Double object pronouns with 1st/2nd person (me le, te la)

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the dictionary
le dictionnaire
It is my dictionary, you are giving it back to me tomorrow, right?
C'est mon dictionnaire, tu me le rends demain, d'accord ?
It is your dictionary, I am leaving it to you.
C'est ton dictionnaire, je te le laisse.
the calculator
la calculatrice
gladly / willingly
volontiers
You need my calculator? I willingly lend it to you.
Tu as besoin de ma calculatrice ? Je te la prête volontiers.
to get back / to recover
récupérer
When you get the calculator back, you give it to me, please?
Quand tu récupères la calculatrice, tu me la donnes s'il te plaît ?
the textbook / the manual
le manuel
If you need this textbook, I lend it to you.
Si tu as besoin de ce manuel, je te le prête.
Are we keeping the textbook? Yes, he is leaving it to us.
On garde le manuel ? Oui, il nous le laisse.
fragile
fragile
My computer is fragile, you must give it back to me tomorrow.
Mon ordinateur est fragile, tu dois me le rendre demain.
to entrust
confier
These things are fragile, he entrusts them to us.
Ces choses sont fragiles, il nous les confie.
He is not buying the car, he is giving it back to us.
Il n'achète pas la voiture, il nous la rend.
It is my dog, I gladly entrust him to you.
C'est mon chien, je te le confie volontiers.
You want to read the magazine? I am lending it to you.
Tu veux lire le magazine ? Je te le prête.
careful (meticulous, neat)
soigneux
You are very careful with this book, I lend it to you.
Tu es très soigneuse avec ce livre, je te le prête.
It is our camera, we are entrusting it to you.
C'est notre appareil photo, nous vous le confions.
the racket
la raquette
You have my racket, are you giving it back to me after the match?
Tu as ma raquette, tu me la rends après le match ?
It is your racket, you often lend it to me for the match.
C'est ta raquette, tu me la prêtes souvent pour le match.
to damage
abîmer
You are lending it to me, I am careful and I am not damaging it.
Tu me le prêtes, je suis soigneux et je ne l'abîme pas.
I am entrusting it to you, you are not damaging it and I am getting it back tonight.
Je te la confie, tu ne l'abîmes pas et je la récupère ce soir.

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