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emprunter

/ɑ̃.pʁœ̃.te/

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verb/ɑ̃.pʁœ̃.te/

to borrow (~ à (“from”)); to take, to follow

J'ai emprunté un livre à la bibliothèque.I borrowed a book from the library.

Antonyms: prêter

Inherited from Middle French emprunter, from Old French emprunter, from Early Medieval Latin imprūntāre, from Vulgar Latin *imprūmūtāre, modified from Early Medieval Latin imprōmūtuāre.