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

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[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