borrowing in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for borrowing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

borrowing [Am ˈbɑroʊɪŋ, Brit ˈbɒrəʊɪŋ] N

1.1. borrowing U FIN:

borrowing

préstamos mpl

1.2. borrowing C or U (from library):

borrowing

préstamo m

2.1. borrowing C LING:

borrowing

préstamo m

2.2. borrowing C (thing derived):

this technique is a borrowing from the cinema

esta técnica está tomada del cine

I.borrow [Am ˈbɑroʊ, ˈbɔroʊ, Brit ˈbɒrəʊ] VB trans

1.1. borrow (have on loan):

the ladder/jacket is borrowed

la escalera/chaqueta es prestada

may I borrow your pencil for a second?

¿me prestas el lápiz un momento?

may I borrow your pencil for a second?

¿me dejas el lápiz un momento? Spain

why don't you borrow Sally's hat?

¿por qué no le pides el sombrero prestado a Sally?

is it all right if I borrow this chair?

¿le importa si me llevo la silla?

he had to borrow some money

tuvo que pedir dinero prestado

to borrow sth from sb

pedirle prestado algo a alguien

I borrowed a ladder from Tim

le pedí una escalera prestada a Tim

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

1.2. borrow (from library):

borrow

sacar

I borrowed it from the library

lo saqué de la biblioteca

books can be borrowed for up to three weeks

los libros se pueden tener hasta tres semanas

2. borrow:

borrow idea

sacar

borrow word

tomar

to borrow sth from sth an idea I borrowed from television

una idea que saqué de la televisión

to borrow sth from sth an idea I borrowed from television

una idea que me dio la televisión

a term borrowed from German

un préstamo del alemán

a term borrowed from German

una palabra tomada del alemán

II.borrow [Am ˈbɑroʊ, ˈbɔroʊ, Brit ˈbɒrəʊ] VB intr FIN

borrow

pedir préstamos

borrow

pedir créditos

borrow

solicitar préstamos

borrow

solicitar créditos form

Translations for borrowing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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capacidad de endeudamiento

borrowing capacity

barbarismo

borrowing

deuda del Estado (suma adeudada)

public sector borrowing

es un pedigüeño

he's always asking for/borrowing things

el precio del dinero

the cost of borrowing

préstamo (de tomar prestado)

borrowing

apropiándose de una frase del Presidente

using o borrowing one of the President's phrases

vino a mendigar un vestido

she came to see if she could borrow a dress

borrowing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for borrowing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

borrowing N no pl

borrowing

préstamo m

public borrowing

oferta f pública

borrow [ˈbɒrəʊ, Am ˈbɑ:roʊ] VB trans

1. borrow:

borrow (be given temporarily)

tomar prestado

borrow (ask for)

pedir prestado

may I borrow your bag?

¿me prestas tu bolso?

2. borrow LING:

borrow

tomar

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he buys it when he could borrow it

lo compra cuando podría pedirlo prestado

I nipped round to Bill's to borrow some sugar

me dejé caer por casa de Bill para pedirle un poco de azúcar

Translations for borrowing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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mi radio no funciona, ¿me dejáis la vuestra?

my radio doesn't work, can I borrow yours?

pedir prestado

to borrow

déjame tu coche — ¡y un rábano! inf

can I borrow your car? — no way!

¿me prestas la bici, por favor?

can I borrow your bike?

tomar (préstamo)

to borrow

borrowing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he buys it when he could borrow it

lo compra cuando podría pedirlo prestado

public borrowing

oferta f pública

may I borrow your bag?

¿me prestas tu bolso?

I nipped round to Bill's to borrow some sugar

me dejé caer por casa de Bill para pedirle un poco de azúcar

my radio doesn't work, can I borrow yours?

mi radio no funciona, ¿me dejáis la vuestra?

can I borrow your car? — no way!

déjame tu coche — ¡y un rábano! inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The company began borrowing money to finance expansion into suburban areas, but these new locations failed to become profitable.

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Borrowings include a few common words and word forms.

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In-story, this inconsistency is explained away as a result of the ducklings borrowing each other's clothes.

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The bridge was paid for by significant council borrowings that were to be recouped by tolls.

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The risk can be mitigated by negotiating the terms of leverage, by maintaining unused room for additional borrowing, and by leveraging only liquid assets.

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Only some recent borrowings make up the very few exceptions to this rule, which seems to be a very stable feature of the language.

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He and his followers recommended pump-priming the economy to avoid recession: cutting taxes, increasing government borrowing, and spending during an economic down-turn.

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In some cases the borrowing process can be more complicated and the words might move through different languages before coming back to the originating language.

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This could reduce borrowing amounts, but this is not undesirable, because it would decrease excess borrowing.

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Capital was to be 50,000 in shares and 16,000 in borrowings.

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