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lending

/ˈlɛndɪŋ/

lending out

Translations

lendingnoun

prêt

The lending of books from the library is a service that many people appreciate.

Le prêt de livres à la bibliothèque est un service que beaucoup de gens apprécient.

Additional translations

octroi de prêtsSens financier.

Synonyms

lendingadjective

Used attributively to modify nouns relating to loans or the act of lending.

Additional translations

de créditSens financier.

Synonyms

lendinggerund / present participle

/ˈlɛndɪŋ/

Used attributively before nouns, e.g., "lending library"

de prêtSens financier ou bancaire.

The company specializes in lending services for small businesses.

L'entreprise est spécialisée dans les services de prêt pour les petites entreprises.

Synonyms

lendverb

lending

Gerund

lent

Past Simple

lent

Past Participle

lending

Gerund

/lɛnd/

prêter

I will lend you my book for the weekend.

Je te prêterai mon livre pour le week-end.

se prêter àConstruction pronominale pour exprimer l’adaptabilité ou l’aptitude à un usage.

The design lends itself to mass production.

Le design se prête à une production de masse.

conférerSurtout dans le sens de « donner » une qualité, une atmosphère ou un caractère.

Her presence lends an air of sophistication to the event.

Sa présence confère une aura de sophistication à l'événement.

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Definitions

lendingnoun

The act of giving something to someone temporarily, with the expectation that it will be returned.

The lending of books from the library is a service that many people appreciate.

The business or practice of making loans, especially by banks or financial institutions.

The bank's lending has increased significantly this year due to lower interest rates.

lendingadjective

Relating to or connected with the activity or business of making loans.

Lending criteria have tightened since the financial crisis.

lendinggerund / present participle

Relating to the act or business of extending loans.

The company specializes in lending services for small businesses.

lendverb

To give something to someone temporarily, expecting it to be returned.

I will lend you my book for the weekend.

To provide or contribute something, especially a quality or characteristic.

Her presence lends an air of sophistication to the event.

To be suitable or adaptable for a particular purpose; to be conducive (usually in the reflexive construction lend itself to).

The design lends itself to mass production.