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to lend
01
prêter
to give someone something, like money, expecting them to give it back after a while
Ditransitive: to lend sb sth | to lend sth to sb
Exemples
Can you lend me your bicycle for a quick ride to the store?
Peux-tu me prêter ton vélo pour un rapide trajet jusqu'au magasin ?
1.1
prêter
(of a bank or other financial institutions) to give someone a sum of money provided that they pay it back later, particularly with an additional amount added as interest
Ditransitive: to lend sb an amount of money | to lend an amount of money to sb
Exemples
The financial institution decided to lend the entrepreneur the capital she required to expand her tech startup.
L'institution financière a décidé de prêter à l'entrepreneur le capital dont elle avait besoin pour développer sa startup technologique.
02
prêter, ajouter
to enhance or enrich something by adding a particular quality or attribute
Ditransitive: to lend a quality | to lend a quality to sth
Exemples
The author 's poetic prose style lent a lyrical quality to her writing.
Le style de prose poétique de l'auteur a prêté une qualité lyrique à son écriture.
Arbre Lexical
lendable
lender
lending
lend
