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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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A n Sport service m ; it's my serve à moi de servir ; to have a big serve avoir un très bon service.B vtr1 ( work for) servir [God, King, country, community, cause, ideal, public, company] ; travailler au service de [employer, family] ; to serve sb/sth well rendre de grands services à qn/qch ; to serve two masters fig servir deux maîtres à la fois ;2 ( attend to customers) servir ; are you being serveed? on vous sert? ;3 Culin servir [client, guest, meal, dish] ; to serve sb with sth servir qch à qn ; let me serve you some beef laissez-moi vous servir du bœuf ; lunch is served le déjeuner est servi ; we can't serve them chicken again! nous ne pouvons pas leur resservir du poulet! ; serve it with a salad servez-le avec une salade ; serve hot servir chaud ; serves four ( in recipe) pour quatre personnes ;4 ( provide facility) [public utility, power station, reservoir] alimenter ; [public transport, library, hospital] desservir [area, community] ; the area is well/poorly served with transport la région est bien/mal desservie par les transports ; the area is well served with shops le quartier est très commerçant ;6 ( function) être utile à ; this old pen/my sense of direction has served me well ce vieux stylo/mon sens de l'orientation m'a été très utile ; he has been badly served by his advisers ses conseillers ne lui ont pas été très utiles ; if my memory serves me well si j'ai bonne mémoire ; to serve sb as sth servir de qch à qn ; the table serves me as a desk la table me sert de bureau ; to serve a purpose ou function être utile ; to serve no useful purpose ne servir à rien ; what purpose is served by separating them? à quoi sert de les séparer? ; having served its purpose, the committee was disbanded ayant rempli son rôle, la commission a été dissoute ; to serve the ou sb's purpose faire l'affaire ; this map will serve the ou my purpose cette carte fera l'affaire ;7 ( spend time) to serve a term Pol remplir un mandat ; to serve one's time ( in army) faire son temps de service ; ( in prison) purger sa peine ; to serve a sentence purger une peine (de prison) ; to serve five years faire cinq ans de prison ;8 Jur délivrer [injunction] (on sb à qn) ; to serve a writ signifier une assignation ; to serve a writ on sb, to serve sb with a writ assigner qn en justice ; to serve a summons signifier une citation ; to serve a summons on sb, to serve sb with a summons citer qn à comparaître ; to serve notice of sth on sb Jur, fig signifier qch à qn ;9 Sport servir [ball, ace] ;10 ( mate with) couvrir, saillir [cow, mare].C vi1 (in shop, church) servir ; ( at table) faire le service ;2 (on committee, in government) exercer ses fonctions (as de) ; members serve for two years les membres exercent leurs fonctions pendant deux ans ; she's serving as general secretary elle exerce la fonction or les fonctions de secrétaire général ; to serve on être membre de [committee, board, jury] ;3 Mil servir (as comme ; under sous) ; to serve in ou with a regiment servir dans un régiment ; I served with him j'étais dans l'armée avec lui ;4 ( meet a need) faire l'affaire ; any excuse will serve n'importe quelle excuse fera l'affaire ; to serve as sth servir de qch ; this room serves as a spare bedroom cette pièce sert de chambre d'ami ; this should serve as a warning cela devrait nous servir d'avertissement ; the photo served as a reminder to me of the holidays la photo me rappelait les vacances ; to serve to do servir à faire ; it serves to show that… cela sert à montrer que… ;5 Sport servir (for pour) ; Conti to serve au service, Conti.it serves you right! ça t'apprendra! ; it serves him right for being so careless! ça lui apprendra à être si négligent!■ serve out:▶ serve out [sth], serve [sth] out▶ serve up [sth], serve [sth] up1 Culin servir ; to serve sth up again resservir qch ;
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bedroom — [[t]be̱druːm[/t]] ♦♦♦ bedrooms N COUNT A bedroom is a room used for sleeping in. ...the spare bedroom. ...a two bedroom apartment … English dictionary