Usage examples of "borrowed money" in English with translation to Spanish

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He borrowed money from the bank to finance his home. Él pidió prestado dinero al banco para comprar una casa nueva.

I borrowed money from my father. Tomé dinero prestado de mi padre.

He borrowed some money from his father as a last resort. Él tomó prestado algo de dinero de su padre como último recurso.

Tom borrowed some money from Mary. Tom tomó algo de dinero prestado de Mary.

It costs money to borrow money! ¡Prestar dinero cuesta dinero!

I had to borrow money to purchase the car. Tuve que pedir prestado dinero para comprar el coche.

My pride prevented me from borrowing money from him. Mi orgullo me impidió pedirle prestado dinero.

Poor as he was, he did not borrow money from others. Pobre como era, no pidió prestado dinero a nadie.

I borrowed the screwdriver from a friend of mine. Le pedí prestado el destornillador a un amigo mío.

He makes three times more money than I do. Él gana tres veces más que yo.

Is it true that you borrowed a million dollars from the bank? ¿Es verdad que pediste un préstamo por un millón de dólares al banco?

If we can't get the money in any other way, we can, as a last resort, sell the car. Si no podemos conseguir el dinero de otra forma, podemos, como último recurso, vender el coche.

She borrowed a saw from the farmer. Ella tomó prestada una sierra del granjero.

Tom is running short of money. Tom se está quedando escaso de dinero.

I borrowed 1,000 yen from my cousin. Pedí prestado 1.000 yenes de mi primo.

If you paint it yellow, you'll kill two birds with one stone: it'll stand out, and you'll save money because you can use paint you already have. Si lo pintas de amarillo, matarás dos pájaros de un tiro: resaltará, y ahorrarás dinero porque puedes usar pintura que ya tienes.

She borrowed the book from him many years ago and hasn't yet returned it. Ella le pidió el libro hace muchos años y aún no se lo ha devuelto.

Now just a minute there. I hope you're not trying to tell me you're not going to pay the money back. Un minuto ahí. Yo espero que no estés tratando de decirme que no vas a pagar el dinero de vuelta.

Tom borrowed some books from the library to read over the weekend. Tom pidió prestados algunos libros de la librería para leer por el fin de semana.

If I had enough money, I could go abroad. Si yo tuviera dinero suficiente, podría ir al extranjero.

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