lend

lend
lend
past tense, past participle - lent; verb
1) (to give (someone) the use of for a time: She had forgotten her umbrella so I lent her mine to go home with.) prestar
2) (to give or add (a quality) to: Desperation lent him strength.) dar, dotar de
•
lend vb dejar / prestar
can you lend me your pen? ¿me dejas tu boli?
El pasado y participio pasado de lend es lent
lend
tr[lend]
transitive verb (pt & pp lent tr[lent] )
1 dejar, prestar
■ could you lend me some money? ¿me dejas un poco de dinero?
2 figurative use (add) dotar de, prestar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to lend an ear (to somebody) escuchar (a alguien)
to lend oneself to something prestarse a algo, prestarse para algo
to lend (somebody) a hand echar una mano (a alguien)
lend ['lɛnd] vt, lent ['lɛnt] ; lending
1) : prestar
to lend money: prestar dinero
2) give: dar
it lends force to his criticism: da fuerza a su crítica
3)
to lend oneself to : prestarse a
lend
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: lent) = dar v.
(§pres: doy, das...) subj: dé-
pret: di-•)
• prestar v.
lend
1.
(past & past p lent) transitive verb
a) (loan) prestar, dejar (Esp fam)

to lend something TO somebody — prestarle algo a alguien

b) (give)

to lend something TO something — darle* algo a algo

this lends an air of mystery to the scene — esto le da un aire de misterio a la escena


2.
v refl

to lend itself TO something — prestarse a algo

Phrasal Verbs:
[lend] (pt, pp lent)
1. VT
1) (as favour) prestar, dejar

to lend sb sth, lend sth to sb — prestar algo a algn, dejar algo a algn

2) (Econ) [bank, building society] prestar
3) (=give)

to lend credibility to sth — conceder credibilidad a algo

ear I, 1., 1), hand 1., 5), name 1., 1), weight 1., 3)
4) (reflexive)

the system does not lend itself to rapid reform — el sistema no se presta a una reforma rápida

he refused to lend himself to their scheming — se negó a colaborar en sus intrigas, no quiso prestarse a sus intrigas

2.
VI (Econ) prestar dinero
* * *
[lend]
1.
(past & past p lent) transitive verb
a) (loan) prestar, dejar (Esp fam)

to lend something TO somebody — prestarle algo a alguien

b) (give)

to lend something TO something — darle* algo a algo

this lends an air of mystery to the scene — esto le da un aire de misterio a la escena


2.
v refl

to lend itself TO something — prestarse a algo

Phrasal Verbs:

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