emprestar

Asturian

Etymology

em- + prestar.

Verb

emprestar

  1. to lend, loan

Conjugation


Portuguese

Etymology

From em- + prestar.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌĩ.pɾes.ˈta(ʁ)/

Verb

emprestar (first-person singular present indicative empresto, past participle emprestado)

  1. (transitive or ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a or para or an indirect objective pronoun) to lend; to loan (to give temporarily)
    • 1981, Janusz Korczak, Quando eu voltar a ser criança, Editorial Summus, page 93:
      Emprestei para uma porção de gente, mas ninguém me devolve.
      I have loaned to a bunch of people, but nobody pays me back.
    • 2013, Taís Holetz, Páginas de tempestade, FAEST Editora, page 46:
      Espero alguém que me empreste seu casaco em dia de chuva.
      I’m waiting for someone who lends me their coat in a rainy day.
  2. (Brazil, transitive) to borrow (to obtain temporarily)
    • 2007, Hélio Pires, O Diário do S.U.S.to, Clube de Autores, page 70:
      Eu tenho urgência da carteira e emprestei do meu amigo, []
      I need the wallet urgently and I borrowed from my friend, []

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

From em- + prestar. Compare Portuguese emprestar, Italian imprestare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /empɾesˈtaɾ/, [ẽmpɾesˈt̪aɾ]

Verb

emprestar

  1. (transitive, Latin America) to lend

Conjugation

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