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1 spare
[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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2 kill time
(to find something to do to use up spare time: I'm just killing time until I hear whether I've got a job or not.) drepa tímann -
3 (and) to spare
(in greater supply or quantity than is needed; extra: I'll go to an exhibition if I have time to spare; I have enough food and to spare.) umfram, aukalega -
4 (and) to spare
(in greater supply or quantity than is needed; extra: I'll go to an exhibition if I have time to spare; I have enough food and to spare.) umfram, aukalega -
5 recreation
[rekri'eiʃən]((a) pleasant activity which one enjoys doing in one's spare time (eg a sport, hobby): I have little time for recreation; amusements and recreations.) tómstundagaman- recreation ground -
6 hobby
['hobi]plural - hobbies; noun(something a person enjoys doing (usually frequently) in his/her spare time and not for pay: Stamp-collecting is a popular hobby.) áhugamál; tómstundagaman -
7 pastime
(an occupation which one enjoys and takes part in during one's spare time; a hobby: Playing chess is his favourite pastime.) dægrastytting, tómstundagaman -
8 a little
1) (a short time or distance: Move a little to the right!) dálítið2) (a small quantity of something: He has a little money to spare; 'Is there any soup left?' `Yes, a little.') dálítið, smávegis3) (slightly: She was a little frightened.) dálítið
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spare time — noun uncount * time when you do not have to work or study and when you can do what you like: FREE TIME: His work for various public bodies left him little spare time. in someone s spare time: I enjoy literature and languages in my spare time … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spare-time — spareˈ time adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑spare … Useful english dictionary
spare time — noun 1. time available for hobbies and other activities that you enjoy (Freq. 4) • Syn: ↑free time • Hypernyms: ↑time off 2. time that is free from duties or responsibilities • Syn: ↑free time … Useful english dictionary
spare time — N UNCOUNT: usu poss N Your spare time is the time during which you do not have to work and you can do whatever you like. In her spare time she read books on cooking... I spend a lot of my spare time watching videos. Syn: free time … English dictionary
spare time */ — UK / US noun [uncountable] time when you do not have to work or study and when you can do what you like His work for various public bodies left him little spare time. in someone s spare time: I enjoy literature and languages in my spare time … English dictionary
spare time — Synonyms and related words: casual, convenience, ease, extra, free time, freedom, goof off time, idle hours, incidental, leisure, occasional, odd, odd moments, off, out of the way, part time, repose, rest, retirement, semiretirement, side, spare … Moby Thesaurus
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spare time — See spare hours … New dictionary of synonyms
spare time — noun free time Syn: free time, leisure, leisure time … Wiktionary
spare time — leisure time, available time … English contemporary dictionary
spare-time activity — noun an auxiliary activity • Syn: ↑avocation, ↑by line, ↑hobby, ↑pursuit, ↑sideline • Derivationally related forms: ↑hobbyist (for: ↑hobby), ↑ … Useful english dictionary