préstamo

/ˈpɾestamo/, [ˈpɾes.t̪a.mo]

loan


Noun préstamo m (plural préstamos)

  1. loan
    pedir en préstamo
    to borrow
    El banco aprobó el préstamo que habíamos pedido.
    The bank came through with the loan we had requested.
  2. (linguistics) loanword, foreign word, borrowing

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Examples
  • Ella no lo pudo convencer de que pidiera un préstamo.

    She couldn't convince him to ask for a loan.

  • Él vino arrastrándose a pedirme un préstamo.

    He came crawling to me to ask for a loan.

  • ¿Es verdad que pediste un préstamo por un millón de dólares al banco?

    Is it true that you borrowed a million dollars from the bank?

  • Pagó el préstamo con intereses.

    He paid the loan with interest.

  • Sentí que era necesario obtener un préstamo.

    I found it necessary to get a loan.

  • Tom estuvo tratando de obtener un préstamo del banco.

    Tom has been trying to get a loan from a bank.

  • Puedes conseguir un préstamo de un banco.

    You can get a loan from a bank.

  • El banco aprobó el préstamo que habíamos pedido.

    The bank came through with the loan we had requested.

  • Necesito un préstamo.

    I need a loan.

  • Él obtuvo un préstamo del banco.

    He got a loan from the bank.

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