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spare

Main Entry: ¹spare

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): spared, sparing

Language: English

1 : perdonar <to spare someone's life : perdonarle la vida a alguien>
2 save : ahorrar, evitar <I'll spare you the trouble : le evitaré la molestia>
3 : prescindir de <I can't spare her : no puedo prescindir de ella> <can you spare a dollar? : ¿me das un dólar?>
4 stint : escatimar <they spared no expense : no repararon en gastos>
5 to spare : de sobra

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