cobrar vida

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˌbɾaɾ ˈbida/ [koˌβ̞ɾaɾ ˈβ̞i.ð̞a]
  • Syllabification: co‧brar vi‧da

Verb

cobrar vida (first-person singular present cobro vida, first-person singular preterite cobré vida, past participle cobrado vida)

  1. come to life
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 38:
      El Cuero es un monstruo que tiene su morada en el Bío-Bío. Su origen fué un cuero de asno que botaron al río, donde cobró vida y se desarrolló.
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Usage notes

  • Not to be confused with cobrarse la vida (“to claim someone's life”).
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