spare

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

••

to spare no effort — fare tutto il possibile

to spare no pains — fare ogni sforzo

* * *
[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)
- 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

••

to spare no effort — fare tutto il possibile

to spare no pains — fare ogni sforzo


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