La Palabra Del Dia: "prestar"
prestar ( preh-stahr' )
verb ( to lend )
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1. Ya no presto libros, porque la gente nunca me los devuelve.
I don't lend books anymore because people never return them.
2. Oye, ¿me prestas cinco dólares? Es que olvidé mi cartera.
Hey, would you lend me five dollars? It's just that I forgot my wallet.
18 Answers
¡Presten atención mientras les estoy hablando!
Pay attention while I am talking to you!
Si alguien te pide prestado, no se lo prestes si no puedes permitirte perderlo.
If someone asks you for a loan, don´t lend it to him if you can´t afford to lose it.
Me presté a llevar a los niños al colegio.
I offered to take the children to school.
Es la última vez que me presto a tus tejemanejes.
It’s the last time I consent to your plans.
Porque no me gusta estar endeudado financiero tener deudas financieras con nadie, cuando ha he pedido prestado dinero por una compra grande, siempre lo ha he pagado antes del horario exigido tiempo estipulado, y ahora no tengo deudas y espero pagar el próximo coche para mi esposa en efectivo.
Because I don't like to be financially indebted to anyone, when I have borrowed money for a big purchase, I have always paid it in advance of the required schedule, and now I have no debts and hope to pay for my wife's next car with cash.
Presta atención al banquero si te dice que le gustaría prestarte dinero. ¿ Sin riesgo? Fijate en la letra pequeña...
Pay attention to the banker if he says he would like to lend you money. There is no risk? Concentrate on the small print...
Es muy interesante que los delfines prestan ayuda a los humanos y podamos curar niños enfermos con ellos.
It is very interesting that the dolphins give help humans and we can cure sick children with them.
Sometimes silence lends itself to misinterpretation, as the famous Latin phrase: "Qui tacet, consentire videtur." (Silence is consent), because many times the rights of the repressed person, end up being supressed.
A veces el silencio se presta a malas interpretaciones, como en la famosa frase del Latín: "Qui tacet, consentire videtur." (El que calla otorga.), ya que muchas veces la persona que calla termina siendo vejada en sus derechos.
Préstame tu aspiradora por favor porque algo pasó en la sala.
Let me borrow your vacuum please because something happened in the living room.
¡Caramba! Tengo que prestar un préstamo para pagar todos los gastos de mi esposa.
Darn! I have to borrow a loan to pay for all of my wife's spending.
Por lo general, la gente tiene que pedir prestado dinero para comprar artículos grandes como automóviles y casas. Yo lo hice.
Generally, people have to borrow money for buying big items like cars and houses. I did.
No esté ninguno un prestatario o un prestamista.
Do not be a borrower or a lender. (a famous quote, sort of)
Puedes devolver el libro que te presté hace dos años.
Can you return the book that I lent you two years ago.
"Está bien celebrar el éxito, pero es más importante prestar atención a las leciones del fracaso." Bill Gates
"It is good to celebrate success, but it is more important to pay attention to the lessons of failure." Bill Gates
Me presto a hacer el amor a todo los juegadores de baloncesto de Badgers del Wisconsin si ganen el partido de campeonato.
I offer to make love to all the Wisconsin Badgers basketball players if they win the championship game.
¿Me prestas tu trilogía de El Señor de los Anillos? Los pedí de Amazon, pero no han vendido todavía.
Can I borrow your Lord of the Rings trilogy? I ordered them on Amazon, but they haven't come in yet.
