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давать взаймы

Translation of давать взаймы

lend

Russian word in Latin letters: davat vzaymy

Meaning of давать взаймы

Russian

дать что-то другому ненадолго, с ожиданием возврата

English

to give something to someone for a short time

lend

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[dɐˈvatʲ vzɐjˈmɨ]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

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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  1. She agreed to lend him some money.

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    Она согласилась дать ему взаймы немного денег.

  2. Could you lend me some money until Friday?

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    Можешь дать мне взаймы немного денег до пятницы?

давать взаймы synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between давать взаймы, одалживать, давать в долг, and ссужать

О
🇷🇺Russian
одалживать

Same meaning with «кому-то»; with «у кого-то» it means borrow.

Д
🇷🇺Russian
давать в долг

Same meaning, very common in everyday speech, mostly about money.

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С
🇷🇺Russian
ссужать

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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