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I 1. [speə(r)]2.use my pen, I've got a spare — prendi la mia penna, io ne ho una di riserva
1) (surplus) [ cash] di riserva; [capital, land, seat] restante, ancora disponibile; [ copy] d'avanzo; [ moment] libero2) (in reserve) [component, bulb] di ricambio; [ wheel] di scorta3) (lean) [person, build] esile; [building, style] semplice5) BE colloq. furiosoII 1. [speə(r)]1)have my pen, I've got one to spare — prendi la mia penna, io ne ho una di riserva
the project was finished with only days to spare — il progetto fu terminato pochi giorni prima della data stabilita
2) (treat leniently) risparmiare [person, animal]to spare sb. sth. — risparmiare qcs. a qcn
3) (be able to afford) avere (da offrire) [ money]; dedicare [ time]2.to spare sb. for — fare a meno di qcn. per [ job]
to spare oneself sth. — risparmiarsi qcs
••* * *[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) (fare a meno di)2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) risparmiare, dedicare3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) risparmiare4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) risparmiare, (avere riguardo per)5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) privarsi6) (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.) risparmiare2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) disponibile2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) libero3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) ricambio2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) (pezzo di ricambio)•- sparing- sparingly
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- to spare* * *I 1. [speə(r)]2.use my pen, I've got a spare — prendi la mia penna, io ne ho una di riserva
1) (surplus) [ cash] di riserva; [capital, land, seat] restante, ancora disponibile; [ copy] d'avanzo; [ moment] libero2) (in reserve) [component, bulb] di ricambio; [ wheel] di scorta3) (lean) [person, build] esile; [building, style] semplice5) BE colloq. furiosoII 1. [speə(r)]1)have my pen, I've got one to spare — prendi la mia penna, io ne ho una di riserva
the project was finished with only days to spare — il progetto fu terminato pochi giorni prima della data stabilita
2) (treat leniently) risparmiare [person, animal]to spare sb. sth. — risparmiare qcs. a qcn
3) (be able to afford) avere (da offrire) [ money]; dedicare [ time]2.to spare sb. for — fare a meno di qcn. per [ job]
to spare oneself sth. — risparmiarsi qcs
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