spare Signification, définition

Signification de spare en français

• 0 extra and available to use if necessary -- de rechange/secours

  • a spare tire in the trunk of the car un pneu de secours dans le coffre de la voiture

  • Do you have a spare pen I could borrow? As-tu un autre stylo que je pourrais emprunter ?

  • I have no spare time at all this week. Je n’ai pas du tout de temps libre cette semaine.

• 1 to give sth to sb when you have more than you need -- mettre à la disposition

  • I have some paper I can spare. J’ai du papier que je peux mettre à disposition.

  • Can you spare anyone to help us out? Pouvez-vous vous passer de quelqu’un qui pourrait nous donner un coup de main.

• 2 to save from having to suffer -- épargner

  • She was spared the embarrassment of having to apologize. On lui a épargné l’embarras de devoir s’excuser.

  • She begged them to spare her father’s life. Elle les a suppliés d’épargner la vie de son père.

• 3 to make a big effort, spend a lot of money, etc. -- ne pas ménager les efforts/frais etc.

  • He spared no expense on the wedding. Il n’a pas ménagé les frais pour le mariage.

• 4 left over, extra -- disponible

  • I have twenty minutes to spare, so let’s get some coffee. J’ai vingt minutes devant moi, alors prenons un café.

  • I bought two pairs of jeans and still had money to spare. J’ai acheté deux jeans et il me restait encore de l’argent

• 5 an extra of sth that you can use if necessary -- de rechange

  • The batteries are dead, and I don’t have any spares. Les piles sont mortes et je n’en ai pas de rechange.

• 6 to manage without -- se passer de

  • No-one can be spared from this office.

• 7 to afford or set aside for a purpose -- réserver à

  • I can’t spare the time for a holiday.

• 8 to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc -- épargner qqn

  • ‘Spare us!’ they begged.

• 9 to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person) -- épargner

  • Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.

• 10 to avoid using, spending etc -- ménager

  • He spared no expense in his desire to help us.

• 11 to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc) -- épargner (qqch. à qqn)

  • I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.

• 12 extra; not actually being used -- disponible

  • We haven’t a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.

• 13 (of time etc) free for leisure etc -- libre

  • What do you do in your spare time?

• 14 a spare part (for a car etc) -- pièce de rechange

  • They sell spares at that garage.

• 15 an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies. -- roue de secours