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speə 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) spare/skåne for2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) avse3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) spare, skåne4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) skåne5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) spare på6) (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 for2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) ekstra, reserve-, til overs2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) fri-3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) reservedel2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) reservedekk•- sparing- sparingly
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- to spareknapp--------overflødigIsubst. \/speə\/1) reservedel2) reservehjulIIverb \/speə\/1) avse, unnvære• can you spare a pound?• can you spare a few minutes?2) ( stivt) skåne, spare• spare me!3) spare for, skåne for, forskåne• spare me the details, please!4) spare på, bruke sparsomt5) reservere, sette\/legge til side6) være skånsom7) være sparsom, spareenough and to spare mer enn nokspare oneself spare\/skåne seg, spare sine krefterspare oneself the trouble spare seg bryet med å, ikke gjøre seg noe besvær med åspare someone's feelings være hensynsfull overfor noens følelserspare someone's life la være å drepe noenIIIadj. \/speə\/1) ekstra, ekstra-, reserve-, til overs, i reserve, ledig• I've lost my key, do you have a spare one?2) mager• he was a tall, spare man3) sparsom, knapp, enkel, magerspare cash penger man har til overs
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