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1 mercy
mercy [ˈmɜ:sɪ]1. nouna. pitié f• have mercy on me! ayez pitié de moi !• to leave sb to the mercy of... abandonner qn à la merci de...b. ( = piece of good fortune) it's a mercy that... heureusement que... + indic2. compounds[flight, journey] de secours* * *['mɜːsɪ]1) ( clemency) clémence f2) ( power) merci f3) ( fortunate event)it's a mercy that — c'est une chance que (+ subj)
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2 mercy
1 noun∎ without mercy sans pitié, sans merci;∎ she had or showed no mercy elle n'a eu aucune pitié, elle a été sans pitié;∎ to have mercy on sb avoir pitié de qn;∎ (have) mercy! (ayez) pitié!;∎ figurative I'll have him begging or crying for mercy! il va le regretter!;∎ may God in his mercy forgive you que Dieu vous pardonne en sa miséricorde;∎ to throw oneself on sb's mercy s'abandonner à la merci de qn(b) (blessing) chance f, bonheur m;∎ it's a mercy that he doesn't know heureusement qu'il ne sait pas, c'est une chance qu'il ne sache pas;∎ we must be thankful or grateful for small mercies il faut savoir apprécier les moindres bienfaits;∎ it was really a mercy that she left son départ fut un véritable soulagement ou une véritable délivrance∎ to be at sb's/sth's mercy être à la merci de qn/qch;∎ the ship was at the mercy of the storm le navire était à la merci de la tempête;∎ formal I throw myself on your mercy je mets mon sort entre vos mains;∎ ironic to leave sb to the tender mercies of sb abandonner qn aux bons soins de qn(flight) de secours, humanitaireold-fashioned grâce!►► mercy dash course f contre la mort;mercy mission mission f humanitaire;∎ on a mercy mission en mission humanitaire -
3 merciless
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4 spare
spare [spεər]1. adjective• take a spare pen in case that one runs out prends un stylo de rechange au cas où celui-ci n'aurait plus d'encre• I've a spare pen if you want it je peux te passer un stylo, si tu veux• have you any spare cups? (in case you need more) est-ce que tu as des tasses de réserve ? ; (which you're not using) est-ce que tu as des tasses en trop ?• have you got any spare cash? est-ce que tu as un peu d'argent ?2. nouna. ( = do without) se passer de• can you spare it? vous n'en avez pas besoin ?• can you spare £10? est-ce que tu aurais 10 livres à me passer ?• can you spare some change please? vous n'avez pas une petite pièce ?• I can only spare an hour for my piano practice je ne peux consacrer qu'une heure à mes exercices de pianob. ( = show mercy to) épargnerc. [+ suffering, grief] épargnerd. ( = refrain from using) [+ one's strength, efforts] ménagere. ► to spare ( = available)• he had time to spare so he went to the pictures il avait du temps devant lui, alors il est allé au cinéma4. compounds• spare-time activities loisirs mpl ► spare tyre noun roue f de secours ; ( = fat) (inf) poignée f d'amour* * *[speə(r)] 1.2.use my pen, I've got a spare — prends mon stylo, j'en ai un autre
1) ( surplus) [cash, capacity] restant; [capital, land, chair, seat] disponible; [copy] en plus2) ( in reserve) gen de rechange; [wheel] de secours3) [person, build] élancé; [design, building, style] simple4) (colloq) GB ( mad) dingue (colloq)3.transitive verb1)have my pen, I've got one to spare — prends mon stylo, j'en ai un autre
the project was finished with only days to spare — le projet a été terminé seulement quelques jours avant la date limite
2) ( treat leniently) épargner3)can you spare a minute/a pound? — as-tu un moment/une livre?
4) ( manage without) se passer de [person]4.•• -
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[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) se passer de2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) réserver à3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) épargner qqn4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) épargner5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) ménager6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) épargner (qqch. à qqn)2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) disponible2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) libre3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) pièce de rechange2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) roue de secours•- sparing- sparingly - spare part - spare rib - and to spare - to spare
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