Significado de spare en español

• 0 If something is spare, it is extra and not being used.

  • a spare bedroom

  • a spare tyre

  • spare cash

• 1 time when you are not working

  • I enjoy gardening in my spare time.

• 2 to give time or money to someone

  • I have to go soon, but I can spare a few minutes.

• 3 an extra thing that is not being used, and that can be used instead of a part that is broken, lost, etc.

• 4 extra and available to use if necessary

  • a spare tire in the trunk of the car un neumático de repuesto en el‎ maletero del coche.

  • Do you have a spare pen I could borrow? ¿Tienes una pluma de repuesto que podrías prestarme?

  • I have no spare time at all this week. No tengo tiempo libre en toda esta semana.

• 5 to give sth to sb when you have more than you need

  • I have some paper I can spare. Tengo un papel que puedo dejar .

  • Can you spare anyone to help us out? ¿Puedes conseguir a alguien para que nos ayude?

• 6 to save from having to suffer

  • She was spared the embarrassment of having to apologize. Ella se ahorró la vergüenza de tener que disculparse.

  • She begged them to spare her father’s life. Ella les rogó que le perdonaran la vida a su padre.

• 7 to make a big effort, spend a lot of money, etc.

  • He spared no expense on the wedding. Él no reparó en gastos en la boda.

• 8 left over, extra

  • I have twenty minutes to spare, so let’s get some coffee. Tengo veinte minutos de sobra, así que vamos a tomar un café.

  • I bought two pairs of jeans and still had money to spare. Compré dos pares de jeans y todavía tenía dinero de sobra.

• 9 an extra of sth that you can use if necessary

  • The batteries are dead, and I don’t have any spares. Las baterías están agotadas, y no tengo ningunas de repuesto.