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emprunter

French → English

verb//ɑ̃.pʁœ̃.te//

(loan) To borrow: to receive something with the intent to return it; to take on credit

Les entrepreneurs avaient emprunté l’argent de la construction.

(English) The contractors had borrowed the construction money.

Emprunter est un acte difficile pour certains tempéraments.

(English) Borrowing is a difficult act for certain temperaments.

verb//ɑ̃.pʁœ̃.te//

(path) To take: to travel along a specific route or follow a path; to use

Nul étranger n’emprunte plus cette vieille route.

(English) No stranger takes this old road anymore.

Les véhicules avaient emprunté les chemins de terre.

(English) The vehicles had taken the dirt paths.

Entry ID: fr:en:emprunter · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary