Sparing in spanish
pronunciation: ekoʊnoʊmikoʊ part of speech: adjective
spare2 = excluir, librar, perdonar.
Example: People don't understand why such spongers are spared while the average citizen is being punished.more:
» have + no time to spare = no tener tiempo de/para, no tener tiempo que perder.
Example: Those who want to lose weight, but have no time to spare for gym activities, may consider drinking tea products, such as green tea.» have + time to spare = tener tiempo libre, disponer de tiempo libre, tener tiempo de sobra, disponer de tiempo de sobra.
Example: You can make money being a film extra or TV extra if you have time to spare during the week and live in, or near, a major city.» spare + a thought for = pensar en, detenerse a pensar en, pensar un momento en.
Example: As people embark on the festive season's usual round of drinking they should spare a thought for the damage they are doing to their brains.» spare + life = perdonar la vida.
Example: In this way the lives of over 100000 Armenians were spared, but only on the condition that they should be sent to Syria.» spare + no expense = tirar la casa por la ventana, no escatimar (en) gastos, no reparar en gastos, emplearse a fondo, no doler prendar.
Example: These stars have spared no expenses when it comes to buying extravagant gifts for their partners.» spare + Nombe + all the details = no aburrir a Alguien con todos los detalles.
Example: I'll spare you all the details, but the short story is that he looked her up last year when he was travelling in Scandinavia, and was delighted to find her.» spare + Nombre + a problem = ahorrar la molestia a Alguien.
Example: Vendors save libraries the 'soft' costs of labour, time and data processing as well as sparing them countless problems inherent in direct ordering.» spare + Nombre Personal = pasar sin Alguien, prescindir de.
Example: Since a freeze on all hiring was in effect, taking on new people was out of the question; but borrowing someone from another department loomed up a possibility -- if anyone could be spared.» spare + time = disponer de un rato libre, tener un rato libre.
Example: A small committee of librarians, whenever they could spare time from their existing jobs and in their own time, began to build up a card file of information on available resources in the city.» without a minute to spare = sin tiempo que perder, con mucha prisa.
Example: When you've had a long day, and don't have the energy to prepare a three course meal or for those unexpected guests that drop in without a minute to spare, here's a quick meal to serve.sparing = moderado, comedido, frugal.
Example: The committee was very sparing in its recommendations of proposals for debate.more:
» unsparing = despiadado, pródigo, implacable.
Example: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.