Significato di spare in italiano

• 0 If something is spare, it is extra and not being used. -- in più, di ricambio, di riserva

  • a spare bedroom una camera in più

  • a spare tyre una ruota di ricambio

  • spare cash soldi in più

• 1 time when you are not working -- tempo libero

  • I enjoy gardening in my spare time. Mi piace fare il giardinaggio nel mio tempo libero.

• 2 to give time or money to someone -- dare, prestare

  • I have to go soon, but I can spare a few minutes. Fra poco devo andare ma ti posso dedicare alcuni minuti.

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

• 4 to manage without -- (fare a meno di)

  • No-one can be spared from this office.

• 5 to afford or set aside for a purpose -- risparmiare, dedicare

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

• 6 to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc -- risparmiare

  • ‘Spare us!’ they begged.

• 7 to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person) -- risparmiare, (avere riguardo per)

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

• 8 to avoid using, spending etc -- privarsi

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

• 9 to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc) -- risparmiare

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

• 10 extra; not actually being used -- disponibile

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

• 11 (of time etc) free for leisure etc -- libero

  • What do you do in your spare time?

• 12 a spare part (for a car etc) -- ricambio

  • They sell spares at that garage.

• 13 an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies. -- (pezzo di ricambio)