emprunter

/ɑ̃.pʁœ̃.te/
1.
verbInf1st

borrow (money, an object, a book — take something temporarily from someone or an institution)

Est-ce que je peux t'emprunter ton chargeur pour dix minutes ?

Can I borrow your charger for ten minutes?

Synonyms:se faire prêter, prendre
2.
verbInf1st

take (a route, road, path — to use a particular way of getting somewhere)

Il vaut mieux emprunter l'autoroute pour arriver plus vite.

It's better to take the highway to get there faster.

Synonyms:prendre, suivre
3.
verbInf1st

borrow/adopt (an idea, expression, style — to take from another source)

Il aime emprunter des expressions à l'anglais quand il parle.

He likes to borrow expressions from English when he speaks.

Synonyms:s'inspirer de, prendre
emprunter - French Definition & Examples