emprunt

This is the 9692nd most frequent French word.


emprunt

"Emprunt" means "loan" or "borrowing" in English.


Here, 'emprunt' is used to refer to a financial loan taken from a bank.

Il a fait un emprunt à la banque pour acheter une maison.

He took out a loan from the bank to buy a house.


In this case, 'emprunt' signifies a linguistic borrowing, where one language takes a word from another.

Le mot 'ordinateur' est un emprunt à l'anglais 'computer'.

The word 'ordinateur' is a borrowing from the English word 'computer'.


Here, 'emprunt' refers to borrowing physical objects temporarily from someone.

L'emprunt des outils au voisin a permis de terminer le projet rapidement.

Borrowing the tools from the neighbor allowed us to complete the project quickly.