| spare (spâr) v. spared, spar·ing, spares v.tr. 1. To refrain from treating harshly; treat mercifully or leniently. 2. To refrain from harming or destroying. 3. To save or relieve from experiencing or doing (something): spared herself the trouble of going. 4. To hold back from; withhold or avoid: spared no expense for the celebration. 5. To use with restraint: Don't spare the mustard. 6. To give or grant out of one's resources; afford: Can you spare ten minutes? v.intr. 1. To be frugal. 2. To refrain from inflicting harm; be merciful or lenient. adj. spar·er, spar·est 1. a. Kept in reserve: a spare part; a spare pair of sneakers. b. Being in excess of what is needed; extra. See Synonyms at superfluous. c. Free for other use; unoccupied: spare time. 2. a. Not lavish, abundant, or excessive: a spare diet. b. Lean and trim. See Synonyms at lean2. 3. Not profuse or copious. n. Idiom: 1. A replacement, especially a tire, reserved for future need. 2. Sports a. The act of knocking down all ten pins with two successive rolls of a bowling ball. b. The score so made. to spare In addition to what is needed: We paid our bills and had money to spare. [Middle English sparen, from Old English sparian.] spare  ly adv.spare ness n.spar er n. |
spare
Adjective
1. extra to what is needed: there are some spare chairs at the back
2. able to be used when needed: a spare parking space
3. (of a person) tall and thin
4. (of a style) plain and without unnecessary decoration or details; austere: a spare but beautiful novel
5. Brit slang frantic with anger or worry: the boss went spare
Noun
an extra thing kept in case it is needed
Verb
[sparing, spared]
1. to stop from killing, punishing, or injuring (someone)
2. to protect (someone) from (something) unpleasant: spare me the sermon
3. to be able to afford or give: can you spare me a moment to talk?
4. not spare oneself to try one's hardest
5. to spare more than is required: a few hours to spare [Old English sparian]
An individual part, subassembly or assembly supplied for the maintenance or repair of systems or equipment.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  spare - an extra component of a machine or other apparatusconstituent, element, component - an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" |
| 2. | spare - an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle car wheel - a wheel that has a tire and rim and hubcap; used to propel the car | |
| 3. | spare - a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls score - the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play" | |
| Verb | 1. | spare - refrain from harming |
| 2. | spare - save or relieve from an experience or action; "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally" | |
| 3. | spare - give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey" give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" | |
| 4. | spare - use frugally or carefully | |
| Adj. | 1. |  spare - thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise" |
| 2. | spare - more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" unnecessary, unneeded - not necessary | |
| 3. | spare - not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands" unoccupied - not held or filled or in use; "an unoccupied telephone booth"; "unoccupied hours" | |
| 4. | spare - kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts" unnecessary, unneeded - not necessary | |
| 5. | spare - lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" | |
| 6. |  spare - lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"unadorned, undecorated - not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction |
spare
adjective 1. back-up, reserve, second, extra, relief, emergency, additional, substitute, fall-back, auxiliary, in reserve
adjective 2. extra, surplus, leftover, over, free, odd, unwanted, in excess, unused, superfluous, supernumerary << OPPOSITE necessary
verb 6. afford, give, grant, do without, relinquish, part with, allow, bestow, dispense with, manage without, let someone have
verb 7. have mercy on, pardon, have pity on, leave, release, excuse, let off (informal) go easy on (informal) be merciful to, grant pardon to, deal leniently with, refrain from hurting, save (from harm) << OPPOSITE show no mercy to
Translations
spare [spɛəʳ] adj → de reserva (= surplus); sobrante, de más
vt (= do without) → pasarse sin (= afford to give); tener de sobra (= refrain from hurting); perdonar [+ details etc]; ahorrar;
there are 2 going spare → sobran or quedan 2;
can you spare (me) £10? → ¿puedes prestarme or darme 10 libras?;
I've a few minutes to spare → tengo unos minutos libres;
spare [spɛəʳ] adj → de réserve, de rechange (= surplus); de or en trop, de reste
vt (= do without) → se passer de (= afford to give); donner, accorder, passer (= not hurt); épargner (= not use); ménager;
there are 2 going spare (Brit) → il y en a 2 de disponible;
spare [spɛəʳ] adj (free) → frei;
(extra) (part, fuse etc) → Ersatz-
n = spare part
vt (save) (trouble etc) → (er)sparen;
(make available) → erübrigen;
(afford to give) → (übrig) haben;
(refrain from hurting) → verschonen;
to spare (surplus) → übrig;
spare me the details → verschone mich mit den Einzelheiten
spare [spɛəʳ] adj → di riserva, di scorta (= surplus); in più, d'avanzo
vt (= do without) → fare a meno di (= afford to give); concedere (= refrain from hurting, using); risparmiare;
to spare (= surplus) → d'avanzo;
can you spare the time? → ha tempo?;
I've a few minutes to spare → ho un attimino di tempo;
can you spare (me) £10? → puoi prestarmi 10 sterline?
v spare [speə]
1 to manage without No-one can be spared from this office. sonder klaarkom يَسْتَغْني عَن пестя obejít se bez undvære verschonen κάνω χωρίς prescindir, pasar sin ilma (milletagi) toime tulema مضایغه کردن tulla toimeen ilman se passer de לְווַתֵר עַל किसी के बिना काम चलनाना biti bez, moći bez nélkülözni tud, nélkülözni lehet membebaskan sjá af (fare a meno di) ～なしですませる ...없이 지내다[] apsieiti be iztikt bez melepaskan missen spare/skåne for obywać się bez dispensar a se lipsi de обходиться без obísť sa bez, postrádať pogrešati funkcionisati bez avvara, undvara สงวนไว้ onsuz olmak 用不著，省掉 обходитися без کسی چیز کے بغیر کام چلانا không cần đến, 用不着，省掉
2 to afford or set aside for a purpose I can't spare the time for a holiday. opsy sit يَسْتَغْني عن ، يَتَنازَل отделям vyšetřit (si) afse; afsætte erübrigen διαθέτω, αφιερώνω disponer de võimaldama, võimalik olema اختصاص دادن olla varaa réserver à לְהַקדִיש दे देना, दे सकना imati viška, staviti na stranu megtakarít menyisihkan hafa (ekki) efni á risparmiare, dedicare 時間をさく ...을 떼어두다, 할애하다 leisti sau atļauties; atlicināt meluangkan overhebben avse poświęcać dispensar a rezerva уделять ušetriť (si), venovať lahko pogrešati odvojiti sätta av, få över เจียดเวลา ayırmak 勻出，分讓 приділяти محفوظ کرنا dành cho 匀出，分让
3 to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc Spare us!' they begged. genadig wees يُعامِل بِشَفَقَه пощадявам ušetřit spar verschonen λυπούμαι, δείχνω οίκτο perdonar halastama عفو كردن säästää épargner qqn לַחוּס दया करना poštedjeti, oprostiti (kaznu) kíméletes vkivel mengampuni þyrma, sÿna miskunn risparmiare 助ける ...에게 자비를 베풀다 pasigailėti []žēlot; apžēlot mengasihani sparen spare, skåne oszczędzać poupar a cruţa щадить ušetriť prizanesti poštedeti skona สงสาร bağışlamak, öldürmemek 寬容 щадити; милувати رحم کرنا tha thứ 宽容
4 to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person) Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible. hartseer voorkom يُوَفِّر المَتاعِب على الشَّخْص спестявам šetřit (někoho) skåne ersparen αποφεύγω να πληγώσω κπ. evitar säästma دچار زحمت نكردن säästää épargner לַחוּס कम से कम तकलीफ पहुंचाना poštedjeti (meg)kímél meringankan hlífa risparmiare, (avere riguardo per) いたわる ...을 상심시키지 [] 않게 하다 pagailėti []žēlot; pasargāt (no raizēm u.tml.) mengelakkan sparen skåne oszczędzać poupar a cruţa щадить šetriť (koho) prihraniti poštedeti skona เมตตา kaçınmak, sakınmak 不使難過 берегти; жаліти مارنے یا آزار دینے سے گریز کرنا tiết kiệm, miễn cho 不使难过
5 to avoid using, spending etc He spared no expense in his desire to help us. spaarsamig optree يَتَجَنَّب إسْتِعْمال щадя šetřit, litovat spare sparen φείδομαι escatimar kokku hoidma, säästma دريغ كردن säästellä ménager לַחֲסוֹך कम खर्च या उपयोग करना štedjeti, štedljivo upotrebljavati kímél menghemat vera spar á privarsi 惜しむ ...을 아끼다, 절약하다 gailėtis taupīt mengelak daripada menggunakan zuinig zijn met spare på oszczędzać poupar a menaja не жалеть šetriť, ľutovať varčevati štedeti sky, spara ประหยัด sakınmak, esirgemek 節省 економити; берегти کفایت کرنا، بخل کرنا để dành, tiết kiệm 节省
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. moeite voorkom يُجَنِّب الشَّخْص спестявам (проблеми) ušetřit spare for ersparen απαλλάσσω, γλιτώνω κπ. από τη φασαρία evitar mitte tülitama, (kedagi millestki) säästma زحمت ندادن säästää joltakulta vaiva épargner (qqch. à qqn) לַחֲסוֹך किसी को तकलीफ से बचाना potedjeti, uštedjeti trud (meg)kímél (vkit vkitől) membebaskan hlífa við risparmiare はぶく (수고 등을) 끼치지 않다, (남에게) ...시키지 않다 apsaugoti aiztaupīt (pūles u.tml.) melepaskan seseorang daripada menanggung kesusahan besparen spare for oszczędzać poupar a scuti избавлять ušetriť prihraniti (komu kaj) poštedeti bespara หลีกเลี่ยงปัญหา kurtarmak, vermemek 不打擾 берегти کسی کو بخش دینا tránh phiền phức 不打扰
adj
1 extra; not actually being used We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house. ekstra, ongebruikte إضافي، زائِد неизползван rezervní ekstra Ersatz-... εφεδρικός, περίσσιος de repuesto, de sobra tagavara-, eri-, vaba اضافي vara-, ylimääräinen disponible רֶזרבִי अतिरिक्त, फालतू rezervni fölösleges; tartalék, pót- cadangan auka- disponibile 予備の 예비의 atliekamas rezerves-; lieks; papildu- lebih extra ekstra, reserve-, til overs zapasowy vago disponibil свободный; лишний náhradný, rezervný odvečen rezervni ledig, extra-, reserv- ว่าง fazla, boş 多餘的 запасний; зайвий جس پر کسی کا قبضہ نہ ہو، فالتو thừa, dư 多余的
2 (of time etc) free for leisure etc What do you do in your spare time? vrye وَقْت الفَراغ свободно време volný fri- die Freizeit διαθέσιμος, ελεύθερος libre vaba, puhk(us)e- وقت آزاد vapaa- libre פָּנוּי फुरसत slobodan (vrijeme) szabad senggang umfram-, frí- libero 한가한, 여분의 laisvas brīvs (laiks) lapang vrij fri- wolny livre liber свободный voľný prost slobodan fri ยามว่าง boş 空閑的 вільний خالی وقت rỗi rãi, tự do 空闲的
n
1 a spare part (for a car etc) They sell spares at that garage. onderdele قِطَع غَيار أو تَبْديل резервен náhradní díl reservedel das Ersatzteil ανταλλακτικό pieza de recambio, pieza de repuesto tagavaraosa قطعه ي يدكي varaosa pièce de rechange חֶלֶק-חִילוּף खाली पुर्जा, फालतू पुर्जा rezervni dio (pót)alkatrész sukucadang varahlutur ricambio 予備の部品 예비 부품, 비상 부품 atsarginė dalis rezerves daļas barang ganti reserveonderdeel reservedel część zapasowa peça sobresselente piesă de schimb запасная часть náhradný diel nadomestni del rezervni deo reservdel อะไหล่ yedek parça 備件 запасна деталь, запчастина فالتو پرزہ phụ tùng thay thế 备件
2 an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies. spaarwiel, noodwiel عَجَل إضافي допълнителен náhradní pneumatika reservehjul der Reservereifen ρεζέρβα rueda de recambio tagavararatas لاستيك زاپاس varapyörä roue de secours גַלגַל חָלוּפִי अतिरिक्त rezervna guma pótkerék ban serep varadekk (pezzo di ricambio) 予備タイヤ 예비 타이어 atsarginis ratas rezerves ritenis ganti reservewiel reservedekk część zapasowa pneu sobresselente roată de rezervă запасное колесо náhradná pneumatika nadomestno kolo rezervni točak reservhjul ล้อสำรอง yedek lastik 備用輪胎 запасне колесо, запаска ضرورت کے لیے رکھا گیا فالتو پہیا đồ dự phòng 备用轮胎
adj sparing
careful or economical. ekonomies مُقْتَصِد، غَيْر مُسْرِف икономичен šetrný tilbageholdende sparsam φειδωλός, προσεκτικός frugal, económico säästlik, säästu- säästeliäs économe חַסכָנִי कम, अपर्याप्त štedljiv, umjeren takarékos hemat sparsamur economo 質素な 검약하는, 절약하는 taupus taupīgs berjimat zuinig sparsom(melig) oszczędny poupado econom бережливый; экономный šetrný varčen štedljiv måttlig, sparsam ประหยัด idareli, tutumlu 節約的 помірний; ощадливий بچت ، کفایت، پس اندازی کرنے والا tiết kiệm 节约的
adv sparingly
ekonomies قَليلا، باقْتِصاد، إلى حَدٍّ ضَئيل умерено střídmě tilbageholdende sparsam φειδωλά frugalmente, económicamente säästlikult säästeliäästi frugalement בְּחַסכָנוּת अर्प्याप्ता से, मितव्ययता पूर्वक, कम, किफायत से štedljivo, umjereno takarékosan dengan hemat sparlega frugalmente つましく 검소하게 taupiai taupīgi dengan berjimat zuinig sparsomt, økonomisk oszczędnie poupadamente cu economie/moderaţie бережливо; экономно striedmo varčno štedljivo måttligt, sparsamt อย่างประหยัด idareli, tutumlu olarak 愛惜地，節儉地，保守地 помірно; ощадливо احتیاط سے tiết kiệm 爱惜地，节俭地，保守地
spare part
a part for a machine etc, used to replace an identical part if it breaks etc. onderdeel قِطَع غَيار резервна част náhradní díl reservedel das Ersatzteil ανταλλακτικό pieza de repuesto, pieza de recambio tagavaraosa قطعه ي يدكي varaosa pièce de rechange חֶלקֵי-חִילוּף अतिरिक्त zamjenski, rezervni dio (pót)alkatrész sukucadang varahlutur pezzo di ricambio 予備部品 (기계 등의) 예비 부품 atsarginė dalis rezerves daļa barang ganti reserveonderdeel reservedel część zapasowa peça sobresselente piesă de schimb запасная часть náhradný diel, al. súčiastka nadomestni del rezervni deo reservdel ของอะไหล่ yedek parça 備件 запасна деталь, запчастина مشین کا کل پرزہ phần để thay thế bộ phận máy hỏng 备件
spare rib
a rib of pork with only a small amount of meat left on it. varkribbetjie ضِلْع خَنْزير مع قَليل من اللحم عَلَيْه свинско режро с малко месо по него vepřové žebírko sparerib der Rippenspeer χοιρινό παϊδάκι costilla de cerdo searibi گوشت دنده ي خوك siankylki côte levée צֶלָע חֲזִיר सुअर की पसलियों का अत्यल्प मांस वाला भाग komad svinjskih rebara sovány sertésborda daging iga svínaskammrif spuntatura スペアリブ 살이 조금 붙은 돼지 갈비 kauliukas (cūkas) ribas kauliņš tulang rusuk babi krabbetje nakkeribbe żeberko costeleta coastă de porc свиное рёбрышко bravčové rebierko svinjsko rebrce svinjsko rebro revbensspjäll ซี่โครงหมูที่มีเนื้อติดอยู่นิดหน่อย etli domuz kaburgası, pirzola 排骨 свиняче реберце з залишками м'яса پوری طرح چھانٹی ہوئی پسلی sườn lợn lọc gần hết thịt 排骨
(and) to spare
in greater supply or quantity than is needed; extra I'll go to an exhibition if I have time to spare; I have enough food and to spare. en meer إضافي، زيادَه имам в излишък nazbyt tilovers; ekstra übrig περίσσια, και με το παραπάνω de sobra ülearu, rohkem kui küllalt اضافي ylimääräinen de reste, de trop בְּשֶפָע obilato, napretek bőven elég ekstra umfram, aukalega libero あり余るほど 남아 도는, 과잉의 atliekamas, laisvas atliku likām; lieks; brīvs lebih darapad a cukup over ekstra, til overs do stracenia, w nadmiarze de sobra liber, în plus более, чем достаточно navyše, nazvyš na pretek; še preveč višak över, så det [] blir över มีเพียงพอ fazla, fazladan 充足 вільний, зайвий باقی، موجود، فالتو، بچا ہوا thừa ra 充足
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