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to borrow
Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
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emprunter [ɑ̃pʀœ̃te] VB trans
1. emprunter (gén) FIN:
emprunter argent, objet, coutume, formule, idée
to borrow (à qn from sb)
emprunter à 10%
to borrow at 10%
je vais être obligé d'emprunter
I'll have to take out a loan
emprunter sur 15 ans à 10%
to take out a loan over 15 years at 10%
2. emprunter (imiter):
emprunter voix, manière
to imitate
cela emprunte toutes les apparences de la vérité
it has all the appearances of being true
3. emprunter (prendre):
emprunter route, chemin, voiture, métro
to take
emprunter la voix de qn
to speak through sb
English
English
French
French
borrow
emprunter (from à)
to borrow against income
emprunter en fonction de
neither a borrower nor a lender be prov
il ne faut ni emprunter ni prêter
to use a tunnel
emprunter un tunnel
check out (from library)
emprunter (from de)
get out library book
emprunter
to have the loan of sth
emprunter qc
+ subj ‘may I borrow your pen?’—‘certainly’
‘je peux vous emprunter votre stylo?’—‘bien sûr’
I'm not in the habit of borrowing money
ce n'est pas dans mes habitudes d'emprunter de l'argent
trot next door and borrow some tea! inf
cours vite emprunter du thé chez la voisine!
in the PONS Dictionary
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I. emprunter [ɑ̃pʀœ̃te] VB intr FIN
emprunter
to borrow
II. emprunter [ɑ̃pʀœ̃te] VB trans
1. emprunter (se faire prêter, imiter):
emprunter
to borrow
2. emprunter (prendre):
emprunter passage souterrain, autoroute
to take
English
English
French
French
borrow
emprunter
take out
emprunter
he's buying it when he could borrow it
il l'achète alors qu'il pourrait l'emprunter
to borrow money off sb inf
emprunter de l'argent à qn
in the PONS Dictionary
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English
English
I. emprunter [ɑ͂pʀœ͂te] VB intr FIN
emprunter
to borrow
II. emprunter [ɑ͂pʀœ͂te] VB trans
1. emprunter (se faire prêter, imiter):
emprunter
to borrow
2. emprunter (prendre):
emprunter passage souterrain, autoroute
to take
English
English
French
French
borrow
emprunter
take out
emprunter
he's buying it when he could borrow it
il l'achète alors qu'il pourrait l'emprunter
whose can I borrow?
lequel est-ce que je peux emprunter?
Présent
j'emprunte
tuempruntes
il/elle/onemprunte
nousempruntons
vousempruntez
ils/ellesempruntent
Imparfait
j'empruntais
tuempruntais
il/elle/onempruntait
nousempruntions
vousempruntiez
ils/ellesempruntaient
Passé simple
j'empruntai
tuempruntas
il/elle/onemprunta
nousempruntâmes
vousempruntâtes
ils/ellesempruntèrent
Futur simple
j'emprunterai
tuemprunteras
il/elle/onempruntera
nousemprunterons
vousemprunterez
ils/ellesemprunteront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
he's buying it when he could borrow it
il l'achète alors qu'il pourrait l'emprunter
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Il a emprunté son nom à l’instrument homonyme, cromorne ou tournebout.
fr.wikipedia.org
Les voyageurs empruntant ce tronçon doivent s’acquitter d’un billet spécial coûtant 9 euros.
fr.wikipedia.org
Pour rentrer dans la partie troglodytique, il faut emprunter un passage voûté avec un ciel étoilé.
fr.wikipedia.org
Des simulations estiment que 25 000 à 30 000 personnes pourraient emprunter ce nouvel itinéraire chaque jour.
fr.wikipedia.org
Dans ce cas, il est justifiable d'emprunter une partie de la mise (levier), mais jamais plus que la partie (1-c) qui n'est pas en risque.
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