Usage examples of "pedir prestado" in Spanish with translation to English

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No quiero ni prestar ni pedir prestado. I don't want to lend or borrow.
Tuve que pedir prestado dinero para comprar el coche. I had to borrow money to purchase the car.
He pedido prestado un coche. I have borrowed a car.
Ellas piden prestado revistas de Taninna. They borrow magazines from Taninna.
Deberías devolver lo que pides prestado. You should return what you borrow.
Pedí prestado el diccionario de mi amigo. I borrowed the dictionary from my friend.
Ustedes piden prestado bolígrafos de sus amigos. You borrow pens from your friends.
Ustedes piden prestado joyas de sus amigas. You borrow jewels from your friends.
Pedí prestado 1.000 yenes de mi primo. I borrowed 1,000 yen from my cousin.
Le pedí prestado el destornillador a un amigo mío. I borrowed the screwdriver from a friend of mine.
No es mucho pedir que llegues a clases a la hora. It's not too much to ask you to come to class on time.
¿Puedo tomar prestado un bolígrafo? El mío está en las últimas. Can I borrow a pen? Mine's on its last legs.
No sé qué pedir. I don't know what to order.
Me topé con un libro de tapa roja y resolví tomarlo prestado. I found a book with a red cover and decided to borrow it.
Deberías pedir disculpas. You should apologize.
Él le aconsejó que no le pidiera dinero prestado a sus amigos. She was advised by him not to borrow money from his friends.
A él no le gustaba pedir ayuda aunque se estuviera muriendo de hambre. He didn't like to ask for help even if he was starving.
Él constantemente me pedía dinero prestado. He was constantly borrowing money from me.
Ya es muy tarde para pedir disculpas. It's too late to apologize now.
Tom tomó algo de dinero prestado de Mary. Tom borrowed some money from Mary.
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