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[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) sjá af2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) hafa (ekki) efni á3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) þyrma, sÿna miskunn4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) hlífa5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) vera spar á6) (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.) hlífa við2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) auka-2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) umfram-, frí-3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) varahlutur2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) varadekk•- sparing- sparingly
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