Käyttömalli:
borrowing [money/funds] from [a bank/lender]
High interest rates have discouraged borrowing by first-time buyers.
A magas kamatok visszatartották az első lakásukat vásárlókat a hitelfelvételtől.
The startup relied on borrowing to cover its early operating costs.
Az induló vállalkozás hitelfelvételre támaszkodott, hogy fedezni tudja kezdeti működési költségeit.
Before any borrowing, compare the interest rate and fees from several lenders.
Oppijaesimerkit
Borrowing money can be expensive.
A hitelfelvétel drága lehet.
The family avoided borrowing from the bank.
A család kerülte a banki hitelfelvételt.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Do not confuse borrow and lend: borrowers borrow from lenders; lenders lend to borrowers.
Merkitys
Getting money as a loan
Kollokaatiot
personal borrowing
|consumer borrowing
|corporate borrowing
|mortgage borrowing
|short-term borrowing
|heavy borrowing
|new borrowing
|borrowing costs
|borrowing needs
|bank borrowing
Synonyymit
taking out a loan (more explicit and informal for arranging a loan)
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financing (broader; can include other ways of raising money)
Antonyymit
lending (the opposite side of the same transaction)
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repayment (paying the money back rather than receiving it)
Teemat
money
|banking
|finance
|business
Määritelmä
getting money that you must pay back later
The act or practice of getting money from a lender with an agreement to pay it back, usually with interest.
SUBSTANTIIVI
B2
BUSINESS
2
Käyttömalli:
[someone's/something's] borrowing(s)
The company's borrowings increased to nearly $2 million last year.
A vállalat hitelállománya tavaly közel 2 millió dollárra nőtt.
Higher tax revenues reduced the need for new borrowing.
A magasabb adóbevételek csökkentették az új hitelfelvétel szükségességét.
The annual report lists all outstanding borrowings at the end of the financial year.
Oppijaesimerkit
The business has large borrowings.
A vállalkozásnak jelentős hitelállománya van.
The city wants to reduce its borrowing.
A város csökkenteni akarja a hitelállományát.
Tyypillinen virhe:
In finance, borrowings often means the total amount of debt, not the act of borrowing.
Merkitys
Money owed from loans
Kollokaatiot
total borrowings
|net borrowing
|government borrowing
|public borrowing
|company borrowings
|short-term borrowings
|long-term borrowings
|outstanding borrowings
|external borrowing
|reduce borrowing
Synonyymit
debt (more general and common for money owed)
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liabilities (an accounting term for financial obligations)
Antonyymit
assets (things owned, rather than money owed)
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savings (money kept or accumulated, not borrowed)
Teemat
money
|finance
|accounting
|business
|government
Määritelmä
money that has been borrowed and must be paid back
Money that a person, company, or government has borrowed; debt created by borrowing, often referred to in the plural as borrowings.
Käyttömalli:
borrowing [something] from [someone/place]
Borrowing tools from neighbors can save money, but you should return them quickly.
Ha szerszámokat kérünk kölcsön a szomszédoktól, pénzt takaríthatunk meg, de gyorsan vissza kell adni őket.
The library app tracks borrowing and returns for each user.
A könyvtári alkalmazás felhasználónként nyomon követi a kölcsönzéseket és a visszahozatalokat.
Borrowing your roommate's clothes without asking can cause problems.
Oppijaesimerkit
Borrowing books from the library is free.
A könyvek kölcsönzése a könyvtárból ingyenes.
Ask before borrowing my phone.
Kérj engedélyt, mielőtt kölcsönveszed a telefonomat.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Use borrow from, not borrow to: I borrowed a pen from Ana. Ana lent a pen to me.
Merkitys
Temporary use of someone else's thing
Kollokaatiot
borrowing books
|borrowing equipment
|borrowing tools
|borrowing a car
|library borrowing
|borrowing privileges
|borrowing period
|temporary borrowing
|unauthorized borrowing
Synonyymit
taking on loan (more formal and explicit)
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using temporarily (does not always imply permission or a duty to return)
Antonyymit
lending (giving something temporarily for someone else to use)
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returning (giving the borrowed thing back)
Teemat
daily_life
|sharing
|ownership
Määritelmä
using something that is not yours and giving it back later
The act of taking and using something that belongs to someone else for a limited time, usually with permission and with the intention of returning it.
SUBSTANTIIVI
C1
TECHNICAL
4
Käyttömalli:
a borrowing from [a language]
The word ballet is a borrowing from French.
A „balett” szó francia eredetű jövevényszó.
English contains many borrowings from French, Latin, and Norse.
Az angol nyelv sok francia, latin és óészaki eredetű jövevényszót tartalmaz.
Some borrowings keep their original pronunciation for a long time.
Oppijaesimerkit
Piano is a borrowing from Italian.
A „piano” szó olasz eredetű jövevényszó.
English has many borrowings.
Az angolban sok jövevényszó van.
Tyypillinen virhe:
A borrowing in linguistics is not money; it means a language item taken from another language.
Merkitys
Loanword or imported language feature
Kollokaatiot
linguistic borrowing
|lexical borrowing
|French borrowing
|English borrowing
|direct borrowing
|early borrowing
|semantic borrowing
|phonological borrowing
Synonyymit
loanword (usually refers specifically to a borrowed word)
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loan (technical term for a borrowed language item)
Antonyymit
native word (a word that developed within the language)
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coinage (a newly created word rather than a borrowed one)
Teemat
language
|linguistics
|vocabulary
Määritelmä
a word or language feature taken from another language
A word, phrase, sound, or grammatical feature that one language has taken from another language.
Käyttömalli:
borrowing from [a source]; borrowing of [an idea/style]
The film's borrowing from comic books is clear in its colors and camera angles.
A film képregényekből átvett elemei világosan látszanak a színekben és a kamerabeállításokban.
Her music shows creative borrowing from jazz and West African rhythms.
Zenéjében érződik a jazzből és a nyugat-afrikai ritmusokból való kreatív merítés.
Critics argued that the design crossed the line from borrowing into copying.
Oppijaesimerkit
The artist's borrowing from old posters is easy to see.
Könnyű észrevenni, hogy a művész régi plakátokból merített.
Borrowing ideas is acceptable if you give credit.
Az ötletek átvétele elfogadható, ha megjelölöd a forrást.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Borrowing can be neutral or approved; plagiarism means dishonest copying without proper credit.
Merkitys
Adopting ideas or styles
Kollokaatiot
cultural borrowing
|artistic borrowing
|creative borrowing
|stylistic borrowing
|heavy borrowing
|direct borrowing
|unacknowledged borrowing
|borrowing from tradition
Synonyymit
adoption (neutral; emphasizes taking something up for use)
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appropriation (often suggests unfair or insensitive taking, especially from a culture)
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influence (less direct than borrowing)
Antonyymit
originality (creating something new rather than taking from another source)
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invention (making something new rather than adapting what exists)
Teemat
creativity
|culture
|art
|ideas
Määritelmä
using an idea or style from another person, culture, or tradition
The use or adaptation of an idea, method, image, style, or cultural element taken from another source.