfe
4 +2A son was born to him.
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
3 +2he became a father to a son
Irina Stanford


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
He had a son.


Explanation:
See
https://sentence.yourdictionary.com/had
"If Alex had known he had a son, things would have been different."

Carole Wolfe
United States
Local time: 19:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, I know this phrase, but is there another phrase, because this one may sound ambiguous like "у него был сын".


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sofia Gutkin
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Sofia!
agree  Mikhail Kropotov
2 hrs
  -> Thanik you, Mikhail!
agree  DTSM
9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
A son was born to him.


Explanation:
This is more of a literary or even biblical tone.

A son was born to him. A son. Isaac he called him. And he loved Isaac. Well, he loved him with such intensity, one can only diminish it by description
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070346/characters/nm0005078

Abraham was not happy in this world of Mine and you seek to be happy! A son was born to him when he was a hundred years old, and in the end the Holy One, blessed be He, said to him: “Take now your son… and offer him… for a burnt-offering” (Genesis 22:2)!
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/sarah-and-the-akeda...

The Battle of the Birds is a Scottish fairy tale collected by John Francis Campbell in his Popular Tales of the West Highlands.

The man returns home and discovers that a son was born to him while he was away. Some years later, a red dog appears at their door to guide the boy to his destination.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_the_Birds

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 20:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 213

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DTSM
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, DTSM.
agree  Lesia Kutsenko
1 day 8 hrs
  -> Thank you, Lesia. Have a great weekend!
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
he became a father to a son


Explanation:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/aug/26/british-crew-r...

"It is an enormous achievement, and a privilege for our team to have been part of what is one of the world's last great firsts."

Crew member Mark Delstanche, 35, from London, had another reason to celebrate as he became a father to a son a few days ago.

The group set out from Resolute Bay in Canada on 29 July in their boat, the Old Pulteney, which has runners on its underside so that it can be hauled over the ice.

Irina Stanford
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:24
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Natalia Novichenko
15 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  DTSM
2 hrs
  -> Thank you
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