borrow [ˈbɒrəʊ]
borrow [ˈbɒrəʊ]
verbo transitivo
también:
- can I borrow your book? -> ¿me prestas or dejas tu libro? (español de España)
- I borrowed his bicycle without him knowing -> le tomé la bicicleta prestada sin que lo supiera
- to borrow a book from the library -> tomar prestado un libro de la biblioteca
- to borrow money from the bank -> pedir un crédito al banco
- to be living on borrowed time -> tener los días contados (ill person, government)
verbo intransitivo
también:
- she's always borrowing from other people -> siempre está pidiendo cosas prestadas a los demás
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borrow [bo-rou]
1Tomar fiado o prestado.
2Pedir prestado (have on loan); lo contrario de to lend, prestar.
- May I borrow your pencil? -> ¿me prestas o me dejas el lápiz
- The ladder is borrowed -> la escalera es prestada
- I borrowed $5,000 from the bank -> pedí un préstamo de 5.000 dólares al banco
- He was living on borrowed time -> tenía los días contados
3Usar prendas ajenas, servirse de lo que pertenece a otro.
- A term borrowed from German -> un préstamo del alemán, una palabra tomada del alemán
va. Sacar (from library) (idea). Tomar (word).
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Verb Conjugation for "borrow"
Imperative
- borrow
- you borrow
- he/she borrows
- we borrow
- you borrow
- they borrow
Preterite
- I borrowed
- you borrowed
- he/she borrowed
- we borrowed
- you borrowed
- they borrowed
Present Continuous
- I am borrowing
- you are borrowing
- he/she is borrowing
- we are borrowing
- you are borrowing
- they are borrowing
Present Perfect
- I have borrowed
- you have borrowed
- he/she has borrowed
- we have borrowed
- you have borrowed
- they have borrowed
Past Continuous
- I was borrowing
- you were borrowing
- he/she was borrowing
- we were borrowing
- you were borrowing
- they were borrowing
Past Perfect
- I had borrowed
- you had borrowed
- he/she had borrowed
- we had borrowed
- you had borrowed
- they had borrowed
Future
- I will borrow
- you will borrow
- he/she will borrow
- we will borrow
- you will borrow
- they will borrow
Future Perfect
- I will have borrowed
- you will have borrowed
- he/she will have borrowed
- we will have borrowed
- you will have borrowed
- they will have borrowed
Future Continuous
- I will be borrowing
- you will be borrowing
- he/she will be borrowing
- we will be borrowing
- you will be borrowing
- they will be borrowing
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been borrowing
- you have been borrowing
- he/she has been borrowing
- we have been borrowing
- you have been borrowing
- they have been borrowing
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been borrowing
- you will have been borrowing
- he/she will have been borrowing
- we will have been borrowing
- you will have been borrowing
- they will have been borrowing
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been borrowing
- you had been borrowing
- he/she had been borrowing
- we had been borrowing
- you had been borrowing
- they had been borrowing
