-
1 prestarse
1 (ofrecerse) to lend oneself2 (ser motivo) to lend itself■ estas indicaciones se prestan a malas interpretaciones these instructions are open misinterpretation3 (acceder) to agree, give in* * *VPR1)•
prestarse a [persona] —a) (=aceptar) to acceptno se prestará a participar en ese tipo de juego — he will never agree to be involved in that kind of game
b) (=ofrecerse) to volunteer to2) (=dar lugar a)•
prestarse a algo, sus palabras se prestaron a confusión — his words were misinterpretedla situación actual se presta a varias interpretaciones — the present situation could be interpreted in several ways
3) (=servir)•
prestarse para algo — to be suitable for sthesta sala se presta muy bien para este tipo de concierto — this hall is perfectly suited to this type of concert
4)• prestarse de algo — Caribe to borrow sth
* * *
■prestarse verbo reflexivo
1 (ofrecerse) to offer oneself [a, to]: no voy a prestarme a esa inmoralidad, I won't take part in that immoral act
2 (inducir) to cause, be open to: tus palabras se prestan a confusión, your words lend themselves to confusion
3 (ser idóneo) to be suitable: el tiempo se presta para ir a pasear, the weather is ideal for going for a walk
' prestarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abuso
- prestar
* * *vprel lugar se presta para descansar this is a good place to rest;una casa que no se presta para hacer muchas reformas a house which is not suitable for making many alterations to2.prestarse a [ofrecerse a] to offer to;se prestó a ayudarme enseguida she immediately offered to help me3.prestarse a [acceder a] to consent to;no sé cómo se ha prestado a participar en esa película I don't know how he consented to take part in that film4.prestarse a [dar motivo a] to be open to;sus palabras se prestan a varias interpretaciones her words are open to various interpretations* * *v/r1:prestarse a give rise to2:prestarse a hacer algo volunteer to do sth* * *vr: to lend oneselfse presta a confusiones: it lends itself to confusion
См. также в других словарях:
The Holocaust — Holocaust and Shoah redirect here. For other uses, see Holocaust (disambiguation) and Shoah (disambiguation). Selection on … Wikipedia
The United States of America — The United States of America † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America BOUNDARIES AND AREA On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… … Catholic encyclopedia
The Church — The Church † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church The term church (Anglo Saxon, cirice, circe; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which… … Catholic encyclopedia
The Staunton-Morphy controversy — concerns the failure of negotiations in 1858 for a chess match between Howard Staunton and Paul Morphy and later interpretations of the actions of the two players. The details of the events are not universally agreed, and accounts and… … Wikipedia
The Blessed Virgin Mary — The Blessed Virgin Mary † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Blessed Virgin Mary The Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God. In general, the theology and history of Mary the Mother of God follow the… … Catholic encyclopedia
The Theory of Moral Sentiments — was written by Adam Smith in 1759. It provided the ethical, philosophical, psychological and methodological underpinnings to Smith s later works, including The Wealth of Nations (1776), A Treatise on Public Opulence (1764) (first published in… … Wikipedia
THE MIDDLE AGES — … Encyclopedia of Judaism
The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… … Wikipedia
The Prince — This article is about the book by Niccolò Machiavelli. For other uses, see Prince (disambiguation). The Prince … Wikipedia
The General in His Labyrinth — Infobox Book name = The General in His Labyrinth title orig = es. El general en su laberinto translator = Edith Grossman Front jacket cover of the first (US) hardback edition of the book s translation image caption = author = Gabriel García… … Wikipedia
MODERN TIMES – FROM THE 1880S TO THE EARLY 21ST CENTURY — introduction effects of anti jewish discrimination in russia pogroms and mass emigration german jewry racism and antisemitism The Economic Crisis of the Early 1930s In Soviet Russia after 1917 new types of social organization contribution to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
