Polyglot Dictionary

emprestar

/ẽpɾesˈtaɾ/

verb A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
empresto
preterite (eu)
emprestei
past participle
emprestado

Meaning

  1. to lend

    • Empreste-me um lápis.

      Lend me a pencil.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

prestar

prestar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to lend."

French

prêter

prêter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to lend."

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