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prestar

/pɾesˈtaɾ/

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verb/pɾesˈtaɾ/

to lend; to give, pay (e.g., attention); to have a natural inclination, a natural tendency; to take; to borrow

Préstame tu bicicleta.Lend me your bicycle.

Synonyms: pedir prestado, tomar prestado

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Latin stō Latin praestāre Old Spanish prestar Spanish prestar Inherited from Old Spanish prestar, from Latin praestāre. Coromines and Pascua