borrow

prestar

verb

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

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).

borrow [ˈbɒrəʊ]
verb:transitive
pedir prestado;from, of a; tomar prestado; [+idea etc] adoptar; apropiarse; [+word] tomar;from de
may I borrow your car? ¿me prestas el coche?; you can borrow it till I need it te lo presto hasta que lo necesite

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
Paid English to Spanish translation

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