- prestarse
- prestarse► verbo pronominal1 (ofrecerse) to lend oneself■ se prestó para ayudar en la operación de rescate he offered to help in the rescue operation2 (ser motivo) to lend itself■ estas indicaciones se prestan a malas interpretaciones these instructions are open misinterpretation3 (acceder) to agree, give in* * *VPR1)
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prestarse a [persona] —a) (=aceptar) to acceptyo 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 tose 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 misinterpretedla 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 sthse 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
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Spanish:
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- prestar
* * *vpr1. [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 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* * *prestarsev/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
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.