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1 spare
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1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) prescindir, pasar sin2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) disponer de3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) perdonar4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) evitar5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) escatimar6) (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.) evitar
2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) de repuesto, de sobra2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) libre
3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) pieza de recambio, pieza de repuesto2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) rueda de recambio•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
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spare1 adj1. de repuesto / de recambio2. de sobra / sobrante / de máshave you got a spare ticket? ¿tienes una entrada de más? / ¿te sobra una entrada?spare2 vb1. dar / dejar / tenercan you spare me £10? ¿me puedes dar diez libras?can you spare me five minutes? ¿tienes cinco minutos?2. perdonar... to spare... de sobratr[speəSMALLr/SMALL]■ have you got any spare change? ¿tienes algo suelto?2 (thin, lean) enjuto,-a1 (spare part) recambio, repuesto1 (do without) prescindir de, pasar sin■ can you spare a few coins? ¿te sobran algunas monedas?■ can you spare me five minutes? ¿tienes cinco minutos?, ¿puedes dedicarme cinco minutos?2 (begrudge) escatimar3 (save, relieve) ahorrar, evitar4 literal (not harm, not kill, show mercy) perdonar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto spare de sobra■ have you got any bread to spare? ¿tienes algo de pan de sobra?to spare a thought for somebody pensar un momento en alguiento spare somebody's blushes ahorrarle un bochorno a alguien, no hacer que alguien pase vergüenzaspare part (pieza de) recambio, pieza de repuestaspare time tiempo librespare wheel rueda de recambio1) : perdonarto spare someone's life: perdonarle la vida a alguien2) save: ahorrar, evitarI'll spare you the trouble: le evitaré la molestia3) : prescindir deI can't spare her: no puedo prescindir de ellacan you spare a dollar?: ¿me das un dólar?4) stint: escatimarthey spared no expense: no repararon en gastos5)to spare : de sobraspare adj1) : de repuesto, de recambiospare tire: llanta de repuesto2) excess: de más, de sobraspare time: tiempo libre3) lean: delgadoadj.• descarnado, -a adj.• desocupado, -a adj.• disponible adj.• enjuto, -a adj.• libre adj.• sobrante adj.• sobrero, -a adj.• suelto, -a adj.n.• pieza de recambio s.f.• recambio s.m.• repuesto s.m.v.• ahorrar v.• economizar v.• escasear v.• evitar v.
I sper, speə(r)a) ( not in use) de máshave you got a spare umbrella you could lend me? — ¿tienes un paraguas de más que me puedas prestar?
have you got any spare paper o (BrE also) any paper spare? — ¿tienes un poco de papel que no te haga falta?
to go spare — (BrE colloq) ( become distraught) enloquecerse*, volverse* loco; (lit: be available) sobrar
b) ( in case of need) (before n) <key/cartridge> de repuestoc) ( free) libre
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a) ( reserve)b) spares pl ( spare parts) (BrE) repuestos mpl or (Méx) refacciones fpl
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1)a) ( do without)can you spare your dictionary for a moment? — ¿me permites el diccionario un momento, si no lo necesitas?
if you can spare the time — si tienes or dispones de tiempo
b) ( give)to spare (somebody) something: can you spare me a pound? ¿tienes una libra que me prestes/des?; can you spare me a few minutes? ¿tienes unos minutos?; to spare a thought for somebody — pensar* un momento en alguien
c)have you got a few minutes to spare? — ¿tienes unos minutos?
we arrived at the station with half an hour to spare — llegamos a la estación con media hora de anticipación
2)a) (keep from using, stint) (usu neg)b) (save, relieve)to spare somebody something — \<\<trouble/embarrassment\>\> ahorrarle algo a alguien
c) (show mercy, consideration toward) perdonar[spɛǝ(r)]to spare somebody's feelings — no herir* los sentimientos de alguien
1. ADJ1) (=extra) de más, de sobra; (=reserve) de reserva; (=free) librethere's a spare blanket if you're cold — hay una manta de más or de sobra si tienes frío
I always keep a bit of spare cash for emergencies — siempre guardo un poco de dinero extra para emergencias
is there a seat spare? — ¿queda algún asiento libre?
is there any milk spare? — ¿queda leche?
have you got a spare jacket I could borrow? — ¿tienes otra chaqueta para prestarme?
spare time — tiempo m libre
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to go spare * — (=be available) sobrar, quedar; (Brit) (=get angry) ponerse como loco *there are two tickets going spare — quedan or sobran dos entradas
2) (=lean) [body, build] enjuto liter3) (=sparse) liter austero, sobrio2. N1) (gen)always carry a spare in case you have a puncture — lleve siempre una rueda de recambio or repuesto por si tiene un pinchazo
3. VT1) (=make available)can you spare the time? — ¿dispones del tiempo?, ¿tienes tiempo?
I can spare you five minutes — le puedo conceder or dedicar cinco minutos
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to spare a thought for sb — pensar un momento en algn2) (=do without)can you spare this for a moment? — ¿me puedo llevar esto un momento?
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we completed the job with three days to spare — terminamos el trabajo con tres días de antelaciónI arrived at the station with two minutes/time to spare — llegué a la estación con dos minutos de antelación/con tiempo de sobra
there's enough and to spare — basta y sobra, hay más que suficiente para todos
3) (=be grudging with)they spared no expense in refurbishing the house — no repararon en or escatimaron gastos a la hora de renovar la casa
4) (=show mercy to) perdonar5) (=save) ahorrar, evitar•
I'll spare you the gory details — me ahorraré los detalles escabrosos, te evitaré los detalles escabrosos•
to spare sb the trouble of doing sth — ahorrar or evitar a algn la molestia de hacer algoblush 1., 1)I could have spared myself the trouble — podía haberme ahorrado or evitado la molestia
4.CPDspare bedroom N — cuarto m de invitados, habitación f de invitados
spare part N — (pieza f de) repuesto m, (pieza f de) recambio m, refacción f (Mex)
spare room N — cuarto m de invitados, cuarto m para las visitas
spare tyre, spare tire (US) N — (Aut) neumático m de recambio, llanta f de recambio (LAm); (Brit) hum michelín m
spare wheel N — (Aut) rueda f de repuesto or recambio
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I [sper, speə(r)]a) ( not in use) de máshave you got a spare umbrella you could lend me? — ¿tienes un paraguas de más que me puedas prestar?
have you got any spare paper o (BrE also) any paper spare? — ¿tienes un poco de papel que no te haga falta?
to go spare — (BrE colloq) ( become distraught) enloquecerse*, volverse* loco; (lit: be available) sobrar
b) ( in case of need) (before n) <key/cartridge> de repuestoc) ( free) libre
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a) ( reserve)b) spares pl ( spare parts) (BrE) repuestos mpl or (Méx) refacciones fpl
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1)a) ( do without)can you spare your dictionary for a moment? — ¿me permites el diccionario un momento, si no lo necesitas?
if you can spare the time — si tienes or dispones de tiempo
b) ( give)to spare (somebody) something: can you spare me a pound? ¿tienes una libra que me prestes/des?; can you spare me a few minutes? ¿tienes unos minutos?; to spare a thought for somebody — pensar* un momento en alguien
c)have you got a few minutes to spare? — ¿tienes unos minutos?
we arrived at the station with half an hour to spare — llegamos a la estación con media hora de anticipación
2)a) (keep from using, stint) (usu neg)b) (save, relieve)to spare somebody something — \<\<trouble/embarrassment\>\> ahorrarle algo a alguien
c) (show mercy, consideration toward) perdonarto spare somebody's feelings — no herir* los sentimientos de alguien
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2 spare
spare [speə(r)]pièce de rechange ⇒ 1 (a) roue de secours ⇒ 1 (a) disponible ⇒ 2 (a) libre ⇒ 2 (a) de réserve ⇒ 2 (a) de rechange ⇒ 2 (a) en ⇒ 2 (a) maigre ⇒ 2 (b) austère ⇒ 2 (c) accorder ⇒ 3 (a) se passer de ⇒ 3 (a) épargner ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) ménager ⇒ 3 (d)1 noun∎ I've lost my pencil, have you got a spare? j'ai perdu mon crayon, en as-tu un à me prêter?(b) (in ten-pin bowling) honneur m simple;∎ to get or to score a spare réussir un honneur simple(a) (free, not in use) disponible, libre; (kept in reserve) de réserve, de rechange; (extra, surplus) en plus, de trop, en trop;∎ take a spare pullover prenez un pull de rechange;∎ have you got a spare piece of paper? est-ce que tu as une feuille de papier à me prêter?;∎ have you got any spare cash on you? est-ce que tu peux me prêter de l'argent?;∎ we had no spare cash left to buy souvenirs nous n'avions plus assez d'argent pour acheter des souvenirs;∎ with the spare cash they bought a table avec l'argent qui leur restait ils ont acheté une table;∎ I've got two spare tickets for the match j'ai deux billets en plus ou en trop pour le match;∎ you can stay here if you want, we have a spare bed tu peux rester ici si tu veux, nous avons un lit pour toi;∎ there are plenty of spare seats at the back il y a de nombreuses places libres au fond;∎ call in next time you have a spare moment passez la prochaine fois que vous aurez un moment de libre;∎ familiar I'll have some more cake if there's any going spare je vais reprendre du gâteau s'il en reste□∎ to go spare péter les plombs, péter une durite;∎ to drive sb spare rendre qn chèvre, faire tourner qn en bourrique∎ Mr Austen can spare you a few minutes this afternoon M. Austen peut vous consacrer quelques minutes cet après-midi;∎ come and see us if you can spare the time venez nous voir si vous avez le temps;∎ I can't spare the time to finish it je n'ai pas le temps de le finir;∎ spare a thought for their poor parents! pensez un peu à leurs pauvres parents!;∎ less money can be spared for research these days on ne peut plus consacrer autant d'argent à la recherche aujourd'hui;∎ can you spare (me) a few pounds? vous n'auriez pas quelques livres (à me passer)?;∎ I need £50, if you think you can spare it j'aurais besoin de 50 livres si c'est possible;∎ I'm afraid we can't spare anyone at the moment je regrette mais nous ne pouvons nous passer de personne ou nous avons besoin de tout le monde en ce moment;∎ young people with money to spare des jeunes qui ont de l'argent à dépenser;∎ to have nothing to spare n'avoir que le strict nécessaire, ne rien avoir de superflu;∎ he's got enough money and to spare il a plus d'argent qu'il ne lui en faut;∎ there is room to spare la place ne manque pas;∎ I've got no time to spare je n'ai pas le temps;∎ there's no time to spare! il n'y a de temps ou pas une minute à perdre!;∎ to have no time to spare for sb/sth ne pas avoir de temps à consacrer à qn/qch;∎ do you have a few minutes to spare? avez-vous quelques minutes de libres ou devant vous?;∎ we got to the airport with over an hour to spare nous sommes arrivés à l'aéroport avec plus d'une heure d'avance;∎ I caught the train with just a few seconds to spare à quelques secondes près je ratais le train(b) (refrain from harming, punishing, destroying) épargner;∎ a few villages were miraculously spared par miracle, quelques villages furent épargnés;∎ the flood spared nothing l'inondation n'a rien épargné;∎ the report spared no one le rapport ne ménageait personne;∎ to spare sb's life épargner la vie de qn;∎ spare me! (don't kill me) de grâce!, épargnez-moi!; (don't expose me to that etc) par pitié, pas ça!;∎ to spare sb's feelings ménager les sentiments de qn;∎ to spare sb's blushes épargner qn;∎ spare my blushes! ne me faites pas rougir!(c) (save → trouble, suffering) épargner, éviter;∎ I could have spared myself the bother j'aurais pu m'épargner le dérangement;∎ to spare sb the trouble of doing sth éviter à qn la peine de faire qch;∎ you could have spared yourself/us the trouble vous auriez pu vous/nous éviter cette peine;∎ she was spared further distress by the judge's intervention l'intervention du juge mit fin à ses tortures;∎ he was spared the shame of a public trial la honte d'un procès public lui a été épargnée;∎ spare me the details! épargne-moi les détails!;∎ I'll spare you the rest je vous fais grâce du reste(d) (economize) ménager;∎ they spared no expense on the celebrations ils n'ont reculé devant aucune dépense pour les fêtes;∎ the first prize is a real luxury trip, with no expense spared le premier prix est un voyage de rêve pour lequel on n'a pas regardé à la dépense;∎ we shall spare no effort to push the plan through nous ne ménagerons pas nos efforts pour faire accepter le projet;∎ to spare no pains se donner beaucoup de mal;∎ proverb spare the rod and spoil the child qui aime bien châtie bien►► spare part pièce f de rechange, pièce f détachée;spare rib travers m de porc;∎ barbecue spare ribs travers mpl de porc grillés sauce barbecue;spare room chambre f d'amis;spare time temps m libre;∎ what do you do in your spare time? que faites-vous pendant votre temps libre ou pendant vos moments de loisirs?; British spare tyre, American spare tire∎ to get a spare tyre prendre de l'embonpoint;British spare wheel roue f de secours -
3 ersparen
v/t1. ( sich [Dat.]) etw. ersparen (Geld) save; erspare dir deine Bemerkungen fig. just keep your remarks to yourself2. jemandem Arbeit / Kosten etc. ersparen save s.o. work / money etc.; jemandem eine Demütigung etc. ersparen spare s.o. a humiliation etc.; um dir unnötige Erklärungen zu ersparen so as not to bother you with unnecessary explanations; das wird uns nicht erspart bleiben there’s no way we’re going to avoid ( oder get out of umg.) it; mir / ihm bleibt aber auch nichts erspart everything seems to happen to me / him, I seem / he seems to be fated* * *to spare* * *er|spa|ren [ɛɐ'ʃpaːrən] ptp erspart1. vtKosten, Zeit, Kummer etc to savejdm/sich etw erspáren — to spare or save sb/oneself sth
ich kann mir jeglichen Kommentar erspáren — I don't think I need to comment
jdm eine Demütigung erspáren — to spare sb humiliation
erspáren Sie sich die Mühe! — save or spare yourself the trouble
Sie können sich alles Weitere erspáren — you don't need to say any more
ihr blieb auch nichts erspart — she was spared nothing
das Ersparte — the savings pl
2. vrto be superfluous or unnecessary* * *1) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) save2) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) spare3) (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.) spare* * *er·spa·ren *vt1. (von Ärger verschonen)▪ jdm etw \ersparen to spare sb sthich kann Ihnen die Wartezeit leider nicht \ersparen I'm afraid you'll have to waitden Ärger hättest du dir \ersparen können you could have spared yourself this troublejdm bleibt etw/nichts erspart sb is spared sth/not spared anythingschon wieder dieser Ärger, mir bleibt aber auch nichts erspart! not this again! the things I have to put up with!2. (durch Sparen erwerben)* * *transitives Verbmein erspartes Geld od. Erspartes — my savings
2)jemandem/sich etwas ersparen — save or spare somebody/oneself something
es bleibt einem nichts erspart — (ugs.) at least I/you etc. could have been spared that
* * *ersparen v/t1. (erspare dir deine Bemerkungen fig just keep your remarks to yourself2.jemandem Arbeit/Kosten etcersparen save sb work/money etc;ersparen spare sb a humiliation etc;um dir unnötige Erklärungen zu ersparen so as not to bother you with unnecessary explanations;mir/ihm bleibt aber auch nichts erspart everything seems to happen to me/him, I seem/he seems to be fated* * *transitives Verbmein erspartes Geld od. Erspartes — my savings
2)jemandem/sich etwas ersparen — save or spare somebody/oneself something
es bleibt einem nichts erspart — (ugs.) at least I/you etc. could have been spared that
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4 sparen
I v/t (Geld, Kosten, Kräfte, Mühe, Platz, Zeit) save; ich habe einiges gespart I’ve managed to save (up) a bit; viel Geld bei den Heizkosten sparen save a lot on heating bills; ich habe 100 Euro an der Reparatur gespart I saved 100 euros on the repair; das spart uns eine Menge Zeit und Geld this will save us a whole lot of time and money; sich (Dat) den Ärger / die Mühe sparen save ( oder spare) o.s. the hassle / trouble; das hättest du dir sparen können you could have saved ( oder spared) yourself the trouble ( oder effort); iro. you needn’t have bothered; spar dir deine Worte! save your breath; spar dir deine Ratschläge! I can do without your advice, you can keep your advice; sparen Sie sich solche Bemerkungen (you should) keep such remarks to yourselfII v/i save; (sich einschränken) cut down (on expenses), economize; für oder auf etw. sparen save up for s.th.; am falschen Ende sparen make false economies; sparen an (+ Dat) oder mit save on; (wenig verwenden) be sparing with; knauserig: stint on, be stingy with; daran sollte man auf keinen Fall sparen no way should you stint on this; nicht sparen mit be lavish ( oder generous) with; man hatte an nichts gespart no expense had been spared; nicht mit Lob sparen be lavish in one’s praise; bei jemandem nicht mit Lob sparen lavish praise on s.o.* * *to save; to economize; to cut down; to spare; to put away; to make economies* * *spa|ren ['ʃpaːrən]1. vtto save; Energie auch to conservedadurch habe ich (mir) viel Geld/Zeit/Arbeit gespart — I saved (myself) a lot of money/time/work that way
keine Kosten/Mühe spáren — to spare no expense/effort
spáren können — you could have saved or spared yourself the trouble/this expense/the bother
spáren können! — you should have kept that remark to yourself!
2. vito save; (= sparsam sein, Haus halten) to economize, to make savingsspáren — to be sparing with sth
bei etw spáren — to save on sth
spáren — to save up for sth
am falschen Ort spáren — to make false economies, to make savings in the wrong place
spare in der Zeit, so hast du in der Not (Prov) — waste not, want not (Prov)
* * *1) (to spend money or goods carefully: We must economize on fuel.) economize2) (to spend money or goods carefully: We must economize on fuel.) economise3) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) save4) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) spare* * *spa·ren[ˈʃpa:rən]I. vt▪ etw \sparen to save sth2. (einsparen)▪ etw \sparen to save sthArbeit/Energie/Strom/Zeit \sparen to save work/energy/electricity/time3. (ersparen)▪ jdm/sich etw \sparen to spare sb/oneself sthjdm/sich die Mühe/Ärger \sparen to spare sb/oneself the effort/troubleden Weg hätten wir uns \sparen können we could have saved ourselves that journey4. (verzichten)deinen Ratschlag hättest du dir \sparen können you could have kept your advice to yourselfII. vinicht mit Anerkennung/Lob \sparen to be unstinting [or generous] in one's recognition/praiseam falschen Ende \sparen (fam) to be penny-wise and pound-foolish* * *1.transitives Verb save2.intransitives Verb1)für od. auf etwas (Akk.) sparen — save up for something
2) (sparsam wirtschaften) economize ( mit on)er sparte nicht mit Lob — (fig.) he was unstinting or generous in his praise
an etwas (Dat.) sparen — be sparing with something; (Billigeres nehmen) economize on something
* * *A. v/t (Geld, Kosten, Kräfte, Mühe, Platz, Zeit) save;ich habe einiges gespart I’ve managed to save (up) a bit;viel Geld bei den Heizkosten sparen save a lot on heating bills;ich habe 100 Euro an der Reparatur gespart I saved 100 euros on the repair;das spart uns eine Menge Zeit und Geld this will save us a whole lot of time and money;sich (dat)den Ärger/die Mühe sparen save ( oder spare) o.s. the hassle/trouble;das hättest du dir sparen können you could have saved ( oder spared) yourself the trouble ( oder effort); iron you needn’t have bothered;spar dir deine Worte! save your breath;spar dir deine Ratschläge! I can do without your advice, you can keep your advice;sparen Sie sich solche Bemerkungen (you should) keep such remarks to yourselfauf etwas sparen save up for sth;am falschen Ende sparen make false economies;sparen an (+dat) oderdaran sollte man auf keinen Fall sparen no way should you stint on this;nicht sparen mit be lavish ( oder generous) with;man hatte an nichts gespart no expense had been spared;nicht mit Lob sparen be lavish in one’s praise;bei jemandem nicht mit Lob sparen lavish praise on sb* * *1.transitives Verb save2.intransitives Verb1)für od. auf etwas (Akk.) sparen — save up for something
2) (sparsam wirtschaften) economize ( mit on)er sparte nicht mit Lob — (fig.) he was unstinting or generous in his praise
an etwas (Dat.) sparen — be sparing with something; (Billigeres nehmen) economize on something
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5 Sparen
I v/t (Geld, Kosten, Kräfte, Mühe, Platz, Zeit) save; ich habe einiges gespart I’ve managed to save (up) a bit; viel Geld bei den Heizkosten sparen save a lot on heating bills; ich habe 100 Euro an der Reparatur gespart I saved 100 euros on the repair; das spart uns eine Menge Zeit und Geld this will save us a whole lot of time and money; sich (Dat) den Ärger / die Mühe sparen save ( oder spare) o.s. the hassle / trouble; das hättest du dir sparen können you could have saved ( oder spared) yourself the trouble ( oder effort); iro. you needn’t have bothered; spar dir deine Worte! save your breath; spar dir deine Ratschläge! I can do without your advice, you can keep your advice; sparen Sie sich solche Bemerkungen (you should) keep such remarks to yourselfII v/i save; (sich einschränken) cut down (on expenses), economize; für oder auf etw. sparen save up for s.th.; am falschen Ende sparen make false economies; sparen an (+ Dat) oder mit save on; (wenig verwenden) be sparing with; knauserig: stint on, be stingy with; daran sollte man auf keinen Fall sparen no way should you stint on this; nicht sparen mit be lavish ( oder generous) with; man hatte an nichts gespart no expense had been spared; nicht mit Lob sparen be lavish in one’s praise; bei jemandem nicht mit Lob sparen lavish praise on s.o.* * *to save; to economize; to cut down; to spare; to put away; to make economies* * *spa|ren ['ʃpaːrən]1. vtto save; Energie auch to conservedadurch habe ich (mir) viel Geld/Zeit/Arbeit gespart — I saved (myself) a lot of money/time/work that way
keine Kosten/Mühe spáren — to spare no expense/effort
spáren können — you could have saved or spared yourself the trouble/this expense/the bother
spáren können! — you should have kept that remark to yourself!
2. vito save; (= sparsam sein, Haus halten) to economize, to make savingsspáren — to be sparing with sth
bei etw spáren — to save on sth
spáren — to save up for sth
am falschen Ort spáren — to make false economies, to make savings in the wrong place
spare in der Zeit, so hast du in der Not (Prov) — waste not, want not (Prov)
* * *1) (to spend money or goods carefully: We must economize on fuel.) economize2) (to spend money or goods carefully: We must economize on fuel.) economise3) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) save4) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) spare* * *spa·ren[ˈʃpa:rən]I. vt▪ etw \sparen to save sth2. (einsparen)▪ etw \sparen to save sthArbeit/Energie/Strom/Zeit \sparen to save work/energy/electricity/time3. (ersparen)▪ jdm/sich etw \sparen to spare sb/oneself sthjdm/sich die Mühe/Ärger \sparen to spare sb/oneself the effort/troubleden Weg hätten wir uns \sparen können we could have saved ourselves that journey4. (verzichten)deinen Ratschlag hättest du dir \sparen können you could have kept your advice to yourselfII. vinicht mit Anerkennung/Lob \sparen to be unstinting [or generous] in one's recognition/praiseam falschen Ende \sparen (fam) to be penny-wise and pound-foolish* * *1.transitives Verb save2.intransitives Verb1)für od. auf etwas (Akk.) sparen — save up for something
2) (sparsam wirtschaften) economize ( mit on)er sparte nicht mit Lob — (fig.) he was unstinting or generous in his praise
an etwas (Dat.) sparen — be sparing with something; (Billigeres nehmen) economize on something
* * ** * *1.transitives Verb save2.intransitives Verb1)für od. auf etwas (Akk.) sparen — save up for something
2) (sparsam wirtschaften) economize ( mit on)er sparte nicht mit Lob — (fig.) he was unstinting or generous in his praise
an etwas (Dat.) sparen — be sparing with something; (Billigeres nehmen) economize on something
* * *v.to economise (UK) v.to economize (US) v.to save v.to spare v. -
6 excusar
v.1 to excuse (disculpar a).Ricardo desagravió su infidelidad Richard made up for his cheating.2 to avoid (evitar). (peninsular Spanish)excuso decir que… there's no need for me to say that…* * *1 (justificar) to excuse2 (disculpar) to pardon, forgive, excuse4 (eximir) to exempt (de, from)5 excusar + inf to have no need1 (justificarse) to excuse oneself; (disculparse) to apologize* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=disculpar) to excuse2) (=evitar) [+ disgustos] to avoid, preventpodemos excusar lo otro — we can forget about the rest of it, we don't have to bother with the rest
excusamos decirle que... — we don't have to tell you that...
3) (=eximir) to exempt (de from)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( disculpar) to excuseeso no excusa tu comportamiento — that does not excuse o justify your behavior
b) ( eximir)excusar a alguien de algo/+ inf — to excuse somebody (from) something/-ing
c) (Esp frml) (evitar, omitir)2.excusarse v pron (frml)a) ( pedir perdón) to apologizeb) ( ofrecer excusas) to excuse oneself* * *= let + Nombre + off the hook, excuse, condone.Ex. This would imply not trying to duplicate the market reached, for example, by the paperback -- a policy which might, amongst other things, help let the library off the hook as far as the old problem of stocking lowgrade literature is concerned.Ex. Librarians could be excused for wondering if there is any role for them to play in the virtual library environment.Ex. Writers and publishers go to great lengths to avoid the appearance of supporting or condoning homosexuality.----* excusándose = apologetically.* llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( disculpar) to excuseeso no excusa tu comportamiento — that does not excuse o justify your behavior
b) ( eximir)excusar a alguien de algo/+ inf — to excuse somebody (from) something/-ing
c) (Esp frml) (evitar, omitir)2.excusarse v pron (frml)a) ( pedir perdón) to apologizeb) ( ofrecer excusas) to excuse oneself* * *= let + Nombre + off the hook, excuse, condone.Ex: This would imply not trying to duplicate the market reached, for example, by the paperback -- a policy which might, amongst other things, help let the library off the hook as far as the old problem of stocking lowgrade literature is concerned.
Ex: Librarians could be excused for wondering if there is any role for them to play in the virtual library environment.Ex: Writers and publishers go to great lengths to avoid the appearance of supporting or condoning homosexuality.* excusándose = apologetically.* llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.* * *excusar [A1 ]vt1 (disculpar) to excuseeso no excusa tu comportamiento that does not excuse o justify your behaviornos pidió que lo excusáramos por el retraso he asked us to excuse him for the delay, he apologized for the delayla excusó diciendo que … he made excuses for her saying that …2 (eximir) excusar a algn DE algo:los excusaron de asistir a la clase they were excused from attending the classlo excusaron del servicio activo he was exempted from active service3( Esp frml) (evitar, omitir): excuso decirle lo mal que me sentó aquel comentario I hardly need tell you how much that remark upset mese lo contó excusando los detalles más desagradables he told them but spared them the more unpleasant details, he told them, omitting the more unpleasant detailsto apologizese excusó por no haber venido antes he apologized for not arriving earlierse excusaron diciendo que estarían fuera they declined o made their excuses saying that they would be away* * *
excusar ( conjugate excusar) verbo transitivo
b) ( eximir) excusar a algn de algo/hacer algo to excuse sb (from) sth/doing sth
excusarse verbo pronominal (frml)
excusar verbo transitivo (disculpar) to excuse
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excuse
* * *♦ vt1. [disculpar] to excuse;[disculparse por] to apologize for;eso no excusa tu falta de puntualidad that is no excuse for your being late;les ruego excusen mi ignorancia, pero… forgive my ignorance, but…;no trates de excusarla don't make excuses for herquedas excusado de asistir you are excused from attendanceexcuso decir que todos están invitados there's no need for me to say that you're all invited* * *v/t1 excuse;excusar a alguien de hacer algo excuse s.o. from doing sth2:excuso decirte … I need not remind you …* * *excusar vt1) : to excuse2) : to exempt -
7 spare
1. adjective1) (not in use) übrigspare time/moment — Freizeit, die/freier Augenblick
are there any spare tickets for Friday? — gibt es noch Karten für Freitag?
2) (for use when needed) zusätzlich, Extra[bett, -tasse]2. nounspare room — Gästezimmer, das
Ersatzteil, das/-reifen, der usw.3. transitive verb1) (do without) entbehrencan you spare me a moment? — hast du einen Augenblick Zeit für mich?
4) (fail to use)not spare any expense/pains or efforts — keine Kosten/Mühe scheuen
no expense spared — an nichts gespart. See also academic.ru/62742/rod">rod 3)
* * *[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) verschonen2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) erübrigen4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) ersparen5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) sparen6) (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.) ersparen2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) Ersatz-...3. noun2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) der Reservereifen•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare* * *[speəʳ, AM sper]I. vt1. (not kill)▪ to \spare sb jdn verschonen2. (go easy on)▪ to \spare sb jdn schonento \spare sb's feelings jds Gefühle schonen, Rücksicht auf jds Gefühle nehmen3. (avoid)▪ to \spare sb sth jdm etw ersparenthe government troops have been \spared loss of life bis jetzt sind den Regierungstruppen Verluste [an Menschenleben] erspart geblieben\spare us the suspense and tell us who won the first prize spann uns nicht auf die Folter und erzähl uns, wer den ersten Preis gewonnen hatto \spare sb embarrassment/worry jdm Peinlichkeiten/Sorgen ersparen4. (not use)5. (do without)▪ to \spare sb/sth jdn/etw entbehren, auf jdn/etw verzichtencan you \spare one of those apples? kannst du mir einen dieser Äpfel geben?to \spare room for sth für etw akk Platz [frei] habento have sth to \spare etw übrig haben6. (make free)there's no time to \spare es ist keine Zeit übrigto \spare [the] time [for sth] Zeit [für etw akk] übrig habento not have time to \spare keine Zeit zu verlieren haben7. (give)▪ to \spare sb sth jdm etw gebencould you \spare me £10 [or £10 for me]? kannst du mir 10 Pfund leihen?to \spare a thought for sb an jdn denken8.▶ to \spare übrig habenI caught the plane with only two minutes to \spare ich erreichte das Flugzeug zwei Minuten vor dem AbflugII. adjall children should bring a \spare set of clothes alle Kinder sollten Kleider zum Wechseln mitbringenis this seat \spare? ist dieser Platz noch frei?\spare [bed]room Gästezimmer ntto have some \spare cash noch etwas Geld übrig haben\spare key Ersatzschlüssel mto have a \spare minute [or moment] einen Moment Zeit habendo you want this piece of cake? — yes, if it's going \spare willst du dieses Stück Kuchen? — ja, wenn es sonst keiner will\spare build hagerer Körperbauto survive on a \spare diet mit dürftiger Kost auskommen\spare meal mageres Essenthe room was \spare in design der Raum war sparsam ausgestattetto drive sb \spare jdn wahnsinnig machen famto go \spare durchdrehen slIII. nI seem to have lost my key but luckily I always carry a \spare ich habe wohl meinen Schlüssel verloren, aber glücklicherweise trage ich immer einen Ersatzschlüssel bei mir2. (parts)▪ \spares pl Ersatzteile pl* * *[spɛə(r)]1. adjhave you any spare string?, have you any string spare? — kannst du mir (einen) Bindfaden geben?, hast du (einen) Bindfaden für mich?
I can give you a racket/pencil, I have a spare one — ich kann dir einen Schläger/Bleistift geben, ich habe noch einen or ich habe einen übrig
take a spare pen in case that one doesn't work — nehmen Sie noch einen Füller mit, falls dieser nicht funktioniert
it's all the spare cash I have —
when you have a few spare minutes or a few minutes spare —
3)to drive sb spare (inf) — jdn wahnsinnig machen (inf)
to go spare — durchdrehen (inf), wild werden (inf)
2. nErsatzteil nt; (= tyre) Reserverad nt3. vt1) usu neg (= grudge, use sparingly) sparen mit; expense, pains, effort scheuendon't spare the horses (hum) — steig aufs Gas (inf)
we must spare no effort in trying to finish this job —
there was no expense spared in building this hotel — beim Bau dieses Hotels ist an nichts gespart worden or hat man keine Kosten gescheut
spare the rod and spoil the child (prov) — wer mit der Rute spart, verzieht das Kind (Prov)
to spare sb sth — jdm etw überlassen or geben; money jdm etw geben
can you spare the time to do it? — haben Sie Zeit, das zu machen?
I can spare you five minutes —
there is none to spare — es ist keine(r, s) übrig
to have sth to spare —
there's enough and to spare — es ist mehr als genug da
to have a few minutes/hours to spare — ein paar Minuten/Stunden Zeit haben
I got to the theatre/airport with two minutes to spare — ich war zwei Minuten vor Beginn der Vorstellung im Theater/vor Abflug am Flughafen
3) (= do without) person, object entbehren, verzichten auf (+acc)I can't spare him/it — ich kann ihn/es nicht entbehren, ich kann auf ihn/es nicht verzichten, ich brauche ihn/es unbedingt
can you spare this for a moment? — brauchst du das gerade?, kannst du das im Moment entbehren?
to spare a thought for sb/sth — an jdn/etw denken
the fire spared nothing —
5)(= save)
to spare sb/oneself sth — jdm/sich etw ersparenspare me the gory details — verschone mich mit den grausigen Einzelheiten
to spare him any embarrassment — um ihn nicht in Verlegenheit zu bringen
he has been spared the ordeal of seeing her again — es blieb ihm erspart, sie noch einmal sehen zu müssen
* * *spare [speə(r)]A v/t(not) spare o.s. sich (nicht) schonen;spare his blushes bring ihn doch nicht in Verlegenheit!2. sparsam oder schonend umgehen mit, schonen:spare me the trouble erspare mir die Mühe;spare me these explanations verschone mich mit diesen Erklärungen4. jemanden entbehren5. etwas entbehren, erübrigen, übrig haben:can you spare me a cigarette (a moment)? hast du eine Zigarette (einen Augenblick Zeit) für mich (übrig)?;B v/i sparsam lebenC adj1. Ersatz…, Reserve…:a) Reserve-, Ersatzreifen mb) Br umg hum Rettungsring m (Fettwulst um die Hüfte);spare part → D 1;2. überflüssig, -schüssig, übrig:do you have five spare minutes? haben Sie fünf Minuten Zeit (übrig)?;spare moment freier Augenblick;spare room Gästezimmer n;3. sparsam, kärglich4. sparsam (Person)5. mager (Person)a) jemanden auf die Palme bringen,b) jemanden verrückt machen ( with mit);go spare auf die Palme gehenD s1. TECH Ersatzteil n/m2. Reserve-, Ersatzreifen m* * *1. adjective1) (not in use) übrigspare time/moment — Freizeit, die/freier Augenblick
2) (for use when needed) zusätzlich, Extra[bett, -tasse]spare room — Gästezimmer, das
2. noungo spare — (Brit. coll.): (be very angry) durchdrehen (salopp)
Ersatzteil, das/-reifen, der usw.3. transitive verb1) (do without) entbehren3) (not hurt) [ver]schonennot spare any expense/pains or efforts — keine Kosten/Mühe scheuen
no expense spared — an nichts gespart. See also rod 3)
* * *adj.frei adj.übrig adj. v.entbehren v.erübrigen v.jemandem etwas ersparen ausdr.jemanden verschonen ausdr.schonen v.sparen v.verschonen v.übrig haben ausdr. -
8 moeite
♦voorbeelden:met die jongen krijg je nog moeite • that boy will give you a lot of bother/troublevergeefse moeite • wasted effortbespaar je de moeite • (you can) save yourself the trouble/botherer is veel moeite aan besteed • considerable effort has been expended on itmoeite doen • take pains/troubleu hoeft geen extra moeite te doen • you need not bother, don't put yourself outik had moeite mij in te houden • I had difficulty holding myself back, I could hardly control myselfhet is de moeite niet (waard) • it's not worth it/the effort/the bother〈 ironisch〉 het is de moeite! • big deal!het kost me moeite om • I find it hard todat loont de moeite • it's worth the effort/trouble/itzich veel/de grootste moeite getroosten • go to/take great pains, bend over backwardshet is de moeite waard om het te proberen • it's worth a try/tryingde dingen die het leven de moeite waard maken • the things that make life worth livinghet was zeer de moeite waard • it was most rewardingmet moeite de 100 (km/u) halen • barely do/reach 100 kilometres per hourmet grote moeite • with great difficultydat is voor de moeite • that's for your troubledank u wel voor de moeite! • thank you very much!, sorry to have troubled you!doe (maar) geen moeite • don't bother, never mindgeen moeite was hem teveel • he spared no pains/effortdat is me te veel moeite! • I can't be bothered (with it/that)!, that's too much trouble
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