prestarse

prestarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (ofrecerse) to lend oneself

■ se prestó para ayudar en la operación de rescate he offered to help in the rescue operation

2 (ser motivo) to lend itself

■ estas indicaciones se prestan a malas interpretaciones these instructions are open misinterpretation

3 (acceder) to agree, give in

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VPR

1)

• prestarse a [persona] —

a) (=aceptar) to accept

yo nunca me prestaría a esa petición — I would never agree to that request

no 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 to

se prestó a echarnos una mano si hacía falta — he volunteered to give us a hand if we needed it

2) (=dar lugar a)

• prestarse a algo, sus palabras se prestaron a confusión — his words were misinterpreted

la situación actual se presta a varias interpretaciones — the present situation could be interpreted in several ways

ese argumento se presta a discusión — that argument is open to debate

3) (=servir)

• prestarse para algo — to be suitable for sth

se presta para cualquier uso — it is suitable for any purpose

esta 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

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■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

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vpr

1. [ser apto]

prestarse (para) to be suitable (for), to lend itself (to);

el 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 to

2.

prestarse a [ofrecerse a] to offer to;

se prestó a ayudarme enseguida she immediately offered to help me

3.

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 film

4.

prestarse a [dar motivo a] to be open to;

sus palabras se prestan a varias interpretaciones her words are open to various interpretations

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prestarse

v/r

1

:

prestarse a give rise to

2

:

prestarse a hacer algo volunteer to do sth

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vr

: to lend oneself

se presta a confusiones: it lends itself to confusion