Lend in spanish
pronunciation: pɹ̩estɑɹ̩ part of speech: verb
lend = prestar. [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio lent]
Example: Circulation -- The procedures for lending documents to borrowers and keeping track of them -- is restricted to authorized users.more:
» lend + a (helping) hand = echar una mano, ayudar, colaborar, prestar ayuda, arrimar el hombro, tirar del carro, echar un cable, echar un cabo.
Example: In a small shop the master would lend a hand with the work, certainly as a corrector and often as a compositor as well.» lend + an ear = prestar atención, poner atención, escuchar.
Example: Secondly, the teacher should just 'lend an ear' and not actively take part in the discussion.» lend + a sympathetic ear to = escuchar con una actitud abierta.
Example: Counselling requires much more time and in-depth probing, although it can at one extreme cover simply the act of lending a sympathetic ear to clients who, in externalizing their problems, may thus be better able to face them and arrive at a solution.» lend + authoritativeness = dar autoría, dar prestigio.
Example: Section editors, who oversee quality, lend authoritativeness.» lend + authority to = dar autoridad a Algo, respaldar Algo.
Example: Sometimes authors cite another document to lend authority to their own work.» lend + credence = dar credibilidad.
Example: The department head had hoped the latter request would lend credence to the seriousness of the situation.» lend + direction = dirigir, orientar, dar dirección.
Example: Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.» lend + fears = hacer temer, hacer sospechar.
Example: A peak in worldwide production of rock phosphate is expected by 2030, which lends fears over how much food the world will be able to grow in the future.» lend + force = dar ímpetu, reforzar.
Example: The scale of computerization lends new force to the arguments in favour of centralized cataloguing.» lend + money = prestar dinero, dejar dinero en préstamo.
Example: A 2016 survey found that only half of people who lend money to friends and family get paid back in full.» lend + Nombre + out = prestar.
Example: In China, many people are removing their money from the state banks and lending it out themselves.» lend + Reflexivo + to = prestarse a, darse a, ser propicio para.
Example: It is true that post-coordinate indexing lends itself well to a depth indexing policy, to the statement of sub-themes in documents in addition to the main theme.» lend + substance and form to = dar cuerpo y forma a.
Example: The revised mission lends substance and form to the process that follows: the development of goals, objectives, and action statements.» lend + support = apoyar, prestar apoyo.
Example: The librarian who lends support to those who criticize the organization which employs him is likely also to find his position difficult.» lend + time = dedicar tiempo.
Example: Stumpers is an international network of librarians willing to lend their time to answering difficult questions.» lend + understanding to = ayudar a entender mejor, ayudar a comprender mejor.
Example: The text contains both black-and-white and color illustrations, which lend understanding to the topics being discussed.» lend + weight to = apoyar, respaldar.
Example: They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.