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1 spare

spare [spεə^r]

1. adjective

   a. ( = reserve) de réserve ; ( = replacement) de rechange ; ( = surplus) en trop

• 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 ?

• take some spare clothes prends des vêtements de rechange

• there were no spare chairs il n'y avait pas de chaise libre

• a spare bed un lit de libre ; (for houseguests) un lit d'amis

• have you got any spare cash? est-ce que tu as un peu d'argent ?

• I'll lend you my spare key je vais te prêter mon double (de clé)

• I've got a spare ticket for the play j'ai une place en plus pour la pièce de théâtre

• there are two going spare (inf) il en reste deux

• thousands of tickets are going spare (inf) il reste des milliers de billets

   b. ( = thin) [person, body] sec ( sèche f)

   c. (British = crazy) (inf!) to go spare devenir dingue (inf)

• to drive sb spare rendre qn dingue (inf)

2. noun

( = part) pièce f de rechange ; ( = wheel) roue f de secours

3. transitive verb

   a. ( = do without) se passer de

• we can't spare him just now nous ne pouvons pas nous passer de lui en ce moment

• 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't spare the time (to do it) je n'ai pas le temps (de le faire)

• I can only spare an hour for my piano practice je ne peux consacrer qu'une heure à mes exercices de piano

• I can spare you five minutes je peux vous accorder cinq minutes

• to spare a thought for avoir une pensée pour

   b. ( = show mercy to) épargner

• to spare sb's feelings ménager qn

   c. [+ suffering, grief] épargner

• to spare sb embarrassment éviter de l'embarras à qn

• you could have spared yourself the trouble vous auriez pu vous épargner tout ce mal

• I'll spare you the details je vous fais grâce des détails

   d. ( = refrain from using) [+ one's strength, efforts] ménager

• we have spared no expense nous n'avons pas reculé devant la dépense

• no expense spared peu importe le prix

• he could have spared himself the trouble il s'est donné du mal pour rien

   e. ► to spare ( = available)

I've only a few minutes to spare je ne dispose que de quelques minutes

• he had time to spare so he went to the pictures il avait du temps devant lui, alors il est allé au cinéma

• there are three to spare il en reste trois

• I've got none to spare j'ai juste ce qu'il me faut

• she had a metre to spare elle en avait un mètre de trop

• with two minutes to spare avec deux minutes d'avance

4. compounds

► spare bedroom noun chambre f d'amis

► spare part noun pièce f de rechange

► spare room noun chambre f d'amis

► spare time noun temps m libre

• to do sth in one's spare time faire qch pendant son temps libre ► spare-time adjective

• spare-time activities loisirs mpl ► spare tyre noun roue f de secours ; ( = fat) (inf) poignée f d'amour

► spare wheel noun roue f de secours

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[speə(r)] 1.
noun Technology, gen ( part) pièce f de rechange; ( wheel) roue f de secours

use my pen, I've got a spare — prends mon stylo, j'en ai un autre
2.
adjective

1) ( surplus) [cash, capacity] restant; [capital, land, chair, seat] disponible; [copy] en plus

I've got a spare ticket — j'ai un ticket en trop

a spare moment — un moment de libre

2) ( in reserve) gen de rechange; [wheel] de secours

3) [person, build] élancé; [design, building, style] simple

4) (colloq) GB ( mad) dingue (colloq)
3.
transitive verb

1)

to have something to spare — avoir quelque chose de disponible

have my pen, I've got one to spare — prends mon stylo, j'en ai un autre

to catch the train with five minutes to spare — prendre le train avec cinq minutes d'avance

I have no time to spare for doing — je n'ai pas de temps à perdre à faire

the project was finished with only days to spare — le projet a été terminé seulement quelques jours avant la date limite

2) ( treat leniently) épargner

to spare somebody something — épargner quelque chose à quelqu'un

3)

can you spare a minute/a pound? — as-tu un moment/une livre?

to spare a thought for — penser à

4) ( manage without) se passer de [person]

to spare somebody for — se passer de quelqu'un pour [task]
4.
reflexive verb

to spare oneself something — s'épargner quelque chose

to spare oneself the trouble of doing — s'épargner l'ennui de faire

to spare oneself the expense of — faire l'économie de

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to spare no effort — faire tout son possible

to spare no pains — se donner du mal

English-French dictionary > spare
2 spare

1. adjective
1) (not in use) übrig

spare time/moment — Freizeit, die/freier Augenblick

there is one spare seat — ein Platz ist noch frei

are there any spare tickets for Friday? — gibt es noch Karten für Freitag?

2) (for use when needed) zusätzlich, Extra[bett, -tasse]

spare room — Gästezimmer, das

go spare — (Brit. coll.): (be very angry) durchdrehen (salopp)
2. noun
Ersatzteil, das/-reifen, der usw.
3. transitive verb
1) (do without) entbehren

can you spare me a moment? — hast du einen Augenblick Zeit für mich?

we arrived with ten minutes to spare — wir kamen zehn Minuten früher an

2) (not inflict on)

spare somebody something — jemandem etwas ersparen

3) (not hurt) [ver]schonen

4) (fail to use)

not spare any expense/pains or efforts — keine Kosten/Mühe scheuen

no expense spared — an nichts gespart. See also academic.ru/62742/rod">rod 3)

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[speə] 1. verb
1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) verschonen

2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) erübrigen

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) verschonen

4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) ersparen

5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) sparen

6) (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.) ersparen
2. adjective
1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) Ersatz-...

2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) die Freizeit
3. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) das Ersatzteil

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) der Reservereifen

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- sparing
- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare
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spare

[speəʳ, AM sper]

I. vt

1. (not kill)

▪ to \spare sb jdn verschonen

2. (go easy on)

▪ to \spare sb jdn schonen

▪ to not \spare oneself [in sth] ( form) sich akk selbst [bei etw dat] nicht schonen

to \spare sb's feelings jds Gefühle schonen, Rücksicht auf jds Gefühle nehmen

3. (avoid)

▪ to \spare sb sth jdm etw ersparen

the government troops have been \spared loss of life bis jetzt sind den Regierungstruppen Verluste [an Menschenleben] erspart geblieben

\spare us the suspense and tell us who won the first prize spann uns nicht auf die Folter und erzähl uns, wer den ersten Preis gewonnen hat

to \spare sb embarrassment/worry jdm Peinlichkeiten/Sorgen ersparen

4. (not use)

▪ to \spare sth mit etw dat sparen

to \spare no costs [or expense] keine Kosten scheuen

to \spare no effort[s] [or pains] [in sth] [bei etw dat] keine Mühen scheuen

5. (do without)

▪ to \spare sb/sth jdn/etw entbehren, auf jdn/etw verzichten

can you \spare one of those apples? kannst du mir einen dieser Äpfel geben?

to \spare room for sth für etw akk Platz [frei] haben

to have sth to \spare etw übrig haben

6. (make free)

there's no time to \spare es ist keine Zeit übrig

to \spare [the] time [for sth] Zeit [für etw akk] übrig haben

to not have time to \spare keine Zeit zu verlieren haben

7. (give)

▪ to \spare sb sth jdm etw geben

could you \spare me £10 [or £10 for me]? kannst du mir 10 Pfund leihen?

to \spare a thought for sb an jdn denken

8.

▶ to \spare sb's blushes BRIT jdn nicht in Verlegenheit bringen

▶ to \spare one's breath ( iron) sich dat die Worte sparen

▶ \spare the rod and spoil the child ( prov) wer mit der Rute spart, verzieht das Kind prov

▶ to \spare übrig haben

I caught the plane with only two minutes to \spare ich erreichte das Flugzeug zwei Minuten vor dem Abflug

II. adj

1. inv (extra) Ersatz-

all children should bring a \spare set of clothes alle Kinder sollten Kleider zum Wechseln mitbringen

is this seat \spare? ist dieser Platz noch frei?

\spare [bed]room Gästezimmer nt

to have some \spare cash noch etwas Geld übrig haben

\spare key Ersatzschlüssel m

to have a \spare minute [or moment] einen Moment Zeit haben

to be going \spare BRIT ( fam) übrig bleiben

do you want this piece of cake? — yes, if it's going \spare willst du dieses Stück Kuchen? — ja, wenn es sonst keiner will

2. ( liter: thin) hager

\spare build hagerer Körperbau

3. ( liter: meagre) mager

to survive on a \spare diet mit dürftiger Kost auskommen

\spare meal mageres Essen

4. ( usu approv liter: modest) einfach

the room was \spare in design der Raum war sparsam ausgestattet

5. inv BRIT (sl: crazy)

to drive sb \spare jdn wahnsinnig machen fam

to go \spare durchdrehen sl

III. n

1. (reserve) Reserve f

I seem to have lost my key but luckily I always carry a \spare ich habe wohl meinen Schlüssel verloren, aber glücklicherweise trage ich immer einen Ersatzschlüssel bei mir

2. (parts)

▪ \spares pl Ersatzteile pl

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[spɛə(r)]
1. adj

1) den/die/das man nicht braucht, übrig pred; (= surplus) überzählig, übrig pred

spare bed — Gästebett nt

have you any spare string?, have you any string spare? — kannst du mir (einen) Bindfaden geben?, hast du (einen) Bindfaden für mich?

I can give you a racket/pencil, I have a spare one — ich kann dir einen Schläger/Bleistift geben, ich habe noch einen or ich habe einen übrig

take a spare pen in case that one doesn't work — nehmen Sie noch einen Füller mit, falls dieser nicht funktioniert

take some spare clothes — nehmen Sie Kleider zum Wechseln mit

it's all the spare cash I have —

if you have any spare cash — wenn Sie Geld übrig haben

should you have any spare time or a spare minute — sollten Sie Zeit (übrig) haben

when you have a few spare minutes or a few minutes spare —

we have two spare seats — wir haben zwei Plätze übrig

I still have one spare place in the car — ich habe noch einen Platz im Auto (frei)

there are two seats (going) spare — es sind noch zwei Plätze frei

2) (= thin) hager; (= meagre) dürftig

3)

to drive sb spare (inf) — jdn wahnsinnig machen (inf)

to go spare — durchdrehen (inf), wild werden (inf)

2. n
Ersatzteil nt; (= tyre) Reserverad nt
3. vt

1) usu neg (= grudge, use sparingly) sparen mit; expense, pains, effort scheuen

don't spare the horses (hum) — steig aufs Gas (inf)

we must spare no effort in trying to finish this job —

there was no expense spared in building this hotel — beim Bau dieses Hotels ist an nichts gespart worden or hat man keine Kosten gescheut

no expense spared — es wurden keine Kosten gescheut

she doesn't spare herself — sie schont sich nicht

spare the rod and spoil the child (prov) — wer mit der Rute spart, verzieht das Kind (Prov)

2) (= give) money etc übrig haben; space, room frei haben; time (übrig) haben

to spare sb sth — jdm etw überlassen or geben; money jdm etw geben

can you spare the time to do it? — haben Sie Zeit, das zu machen?

I can spare you five minutes —

can you spare a penny for a poor old man? — haben Sie einen Groschen für einen armen alten Mann?

there is none to spare — es ist keine(r, s) übrig

to have sth to spare —

there's enough and to spare — es ist mehr als genug da

to have a few minutes/hours to spare — ein paar Minuten/Stunden Zeit haben

I got to the theatre/airport with two minutes to spare — ich war zwei Minuten vor Beginn der Vorstellung im Theater/vor Abflug am Flughafen

3) (= do without) person, object entbehren, verzichten auf (+acc)

I can't spare him/it — ich kann ihn/es nicht entbehren, ich kann auf ihn/es nicht verzichten, ich brauche ihn/es unbedingt

can you spare this for a moment? — brauchst du das gerade?, kannst du das im Moment entbehren?

if you can spare it — wenn Sie es nicht brauchen

to spare a thought for sb/sth — an jdn/etw denken

4) (= show mercy to) verschonen; (= refrain from upsetting) sb, sb's feelings schonen

the fire spared nothing —

the soldiers spared no-one — die Soldaten verschonten keinen

if we're spared — wenn wir (dann) noch leben

to spare sb's life — jds Leben verschonen

5)

(= save) to spare sb/oneself sth — jdm/sich etw ersparen

spare me the gory details — verschone mich mit den grausigen Einzelheiten

to spare him any embarrassment — um ihn nicht in Verlegenheit zu bringen

he has been spared the ordeal of seeing her again — es blieb ihm erspart, sie noch einmal sehen zu müssen

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spare [speə(r)]

A v/t

1. jemanden oder etwas verschonen, einen Gegner, jemandes Gefühle, jemandes Leben schonen:

(not) spare o.s. sich (nicht) schonen;

spare his blushes bring ihn doch nicht in Verlegenheit!

2. sparsam oder schonend umgehen mit, schonen:

don’t spare the paint spar nicht mit (der) Farbe; → effort 1, expense Bes Redew, pain A 3, rod 3

3. jemandem etwas ersparen, jemanden verschonen mit:

spare me the trouble erspare mir die Mühe;

spare me these explanations verschone mich mit diesen Erklärungen

4. jemanden entbehren

5. etwas entbehren, erübrigen, übrig haben:

can you spare me a cigarette (a moment)? hast du eine Zigarette (einen Augenblick Zeit) für mich (übrig)?;

have no time to spare keine Zeit (zu verlieren) haben; → enough B

B v/i sparsam leben

C adj

1. Ersatz…, Reserve…:

spare tire (bes Br tyre)

a) Reserve-, Ersatzreifen m

b) Br umg hum Rettungsring m (Fettwulst um die Hüfte);

spare part → D 1;

spare-part surgery MED Ersatzteilchirurgie f;

spare wheel Reserve-, Ersatzrad n; you can have my biro, I’ve got a spare one ich hab noch einen

2. überflüssig, -schüssig, übrig:

do you have five spare minutes? haben Sie fünf Minuten Zeit (übrig)?;

spare moment freier Augenblick;

spare room Gästezimmer n;

spare time ( oder hours pl) Freizeit f;

spare-time activities pl Freizeitgestaltung f

3. sparsam, kärglich

4. sparsam (Person)

5. mager (Person)

6. Br sl drive sb spare

a) jemanden auf die Palme bringen,

b) jemanden verrückt machen ( with mit);

go spare auf die Palme gehen

D s

1. TECH Ersatzteil n/m

2. Reserve-, Ersatzreifen m

3. Bowling: Spare m (Abräumen mit 2 Würfen)

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1. adjective
1) (not in use) übrig

spare time/moment — Freizeit, die/freier Augenblick

there is one spare seat — ein Platz ist noch frei

are there any spare tickets for Friday? — gibt es noch Karten für Freitag?

2) (for use when needed) zusätzlich, Extra[bett, -tasse]

spare room — Gästezimmer, das

go spare — (Brit. coll.): (be very angry) durchdrehen (salopp)
2. noun
Ersatzteil, das/-reifen, der usw.
3. transitive verb
1) (do without) entbehren

can you spare me a moment? — hast du einen Augenblick Zeit für mich?

we arrived with ten minutes to spare — wir kamen zehn Minuten früher an

2) (not inflict on)

spare somebody something — jemandem etwas ersparen

3) (not hurt) [ver]schonen

4) (fail to use)

not spare any expense/pains or efforts — keine Kosten/Mühe scheuen

no expense spared — an nichts gespart. See also rod 3)

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adj.

frei adj.

übrig adj. v.

entbehren v.

erübrigen v.

jemandem etwas ersparen ausdr.

jemanden verschonen ausdr.

schonen v.

sparen v.

verschonen v.

übrig haben ausdr.

English-german dictionary > spare
3 spare

speə
1. verb
1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) prescindir, pasar sin

2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) disponer de

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) perdonar

4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) evitar

5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) escatimar

6) (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.) evitar

2. adjective
1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) de repuesto, de sobra

2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) libre

3. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) pieza de recambio, pieza de repuesto

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) rueda de recambio

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- sparing
- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare

spare¹ adj

1. de repuesto / de recambio

a spare wheel una rueda de repuesto

2. de sobra / sobrante / de más

have you got a spare ticket? ¿tienes una entrada de más? / ¿te sobra una entrada?

spare² vb

1. dar / dejar / tener

can you spare me £10? ¿me puedes dar diez libras?

can you spare me five minutes? ¿tienes cinco minutos?

2. perdonar

they spared his life le perdonaron la vida

... to spare... de sobra

we have lots of time to spare tenemos tiempo de sobra

spare

tr[speə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 (reserve) de repuesto; (free) libre; (extra) de sobra

■ a spare key una llave de repuesto

■ the spare room el cuarto de los invitados

■ a spare moment un momento libre

■ we've got a spare ticket tenemos una entrada de sobra

■ have you got any spare change? ¿tienes algo suelto?

2 (thin, lean) enjuto,-a

noun

1 (spare part) recambio, repuesto

transitive verb

1 (do without) prescindir de, pasar sin

■ we can't spare anyone today no podemos prescindir de nadie hoy

■ can you spare a few coins? ¿te sobran algunas monedas?

■ I can't spare the time no tengo tiempo

■ can you spare me five minutes? ¿tienes cinco minutos?, ¿puedes dedicarme cinco minutos?

2 (begrudge) escatimar

■ no expense was spared no repararon en gastos

■ no trouble was spared no escatimaron esfuerzos

3 (save, relieve) ahorrar, evitar

■ I wanted to spare myself the trouble quería ahorrarme la molestia

■ spare me the gory details ahórrate los detalles escabrosos

4 literal (not harm, not kill, show mercy) perdonar

■ we prayed that his life might be spared rogamos para que le perdonaran la vida

■ he tried to spare her feelings procuró no herir sus sentimientos

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to go spare (become angry) cabrearse, enloquecer 2 (be leftover) sobrar

to spare de sobra

■ have you got any bread to spare? ¿tienes algo de pan de sobra?

to spare a thought for somebody pensar un momento en alguien

to spare somebody's blushes ahorrarle un bochorno a alguien, no hacer que alguien pase vergüenza

spare part (pieza de) recambio, pieza de repuesta

spare time tiempo libre

spare tyre (wheel) rueda de recambio 2 (stomach) michelín nombre masculino

spare wheel rueda de recambio

spare ['spær] vt, spared ; sparing

1) : perdonar

to spare someone's life: perdonarle la vida a alguien

2) save: ahorrar, evitar

I'll spare you the trouble: le evitaré la molestia

3) : prescindir de

I can't spare her: no puedo prescindir de ella

can you spare a dollar?: ¿me das un dólar?

4) stint: escatimar

they spared no expense: no repararon en gastos

5)

to spare : de sobra

spare adj

1) : de repuesto, de recambio

spare tire: llanta de repuesto

2) excess: de más, de sobra

spare time: tiempo libre

3) lean: delgado

spare n or spare part : repuesto m, recambio m

spare

adj.

• descarnado, -a adj.

• desocupado, -a adj.

• disponible adj.

• enjuto, -a adj.

• libre adj.

• sobrante adj.

• sobrero, -a adj.

• suelto, -a adj.

n.

• pieza de recambio s.f.

• recambio s.m.

• repuesto s.m.

v.

• ahorrar v.

• economizar v.

• escasear v.

• evitar v.

I sper, speə(r)
adjective

a) ( not in use) de más

have you got a spare umbrella you could lend me? — ¿tienes un paraguas de más que me puedas prestar?

have you got any spare paper o (BrE also) any paper spare? — ¿tienes un poco de papel que no te haga falta?

to go spare — (BrE colloq) ( become distraught) enloquecerse*, volverse* loco; (lit: be available) sobrar

b) ( in case of need) (before n) <key/cartridge> de repuesto

c) ( free) libre

if you've got a spare minute — si tienes un minuto (libre)

II

noun

a) ( reserve)

I'll take a spare just in case — llevaré uno de repuesto por si acaso

b) spares pl ( spare parts) (BrE) repuestos mpl or (Méx) refacciones fpl

III

transitive verb

1)

a) ( do without)

can you spare your dictionary for a moment? — ¿me permites el diccionario un momento, si no lo necesitas?

if you can spare the time — si tienes or dispones de tiempo

b) ( give)

to spare (somebody) something: can you spare me a pound? ¿tienes una libra que me prestes/des?; can you spare me a few minutes? ¿tienes unos minutos?; to spare a thought for somebody — pensar* un momento en alguien

c)

to spare — (as adj)

there's food to spare — hay comida de sobra

have you got a few minutes to spare? — ¿tienes unos minutos?

we arrived at the station with half an hour to spare — llegamos a la estación con media hora de anticipación

2)

a) (keep from using, stint) (usu neg)

to spare no effort — no escatimar esfuerzos

to spare no expense — no reparar en gastos

b) (save, relieve)

to spare somebody something — \<\<trouble/embarrassment\>\> ahorrarle algo a alguien

spare me the details — ahórrate los detalles

c) (show mercy, consideration toward) perdonar

to spare somebody's life — perdonarle la vida a alguien

to spare somebody's feelings — no herir* los sentimientos de alguien

[spɛǝ(r)]
1. ADJ

1) (=extra) de más, de sobra; (=reserve) de reserva; (=free) libre

there's a spare blanket if you're cold — hay una manta de más or de sobra si tienes frío

take a spare pair of socks — llévate otro par de calcetines

I keep a spare pair of glasses — guardo unas gafas de reserva

I leave a spare key with the neighbours — dejo una llave de reserva en casa de los vecinos

I always keep a bit of spare cash for emergencies — siempre guardo un poco de dinero extra para emergencias

is there a seat spare? — ¿queda algún asiento libre?

is there any milk spare? — ¿queda leche?

have you got a spare jacket I could borrow? — ¿tienes otra chaqueta para prestarme?

I do it whenever I get a spare moment — lo hago cuando tengo un momento libre

spare time — tiempo m libre

• to go spare * — (=be available) sobrar, quedar; (Brit) (=get angry) ponerse como loco *

there are two tickets going spare — quedan or sobran dos entradas

the boss will go spare when he finds out — el jefe se pondrá como loco cuando se entere *

2) (=lean) [body, build] enjuto liter

3) (=sparse) liter austero, sobrio

2. N

1) (gen)

always carry a spare in case you have a puncture — lleve siempre una rueda de recambio or repuesto por si tiene un pinchazo

I've lost my toothbrush and I don't have a spare — he perdido el cepillo de dientes y no tengo otro

2) (also: spare part) (pieza f de) recambio m, (pieza f de) repuesto m, refacción f (Mex)

3. VT

1) (=make available)

can you spare the time? — ¿dispones del tiempo?, ¿tienes tiempo?

it's good of you to spare the time — es muy amable de su parte dedicarme (este) tiempo

I can spare you five minutes — le puedo conceder or dedicar cinco minutos

• to spare a thought for sb — pensar un momento en algn

2) (=do without)

can you spare this for a moment? — ¿me puedo llevar esto un momento?

if you can spare it — si no lo vas a necesitar

we can't spare him now — ahora no podemos prescindir de él

• we completed the job with three days to spare — terminamos el trabajo con tres días de antelación

I arrived at the station with two minutes/time to spare — llegué a la estación con dos minutos de antelación/con tiempo de sobra

there's enough and to spare — basta y sobra, hay más que suficiente para todos

3) (=be grudging with)

she spared no effort in helping me — no escatimó esfuerzos para ayudarme

they spared no expense in refurbishing the house — no repararon en or escatimaron gastos a la hora de renovar la casa

- spare the rod, spoil the child

4) (=show mercy to) perdonar

the fire spared nothing — el incendio no perdonó nada

• to spare sb's feelings — no herir los sentimientos de algn

• to spare sb's life — perdonar la vida a algn

5) (=save) ahorrar, evitar

• I'll spare you the gory details — me ahorraré los detalles escabrosos, te evitaré los detalles escabrosos

• to spare sb the trouble of doing sth — ahorrar or evitar a algn la molestia de hacer algo

I could have spared myself the trouble — podía haberme ahorrado or evitado la molestia
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4.

CPD

spare bedroom N — cuarto m de invitados, habitación f de invitados

spare part N — (pieza f de) repuesto m, (pieza f de) recambio m, refacción f (Mex)

spare room N — cuarto m de invitados, cuarto m para las visitas

spare tyre, spare tire (US) N — (Aut) neumático m de recambio, llanta f de recambio (LAm); (Brit) hum michelín m

spare wheel N — (Aut) rueda f de repuesto or recambio

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I [sper, speə(r)]
adjective

a) ( not in use) de más

have you got a spare umbrella you could lend me? — ¿tienes un paraguas de más que me puedas prestar?

have you got any spare paper o (BrE also) any paper spare? — ¿tienes un poco de papel que no te haga falta?

to go spare — (BrE colloq) ( become distraught) enloquecerse*, volverse* loco; (lit: be available) sobrar

b) ( in case of need) (before n) <key/cartridge> de repuesto

c) ( free) libre

if you've got a spare minute — si tienes un minuto (libre)

II

noun

a) ( reserve)

I'll take a spare just in case — llevaré uno de repuesto por si acaso

b) spares pl ( spare parts) (BrE) repuestos mpl or (Méx) refacciones fpl

III

transitive verb

1)

a) ( do without)

can you spare your dictionary for a moment? — ¿me permites el diccionario un momento, si no lo necesitas?

if you can spare the time — si tienes or dispones de tiempo

b) ( give)

to spare (somebody) something: can you spare me a pound? ¿tienes una libra que me prestes/des?; can you spare me a few minutes? ¿tienes unos minutos?; to spare a thought for somebody — pensar* un momento en alguien

c)

to spare — (as adj)

there's food to spare — hay comida de sobra

have you got a few minutes to spare? — ¿tienes unos minutos?

we arrived at the station with half an hour to spare — llegamos a la estación con media hora de anticipación

2)

a) (keep from using, stint) (usu neg)

to spare no effort — no escatimar esfuerzos

to spare no expense — no reparar en gastos

b) (save, relieve)

to spare somebody something — \<\<trouble/embarrassment\>\> ahorrarle algo a alguien

spare me the details — ahórrate los detalles

c) (show mercy, consideration toward) perdonar

to spare somebody's life — perdonarle la vida a alguien

to spare somebody's feelings — no herir* los sentimientos de alguien

English-spanish dictionary > spare
4 spare

[speə] 1. verb
1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) undvære

2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) afse; afsætte

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) spar

4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) skåne

5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) spare

6) (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 for
2. adjective
1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) ekstra

2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) fri-
3. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) reservedel

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) reservehjul

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- sparing
- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare
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[speə] 1. verb
1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) undvære

2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) afse; afsætte

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) spar

4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) skåne

5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) spare

6) (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 for
2. adjective
1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) ekstra

2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) fri-
3. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) reservedel

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) reservehjul

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- sparing
- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare

English-Danish dictionary > spare
5 spare

I 1. [speə(r)]
nome (part) (pezzo di) ricambio m.; (wheel) ruota f. di scorta

use my pen, I've got a spare — prendi la mia penna, io ne ho una di riserva
2.
aggettivo

1) (surplus) [ cash] di riserva; [capital, land, seat] restante, ancora disponibile; [ copy] d'avanzo; [ moment] libero

I've got a spare ticket — ho un biglietto in più

2) (in reserve) [component, bulb] di ricambio; [ wheel] di scorta

3) (lean) [person, build] esile; [building, style] semplice

4) (meagre) [ diet] povera; [ meal] frugale

5) BE colloq. furioso

to go spare — andare fuori di testa
II 1. [speə(r)]
verbo transitivo

1)

have my pen, I've got one to spare — prendi la mia penna, io ne ho una di riserva

to catch the train with 5 minutes to spare — prendere il treno con 5 minuti di anticipo

I have no time to spare for doing — non ho tempo da perdere per fare

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]

can you spare a minute? — hai un minuto?

to spare a thought for — avere un pensiero per

4) (manage without)

to spare sb. for — fare a meno di qcn. per [ job]
2.
verbo riflessivo

to spare oneself sth. — risparmiarsi qcs

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to spare no effort — fare tutto il possibile

to spare no pains — fare ogni sforzo

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[speə] 1. verb
1) (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, dedicare

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) risparmiare

4) (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.) privarsi

6) (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.) risparmiare
2. adjective
1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) disponibile

2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) libero
3. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) ricambio

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) (pezzo di ricambio)

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- sparing
- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare
* * *
I 1. [speə(r)]
nome (part) (pezzo di) ricambio m.; (wheel) ruota f. di scorta

use my pen, I've got a spare — prendi la mia penna, io ne ho una di riserva
2.
aggettivo

1) (surplus) [ cash] di riserva; [capital, land, seat] restante, ancora disponibile; [ copy] d'avanzo; [ moment] libero

I've got a spare ticket — ho un biglietto in più

2) (in reserve) [component, bulb] di ricambio; [ wheel] di scorta

3) (lean) [person, build] esile; [building, style] semplice

4) (meagre) [ diet] povera; [ meal] frugale

5) BE colloq. furioso

to go spare — andare fuori di testa
II 1. [speə(r)]
verbo transitivo

1)

have my pen, I've got one to spare — prendi la mia penna, io ne ho una di riserva

to catch the train with 5 minutes to spare — prendere il treno con 5 minuti di anticipo

I have no time to spare for doing — non ho tempo da perdere per fare

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]

can you spare a minute? — hai un minuto?

to spare a thought for — avere un pensiero per

4) (manage without)

to spare sb. for — fare a meno di qcn. per [ job]
2.
verbo riflessivo

to spare oneself sth. — risparmiarsi qcs

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to spare no effort — fare tutto il possibile

to spare no pains — fare ogni sforzo

English-Italian dictionary > spare
6 time

1. noun
1) no pl., no art. Zeit, die

the greatest composer of all time — der größte Komponist aller Zeiten

for all time — für immer [und ewig]

past/present/future time — Vergangenheit, die/Gegenwart, die/Zukunft, die

stand the test of time — die Zeit überdauern; sich bewähren

in [the course of] time, as time goes on/went on — mit der Zeit; im Laufe der Zeit

as old as time — uralt

time will tell or show — die Zukunft wird es zeigen

at this point or moment in time — zum gegenwärtigen Zeitpunkt

time flies — die Zeit vergeht [wie] im Fluge

work against time — unter Zeitdruck arbeiten

in time, with time — (sooner or later) mit der Zeit

2) (interval, available or allotted period) Zeit, die

in a week's/month's/year's time — in einer Woche/in einem Monat/Jahr

there is time for that — dafür ist od. haben wir noch Zeit

it takes me all my time to do it — es beansprucht meine ganze Zeit, es zu tun

give one's time to something — einer Sache (Dat.) seine Zeit opfern

waste of time — Zeitverschwendung, die

spend [most of one's/a lot of] time on something/[in] doing something — [die meiste/viel] Zeit mit etwas zubringen/damit verbringen, etwas zu tun

I have been waiting for some/a long time — ich warte schon seit einiger Zeit/schon lange

she will be there for [quite] some time — sie wird ziemlich lange dort sein

be pressed for time — keine Zeit haben; (have to finish quickly) in Zeitnot sein

pass the time — sich (Dat.) die Zeit vertreiben

length of time — Zeit[dauer], die

make time for somebody/something — sich (Dat.) für jemanden/etwas Zeit nehmen

a short time ago — vor kurzem

that's a long time ago — das ist schon lange her

in one's own time — in seiner Freizeit; (whenever one wishes) wann man will

take one's time [over something] — sich (Dat.) [für etwas] Zeit lassen; (be slow) sich (Dat.) Zeit [mit etwas] lassen

time is money — (prov.) Zeit ist Geld (Spr.)

in [good] time — (not late) rechtzeitig

all the or this time — die ganze Zeit; (without ceasing) ständig

in [less than or next to] no time — innerhalb kürzester Zeit; im Nu od. Handumdrehen

in half the time — in der Hälfte der Zeit

half the time — (coll.): (as often as not) fast immer

it will take [some] time — es wird einige Zeit dauern

have the/no time — Zeit/keine Zeit haben

have no time for somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas ist einem seine Zeit zu schade

there is no time to lose or be lost — es ist keine Zeit zu verlieren

lose no time in doing something — (not delay) etwas unverzüglich tun

do time — (coll.) eine Strafe absitzen (ugs.)

in my time — (heyday) zu meiner Zeit (ugs.); (in the course of my life) im Laufe meines Lebens

in my time — (period at a place) zu meiner Zeit (ugs.)

time off or out — freie Zeit

get/take time off — frei bekommen/sich (Dat.) frei nehmen (ugs.)

Time! — (Boxing) Stop!; Time!; (Brit.): (in pub) Feierabend!

have a lot of time for somebody — (fig.) für jemandem viel übrig haben

3) no pl. (moment or period destined for purpose) Zeit, die

harvest/Christmas time — Ernte-/Weihnachtszeit, die

there is a time and place for everything — alles zu seiner Zeit

now is the time to do it — jetzt ist die richtige Zeit, es zu tun

time for lunch — Zeit zum Mittagessen

it is time to go — es wird Zeit zu gehen

and not before time — und es wurde auch Zeit

when the time comes/came — wenn es so weit ist/als es so weit war

on time — (punctually) pünktlich

ahead of time — zu früh [ankommen]; vorzeitig [fertig werden]

all in good time — alles zu seiner Zeit; see also academic.ru/5926/be">be 2. 1)

4) in sing. or pl. (circumstances) Zeit, die

times are good/bad/have changed — die Zeiten sind gut/schlecht/haben sich verändert

have a good time — Spaß haben (ugs.); sich amüsieren

have a hard time [of it] — eine schwere Zeit durchmachen

5) (associated with events or person[s]) Zeit, die

in time of peace/war — in Friedens-/Kriegszeiten

in Tudor/ancient times — zur Zeit der Tudors/der Antike

in former/modern times — früher/heutzutage

ahead of or before one's/its time — seiner Zeit voraus

at one time — (previously) früher

6) (occasion) Mal, das

for the first time — zum ersten Mal

next time you come — wenn du das nächste Mal kommst

ten/a hundred/a thousand times — zehn- / hundert- / tausendmal

many times — sehr oft

many's the time [that]..., many a time... — viele Male...

at all times — jederzeit

at times — gelegentlich

from time to time — von Zeit zu Zeit

at other times — sonst

at one time or another — irgendwann einmal

at a time like this/that — unter diesen/solchen Umständen

at the or that time — (in the past) damals

at one time, at [one and] the same time — (simultaneously) gleichzeitig

at the same time — (nevertheless) gleichwohl

between times — zwischendurch

time and [time] again, time after time — immer [und immer] wieder

pay somebody £6 a time — jemandem für jedes Mal 6 Pfund zahlen

one at a time — einzeln

two at a time — jeweils zwei

for hours/weeks at a time — stundenlang/wochenlang [ohne Unterbrechung]

7) (point in day etc.) [Uhr]zeit, die

at the same time every morning — jeden Morgen um dieselbe Zeit

what time is it?, what is the time? — wie spät ist es?

have you [got] the time? — kannst du mir sagen, wie spät es ist?

tell the time — (read a clock) die Uhr lesen

time of day — Tageszeit, die

[at this] time of [the] year — [um diese] Jahreszeit

at this time of [the] night — zu dieser Nachtstunde

pass the time of day — (coll.) ein paar Worte wechseln

by this/that time — inzwischen

by the time [that] we arrived — bis wir hinkamen

[by] this time tomorrow — morgen um diese Zeit

keep good time — [Uhr:] genau od. richtig gehen

8) (amount) Zeit, die

make good time — gut vorwärts kommen

[your] time's up! — deine Zeit ist um (ugs.) od. abgelaufen

9) (multiplication) mal

three times four — drei mal vier

four times the size of/higher than something — viermal so groß wie/höher als etwas

10) (Mus.) (duration of note) Zeitdauer, die; (measure) Takt, der

in three-four time — im Dreivierteltakt

keep in time with the music — den Takt halten

out of time/in time — aus dem/im Takt

keep time with something — bei etwas den Takt [ein]halten
2. transitive verb
1) (do at correct time) zeitlich abstimmen

be well/ill timed — zur richtigen/falschen Zeit kommen

2) (set to operate at correct time) justieren (Technik); einstellen

3) (arrange time of arrival/departure of)

the bus is timed to connect with the train — der Bus hat einen direkten Anschluss an den Zug

be timed to take 90 minutes — fahrplanmäßig 90 Minuten dauern

4) (measure time taken by) stoppen

time an egg — auf die richtige Kochdauer für ein Ei achten
•• Cultural note:
Times - The Times

Eine britische überregionale Tageszeitung, deren Pendant am Sonntag The Sunday Times ist. Sie ist eine broadsheet-Zeitung und zählt zur seriösen Presse. Sie ist politisch unabhängig, wird jedoch gemeinhin als konservativ angesehen. Sie ist die älteste Zeitung in England und wurde erstmals 1785 veröffentlicht

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1. noun
1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) die Zeit

2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) die Zeit

3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.)

4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') die Zeit

5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) der Zeitpunkt

6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) das Mal

7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) die Zeiten (pl.)

8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) das Tempo
2. verb
1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) Zeit messen von

2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) den Zeitpunkt wählen

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- timeless
- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again
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time

[taɪm]

I. NOUN

1. no pl (considered as a whole) Zeit f

\time stood still die Zeit stand still

\time marches [or moves] on die Zeit bleibt nicht stehen

the best player of all \time der bester Spieler aller Zeiten

in the course of \time mit der Zeit

over the course of \time im Lauf[e] der Zeit

to be a matter [or question] of \time eine Frage der Zeit sein

\time is on sb's side die Zeit arbeitet für jdn

as \time goes by [or on] im Lauf[e] der Zeit

to kill \time die Zeit totschlagen

to make \time for sth sich dat die Zeit für etw akk nehmen

\time-tested [alt]bewährt

for all \time für immer [o alle Zeit]

in \time mit der Zeit

over [or with] \time im Lauf[e] der Zeit

2. no pl (period, duration) Zeit f

\time's up ( fam) die Zeit ist um

we spent part of the \time in Florence, and part of the \time in Rome wir verbrachten unsere Zeit teils in Florenz und teils in Rom

you'll forget her, given \time mit der Zeit wirst du sie vergessen

it will take some \time es wird eine Weile dauern

sorry, folks, we're [all] out of \time now AM, AUS ( fam) tut mir leid Leute, aber wir sind schon über der Zeit

I haven't seen one of those in a long \time so etwas habe ich schon lange nicht mehr gesehen

half the \time, he misses class er fehlt die halbe Zeit

the \time is ripe die Zeit ist reif

we talked about old \times wir sprachen über alte Zeiten

breakfast/holiday \time Frühstücks-/Urlaubszeit f

extra \time SPORT Verlängerung f

they played extra \time sie mussten in die Verlängerung

three minutes into extra \time, Ricardo scored the decisive goal nach drei Minuten Verlängerung erzielte Ricardo das entscheidende Tor

free [or spare] \time Freizeit f

future \time Zukunft f

injury \time BRIT SPORT Nachspielzeit f

to have \time on one's hands viel Zeit zur Verfügung haben

at this moment in \time zum gegenwärtigen Zeitpunkt

period of \time Zeitraum m

for a prolonged period of \time über einen längeren Zeitraum

running \time FILM Spielzeit f

past \time Vergangenheit f

present \time Gegenwart f

in one week's \time in einer Woche

in one's own \time in seiner Freizeit

a short \time later kurz darauf

some/a long \time ago vor einiger/langer Zeit

most of the \time meistens

to do sth for a \time etw eine Zeit lang tun

to find [the] \time to do sth Zeit finden, etw zu tun

to gain/lose \time Zeit gewinnen/verlieren

there's no \time to lose [or to be lost] wir dürfen [jetzt] keine Zeit verlieren, es ist höchste Zeit

to give sb a hard \time ( fam) jdm zusetzen

to have the \time of one's life sich akk großartig amüsieren

to have all the \time in the world alle Zeit der Welt haben

to have an easy/hard \time with sth keine Probleme/Probleme mit etw dat haben

to make \time for sb/sth sich dat Zeit für jdn/etw nehmen

to pass the \time sich dat die Zeit vertreiben

to be pressed for \time in Zeitnot sein

to run out of \time nicht genügend Zeit haben

to save \time Zeit sparen

to spend [a lot of] \time [in] doing sth [viel] Zeit damit verbringen, etw zu tun

to take [a long/short] \time [lange/nicht lange] dauern

to take one's \time sich dat Zeit lassen

to take the \time and trouble to do sth sich dat die Mühe machen, etw zu tun

to waste \time Zeit vergeuden [o verschwenden]

to waste sb's \time jds Zeit vergeuden

after a \time nach einer gewissen Zeit

all the [or this] \time die ganze Zeit; (always) immer

for a \time eine Zeit lang

for a long/short \time [für] lange/kurze Zeit

for the \time being vorläufig

leave the ironing for the \time being - I'll do it later lass das Bügeln einst mal - ich mach's später

in no [or next to no] [or less than no] \time [at all] im Nu

3. (pertaining to clocks)

have you got the \time? können Sie mir sagen, wie spät es ist?

what's the \time? [or what \time is it?] wie spät ist es?

excuse me, have you got the \time [on you]? Entschuldigung, haben Sie eine Uhr?

can you already tell the \time? na, kannst du denn schon die Uhr lesen?

oh dear, is that the right \time? oh je, ist es denn wirklich schon so spät/noch so früh?

the \time is 8.30 es ist 8.30 Uhr

to keep bad/good \time watch, clock falsch/richtig gehen

to gain/lose \time watch, clock vor-/nachgehen

4. (specific time or hour) Zeit f

the \time is drawing near when we'll have to make a decision der Zeitpunkt, zu dem wir uns entscheiden müssen, rückt immer näher

he recalled the \time when they had met er erinnerte sich daran, wie sie sich kennengelernt hatten

do you remember the \time Alistair fell into the river? erinnerst du dich noch daran, wie Alistair in den Fluss fiel?

we always have dinner at the same \time wir essen immer um dieselbe Zeit zu Abend

I was exhausted by the \time I got home ich war erschöpft, als ich zu Hause ankam

I'll call you ahead of \time esp AM ich rufe dich noch davor an

at this \time of day/year zu dieser Tages-/Jahreszeit

for this \time of day/year für diese Tages-/Jahreszeit

what are you doing here at this \time of the day [or night]? was machst du um diese Uhrzeit hier?

this \time tomorrow/next month morgen/nächsten Monat um diese Zeit

5. (occasion) Mal nt

the last \time we went to Paris,... das letzte Mal, als wir nach Paris fuhren,...

I'll know better next \time das nächste Mal bin ich schlauer

there are \times when I... es gibt Augenblicke, in denen ich...

sometimes I enjoy doing it, but at other \times I hate it manchmal mache ich es gerne, dann wiederum gibt es Momente, in denen ich es hasse

every [or each] \time jedes Mal

for the first \time zum ersten Mal

some other \time ein andermal

one/two at a \time jeweils eine(r, s)/zwei; persons jeweils einzeln/zu zweit

at \times manchmal

at all \times immer, jederzeit

at any [given] [or [any] one] \time immer, jederzeit

at the \time damals

at the best of \times im besten [o günstigen] Fall[e]

he can't read a map at the best of \times er kann nicht mal unter normalen Umständen eine Karte lesen

at the present [or AM this] \time im Moment

from \time to \time gelegentlich, ab und zu

6. (frequency) Mal nt

the \times I've told you... [or how many \times have I told you...] wie oft habe ich dir schon gesagt...

these shares are selling at 10 \time earnings diese Aktien werden mit einem Kurs-Gewinn-Verhältnis von 10 verkauft

\time and [\time] again immer [und immer] wieder

three/four \times a week/in a row drei/vier Mal in der Woche/hintereinander

three \times champion BRIT, AUS [or AM three \time champion] dreimaliger Meister/dreimalige Meisterin

three \times as much dreimal so viel

for the hundredth/thousandth/umpteenth \time zum hundertsten/tausendsten/x-ten Mal

lots of [or many] \times oft, viele Male

7. no pl (correct moment)

it's \time for bed es ist Zeit, ins Bett zu gehen

the \time has come to... es ist an der Zeit,...

it's \time [that] I was leaving es wird Zeit, dass ich gehe

[and] about \time [too] BRIT, AUS (yet to be accomplished) wird aber auch [langsam] Zeit!; (already accomplished) wurde aber auch [langsam] Zeit!

it's high \time that she was leaving höchste Zeit, dass sie geht!; (already gone) das war aber auch höchste Zeit, dass sie endlich geht!

we finished two weeks ahead of \time wir sind zwei Wochen früher fertig geworden

we arrived in good \time for the start of the match wir sind rechtzeitig zum Spielbeginn angekommen

to do sth dead [or exactly] [or right] on \time ( fam) etw pünktlich machen fam

the bus arrived dead on \time der Bus kam auf die Minute genau

in \time rechtzeitig

on \time pünktlich; (as scheduled) termingerecht

8. often pl (era, lifetime) Zeit f

\times are difficult [or hard] die Zeiten sind hart

at the \time of the Russian Revolution zur Zeit der Russischen Revolution

in Victorian \times im Viktorianischen Zeitalter

she is one of the best writers of modern \times sie ist eine der besten Schriftstellerinnen dieser Tage [o unserer Zeit]

at one \time, George Eliot lived here George Eliot lebte einmal hier

this was before my \time das war vor meiner Zeit

she has grown old before her \time sie ist vorzeitig gealtert

my grandmother has seen a few things in her \time meine Großmutter hat in ihrem Leben einiges gesehen

\time was when you could... es gab Zeiten, da konnte man...

if one had one's \time over again wenn man noch einmal von vorne anfangen könnte

at his \time of life in seinem Alter

the best.... of all \time der/die beste... aller Zeiten

to keep up [or AM change] with the \times mit der Zeit gehen

to be ahead of [or esp BRIT before] one's \time seiner Zeit voraus sein

to be behind the \times seiner Zeit hinterherhinken

from [or since] \time immemorial [or esp BRIT out of mind] seit undenklichen Zeiten

in [or during] former/medieval \times früher/im Mittelalter

in \times gone by früher

in my \time zu meiner Zeit

in our grandparents' \time zu Zeiten unserer Großeltern

in \times past in der Vergangenheit, früher

9. TRANSP (schedule)

arrival/departure \time Ankunfts-/Abfahrtszeit f

10. (hour registration method)

daylight saving \time Sommerzeit f

Greenwich Mean T\time Greenwicher Zeit f

11. SPORT Zeit f

record \time Rekordzeit f

he won the 100 metres in record \time er gewann das 100-Meter-Rennen in einer neuen Rekordzeit

12. (multiplied)

two \times five is ten zwei mal fünf ist zehn

ten \times bigger than... zehnmal so groß wie...

13. no pl MUS Takt m

to be/play out of \time aus dem Takt sein

to beat \time den Rhythmus schlagen

to get out of \time aus dem Takt kommen

to keep \time den Takt halten

in three-four \time im Dreivierteltakt

14. (remunerated work)

part \time Teilzeit f

short \time BRIT Kurzarbeit f

to have \time off frei haben

to take \time off sich dat freinehmen

\time off arbeitsfreie Zeit

to be paid double \time den doppelten Stundensatz [o 100% Zuschlag] bezahlt bekommen

to work [or be on] short \time BRIT kurzarbeiten

15. BRIT (end of pub hours)

“\time [please]!” „Feierabend!“ (wenn ein Pub abends schließt)

16. ([not] like)

to not give sb the \time of day jdn ignorieren

to not have much \time for sb jdn nicht mögen

to have a lot of \time for sb großen Respekt vor jdm haben

17.

▶ \times are changing die Zeiten ändern sich

▶ to do [or serve] \time ( fam) sitzen fig fam

▶ \time is of the essence die Zeit drängt

▶ \time flies [when you're having fun] ( saying) wie die Zeit vergeht!

▶ all good things in all good \time alles zu seiner Zeit

▶ \time is a great healer, \time heals all wounds ( prov) die Zeit heilt alle Wunden prov

▶ \time hangs heavy die Zeit steht still

▶ \time is money ( prov) Zeit ist Geld prov

▶ to know the \time of the day sich akk auskennen

▶ \time moves on [or passes] die Zeit rast

▶ there's a \time and a place [for everything] ( prov) alles zu seiner Zeit

▶ there's no \time like the present ( saying) was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgen prov

▶ [only] \time can [or will] tell ( saying) erst die Zukunft wird es zeigen

▶ \time and tide wait for no man [or no one] ( prov) man muss die Gelegenheit beim Schopf[e] packen

▶ a week is a long \time in politics ( saying) eine Woche ist lang in der Politik

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (measure duration)

▪ to \time sb over 100 metres jds Zeit beim 100-Meter-Lauf nehmen

the winning team was \timed at 5 minutes 26 seconds die Siegermannschaft wurde mit 5 Minuten und 26 Sekunden gestoppt

to \time an egg darauf achten, dass man fürs Eierkochen die richtige Zeit einhält

2. (choose best moment for)

▪ to \time sth für etw akk den richtigen Zeitpunkt wählen

to be ill/well \timed zum genau falschen/richtigen Zeitpunkt kommen

3. (arrange when sth should happen)

▪ to \time sth to... etw so planen, dass...

we \timed our trip to coincide with her wedding wir legten unsere Reise so, dass sie mit ihrer Hochzeit zusammenfiel

to \time a bomb to explode at... eine Bombe so einstellen, dass sie um... explodiert

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[taɪm]
1. NOUN

1) Zeit f

how time flies! — wie die Zeit vergeht!

only time will tell whether... — es muss sich erst herausstellen, ob...

it takes time to do that — das erfordert or braucht (seine) Zeit

to take (one's) time (over sth) — sich (dat) (bei etw) Zeit lassen

it took me all my time to finish — ich bin gerade noch fertig geworden

in (the course of) time — mit der Zeit

in ( next to or less than) no time — im Nu, im Handumdrehen

at this ( present) point or moment in time — zu diesem or zum gegenwärtigen Zeitpunkt

to have a lot of/no time for sb/sth — viel/keine Zeit für jdn/etw haben; ( fig

to find time (for sb/sth) — Zeit (für jdn/etw) finden

to make time (for sb/sth) — sich (dat) Zeit (für jdn/etw) nehmen

time is on our side — die Zeit arbeitet für uns

he lost no time in telling her —

there is no time to lose — es gibt keine Zeit (mehr) zu verlieren

my time is my own — ich kann frei über meine Zeit verfügen

in or given time — mit der Zeit

in one's own/the company's time — in or während der Freizeit/Arbeitszeit

don't rush, do it in your own time — nur keine Hast, tun Sie es, wie Sie es können

time is money (prov) — Zeit ist Geld (prov)

time and tide wait for no man (Prov) — das Rad der Zeit hält niemand auf (Prov)

for some time past — seit einiger Zeit

I don't know what she's saying half the time (inf) — meistens verstehe ich gar nicht, was sie sagt

in two weeks' time — in zwei Wochen

for a time — eine Zeit lang

not before time (Brit) — das wurde auch (langsam) Zeit

to do time ( inf, in prison ) — sitzen (inf)

I get them mixed up all the time I knew that all the time — ich verwechsle sie immer das wusste ich die ganze Zeit

to be in good time — rechtzeitig dran sein

let me know in good time — sagen Sie mir rechtzeitig Bescheid

all in good time — alles zu seiner Zeit

he'll let you know in his own good time — er wird Ihnen Bescheid sagen, wenn er so weit ist

he does everything in his own good time — er lässt sich bei nichts hetzen

(for) a long time — lange

I'm going away for a long time — ich fahre für or auf längere Zeit weg

it's a long time ( since...) — es ist schon lange her(, seit...)

what a (long) time you have been! — du hast( aber) lange gebraucht!

(for) a short time — kurz

a short time later — kurz darauf

a short time ago — vor Kurzem

in a short time they were all gone — nach kurzer Zeit waren alle gegangen

to have time on one's hands —

too many people who have time on their hands — zu viele Leute, die zu viel freie Zeit haben

having time on my hands I went into a café — da ich (noch) Zeit hatte, ging ich ins Café

2)

by clock what time is it?, what's the time? — wie spät ist es?, wie viel Uhr ist es?

what time do you make it? — wie spät haben Sies?

my watch keeps good time — meine Uhr geht genau

the time is 2.30 — es ist 2.30 Uhr, die Zeit: 2.30 Uhr

it's 2 o'clock local time — es ist 2.00 Uhr Ortszeit

what was his time? (in race) — welche Zeit hatte er?

the winning time was... — die Zeit des Siegers war...

it's time (for me/us etc) to go, it's time I was/we were etc going, it's time I/we etc went — es wird Zeit, dass ich gehe/wir gehen etc

it's time for tea — es ist Teezeit

time gentlemen please! — Feierabend! (inf), bitte, trinken Sie aus, wir schließen gleich

to pass the time of day (with sb) — (mit jdm) über Belanglosigkeiten reden

I wouldn't even give him the time of day — ich würde ihm nicht einmal guten or Guten Tag sagen __diams; to tell the time (person) die Uhr kennen; (instrument) die Uhrzeit anzeigen

can you tell the time? — kennst du die Uhr? __diams; to make good time gut or schnell vorankommen

if we get to Birmingham by 3 we'll be making good time — wenn wir um 3 Uhr in Birmingham sind, sind wir ziemlich schnell

it's about time he was here (he has arrived) — es wird (aber) auch Zeit, dass er kommt; (he has not arrived) es wird langsam Zeit, dass er kommt

(and) about time too! — das wird aber auch Zeit! __diams; ahead of time zu früh

we are ahead of time — wir sind früh dran __diams; behind time zu spät

we are behind time — wir sind spät dran

at any time during the day — zu jeder Tageszeit

not at this time of night! — nicht zu dieser nachtschlafenden Zeit or Stunde!

at one time — früher, einmal

at any time — jederzeit

come (at) any time — du kannst jederzeit kommen

at no time — niemals

at the same time (lit) — gleichzeitig

they arrived at the same time as us — sie kamen zur gleichen Zeit an wie wir

but at the same time, you must admit that... — aber andererseits müssen Sie zugeben, dass...

it was hard, but at the same time you could have tried — es war schwierig, aber Sie hätten es trotzdem versuchen können __diams; in/on time rechtzeitig

to be in time for sth — rechtzeitig zu etw kommen

on time — pünktlich

the trains are on time — die Züge fahren pünktlich

the trains are running to time — die Züge fahren pünktlich

3) = moment, season Zeit f

there's a time and a place for everything — alles zu seiner Zeit

this is hardly the time or the place to... — dies ist wohl kaum die rechte Zeit oder der rechte Ort, um...

this is no time for quarrelling or to quarrel — jetzt ist nicht die Zeit, sich zu streiten

well, this is a fine time to tell me that (iro) — Sie haben sich (dat) wahrhaftig eine gute Zeit ausgesucht, um mir das zu sagen

there are times when... — es gibt Augenblicke, wo or da (geh)...

at the or that time — damals, zu der Zeit, seinerzeit

at this (particular) time, at the present time — zurzeit

sometimes..., (at) other times... —

from that time on since that time — von der Zeit an, von da an seit der Zeit

this time last year/week — letztes Jahr/letzte Woche um diese Zeit

to choose or pick one's time — sich (dat) einen günstigen Zeitpunkt aussuchen

to die before one's time — zu früh sterben

my time is ( almost) up — meine or die Zeit ist (gleich) um

the time has come (to do sth) — es ist an der Zeit(, etw zu tun)

the time has come for us to leave — es ist Zeit für uns zu gehen

when the time comes — wenn es so weit ist

when her time comes (of pregnant woman) — wenn es (mit dem Baby) so weit ist

when the time comes for you to be the leader — wenn Sie an der Reihe sind, die Führung zu übernehmen __diams; at + times manchmal

at all times — jederzeit, immer

at various times in the past — schon verschiedene Male or verschiedentlich __diams; between times (inf) zwischendurch

by the time it had finished — als es zu Ende war

by the time we arrive, there's not going to be anything left — bis wir ankommen, ist nichts mehr übrig

by that time we knew — da or inzwischen wussten wir es

by that time we'll know — dann or bis dahin wissen wir es __diams; by this time inzwischen

by this time next year/tomorrow — nächstes Jahr/morgen um diese Zeit __diams; from time to time, (US) time to time dann und wann, von Zeit zu Zeit

until such time as... — so lange bis...

until such time as you apologize — solange du dich nicht entschuldigst, bis du dich entschuldigst

this time of the day/year — diese Tages-/Jahreszeit

at this time of the week/month — zu diesem Zeitpunkt der Woche/des Monats

now's the time to do it —

now's my/your etc time to do it — jetzt habe ich/hast du etc Gelegenheit, es zu tun

4)

= occasion this time — diesmal, dieses Mal

every or each time... — jedes Mal, wenn...

many a time, many times — viele Male

many's the time I have heard him say... — ich habe ihn schon oft sagen hören...

for the last time — zum letzten Mal

and he's not very bright at the best of times — und er ist ohnehin or sowieso nicht sehr intelligent

the time before — das letzte or vorige Mal

the time before last — das vorletzte Mal

time and (time) again, time after time — immer wieder, wieder und wieder (geh)

I've told you a dozen times... — ich habe dir schon x-mal gesagt...

nine times out of ten... — neun von zehn Malen...

she comes three times a week — sie kommt dreimal pro Woche or in der Woche

they came in one/three etc at a time — sie kamen einzeln/immer zu dritt etc herein

four at a time — vier auf einmal

for weeks at a time — wochenlang __diams; a time

he pays me £10 a time — er zahlt mir jedes Mal £ 10

rides on the roundabout cost £2 a time — eine Fahrt auf dem Karussell kostet £ 2 __diams; (the) next time

(the) next time I see you — wenn ich dich nächstes Mal or das nächste Mal sehe

(the) last time he was here — letztes Mal or das letzte Mal, als er hier war

5) MATH

2 times 3 is 6 — 2 mal 3 ist 6

it was ten times as big as or ten times the size of... —

our profits are rising four times faster than our competitors' — unsere Gewinne steigen viermal so schnell wie die unserer Konkurrenten

6)

= rate Sunday is (paid) double time/time and a half — sonntags gibt es 100%/50% Zuschlag

7) = era Zeit f

this is the greatest problem of our time — das ist das größte Problem unserer Zeit

in my time — zu meiner Zeit

it happened before my time — das war vor meiner Zeit

of all time — aller Zeiten

time was when... — es gab Zeiten, da...

he is ahead of his time or before his time — er ist seiner Zeit (weit) voraus

in Victorian times — im Viktorianischen Zeitalter

in olden times — in alten Zeiten

times are hard — die Zeiten sind hart or schwer

when times are hard —

times change — die Zeiten ändern sich

times are changing — es kommen andere Zeiten

times are changing for the better/worse — es kommen bessere/schlechtere Zeiten

times have changed for the better/worse — die Zeiten haben sich gebessert/verschlechtert

to be behind the times — rückständig sein, hinter dem Mond leben (inf)

to keep up with the times — mit der Zeit gehen

8)

= experience to have the time of one's life — eine herrliche Zeit verbringen, sich glänzend amüsieren

what a time we had or that was! —

what times we had!, what times they were! — das waren (noch) Zeiten!

to have an easy/a hard time — es leicht/schwer haben

we had an easy/a hard time getting to the finals — es war leicht für uns/wir hatten Schwierigkeiten, in die Endrunde zu kommen

was it difficult? – no, we had an easy time (of it) —

he didn't have an easy time of it in the operating theatre — er war im Operationssaal schlimm dran

to have a bad/rough time — viel mitmachen

to give sb a bad/rough etc time (of it) — jdm das Leben schwer machen

we had such a bad time with the travel agency —

the goalkeeper had a rough time — der Torwart hatte schwer zu kämpfen

we had a good time — es war (sehr) schön, es hat uns (dat)

he doesn't look as though he's having a good time — es scheint ihm hier nicht besonders gut zu gefallen

have a good time! — viel Vergnügen or Spaß!

to show sb a good time — jdn ausführen

she'll give you a good time for £30 — bei ihr kannst du dich für £ 30 amüsieren

9) = rhythm Takt m

(to be) in time (with) — im Takt (sein) (mit)

(to be) out of time — aus dem Takt (sein)

you're singing out of time (with the others) — du singst nicht im Takt (mit den anderen)

3/4 time — Dreivierteltakt m

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1)

= choose time of to time sth perfectly — genau den richtigen Zeitpunkt für etw wählen

you must learn to time your requests a little more tactfully — du musst lernen, deine Forderungen zu einem geeigneteren Zeitpunkt vorzubringen

he timed his arrival to coincide with... —

you timed that well — du hast dir den richtigen Zeitpunkt (dafür) ausgesucht

the bomb is timed to explode at... — die Bombe ist so eingestellt, dass sie um... explodiert

2) = measure time of with stopwatch stoppen; speed messen

to time sb (over 1000 metres) — jdn (auf 1000 Meter) stoppen, jds Zeit (auf or über 1000 Meter) nehmen

time how long it takes you, time yourself — sieh auf die Uhr, wie lange du brauchst; (with stopwatch) stopp, wie lange du brauchst

to time an egg — auf die Uhr sehen, wenn man ein Ei kocht

a computer that times its operator — ein Computer, der die Zeit misst, die sein Operator braucht

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time [taım]

A s

1. Zeit f:

time past, present, and to come Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft;

for all time für alle Zeiten;

as time went on im Laufe der Zeit;

time will show die Zeit wird es lehren;

Father Time die Zeit (personifiziert);

(as) old as time uralt;

time is money (Sprichwort) Zeit ist Geld

2. (endliche oder irdische) Zeit (Ggs Ewigkeit)

3. ASTRON Zeit f:

astronomical time

4. Zeit f, Uhr(zeit) f:

what’s the time?, what time is it? wie viel Uhr ist es?, wie spät ist es?;

what time? um wie viel Uhr?;

the time is half past three es ist jetzt halb vier;

at this time of day

a) zu dieser (späten) Tageszeit, zu so später Stunde,

b) fig so spät, in diesem späten Stadium;

can you tell me the time of day?, have you got the time? können Sie mir sagen, wie spät es ist?;

pass the time of day

a) sich Gesellschaft leisten,

b) (kurz) miteinander plaudern;

pass the time of day with sb

a) jemandem Gesellschaft leisten,

b) (kurz) mit jemandem plaudern;

know the time of day umg wissen, was es geschlagen hat;

so that’s the time of day! umg so stehts also!;

some time about noon etwa um Mittag;

this time tomorrow morgen um diese Zeit;

this time twelve months heute übers Jahr;

keep good time richtig oder genau gehen (Uhr)

5. Zeit(dauer) f, Zeitabschnitt m, ( auch PHYS Fall- etc) Dauer f, WIRTSCH auch Arbeitszeit f (im Herstellungsprozess etc):

a long time lange Zeit;

that was a long time ago das ist schon lange her;

some time longer noch einige Zeit;

be a long time in doing sth lange (Zeit) dazu brauchen, etwas zu tun;

long time no hear (see) umg wir haben ja schon seit einer Ewigkeit nichts mehr voneinander gehört (wir haben uns ja schon seit einer Ewigkeit nicht mehr gesehen);

time of a draft WIRTSCH Laufzeit f eines Wechsels;

in times of war in Kriegszeiten; → all A 1, hard A 10, no¹ C 1, probation 3

6. Zeit(punkt) f(m):

time of arrival Ankunftszeit;

an unfortunate time ein unglücklicher Zeitpunkt;

at the time

a) zu dieser Zeit, damals,

b) gerade;

at the present time derzeit, gegenwärtig;

at the same time

a) gleichzeitig, zur selben Zeit,

b) trotzdem;

at that time zu der Zeit;

at this time of the year zu dieser Jahreszeit;

at one time einst, früher (einmal);

at some time irgendwann (einmal);

for the time für den Augenblick;

for the time being

a) vorläufig, fürs Erste,

b) unter den gegenwärtigen Umständen;

in three weeks’ time in oder binnen drei Wochen; → about A 2, departure 2

7. meist pl Zeit(alter) f(n), Zeiten pl, Epoche f:

at ( oder in) the time of Queen Anne zur Zeit der Königin Anna;

in our time in unserer Zeit;

she was a legend in her own time sie war schon zu Lebzeiten eine Legende;

other times, other manners (Sprichwort) andere Zeiten, andere Sitten; → old A 4

8. pl Zeiten pl, Zeitverhältnisse pl

9. the times pl die Zeit: → move B 2

10. Frist f, (zugemessene) Zeit:

time of delivery WIRTSCH Lieferfrist, -zeit;

time for payment Zahlungsfrist;

ask time WIRTSCH um Frist(verlängerung) bitten;

you must give me time Sie müssen mir Zeit geben oder lassen

11. (verfügbare) Zeit:

buy a little time etwas Zeit schinden, eine kleine Galgenfrist gewinnen;

I can never call my time my own ich kann nie frei über meine Zeit verfügen;

have no time keine Zeit haben;

have no time for sb fig nichts übrighaben für jemanden;

have all the time in the world umg jede Menge Zeit haben;

take (the) time sich die Zeit nehmen ( to do zu tun);

take one’s time sich Zeit lassen;

take your time auch es eilt nicht, überleg es dir in aller Ruhe;

time is up! die Zeit ist um oder abgelaufen!; → forelock¹

12. ( oft schöne) Zeit, Erlebnis n:

have the time of one’s life

a) sich großartig amüsieren,

b) leben wie ein Fürst

13. unangenehme Zeit, Unannehmlichkeit f

14. (Zeit-)Lohn m, besonders Stundenlohn m

15. umg (Zeit f im) Knast m:

do time (im Gefängnis) sitzen ( for wegen)

16. Lehrzeit f, -jahre pl

17. (bestimmte oder passende) Zeit:

the time has come for sth to happen es ist an der Zeit, dass etwas geschieht;

there is a time for everything, all in good time alles zu seiner Zeit;

it’s time for bed es ist Zeit, ins oder zu Bett zu gehen;

it’s time for breakfast es ist Zeit zum Frühstück(en); → high time

18. a) (natürliche oder normale) Zeit

b) (Lebens)Zeit f:

time of life Alter n;

his time is drawing near seine Zeit ist gekommen, sein Tod naht heran;

the time was not yet die Zeit war noch nicht gekommen

19. a) Schwangerschaft f

b) Niederkunft f:

she is far on in her time sie ist hochschwanger;

she is near her time sie steht kurz vor der Entbindung

20. (günstige) Zeit:

now is the time jetzt ist die passende Gelegenheit, jetzt gilt es ( beide:

to do zu tun);

at such times bei solchen Gelegenheiten

21. Mal n:

the first time das erste Mal;

for the first time zum ersten Mal;

each time that … jedes Mal, wenn …;

time and again, time after time immer wieder;

at some other time, another time ein andermal;

at a time auf einmal, zusammen, zugleich, jeweils;

one at a time einzeln, immer eine(r, s);

two at a time zu zweit, paarweise, jeweils zwei; → every Bes Redew, lucky 1

22. pl mal, …mal:

three times four is twelve drei mal vier ist zwölf;

twenty times zwanzigmal;

three times the population of Coventry dreimal so viele Einwohner wie Coventry;

four times the size of yours viermal so groß wie deines;

six times the amount die sechsfache Menge;

several times mehrmals

23. besonders SPORT (erzielte, gestoppte) Zeit:

the winner’s time is 2.50 minutes

24. Einheit f der Zeit (im Drama)

25. LIT metrische Einheit, besonders Mora f (kleinste metrische Einheit im Verstakt)

26. Tempo n, Zeitmaß n

27. MUS

a) → time value

b) Tempo n, Zeitmaß n

c) Rhythmus m, Takt(bewegung) m(f)

d) Takt (-art f) m:

time variation Tempoveränderung f;

in time to the music im Takt zur Musik;

beat (keep) time den Takt schlagen (halten)

28. MIL Marschtempo n, Schritt m: → mark¹ B 1

B v/t

1. (mit der Uhr) messen, (ab-)stoppen, die Zeit messen von (oder gen)

2. timen ( auch SPORT), die Zeit oder den richtigen Zeitpunkt wählen oder bestimmen für, zur rechten Zeit tun

3. zeitlich abstimmen

4. die Zeit festsetzen für, (zeitlich) legen:

the train is timed to leave at 7 der Zug soll um 7 abfahren;

he timed the test at 30 minutes er setzte für den Test 30 Minuten an

5. eine Uhr richten, stellen:

the alarm clock is timed to ring at six der Wecker ist auf sechs gestellt

6. zeitlich regeln (to nach), TECH den Zündpunkt etc einstellen, (elektronisch etc) steuern

7. das Tempo oder den Takt angeben für

C v/i

1. Takt halten

2. zeitlich zusammen- oder übereinstimmen ( with mit)Besondere Redewendungen: against time gegen die Zeit oder Uhr, mit größter Eile;

be ahead of time zu früh (daran) sein;

be (well) ahead of ( oder in advance of) one’s time seiner Zeit (weit) voraus sein;

be behind time zu spät daran sein, Verspätung haben;

be 10 minutes behind time 10 Minuten Verspätung haben;

be behind one’s time rückständig sein;

between times in den Zwischenzeiten;

five minutes from time SPORT fünf Minuten vor Schluss;

from time to time von Zeit zu Zeit;

in time

a) rechtzeitig ( to do um zu tun),

b) mit der Zeit,

c) im (richtigen) Takt in time of in Zeiten von (od gen);

on time

a) pünktlich,

b) bes US für eine (bestimmte) Zeit,

c) WIRTSCH US auf Zeit, besonders auf Raten out of time

a) zur Unzeit, unzeitig,

b) vorzeitig,

c) zu spät,

d) aus dem Takt oder Schritt till such time as … so lange, bis …;

with time mit der Zeit;

time was, when … die Zeit ist vorüber, als …;

time has been when … es gab eine Zeit, da …; → any A 2, no¹ C 1

t. abk

1. teaspoon (teaspoonful) TL

2. temperature

3. tempore, in the time of

4. LING tense

5. time

6. ton ( tons pl) t

7. LING transitive

T. abk

1. teaspoon (teaspoonful) TL

2. territory

3. Thursday Do.

4. time

5. Tuesday Di.

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1. noun
1) no pl., no art. Zeit, die

the greatest composer of all time — der größte Komponist aller Zeiten

for all time — für immer [und ewig]

past/present/future time — Vergangenheit, die/Gegenwart, die/Zukunft, die

stand the test of time — die Zeit überdauern; sich bewähren

in [the course of] time, as time goes on/went on — mit der Zeit; im Laufe der Zeit

as old as time — uralt

time will tell or show — die Zukunft wird es zeigen

at this point or moment in time — zum gegenwärtigen Zeitpunkt

time flies — die Zeit vergeht [wie] im Fluge

work against time — unter Zeitdruck arbeiten

in time, with time — (sooner or later) mit der Zeit

2) (interval, available or allotted period) Zeit, die

in a week's/month's/year's time — in einer Woche/in einem Monat/Jahr

there is time for that — dafür ist od. haben wir noch Zeit

it takes me all my time to do it — es beansprucht meine ganze Zeit, es zu tun

give one's time to something — einer Sache (Dat.) seine Zeit opfern

waste of time — Zeitverschwendung, die

spend [most of one's/a lot of] time on something/[in] doing something — [die meiste/viel] Zeit mit etwas zubringen/damit verbringen, etwas zu tun

I have been waiting for some/a long time — ich warte schon seit einiger Zeit/schon lange

she will be there for [quite] some time — sie wird ziemlich lange dort sein

be pressed for time — keine Zeit haben; (have to finish quickly) in Zeitnot sein

pass the time — sich (Dat.) die Zeit vertreiben

length of time — Zeit[dauer], die

make time for somebody/something — sich (Dat.) für jemanden/etwas Zeit nehmen

a short time ago — vor kurzem

that's a long time ago — das ist schon lange her

in one's own time — in seiner Freizeit; (whenever one wishes) wann man will

take one's time [over something] — sich (Dat.) [für etwas] Zeit lassen; (be slow) sich (Dat.) Zeit [mit etwas] lassen

time is money — (prov.) Zeit ist Geld (Spr.)

in [good] time — (not late) rechtzeitig

all the or this time — die ganze Zeit; (without ceasing) ständig

in [less than or next to] no time — innerhalb kürzester Zeit; im Nu od. Handumdrehen

in half the time — in der Hälfte der Zeit

half the time — (coll.): (as often as not) fast immer

it will take [some] time — es wird einige Zeit dauern

have the/no time — Zeit/keine Zeit haben

have no time for somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas ist einem seine Zeit zu schade

there is no time to lose or be lost — es ist keine Zeit zu verlieren

lose no time in doing something — (not delay) etwas unverzüglich tun

do time — (coll.) eine Strafe absitzen (ugs.)

in my time — (heyday) zu meiner Zeit (ugs.); (in the course of my life) im Laufe meines Lebens

in my time — (period at a place) zu meiner Zeit (ugs.)

time off or out — freie Zeit

get/take time off — frei bekommen/sich (Dat.) frei nehmen (ugs.)

Time! — (Boxing) Stop!; Time!; (Brit.): (in pub) Feierabend!

have a lot of time for somebody — (fig.) für jemandem viel übrig haben

3) no pl. (moment or period destined for purpose) Zeit, die

harvest/Christmas time — Ernte-/Weihnachtszeit, die

there is a time and place for everything — alles zu seiner Zeit

now is the time to do it — jetzt ist die richtige Zeit, es zu tun

time for lunch — Zeit zum Mittagessen

it is time to go — es wird Zeit zu gehen

and not before time — und es wurde auch Zeit

when the time comes/came — wenn es so weit ist/als es so weit war

on time — (punctually) pünktlich

ahead of time — zu früh [ankommen]; vorzeitig [fertig werden]

all in good time — alles zu seiner Zeit; see also be 2. 1)

4) in sing. or pl. (circumstances) Zeit, die

times are good/bad/have changed — die Zeiten sind gut/schlecht/haben sich verändert

have a good time — Spaß haben (ugs.); sich amüsieren

have a hard time [of it] — eine schwere Zeit durchmachen

5) (associated with events or person[s]) Zeit, die

in time of peace/war — in Friedens-/Kriegszeiten

in Tudor/ancient times — zur Zeit der Tudors/der Antike

in former/modern times — früher/heutzutage

ahead of or before one's/its time — seiner Zeit voraus

at one time — (previously) früher

6) (occasion) Mal, das

for the first time — zum ersten Mal

next time you come — wenn du das nächste Mal kommst

ten/a hundred/a thousand times — zehn- / hundert- / tausendmal

many times — sehr oft

many's the time [that]..., many a time... — viele Male...

at all times — jederzeit

at times — gelegentlich

from time to time — von Zeit zu Zeit

at other times — sonst

at one time or another — irgendwann einmal

at a time like this/that — unter diesen/solchen Umständen

at the or that time — (in the past) damals

at one time, at [one and] the same time — (simultaneously) gleichzeitig

at the same time — (nevertheless) gleichwohl

between times — zwischendurch

time and [time] again, time after time — immer [und immer] wieder

pay somebody £6 a time — jemandem für jedes Mal 6 Pfund zahlen

one at a time — einzeln

two at a time — jeweils zwei

for hours/weeks at a time — stundenlang/wochenlang [ohne Unterbrechung]

7) (point in day etc.) [Uhr]zeit, die

at the same time every morning — jeden Morgen um dieselbe Zeit

what time is it?, what is the time? — wie spät ist es?

have you [got] the time? — kannst du mir sagen, wie spät es ist?

tell the time — (read a clock) die Uhr lesen

time of day — Tageszeit, die

[at this] time of [the] year — [um diese] Jahreszeit

at this time of [the] night — zu dieser Nachtstunde

pass the time of day — (coll.) ein paar Worte wechseln

by this/that time — inzwischen

by the time [that] we arrived — bis wir hinkamen

[by] this time tomorrow — morgen um diese Zeit

keep good time — [Uhr:] genau od. richtig gehen

8) (amount) Zeit, die

make good time — gut vorwärts kommen

[your] time's up! — deine Zeit ist um (ugs.) od. abgelaufen

9) (multiplication) mal

three times four — drei mal vier

four times the size of/higher than something — viermal so groß wie/höher als etwas

10) (Mus.) (duration of note) Zeitdauer, die; (measure) Takt, der

in three-four time — im Dreivierteltakt

keep in time with the music — den Takt halten

out of time/in time — aus dem/im Takt

keep time with something — bei etwas den Takt [ein]halten
2. transitive verb
1) (do at correct time) zeitlich abstimmen

be well/ill timed — zur richtigen/falschen Zeit kommen

2) (set to operate at correct time) justieren (Technik); einstellen

3) (arrange time of arrival/departure of)

the bus is timed to connect with the train — der Bus hat einen direkten Anschluss an den Zug

be timed to take 90 minutes — fahrplanmäßig 90 Minuten dauern

4) (measure time taken by) stoppen

time an egg — auf die richtige Kochdauer für ein Ei achten
•• Cultural note:
Times - The Times

Eine britische überregionale Tageszeitung, deren Pendant am Sonntag The Sunday Times ist. Sie ist eine broadsheet-Zeitung und zählt zur seriösen Presse. Sie ist politisch unabhängig, wird jedoch gemeinhin als konservativ angesehen. Sie ist die älteste Zeitung in England und wurde erstmals 1785 veröffentlicht

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adj.

zeitlich adj. n.

Tempo -s n.

Zeit -en f.

English-german dictionary > time
7 time

1. noun
1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) hora

2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tiempo

3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) momento; hora

4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tiempo

5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) momento

6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) vez

7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) época, período; momentos

8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo

2. verb
1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) cronometrar

2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) escoger el momento de/para

•

- timeless
- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again

time¹ n

1. tiempo

what do you do in your free time? ¿qué haces en tu tiempo libre?

I haven't got time no tengo tiempo

2. vez

how many times have you been to Italy? ¿cuántas veces has estado en Italia?

take the tablets three times a day toma las pastillas tres veces al día

3. hora

what time is it? ¿qué hora es?

all the time todo el tiempo / constantemente

at times a veces

for the time being por el momento / de momento

from time to time de vez en cuando

it's time... es hora de que...

it's time you went to bed es hora de que te vayas a la cama

just in time justo a tiempo

on time a la hora

to have a good time pasarlo bien

to take your time tomarte el tiempo necesario

to tell the time decir la hora

time² vb calcular el tiempo / cronometrar

we timed the journey calculamos cuánto tiempo duró el viaje

El gerundio de time se escribe timing

time

tr[taɪm]

noun

1 (period) tiempo

■ I haven't got time to finish this no tengo tiempo para acabar esto

■ time flies when you're enjoying yourself el tiempo vuela cuando uno se lo pasa bien

■ what a waste of time qué pérdida de tiempo

■ in an hour's time dentro de una hora

2 (short period) rato

■ we spoke for a time hablamos durante un rato

■ you've been a long time has tardado mucho

3 (of day) hora

■ it's time to go es (la) hora de marchar

■ what time is it? qué hora es?

■ this time next week, we'll be on the beach la semana que viene a esta hora, estaremos en la playa

■ by the time he gets here, it'll be time to go home cuando llegue él, será la hora de volver a casa

4 (age, period, season) época

■ it's warm for the time of year hace bastante calor para la época del año

■ in Victorian times en la época victoriana

■ these are hard times son tiempos difíciles

5 (occasion) vez nombre femenino

■ how many times have you been to London? ¿cuántas veces has estado en Londres?

■ the last time I saw her,... la última vez que la vi,...

■ we left at the same time salimos a la vez

6 (suitable moment) momento

■ this is not really the time to talk about that no es el momento de hablar de eso

7 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL compás nombre masculino

■ you're out of time has perdido el compás

8 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL la hora de cerrar

■ time now please! ¡hora de cerrar!

9 familiar (imprisonment) condena

■ he did time for robbery when he was young cumplió una condena por robo cuando era joven

transitive verb

1 (measure time) medir la duración de, calcular; (races, etc) cronometrar

■ he timed his journey to work calculó cuánto tarda en llegar al trabajo

2 (schedule) estar previsto,-a

■ the plane is timed to arrive at 12 o'clock el avión tiene su llegada prevista para las doce horas

■ the bomb was timed to explode during the parade la bomba estaba preparada para explotar durante el desfile

■ you timed that well - I've just made some tea has llegado en el momento justo - acabo de hacer té

plural noun times

1 veces nombre femenino plural

■ 4 times 5 is 20 4 por 5 son 20, 4 veces 5 son 20

■ it's three times more expensive than last year es tres veces más caro que el año pasado

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

(and) about time ya era hora

all the time todo el rato, todo el tiempo

at all times siempre

at any time en cualquier momento

at no time nunca

at one time en un tiempo

at the same time al mismo tiempo

at the time / at that time entonces

at times a veces

behind the times anticuado,-a

behind time tarde

for the time being de momento

from time to time de vez en cuando

in no time (at all) en seguida

in time (in the long run) con el tiempo 2 (not late) a tiempo

in time to the music al compás de la música

many a time a menudo

not to give somebody the time of day no darle a alguien ni la hora

on time puntual

one/two/three at a time de uno en uno/de dos en dos/de tres en tres

time after time una y otra vez

time's up se acabó el tiempo, ya es la hora

to beat time marcar el compás

to be ahead of one's time adelantarse a su época

to be badly/well timed (remark) ser inoportuno,-a/oportuno,-a

to give somebody a hard time ponérselo difícil a alguien, hacérselo pasar mal a alguien

to have a bad time pasarlas negras

to have a good time pasarlo bien

to have a lot of time for somebody caerle bien alguien a uno

to have no time for somebody/something no soportar a alguien/algo, no tener tiempo para alguien/algo

to keep time (to music) seguir el compás 2 (watch) ir bien, funcionar bien

to keep up with the times estar al día

to move with the times estar al día

to take one's time (not hurry) hacer algo con calma 2 (be slow) tardar mucho

time and motion study estudio de productividad

time bomb bomba de relojería

time limit límite nombre masculino de tiempo, plazo límite

time off tiempo libre

time out descanso

time warp salto en el tiempo

time zone huso horario

time ['taɪm] vt, timed ; timing

1) schedule: fijar la hora de, calcular el momento oportuno para

2) clock: cronometrar, medir el tiempo de (una competencia, etc.)

time n

1) : tiempo m

the passing of time: el paso del tiempo

she doesn't have time: no tiene tiempo

2) moment: tiempo m, momento m

this is not the time to bring it up: no es el momento de sacar el tema

3) : vez f

she called you three times: te llamó tres veces

three times greater: tres veces mayor

4) age: tiempo m, era f

in your grandparents' time: en el tiempo de tus abuelos

5) tempo: tiempo m, ritmo m (en música)

6) : hora f

what time is it?: ¿qué hora es?

at the usual time: a la hora acostumbrada

to keep time: ir a la hora

to lose time: atrasar

7) experience: rato m, experiencia f

we had a nice time together: pasamos juntos un rato agradable

to have a rough time: pasarlo mal

have a good time!: ¡que se diviertan!

8)

at times sometimes: a veces

9)

for the time being : por el momento, de momento

10)

from time to time occasionally: de vez en cuando

11)

in time punctually: a tiempo

12)

in time eventually: con el tiempo

13)

time after time : una y otra vez

time

adj.

• a plazos adj.

• de tiempo adj.

• del tiempo adj.

• horario, -a adj.

n.

• duración s.f.

• edad s.f.

• espera s.f.

• hora s.f.

• plazo s.m.

• tempo s.m.

• tiempo s.m.

• vez s.f.

• época s.f.

v.

• cronometrar v.

• regular v.

• tomar los tiempos (Deporte) v.

I taɪm
1) noun

Sense I

2) u (past, present, future) tiempo m

time and space — el tiempo y el espacio

as time goes by o passes — a medida que pasa el tiempo, con el paso or el correr del tiempo

at this point o moment in time — en este momento, en el momento presente

(only) time will tell — el tiempo (lo) dirá

how time flies! — qué rápido pasa el tiempo!

(from) time out of mind — desde tiempos inmemoriales

time and tide wait for no man — el tiempo pasa inexorablemente; (before n) < travel> en el tiempo

time machine — máquina f del tiempo

3) u (time available, necessary for something) tiempo m

we have all the time in the world — tenemos tiempo de sobra

could I have five minutes of your time? — ¿podría concederme cinco minutos?

there's no time to lose — no hay tiempo que perder

to make time for something — hacer(se)* or encontrar* tiempo para algo

to make time — ( hurry) (AmE colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL)

he does it to pass the time — lo hace para pasar el tiempo

I spend all my time reading/thinking — me paso todo el tiempo leyendo/pensando

it takes time to get used to the climate — lleva or toma tiempo acostumbrarse al clima

it's worth taking a little extra time over the job — vale la pena dedicarle un poco más de tiempo al trabajo

to take one's time: just take your time tómate todo el tiempo que necesites or quieras; you took your time! cómo has tardado!; to buy time ganar tiempo; to have a lot of/no time for somebody/something: I have no time for people like her no soporto a la gente como ella; I've got a lot of time for him me cae muy bien; to have time on one's hands: I had time on my hands me sobraba el tiempo; to play for time — tratar de ganar tiempo

4) (no pl) (period - of days, months, years) tiempo m; (- of hours) rato m

that was a long time ago — eso fue hace mucho (tiempo)

they lived in Paris for a time/for a long time — vivieron un tiempo/mucho tiempo or muchos años en París

long time no see! — (colloq) tanto tiempo (sin verte)!

some time later I saw them leave — al rato los vi salir

some time later they moved to Brussels — (un) tiempo después se mudaron a Bruselas, tras cierto tiempo se mudaron a Bruselas

for some considerable time o for quite some time now there have been rumors that... — hace ya bastante tiempo que se rumorea que...

in an hour's/three months'/ten years' time — dentro de una horaes meses/diez años

cooking time — tiempo m de cocción

your time's up — se te (or les etc) ha acabado el tiempo

for the time being — por el momento, de momento

to serve o (colloq) do time — cumplir una condena, estar* a la sombra (fam)

5) (in phrases)

against time — contra reloj

all the time — ( constantly) constantemente; ( the whole period) todo el tiempo

I knew it all the time — lo supe desde el principio

in time — ( early enough) a tiempo; ( eventually) con el tiempo

you arrived just in time — llegaste justo a tiempo

we got back in time to watch the film — volvimos a tiempo para ver la película

you'll get used to it in time — con el tiempo te acostumbrarás

in good time — con tiempo

all in good time — cada cosa a su tiempo, todo a su debido tiempo

in no time (at all) — rapidísimo, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, en un santiamén

6) u ( airtime) (Rad, TV) espacio m

7) u c (for journey, race, task) tiempo m

what's your fastest time over 400m? — ¿cuál es tu mejor tiempo or marca en los 400 metros?

8) u ( with respect to work)

to take o (BrE also) have time off — tomarse tiempo libre

we get time and a half — nos pagan hora y media de sueldo por cada hora trabajada

9)

a) c (epoch, age) (often pl) época f, tiempo m

at one time — en una época or un tiempo, en otros tiempos

in times of crisis — en épocas or tiempos de crisis

in former times — antiguamente

in Tudor times — en la época de los Tudor, en tiempos de los Tudor

there was a time when o time was when... — hubo un tiempo cuando...

it's a sign of the times — es un indicio de los tiempos en que vivimos

in times to come — en el futuro, en tiempos venideros

to be ahead of one's time: he's ahead/he was ahead of his time se ha adelantado/se adelantó a su época; to be behind the times \<\<ideas\>\> ser* anticuado, estar* desfasado; \<\<person\>\> estar* atrasado de noticias (fam); to keep up with o abreast of the times — mantenerse* al día

b) u ( with respect to a person's life)

that was before your time — eso fue antes de que tú nacieras (or empezaras a trabajar aquí etc)

it won't happen in our time — no viviremos para verlo

I've seen some funny things in my time but... — he visto cosas raras en mi vida pero...

she was a great athlete in her time — fue una gran atleta en su época

Sense II

10)

a) u ( by clock) hora f

what's the time?, what time is it? — ¿qué hora es?

do you have the time? — ¿tienes hora?

the time is ten minutes to ten — son las diez menos diez minutos, son diez para las diez (AmL exc RPl)

to be able to tell the time o (AmE also) tell time — saber* (decir) la hora

British Summer Time — horario m de verano

Eastern Standard Time — ( in US) hora f de la costa atlántica

this clock keeps good time — este reloj está siempre en hora

not to give somebody the time of day — no darle* a algn ni la hora

to pass the time of day (with somebody): now she never even passes the time of day with me ahora ni siquiera me saluda; we passed the time of day charlamos un ratito; (before n) time switch temporizador m; time zone — huso m horario

b) c u ( of event) hora f

do you know the times of the trains? — ¿sabes el horario de los trenes?

time FOR something/to + INF: we have to arrange a time for the next meeting tenemos que fijar una fecha y hora para la próxima reunión; is it time to go yet? ¿ya es hora de irse?; it's time you left o you were leaving es hora de que te vayas; at breakfast time — a la hora del desayuno

11) c ( point in time)

at this time of (the) year — en esta época del año

at this time of night — a estas horas de la noche

at the present/this particular time — en este momento/este preciso momento

at no time was that my intention — en ningún momento fue ésa mi intención

it should be kept closed at all times — debe mantenerse siempre cerrado

at the best of times — en el mejor de los casos

this time next year — el año que viene para estas fechas

it'll be dark by the time we get there — (para) cuando lleguemos ya estará oscuro

by that o this time we were really worried — para entonces ya estábamos preocupadísimos

from that time on — a partir de entonces, desde entonces

it's high time somebody did something — ya es hora or ya va siendo hora de que alguien haga algo

she's resigned, and not before time — ha renunciado, y ya era hora

the time has come for us to make a decision — ha llegado el momento de que tomemos una decisión

there's a time and a place for everything — hay un momento y un lugar para todo

my/her time has come — me/le ha llegado el momento

to bide one's time — esperar el momento oportuno

to die before one's time — morir* tempranamente or prematuramente

12) c (instance, occasion) vez f

three times a day — tres veces por día

I've been there many a time o many times — he estado allí en numerosas ocasiones or muchas veces

nine times out of ten — en el noventa por ciento de los casos, la gran mayoría de las veces

third time lucky! — la tercera es la vencida!

let's leave it for another o some other time — dejémoslo para otro momento

you paid (the) last time — la última vez or la otra vez pagaste tú

for the last time: no! — por última vez no!

let's try one more time — probemos otra vez or una vez más

13) (in phrases)

about time: it's about time someone told him ya es hora or ya va siendo hora de que alguien se lo diga; I've finished - and about time too! he terminado - ya era hora!; ahead of time: the first stage was completed ahead of time la primera fase se terminó antes de tiempo; any time: come any time ven cuando quieras or en cualquier momento; call me any time between nine and eleven llámame a cualquier hora entre las nueve y las once; I'd rather work for Mary any time yo prefiero trabajar para Mary, toda la vida (y cien años más); they should be here any time (now) en cualquier momento llegan, deben de estar por llegar de un momento al otro; at a time: four at a time de cuatro en cuatro or (AmL tb) de a cuatro; one at a time! de a uno!, uno por uno! or uno por vez!; I can only do one thing at a time sólo puedo hacer una cosa a la or por vez; for months at a time durante meses enteros; at the same time ( simultaneously) al mismo tiempo; ( however) (as linker) al mismo tiempo, de todas formas; at times a veces; at this time (AmE) ahora, en este momento; every time: I make the same mistake every time! siempre cometo el mismo error!; gin or whisky? - give me whisky every time! ¿ginebra or whisky? - para mí whisky, toda la vida; every o each time (as conj) ( whenever) cada vez; from time to time de vez en cuando; on time ( on schedule): the buses hardly ever run on time los autobuses casi nunca pasan a su hora or puntualmente; she's never on time nunca llega temprano, siempre llega tarde; time after time o time and (time) again — una y otra vez

14) c ( experience)

to have a good/bad/hard time — pasarlo bien/mal/muy mal

have a good time! — que te diviertas (or que se diviertan etc)!, que lo pases (or pasen etc) bien!

don't give me a hard time — (esp AmE) no me mortifiques

thank you for a lovely time — gracias por todo, lo hemos pasado estupendamente

15) u ( Mus) compás m

in time to the music — al compás de la música

out of time — descompasado, fuera de compás

to beat/keep time — marcar*/seguir* el compás

to mark time — ( march on the spot) marcar* el paso; ( make no progress) hacer* tiempo; (before n)

time signature — llave f de tiempo

16) times pl ( Math)

it's four times bigger — es cuatro veces más grande; (before n)

times table — tabla f de multiplicar

II

transitive verb

a) ( Sport) cronometrar

I've timed how long it takes me — he calculado cuánto tiempo me lleva

b) ( choose time of)

the bomb was timed to go off at ten o'clock — la bomba estaba programada para explotar a las diez

the demonstration was timeed to coincide with his arrival — la hora de la manifestación estaba calculada para coincidir con su llegada

you timed your entrance perfectly — no podrías haber elegido un mejor momento para entrar

his comment was well timed — su comentario fue muy oportuno

his shot was badly timed — no calculó bien el momento en que debía chutar/disparar

[taɪm]
1. N

1) (gen) tiempo m

as time goes on or by — con el (paso del) tiempo, a medida que pasa/pasaba el tiempo

• race against time — carrera f contra (el) reloj

• for all time — para siempre

one of the best of all time — uno de los mejores de todos los tiempos

• Father Time — el Tiempo

• to find (the) time for sth — encontrar tiempo para algo

I can't find the time for reading — no encuentro tiempo para leer

• time flies — el tiempo vuela

how time flies! — ¡cómo pasa el tiempo!

• to gain time — ganar tiempo

• half the time he's drunk — la mayor parte del tiempo está borracho

• to have (the) time (to do sth) — tener tiempo (para hacer algo)

we have plenty of time — tenemos tiempo de sobra

• to make time — (US) * ganar tiempo, apresurarse

• to make up for lost time — recuperar el tiempo perdido

• it's only a matter or question of time before it falls — solo es cuestión de tiempo antes de que caiga

• I've no time for him — (too busy) no tengo tiempo para él; (contemptuous) no le aguanto

I've no time for sport — odio los deportes

there is no time to lose — no hay tiempo que perder

he lost no time in doing it — no tardó en hacerlo

• my time is my own — yo dispongo de mi tiempo

• time presses — el tiempo apremia

• time is on our side — el tiempo obra a nuestro favor

• time and space — el tiempo y el espacio

• to take time, it takes time — requiere tiempo, lleva su tiempo

it'll take time to get over the loss of her family — le llevará tiempo superar la pérdida de su familia

it took him all his time to find it — solo encontrarlo le ocupó bastante tiempo

to take one's time — hacer las cosas con calma

take your time! — tómate el tiempo que necesites, ¡no hay prisa!

you certainly took your time! — iro ¡no es precisamente que te mataras corriendo!

• (only) time will tell — el tiempo lo dirá

to have time on one's hands —

she has too much time on her hands — dispone de demasiado tiempo libre

once you retire you'll have time on your hands — cuando te hayas jubilado, tendrás todo el tiempo del mundo

- kill time

- pass the time of day with sb

- play for time

- be pressed for time

- time is money
spare, waste
2) (=period of time) tiempo m, período m; (relatively short) rato m

• have you been here all this time? — ¿has estado aquí todo este tiempo?

• for the time being — por ahora, de momento

• for a time — durante un rato; (longer) durante una temporada

• a long time — mucho tiempo

to take a long time to do sth — tardar mucho en hacer algo

a long time ago — hace mucho (tiempo), hace tiempo

he hasn't been seen for a long time — hace mucho tiempo que no se le ve

she'll be in a wheelchair for a long time to come — le queda mucho tiempo de estar en silla de ruedas por delante

• in no time at all — en un abrir y cerrar de ojos

• it will last our time — durará lo que nosotros

• a short time — poco tiempo, un rato

a short time ago — hace poco

a short time after — poco (tiempo) después, al poco tiempo

in a short time they were all gone — muy pronto habían desaparecido todos

• for some time past — de algún tiempo a esta parte

after some time she looked up at me/wrote to me — después de cierto tiempo levantó la vista hacia mí/me escribió, pasado algún tiempo levantó la vista hacia mí/me escribió

• in a week's time — dentro de una semana

in two weeks' time — en dos semanas, al cabo de dos semanas

- do time
serve
3) (at work)

• on Saturdays they pay time and a half — los sábados pagan lo normal más la mitad

• he did it in his own time — lo hizo en su tiempo libre or fuera de (las) horas de trabajo

• to be on short time, work short time — trabajar en jornadas reducidas
full-time, part-time, short-time
4) (=moment, point of time) momento m

I was watching TV at the time — en ese momento estaba viendo la televisión

from time to time — de vez en cuando

• about time too! — ¡ya era hora!

it's about time you had a haircut — ya es hora de que te cortes el pelo

• come (at) any time (you like) — ven cuando quieras

it might happen (at) any time — podría ocurrir de un momento a otro or en cualquier momento

any time now — de un momento a otro

• at times — a veces, a ratos

at all times — siempre, en todo momento

• to die before one's time — morir temprano

not before time! — ¡ya era hora!

• between times — en los intervalos

• by the time he arrived — para cuando él llegó

by the time we got there he'd left — cuando llegamos allí ya se había ido

by this time — ya, antes de esto

(by) this time next year — el año que viene por estas fechas

• to choose one's time carefully — elegir con cuidado el momento más propicio

• the time has come to leave — ha llegado el momento de irse

when the time comes — cuando llegue el momento

• at a convenient time — en un momento oportuno

• at any given time — en cualquier momento dado

• her time was drawing near — (to give birth) se acercaba el momento de dar a luz; (to die) estaba llegando al final de su vida

• it's high time you got a job — ya va siendo hora de que consigas un trabajo

• at my time of life — a mi edad, con los años que yo tengo

• at no time did I mention it — no lo mencioné en ningún momento

this is no time for jokes — este no es momento para bromas

• now is the time to go — ahora es el momento de irse

now is the time to plant roses — esta es la época para plantar las rosas

• at odd times — (=occasionally) de vez en cuando

he calls at some odd times — llama a las horas más intempestivas

• from that time on — a partir de entonces, desde entonces

• at one time — en cierto momento, en cierta época

• this is neither the time nor the place to discuss it — este no es ni el momento ni el lugar oportuno para hablar de eso

there's a time and a place for everything — todo tiene su momento y su lugar

• at the present time — actualmente, en la actualidad

• at the proper time — en el momento oportuno

• at the same time — (=simultaneously) al mismo tiempo, a la vez; (=even so) al mismo tiempo, por otro lado

• until such time as he agrees — hasta que consienta

• at that time — por entonces, en aquel entonces, en aquella época

• at this particular time — en este preciso momento

• at this time of the year — en esta época del año

it's a lovely time of year — es una estación encantadora
bide
5) (by clock) hora f

what's the time? — ¿qué hora es?

the time is 2.30 — son las dos y media

it's time to go — es hora de irse

"time gentlemen please!" — "¡se cierra!"

• to arrive ahead of time — llegar temprano

to be 30 minutes ahead of time — llevar 30 minutos de adelanto

• at any time of the day or night — en cualquier momento or a cualquier hora del día o de la noche

• to be 30 minutes behind time — llevar 30 minutos de retraso

• it's coffee time — es la hora del café

• at this time of day — a esta hora

• it's time for the news — es (la) hora de las noticias

it's time for lunch — es (la) hora de comer

• let me know in good time — avíseme con anticipación

make sure you get there in good time — asegúrate de que llegas allí con tiempo

he'll come in his own good time — vendrá cuando le parezca conveniente

all in good time — todo a su (debido) tiempo

to start in good time — partir a tiempo, partir pronto

• have you got the (right) time? — ¿tiene la hora (exacta)?

• Greenwich mean time — hora f de Greenwich

• we were just in time to see it — llegamos justo a tiempo para verlo

• a watch that keeps good time — un reloj muy exacto

• just look at the time! — ¡fíjate qué hora es ya!, ¡mira qué tarde es!

• what time do you make it?, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora es or tiene?

we made good time on the journey — el viaje ha sido rápido

• to be on time — [person] ser puntual, llegar puntualmente; [train, plane] llegar puntual

• to tell the time — [clock] dar la hora; [child] saber decir la hora

- I wouldn't give him the time of day
see closing, opening
6) (=era, period) tiempo m, época f

in Elizabethan times — en tiempos isabelinos, en la época isabelina

in our own time(s) — en nuestra época

in my time(s) — en mis tiempos

what times they were!, what times we had! — ¡qué tiempos aquellos!

one of the greatest footballers of our time — uno de los mejores futbolistas de nuestros tiempos

• to be ahead of one's time — adelantarse a su época

• that was all before my time — todo eso fue antes de mis tiempos

• to be behind the times — [person] estar atrasado de noticias; [thing, idea] estar fuera de moda, haber quedado anticuado

• how times change! — ¡cómo cambian las cosas!

• in times to come — en tiempos venideros

• times were hard — fueron tiempos duros

times are hard — atravesamos un período bastante difícil

they fell on hard times — entraron en un periodo de vacas flacas

• to keep abreast of or up with the times — ir con los tiempos, mantenerse al día

• the times we live in — los tiempos en que vivimos

• in modern times — en tiempos modernos

• to move with the times — ir con los tiempos, mantenerse al día

• in olden times, in times past — en otro tiempo, antiguamente

• time was when... — hubo un tiempo en que...
sign
7) (=experience)

to have a bad or rough or thin time (of it) — pasarlo mal, pasarlas negras

• to have a good time — pasarlo bien, divertirse

all they want to do is have a good time — no quieren más que divertirse

to give sb a good time — hacer que algn lo pase bien

she's out for a good time — se propone divertirse

• we had a high old time * — lo hemos pasado en grande *

• we have a lovely time — lo pasamos la mar de bien *

• have a nice time! — ¡que lo pases/paséis etc bien!

- the big time

to make the big time — alcanzar el éxito, triunfar
big-time
8) (=occasion) vez f

three times — tres veces

I remember the time he came here — recuerdo la ocasión en que vino por aquí, me acuerdo de cuando vino por aquí

• time after time, time and again — repetidas veces, una y otra vez

• to carry three boxes at a time — llevar tres cajas a la vez

he ran upstairs three at a time — subió la escalera de tres en tres escalones

for weeks at a time — durante semanas enteras or seguidas

• each time, every time — cada vez

he won every time — ganó todas las veces

it's the best, every time! — ¡es el mejor, no hay duda!

give me beer every time! — ¡para mí, siempre cerveza!

• the first time I did it — la primera vez que lo hice

for the first time — por primera vez

• last time — la última vez

the last time I did it — la última vez que lo hice

for the last time — por última vez

• many times — muchas veces

many's the time... — no una vez, sino muchas...

• next time — la próxima vez, a la próxima (esp LAm)

• the second time round — (=second marriage) la segunda intentona de matrimonio

• several times — varias veces

• this time — esta vez

• at various times in the past — en determinados momentos del pasado

- nine times out of ten

- third time lucky!

9) (Mus) compás m

in 3/4 time — al compás de 3 por 4

• to beat time — marcar el compás

• in time to the music — al compás de la música

• to keep time — llevar el compás

• to get out of time — perder el compás
beat 2., 4), mark II, 2., 7)
10) (Math)

4 times 3 is 12 — 4 por 3 son 12

it's five times faster than or as fast as yours — es cinco veces más rápido que el tuyo

11) (Mech)

the ignition is out of time — el encendido está fuera de fase

2. VT

1) (=schedule) planear, calcular; (=choose time of) [+ remark, request] elegir el momento para

the race is timed for 8.30 — el comienzo de la carrera está previsto para las 8.30

you timed that perfectly — elegiste a la perfección el momento para hacerlo

the bomb was timed to explode five minutes later — la bomba estaba sincronizada para explotar cinco minutos más tarde

the strike was carefully timed to cause maximum disruption — se había escogido el momento de la huelga para ocasionar el mayor trastorno posible

the decision to sell was badly timed — se decidió vender en un mal momento
ill-timed, well-timed
2) (=reckon time of) [+ call, journey] calcular la duración de; (with stopwatch) cronometrar

to time o.s. — cronometrarse

I timed him doing the washing-up — le cronometré mientras lavaba los platos

3.

CPD

time and motion study N — estudio m de tiempos y movimientos

time bomb N — bomba f de relojería

time capsule N — cápsula f del tiempo

time card N — tarjeta f de registro horario

time check N — (Sport) control m de tiempos

can I have a time check, please? — ¿qué hora es ahora, por favor?

time clock N — reloj m registrador, reloj m de control de asistencia

time deposit N — (US) depósito m a plazo

time difference N — diferencia f horaria

time exposure N — (Phot) exposición f

time frame N — margen m de tiempo

to set a time frame for sth — poner fecha a algo

time fuse N — temporizador m, espoleta f graduada, espoleta f de tiempo

time lag N — (=delay) retraso m; (=lack of synchronization) desfase m

time limit N — plazo m, límite m de tiempo; (=closing date) fecha f tope

to set a time limit (for sth) — fijar un plazo (para algo)

time loan N — (US) préstamo m a plazo fijo

time lock N — cerradura f de tiempo

time machine N — máquina f de transporte a través del tiempo

time management N — gestión f del tiempo

time management consultant N — consultor(a) m / f de gestión del tiempo

time management course N — curso m de gestión del tiempo

time management skills NPL — técnicas fpl de gestión del tiempo

time management training N — formación f en gestión del tiempo

time off N — (=free time) tiempo m libre

to take time off from work — tomarse tiempo libre

you'll have to take some time off when your wife has her operation — tendrás que tomarte unos días de vacaciones cuando operen a tu mujer

time out N — (esp US) (Sport) (also fig) tiempo m muerto

to take time out (from sth/from doing sth) — descansar (de algo/de hacer algo)

time payment N — (US) pago m a plazos

time saver N —

it is a great time saver — ahorra mucho tiempo

time sheet N — = time card

time signal N — señal f horaria

time signature N — (Mus) compás m, signatura f de compás

time slice N — fracción f de tiempo

time slot N — franja f horaria

time span N — periodo m de tiempo

time switch N — interruptor m horario

time trial N — (Cycling) prueba f contra reloj, contrarreloj f

time warp N — salto m en el tiempo, túnel m del tiempo

time zone N — huso m horario

* * *

I [taɪm]
1) noun

Sense I

2) u (past, present, future) tiempo m

time and space — el tiempo y el espacio

as time goes by o passes — a medida que pasa el tiempo, con el paso or el correr del tiempo

at this point o moment in time — en este momento, en el momento presente

(only) time will tell — el tiempo (lo) dirá

how time flies! — qué rápido pasa el tiempo!

(from) time out of mind — desde tiempos inmemoriales

time and tide wait for no man — el tiempo pasa inexorablemente; (before n) < travel> en el tiempo

time machine — máquina f del tiempo

3) u (time available, necessary for something) tiempo m

we have all the time in the world — tenemos tiempo de sobra

could I have five minutes of your time? — ¿podría concederme cinco minutos?

there's no time to lose — no hay tiempo que perder

to make time for something — hacer(se)* or encontrar* tiempo para algo

to make time — ( hurry) (AmE colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL)

he does it to pass the time — lo hace para pasar el tiempo

I spend all my time reading/thinking — me paso todo el tiempo leyendo/pensando

it takes time to get used to the climate — lleva or toma tiempo acostumbrarse al clima

it's worth taking a little extra time over the job — vale la pena dedicarle un poco más de tiempo al trabajo

to take one's time: just take your time tómate todo el tiempo que necesites or quieras; you took your time! cómo has tardado!; to buy time ganar tiempo; to have a lot of/no time for somebody/something: I have no time for people like her no soporto a la gente como ella; I've got a lot of time for him me cae muy bien; to have time on one's hands: I had time on my hands me sobraba el tiempo; to play for time — tratar de ganar tiempo

4) (no pl) (period - of days, months, years) tiempo m; (- of hours) rato m

that was a long time ago — eso fue hace mucho (tiempo)

they lived in Paris for a time/for a long time — vivieron un tiempo/mucho tiempo or muchos años en París

long time no see! — (colloq) tanto tiempo (sin verte)!

some time later I saw them leave — al rato los vi salir

some time later they moved to Brussels — (un) tiempo después se mudaron a Bruselas, tras cierto tiempo se mudaron a Bruselas

for some considerable time o for quite some time now there have been rumors that... — hace ya bastante tiempo que se rumorea que...

in an hour's/three months'/ten years' time — dentro de una hora/tres meses/diez años

cooking time — tiempo m de cocción

your time's up — se te (or les etc) ha acabado el tiempo

for the time being — por el momento, de momento

to serve o (colloq) do time — cumplir una condena, estar* a la sombra (fam)

5) (in phrases)

against time — contra reloj

all the time — ( constantly) constantemente; ( the whole period) todo el tiempo

I knew it all the time — lo supe desde el principio

in time — ( early enough) a tiempo; ( eventually) con el tiempo

you arrived just in time — llegaste justo a tiempo

we got back in time to watch the film — volvimos a tiempo para ver la película

you'll get used to it in time — con el tiempo te acostumbrarás

in good time — con tiempo

all in good time — cada cosa a su tiempo, todo a su debido tiempo

in no time (at all) — rapidísimo, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, en un santiamén

6) u ( airtime) (Rad, TV) espacio m

7) u c (for journey, race, task) tiempo m

what's your fastest time over 400m? — ¿cuál es tu mejor tiempo or marca en los 400 metros?

8) u ( with respect to work)

to take o (BrE also) have time off — tomarse tiempo libre

we get time and a half — nos pagan hora y media de sueldo por cada hora trabajada

9)

a) c (epoch, age) (often pl) época f, tiempo m

at one time — en una época or un tiempo, en otros tiempos

in times of crisis — en épocas or tiempos de crisis

in former times — antiguamente

in Tudor times — en la época de los Tudor, en tiempos de los Tudor

there was a time when o time was when... — hubo un tiempo cuando...

it's a sign of the times — es un indicio de los tiempos en que vivimos

in times to come — en el futuro, en tiempos venideros

to be ahead of one's time: he's ahead/he was ahead of his time se ha adelantado/se adelantó a su época; to be behind the times \<\<ideas\>\> ser* anticuado, estar* desfasado; \<\<person\>\> estar* atrasado de noticias (fam); to keep up with o abreast of the times — mantenerse* al día

b) u ( with respect to a person's life)

that was before your time — eso fue antes de que tú nacieras (or empezaras a trabajar aquí etc)

it won't happen in our time — no viviremos para verlo

I've seen some funny things in my time but... — he visto cosas raras en mi vida pero...

she was a great athlete in her time — fue una gran atleta en su época

Sense II

10)

a) u ( by clock) hora f

what's the time?, what time is it? — ¿qué hora es?

do you have the time? — ¿tienes hora?

the time is ten minutes to ten — son las diez menos diez minutos, son diez para las diez (AmL exc RPl)

to be able to tell the time o (AmE also) tell time — saber* (decir) la hora

British Summer Time — horario m de verano

Eastern Standard Time — ( in US) hora f de la costa atlántica

this clock keeps good time — este reloj está siempre en hora

not to give somebody the time of day — no darle* a algn ni la hora

to pass the time of day (with somebody): now she never even passes the time of day with me ahora ni siquiera me saluda; we passed the time of day charlamos un ratito; (before n) time switch temporizador m; time zone — huso m horario

b) c u ( of event) hora f

do you know the times of the trains? — ¿sabes el horario de los trenes?

time FOR something/to + INF: we have to arrange a time for the next meeting tenemos que fijar una fecha y hora para la próxima reunión; is it time to go yet? ¿ya es hora de irse?; it's time you left o you were leaving es hora de que te vayas; at breakfast time — a la hora del desayuno

11) c ( point in time)

at this time of (the) year — en esta época del año

at this time of night — a estas horas de la noche

at the present/this particular time — en este momento/este preciso momento

at no time was that my intention — en ningún momento fue ésa mi intención

it should be kept closed at all times — debe mantenerse siempre cerrado

at the best of times — en el mejor de los casos

this time next year — el año que viene para estas fechas

it'll be dark by the time we get there — (para) cuando lleguemos ya estará oscuro

by that o this time we were really worried — para entonces ya estábamos preocupadísimos

from that time on — a partir de entonces, desde entonces

it's high time somebody did something — ya es hora or ya va siendo hora de que alguien haga algo

she's resigned, and not before time — ha renunciado, y ya era hora

the time has come for us to make a decision — ha llegado el momento de que tomemos una decisión

there's a time and a place for everything — hay un momento y un lugar para todo

my/her time has come — me/le ha llegado el momento

to bide one's time — esperar el momento oportuno

to die before one's time — morir* tempranamente or prematuramente

12) c (instance, occasion) vez f

three times a day — tres veces por día

I've been there many a time o many times — he estado allí en numerosas ocasiones or muchas veces

nine times out of ten — en el noventa por ciento de los casos, la gran mayoría de las veces

third time lucky! — la tercera es la vencida!

let's leave it for another o some other time — dejémoslo para otro momento

you paid (the) last time — la última vez or la otra vez pagaste tú

for the last time: no! — por última vez no!

let's try one more time — probemos otra vez or una vez más

13) (in phrases)

about time: it's about time someone told him ya es hora or ya va siendo hora de que alguien se lo diga; I've finished - and about time too! he terminado - ya era hora!; ahead of time: the first stage was completed ahead of time la primera fase se terminó antes de tiempo; any time: come any time ven cuando quieras or en cualquier momento; call me any time between nine and eleven llámame a cualquier hora entre las nueve y las once; I'd rather work for Mary any time yo prefiero trabajar para Mary, toda la vida (y cien años más); they should be here any time (now) en cualquier momento llegan, deben de estar por llegar de un momento al otro; at a time: four at a time de cuatro en cuatro or (AmL tb) de a cuatro; one at a time! de a uno!, uno por uno! or uno por vez!; I can only do one thing at a time sólo puedo hacer una cosa a la or por vez; for months at a time durante meses enteros; at the same time ( simultaneously) al mismo tiempo; ( however) (as linker) al mismo tiempo, de todas formas; at times a veces; at this time (AmE) ahora, en este momento; every time: I make the same mistake every time! siempre cometo el mismo error!; gin or whisky? - give me whisky every time! ¿ginebra or whisky? - para mí whisky, toda la vida; every o each time (as conj) ( whenever) cada vez; from time to time de vez en cuando; on time ( on schedule): the buses hardly ever run on time los autobuses casi nunca pasan a su hora or puntualmente; she's never on time nunca llega temprano, siempre llega tarde; time after time o time and (time) again — una y otra vez

14) c ( experience)

to have a good/bad/hard time — pasarlo bien/mal/muy mal

have a good time! — que te diviertas (or que se diviertan etc)!, que lo pases (or pasen etc) bien!

don't give me a hard time — (esp AmE) no me mortifiques

thank you for a lovely time — gracias por todo, lo hemos pasado estupendamente

15) u ( Mus) compás m

in time to the music — al compás de la música

out of time — descompasado, fuera de compás

to beat/keep time — marcar*/seguir* el compás

to mark time — ( march on the spot) marcar* el paso; ( make no progress) hacer* tiempo; (before n)

time signature — llave f de tiempo

16) times pl ( Math)

it's four times bigger — es cuatro veces más grande; (before n)

times table — tabla f de multiplicar

II

transitive verb

a) ( Sport) cronometrar

I've timed how long it takes me — he calculado cuánto tiempo me lleva

b) ( choose time of)

the bomb was timed to go off at ten o'clock — la bomba estaba programada para explotar a las diez

the demonstration was timeed to coincide with his arrival — la hora de la manifestación estaba calculada para coincidir con su llegada

you timed your entrance perfectly — no podrías haber elegido un mejor momento para entrar

his comment was well timed — su comentario fue muy oportuno

his shot was badly timed — no calculó bien el momento en que debía chutar/disparar

English-spanish dictionary > time
8 spare

speə 1. verb
1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) spare/skåne for

2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) avse

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) spare, skåne

4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) skåne

5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) spare på

6) (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 for
2. adjective
1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) ekstra, reserve-, til overs

2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) fri-
3. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) reservedel

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) reservedekk

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- sparing
- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare

knapp
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overflødig

I
subst. \/speə\/

1) reservedel

• I've got a spare

2) reservehjul
II
verb \/speə\/

1) avse, unnvære

• can you spare a pound?

har du et pund å avse?

• can you spare a few minutes?

har du noen minutter til overs?

• I can't spare the time for a holiday

jeg har ikke tid til å ta ferie

• if I can spare the time

hvis jeg får tid

• I have a few cigarettes to spare

jeg har noen få sigaretter å avse

• he caught the train with a few minutes to spare

han rakk toget med noen få minutters margin

• I have little time to spare

jeg har dårlig med tid

2) ( stivt) skåne, spare

• death spares nobody

døden skåner ingen

• spare me!

skån meg!

3) spare for, skåne for, forskåne

• spare me the details, please!

vær så snill holde detaljene for deg selv!

4) spare på, bruke sparsomt

• we shall spare no effort to find the murderer

vi vil ikke sky noen anstrengelser for å finne morderen

• no expenses spared

koste hva det koste vil

5) reservere, sette\/legge til side

6) være skånsom

7) være sparsom, spare

enough and to spare mer enn nok

• money enough and to spare

spare oneself spare\/skåne seg, spare sine krefter

spare oneself the trouble spare seg bryet med å, ikke gjøre seg noe besvær med å

spare someone's feelings være hensynsfull overfor noens følelser

spare someone's life la være å drepe noen
III
adj. \/speə\/

1) ekstra, ekstra-, reserve-, til overs, i reserve, ledig

• I've lost my key, do you have a spare one?

• I'll help you with it when I have a spare hour

jeg skal hjelpe deg med det når jeg får en ledig stund

2) mager

• he was a tall, spare man

3) sparsom, knapp, enkel, mager

• it's not healthy to live on such a spare diet

spare cash penger man har til overs

English-Norwegian dictionary > spare
9 spare

[speə] 1. verb
1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) pogrešati

2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) lahko pogrešati

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) prizanesti

4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) prihraniti

5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) varčevati

6) (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.) prihraniti (komu kaj)
2. adjective
1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) odvečen

2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) prost
3. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) nadomestni del

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) nadomestno kolo

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- sparing
- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare
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I [spʌ/ə]
transitive verb

varčevati, varčno uporabljati; prihraniti, dati na stran, imeti v rezervi; odstopiti, lahkó pogrešati, biti brez (česa), imeti odveč; prizanesti (komu), oprostiti (kazen), prihraniti (komu ali sebi) (trud itd.); ne povzročiti (sramu, rdečice); intransitive verb varčevati, skopariti; opustiti (kaj); prizanesti, pustiti (komu) življenje

enough and to spare — na pretek, še preveč, več kot preveč, obilo

to spare a defeated adversary — prizanesti poraženemu nasprotniku

spare my blushes! — ne spravljajte me v sramoto, prihranite mi sramoto, ne blamirajte me!

I can spare his advice — lahko pogrešam njegove nasvete

I was spared attending the lectures — bil sem oproščen obiskovanja predavanj

can you spare the car today? — lahko pogrešate svoj avto danes?

to spare the captives — prizanesti ujetnikom

can you spare me a cigarette? — imaš cigareto odveč zame?

spare us these explanations! — prizanesite nam s temi razlagami!

to spare no expense — ne varčevati s stroški

I can spare no money for it — za to nimam denarja

I can spare a fiver — lahko ti dam petak (ɜ funtov)

spare your money for another occasion — prihrani si denar za kako drugo priložnost

spare my feelings! — imej obzir do mojih čustev!

I was spared the insult — prizanesli so mi z žalitvijo

spare me! — prizanesite mi!, milost!

I can ill spare any hands now — zdaj ne morem pogrešati nobenega delavca

spare me your objections! — prizanesite mi s svojimi ugovori!

to spare o.s. — prihraniti si trud

not to spare o.s. — ne varčevati s svojimi močmi

to spare the rod and spoil the child — varčuj s šibo in pokvaril boš otroka, šiba novo mašo poje

I cannot spare the time — ne morem najti potrebnega časa

I have no time to spare — ne smem izgubljati časa, nimam dosti časa

to spare no trouble — ne varčevati s trudom
II [spʌ/ə]
noun

technical (često plural) nadomestni, rezervni del (zlasti pnevmatika); sport rezerva; varčevanje; American zrušenje vseh kegljev z dvema metoma

to make spare of obsolete varčevati z
III [spʌ/ə]
adjective ( sparely adverb)

varčen, skop, pičel; prost (čas); preostal, odvečen, neuporabljen, razpoložljiv; nadomesten, rezerven; mršav, suh; redek (lasje)

spare cash — razpoložljiva gotovina

spare meal — pičel jedilni obrok

spare money — preostali, odvečni denar

spare part (wheel) — nadomestni del (kolo)

a spare room — soba za goste

spare time — prosti čas, brezdelica

spare tire (tyre) — rezervna pnevmatika (za kolo)

English-Slovenian dictionary > spare
10 spare

[speə] 1. verb
1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) dispensar

2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) dispensar

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) poupar

4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) poupar

5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) poupar

6) (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.) poupar
2. adjective
1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) vago

2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) livre
3. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) peça sobresselente

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) pneu sobresselente

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- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare
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[spɛə] n objeto de reserva. • vt+vi 1 poupar, tratar com indulgência, ter dó ou consideração. spare me all this! / poupe-me de tudo isso! spare his life! / poupe sua vida! 2 aliviar, desobrigar, isentar, dispensar. 3 tomar em consideração, respeitar. spare her blushes / respeite seu melindre. 4 economizar. 5 abster-se, privar-se. 6 dispensar. can you spare me a moment? / você dispõe de um momento para mim? 7 ter em excesso, de sobra. I have not a minute to spare / não tenho nem um minuto de sobra. we have time to spare / temos tempo de sobra. • adj 1 excedente, de sobra. 2 de reserva, extra, sobressalente. 3 magro. 4 pouco, esparso, parco, frugal. enough and to spare mais do que suficiente. to drive someone spare deixar alguém louco, furioso. to go spare ficar furioso, ficar bravo. to have to spare ter de sobra. to spare no expense não poupar gastos.

English-Portuguese dictionary > spare
11 spare

[spɛə(r)] 1. adj
( free) wolny; ( extra) zapasowy
2. n, see spare part 3. vt
( save) trouble etc oszczędzać (oszczędzić perf) +gen; ( make available) przeznaczać (przeznaczyć perf); ( afford to give) użyczać (użyczyć perf) +gen; ( refrain from hurting) oszczędzać (oszczędzić perf)

to spare — w zapasie

these two are going spare — tych dwoje dostaje szału

to spare no expense — nie szczędzić kosztów

can you spare the time? — czy możesz poświęcić trochę czasu?

I've a few minutes to spare — mam kilka wolnych minut

there is no time to spare — nie ma chwili do stracenia

spare me the details — oszczędź mi szczegółów

* * *
[speə] 1. verb
1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) obywać się bez

2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) poświęcać

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) oszczędzać

4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) oszczędzać

5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) oszczędzać

6) (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.) oszczędzać
2. adjective
1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) zapasowy

2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) wolny
3. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) część zapasowa

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) część zapasowa

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- sparing
- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare

English-Polish dictionary > spare
12 spare

[speə] 1. verb
1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) sjá af

2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) hafa (ekki) efni á

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) þyrma, sÿna miskunn

4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) hlífa

5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) vera spar á

6) (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 við
2. adjective
1) (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. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) varahlutur

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) varadekk

•

- sparing
- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare

English-Icelandic dictionary > spare
13 spare

fölösleges, pót-, pótkerék, tartalék, szikár to spare: nélkülözni tud, takarékoskodik, megtakarít, kímél
* * *
[speə] 1. verb
1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) nélkülözni tud, nélkülözni lehet

2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) megtakarít

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) kíméletes vkivel

4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) (meg)kímél

5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) kímél

6) (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.) (meg)kímél (vkit vkitől)
2. adjective
1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) fölösleges; tartalék, pót-

2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) szabad
3. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) (pót)alkatrész

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) pótkerék

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- sparing
- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare

English-Hungarian dictionary > spare
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adj. yedek, fazla, boş, az, yetersiz, az kullanan, zayıf, sıska, cimri, eli sıkı, hasis
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n. yedek parça, ihtiyat
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v. kıymamak, canını bağışlamak, korumak, öldürmemek, esirgemek, harcamamak, ayırmak, kaçınmak, idareli kullanmak, tutumlu olmak, bağışlanmak

* * *
1. ayır (v.) 2. yedek (n.)
* * *
[speə] 1. verb
1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) onsuz olmak

2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) ayırmak

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) bağışlamak, öldürmemek

4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) kaçınmak, sakınmak

5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) sakınmak, esirgemek

6) (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.) kurtarmak, vermemek
2. adjective
1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) fazla, boş

2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) boş
3. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) yedek parça

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) yedek lastik

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- sparing
- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare

English-Turkish dictionary > spare
15 spare

• tulla toimeen ilman

• niukka

• joutilas

• jouto

• hintelä

• vara

• vara-

• armahtaa

• vapaa

• vähäeleinen

• liietä

• liikenevä

• salskea

• suoda

• sääliä

• säästää

• ylimääräinen

• käyttämätön

• laiha

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speə 1. verb
1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) tulla toimeen ilman

2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) olla varaa

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) säästää

4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) säästää

5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) säästellä

6) (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.) säästää joltakulta vaiva
2. adjective
1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) vara-, ylimääräinen

2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) vapaa-
3. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) varaosa

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) varapyörä

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- sparing
- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare

English-Finnish dictionary > spare
16 spare

[speə] 1. verb
1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) iztikt bez

2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) atļauties; atlicināt

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) []žēlot; apžēlot

4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) []žēlot; pasargāt (no raizēm u.tml.)

5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) taupīt

6) (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.) aiztaupīt (pūles u.tml.)
2. adjective
1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) rezerves-; lieks; papildu-

2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) brīvs (laiks)
3. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) rezerves daļas

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) rezerves ritenis

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- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare
* * *

rezerves daļa; rezerves riepa; rezerves spēlētājs; taupīt; atlicināt; aiztaupīt, pasargāt; atturēties; rezerves, lieks; nabadzīgs, trūcīgs; kalsns, vājš

English-Latvian dictionary > spare
17 spare

[speə] 1. verb
1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) apsieiti be

2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) leisti sau

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) pasigailėti

4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) pagailėti

5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) gailėtis

6) (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.) apsaugoti
2. adjective
1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) atliekamas

2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) laisvas
3. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) atsarginė dalis

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) atsarginis ratas

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- sparing
- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare

English-Lithuanian dictionary > spare
18 spare

adj. extra, reserv-; ledig; fritids-; knapp, klen; mager, smal
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n. reservdel; reservhjul
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v. avvara; skona; avstå från; bespara; spara; vara sparsam; undvara

* * *
[speə] 1. verb
1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) avvara, undvara

2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) sätta av, få över

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) skona

4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) skona

5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) sky, spara

6) (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.) bespara
2. adjective
1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) ledig, extra-, reserv-

2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?)
3. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) reservdel

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) reservhjul

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- sparing
- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare

English-Swedish dictionary > spare
19 spare

[speə] 1. verb
1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) obejít se bez

2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) vyšetřit (si)

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) ušetřit

4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) šetřit (někoho)

5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) šetřit, litovat

6) (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.) ušetřit
2. adjective
1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) rezervní

2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) volný
3. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) náhradní díl

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) náhradní pneumatika

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- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare
* * *

• náhradní

English-Czech dictionary > spare
20 spare

[speə] 1. verb
1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) obísť sa bez, postrádať

2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) ušetriť (si), venovať

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) ušetriť

4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) šetriť (koho)

5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) šetriť, ľutovať

6) (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.) ušetriť
2. adjective
1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) náhradný, rezervný

2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) voľný
3. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) náhradný diel

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) náhradná pneumatika

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- sparing
- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare
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• volne použitelný

• volný

• zbytocný

• zvyšný

• skúpy

• striedmy

• tenký

• ušetrit

• prebytocný

• hostinský

• chudý

• rezervná pneumatika

• rezervný

• pre hostov

• náhradný

• nadbytocný

• náhradná súciastka

• núdzový

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time — time1 W1S1 [taım] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(minutes/hours etc)¦ 2¦(on a clock)¦ 3¦(occasion)¦ 4¦(point when something happens)¦ 5¦(period of time)¦ 6¦(available time)¦ 7 all the time 8 most of the time 9 half the time 10 at tim … Dictionary of contemporary English
time — 1 /taIm/ noun TIME 1 (U) something that is measured in minutes, hours, years etc using clocks: a machine that can travel through time | The basic unit of time, the second, was redefined in 1967. | time passes/goes by: time goes by so quickly… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spare — spare1 [ sper ] adjective ** 1. ) only before noun a spare object is one that you keep in addition to other similar objects so that it is available if you need it: a spare key/battery/pair of glasses Bring a towel and some spare clothes. 2. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spare — I UK [speə(r)] / US [sper] adjective ** 1) [only before noun] a spare object is one that you keep in addition to other similar objects so that it is available if you need it a spare key/battery/pair of glasses Bring a towel and some spare clothes … English dictionary
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