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prestado (de)

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
prestado adj	(dejado en préstamo)	borrowed adj
		lent adj
	Vivían en un departamento prestado hasta que consiguieran una casa más grande.
	They lived in a borrowed apartment until they found a bigger house.
prestado adj	(realizado)	given, rendered adj
	Le dieron gracias por el servicio prestado.
	They thanked him for the service rendered

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
prestar⇒ vtr	(dar por un tiempo)	lend⇒ vtr
		loan⇒ vtr
	Juan le prestó el coche a su hermano.
	María le prestó a Brenda su camisa.
	Maria lent Brenda her shirt.
	Juan loaned the car to his brother.
prestar vtr	(dar algo inmaterial)	give⇒, provide⇒ vtr
		lend a hand v expr
	Hay que prestar ayuda al necesitado.
	We must give (or: provide) help to a person who needs it.
prestarse a v prnl + prep	(mostrar disposición)	be party to v expr
		volunteer to vi + prep
	No quisimos prestarnos a las manipulaciones de la nueva directora.
	Pablo se prestó a ayudar a los damnificados.
	We didn't want to be party to the new director's manipulations.
	Pablo volunteered to help the victims.
prestarse a v prnl + prep	(dar motivo)	be open to v expr
		lend itself to v expr
	Las palabras del alcalde se prestaron a toda clase de críticas.
	The mayor's words were open to all kinds of criticism.

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Compound Forms: prestado | prestar
Spanish		English
de prestado loc adv	(con cosas prestadas)	borrowed adj
	(live without paying)	off [sb] adv
	Como no tenía traje, fui de prestado a mi primera entrevista de trabajo.
	Los dos hermanos vivían de prestado en la casa de sus padres.
	As I didn't have a suit, I went to my first job interview in a borrowed one.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Some of my friends live off their parents and don't do anything to pay their way.
de prestado loc adv	(de manera precaria)	for a pittance expr
		for nothing expr
	Muchos independientes trabajan de prestado por unos meses y luego se quedan desempleados.
	Many freelancers work for a pittance for a few months then end up out of work.
pedir prestado vtr + adj	(pedir algo temporalmente) (literal)	ask to borrow v expr
		borrow⇒ vtr
	Pedí una computadora prestada en la oficina porque la mía está averiada.
	I asked to borrow a computer from the office because mine is broken.
tomar prestado loc verb	(pedir en préstamo)	borrow⇒ vtr
	Juan tomó prestado el auto de sus padres sin su permiso.
	Juan borrowed his parents' car without permission.

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