давать взаймы
Translation of давать взаймы
lend
Russian word in Latin letters: davat vzaymy
Meaning of давать взаймы
дать что-то другому ненадолго, с ожиданием возврата
to give something to someone for a short time

Pronunciation
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Давать взаймы or занимать?
занимать
занимать = to borrow (take money from someone)
Don't mix them up. You give money — давать взаймы; you take money — занимать у кого-то.
Я занял у брата денег на билет.
I borrowed money from my brother for the ticket.
Брат дал мне взаймы денег на билет.
My brother lent me money for the ticket.
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She agreed to lend him some money.
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Она согласилась дать ему взаймы немного денег.
Could you lend me some money until Friday?
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Можешь дать мне взаймы немного денег до пятницы?
давать взаймы synonyms
What's the difference between давать взаймы, одалживать, давать в долг, and ссужать
Same meaning with «кому-то»; with «у кого-то» it means borrow.
Same meaning, very common in everyday speech, mostly about money.
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Formal or financial: banks lend money.
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давать взаймы meaning: what does it mean?
to give something to someone for a short time
давать взаймы pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
давать взаймы is pronounced as [dɐˈvatʲ vzɐjˈmɨ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
давать взаймы definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
She agreed to lend him some money. Translation: Она согласилась дать ему взаймы немного денег.
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