What does prestare in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word prestare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use prestare in Italian.
The word prestare in Italian means lend, loan, grant, give, carry out, be appropriate, be suitable, volunteer, to expose oneself to negative, give assistance to, give help to, pay attention, have faith, pledge, swear to, leave open to, give your consent, listen to, work, serve, loan money in usury. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word prestare
lend, loanverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (cedere temporaneamente) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Non presto mai libri, perché so che poi difficilmente tornano indietro. I never loan books because I never get them back. |
grant, give, carry outverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (effettuare, dare) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Chi non presta il servizio militare deve assolvere il servizio civile. Those who don't carry out military service have to carry out civil service. |
be appropriate, be suitableverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (essere adatto) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Questo detergente si presta particolarmente per la pulizia di superfici delicate. This soap is particularly suitable for cleaning delicate surfaces. |
volunteerverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (mettersi a disposizione) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Ringraziamo il famoso attore che si è prestato a questo piccolo sketch. We thank the famous actor who volunteered for this small sketch. |
to expose oneself to negative
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give assistance to, give help to
(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
pay attentionverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (stare attento) |
have faith
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pledge, swear to
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leave open to(criticism, receive [sth] from others) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
give your consent
(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
listen to
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work, serve
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loan money in usury
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