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ele empresta

borrows (from someone); takes temporarily, lend (to someone temporarily)

→ emprestar
emprest to lend + a tu imperative / he, she, you formal present
verb · third singular · present indicative Rare #35,873
borrows (from someone); takes temporarily In this sense, the person receives something temporarily, often expressed with de (“from”).
PO: Você empresta livros dessa biblioteca?
EN: Do you borrow books from this library?
borrows (from someone); takes temporarily
PO: Ela empresta novelas de Tom.
EN: She borrows novels from Tom.
Conjugation of emprestar
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second empresta —
Third empreste —
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First empresto emprestamos
Third empresta —

Você empresta a casa a estranhos sem ao menos me consultar.

You lend your house to strangers without even consulting me.

— As Invasões Bárbaras (2003)

Ela empresta novelas de Tom.

She borrows novels from Tom.

Você empresta canetas dos seus amigos.

You borrow pens from your friends.

Você empresta joias das suas amigas.

You borrow jewelry from your friends.

Quem empresta dinheiro a um amigo pode perder o dinheiro e o amigo.

Lending money to a friend can lead to losing both the money and the friend.

Você empresta livros dessa biblioteca?

Do you borrow books from this library?

verb · third singular · present indicative Rare #35,874
lend (to someone temporarily) Used here as a request or command: let someone borrow something.
PO: Empresta-me teu livro por um momento.
EN: Lend me your book for a moment.
lend (to someone temporarily) Informal request; “pra” is a colloquial form of “para.”
PO: Empresta pra mim o telefone, pinguim.
EN: Lend me the phone, penguin.
lend (to someone temporarily) Informal request; “magrela” is slang for a bicycle here.
PO: Neguinho, empresta a magrela pra mim dar uma banda aí.
EN: Hey, lend me the bike so I can go for a ride.
Conjugation of emprestar
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second empresta —
Third empreste —
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First empresto emprestamos
Third empresta —

Empresta-me teu livro por um momento.

Lend me your book for a moment.

Empresta aí.

Let me borrow it.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

Empresta-me tua capa.

Lend me your cloak.

— Henrique V (1989)

Empresta isso para mim.

Lend that to me.

Empresta pra mim o telefone, pinguim.

Lend me your phone, penguin.

— Cidade de Deus (2002)

Empresta a sua mão?

Can you give me a hand?

— Tropa de Elite (2007)