lending

UK
/ˈlɛndɪŋ/
US
/ˈlɛndɪŋ/
lendingnoun
Traductions
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.
Traductions supplémentaires
octroi de prêtsSens financier.
Définitions
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
Used attributively to modify nouns relating to loans or the act of lending.
Traductions
Traductions supplémentaires
de créditSens financier.
Définitions
Relating to or connected with the activity or business of making loans.
Lending criteria have tightened since the financial crisis.
lendinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈlɛndɪŋ/
US
/ˈlɛndɪŋ/
Used attributively before nouns, e.g., "lending library"
Traductions
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.
Définitions
Relating to the act or business of extending loans.
The company specializes in lending services for small businesses.
lendverb

lending

Gerund

lent
Past Simple
lent
Past Participle
lending
Gerund
UK
/lɛnd/
US
/lɛnd/
Traductions
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.
Définitions
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.
lendnoun
Définitions
A loan; the act of lending or something that is lent (chiefly Irish and Scottish English).
Can I have the lend of your phone for a minute?