loan

prêt, emprunt

Argent qu’on reçoit et doit rembourser, souvent avec des intérêts.

En anglais simple : Money you borrow and must pay back, often with an extra charge.

• I need a loan to buy a car.
• She paid off her student loans.
• The bank refused his loan application.

Comment l'utiliser : loan from someone/something (She got a loan from the bank.); loan for something (We need a loan for a new car.)

Synonymes : advance

Expressions courantes : bank loan, student loan, take a loan

prêt

Argent ou bien confié temporairement à quelqu’un, qui s’engage à le rendre.

En anglais simple : Money or property given to someone for a limited time, with the promise of returning it.

• Library loans must be returned by Friday.
• The painting is on loan to our museum.
• We arranged a temporary loan of the equipment.

Comment l'utiliser : on loan from someone/something (The painting is on loan from a museum.); loan of something (Thank you for the loan of your bicycle.)

Synonymes : advance

Expressions courantes : library loan, on loan, long-term loan

contrat de prêt

Accord qui fixe les conditions et obligations pour emprunter et rendre de l’argent ou un bien.

En anglais simple : An agreement that sets the conditions and duties for borrowing and returning money or property.

• The loan requires monthly payments.
• They changed the terms of her loan.
• He failed to meet his obligations under the loan.

Synonymes : loan agreement, lending agreement

Expressions courantes : loan terms, loan agreement, loan obligations

prêter

Laisser quelqu’un utiliser son argent ou un objet, en attendant qu’il le rende.

En anglais simple : To let someone use money or something you own, expecting them to return it.

• Can you loan me ten dollars?
• He loaned his tools to a neighbor.
• The museum loans paintings to schools.

Comment l'utiliser : loan someone something (Can you loan me your bike?); loan something to someone (She loaned her car to her brother.)

Synonymes : lend

Contraires : borrow

Expressions courantes : loan someone something, loan money, loan to someone

prêter

Autoriser un acteur sous contrat à travailler temporairement pour un autre studio de cinéma.

En anglais simple : To let an actor under contract work temporarily for another film studio.

• The studio agreed to loan its star.
• She was loaned to another studio for one film.
• They often loaned actors out for major productions.

Comment l'utiliser : loan someone to something (The studio loaned its leading actor to a rival company.)

Synonymes : lend

Expressions courantes : loan an actor, loan to something, loan out someone