à ses amis

from his/her friends

→ à
phrase Uncommon #23,553
from his/her friends With emprunter (to borrow), à means “from.” In other contexts, à ses amis can mean “to his/her friends.”
FR: Il a emprunté un livre à ses amis.
EN: He borrowed a book from his friends.

Elle lui a recommandé de ne pas emprunter d'argent à ses amis.

She advised him not to borrow money from his friends.

Il lui recommanda de ne pas emprunter de l'argent à ses amis.

He advised her not to borrow money from her friends.

Dan vantait ses idées racistes à ses amis.

Dan boasted about his racist ideas to his friends.

Il fit savoir à ses amis qu'il n'avait pas l'intention d'être candidat.

He let his friends know that he had no intention of running.

Il a raconté son secret à ses amis.

He told his secret to his friends.

Il demanda de l'aide à ses amis.

He asked his friends for help.

Tom emprunte souvent de la monnaie à ses amis.

Tom often borrows change from his friends.

Il va envoyer les billets à ses amis.

He’s going to send the tickets to his friends.

Patty a fini d'écrire à ses amis au Canada.

Patty has finished writing to her friends in Canada.

Il lui a recommandé de ne pas emprunter de l'argent à ses amis.

He recommended that she not borrow money from her friends.

Il enseigne l'anglais à ses amis.

He teaches English to his friends.

Kenji a raconté à ses amis une histoire sur son voyage en Inde.

Kenji told his friends a story about his trip to India.

Mei-Yi dédie cette chanson à ses amis jeunes mariés.

Mei-Yi dedicates this song to her newlywed friends.

— In the Mood for Love (2000)

Félicitations à ses amis !

Congratulations to his friends!

— भाग मिल्खा भाग (2013)