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spare1 /sper / || /speə(r)/ adjetivo

1. (not in use) ‹umbrella/pen› de más;
   have you got any ~ paper? ¿tienes un poco de papel que no te haga falta?

2. (before n) ‹key/cartridge› de repuesto

3. (free) libre;
   if you've got a ~ minute si tienes un minuto (libre)

spare2 sustantivo: I'll take a ~ just in case llevaré uno de repuesto por si acaso

spare3 verbo transitivo

1. 1. (do without): can you ~ your dictionary for a moment? ¿me permites el diccionario un momento, si no lo necesitas?;
      if you can ~ the time si tienes or dispones de tiempo
   2. (give) to ~ (sb) sth: can you ~ me a pound? ¿tienes una libra que me prestes/des?;
      can you ~ me a few minutes? ¿tienes unos minutos?
   3. to spare (as adj): there's food to ~ hay comida de sobra;
      have you got a few minutes to ~? ¿tienes unos minutos?

2. 1. (keep from using, stint) (usu neg): to ~ no effort no escatimar esfuerzos;
      to ~ no expense no reparar en gastos
   2. (save, relieve) to ~ sb sth ‹trouble/embarrassment› ahorrarle algo a algn
   3. (show mercy, consideration toward) perdonar

spare: spare part~ part sustantivo
repuesto m or (Méx) refacción f;
spare room~ room sustantivo
cuarto m de huéspedes or (Esp) de los invitados, recámara f de visitas (Méx);
spare time~ time n uncountable
tiempo m libre;
spare tire~ tire, (BrE) spare tyre~ tyre sustantivo
rueda f de repuesto or (Esp tb) de recambio, llanta f de refacción (Méx)

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:

spare [speəʳ]

I	verbo transitivo 1   dejar, dar: can you spare a dollar?, ¿me dejas un dólar?      can you spare me five minutes?, ¿tienes cinco minutos? 2   prescindir de: we can't spare anybody this week, no podemos prescindir de nadie esta semana 3   to spare sb sthg, ahorrarle algo a alguien: spare me the embarrassment, ahórrame la vergüenza 4   to spare (uso adjetivo) de sobra: you've got a few hours to spare, tienes unas horas libres      money/time to spare, dinero/tiempo de sobra 5   perdonar      to spare sb's feelings, respetar los sentimientos de alguien
II	adjetivo 1   de más, de sobra: have you got a spare pen?, ¿tienes un bolígrafo de sobra?      to be (going) spare, sobrar 2   (tiempo) libre 3   (bombilla, neumático, pieza, plomo, rueda, etc) de recambio 4   frml enjuto,-a
III	n Auto Téc (pieza) de recambio      Auto fam neumático de recambio

spare: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009

Compound Forms:
room to spare			espacio de sobra
spare no effort			no escatimar esfuerzos v
spare part	n		recambio nm
spare part	n		repuesto nm
spare part surgery	n		cirugía de transplantes nf
spare part surgery	n		injerto de tejidos nm
spare rib	n	cerdo	costilla con poca carne nf
spare room			cuarto de visitantes nm
spare room			cuarto de invitados nm
spare time	n		tiempo libre nm
spare tire		US, familiar	barriga nf
spare tire		US	neumático de repuesto nm
spare tire		US	goma de repuesto nf
spare tyre		GB	neumático de recambio nm
spare wheel	n		rueda de recambio nf
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'spare' also found in these entries:

English:

effort - interchangeable - set - spare tyre - part - save

Spanish:

ahorrar - conceder - costilla - escatimar - flotador - más - michelín - muerta - muerto - pieza - rato - recambio - regatear - repuesto - rueda - sobra - sobrante - títere - auxiliar - contado - cuarto - evitar - libre - llanta - ocio - ocupar - parte - perdido - refacción - reserva - tiempo

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