Translations for „spare“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . spare [speəʳ] VB trans

1. spare (not kill):

spare

prizanašati [perf prizanesti]

2. spare (go easy on):

spare

prizanašati [perf prizanesti]

spare

varovati [perf obvarovati]

3. spare (avoid):

spare

prihranjevati [perf prihraniti]

spare

izogibati se [perf izogniti se]

to spare sb embarrassment/worry

prihraniti [or prizanesti] komu z zadrego/s skrbmi

4. spare (not use):

spare

varčevati [perf privarčevati]

spare

prihranjevati [perf prihraniti]

to spare no costs

ne varčevati s stroški

to spare no costs

ne izogibati se nobenim stroškom

5. spare (do without):

spare

pogrešati [perf pogrešiti]

spare

shajati brez

spare

odstopiti

can you spare one of those apples?

mi lahko daš eno izmed teh jabolk?

6. spare (make free):

there's no time to spare

nič časa ni ostalo

7. spare (give):

could you spare me £10?

mi lahko daš 10 funtov?

to spare a thought for sb

pomisliti na koga

II . spare [speəʳ] ADJ

1. spare (extra):

spare

dodaten

spare

razpoložljiv

spare

preostal

spare (bed)room

soba za goste

to have some spare cash

imeti še nekaj denarja

2. spare liter:

spare (thin)

suh

spare (thin)

vitek

spare (meagre)

mršav

3. spare Brit sl (crazy):

to drive sb spare

spravljati koga ob pamet

4. spare (reserve):

spare

nadomesten

spare

rezerven

spare part

rezervni del

5. spare (not lavish):

spare

skop

spare

pičel

spare meal

pičel obrok

III . spare [speəʳ] N

1. spare (reserve):

spare

rezerva f

2. spare (parts):

spares pl

rezervni [or nadomestni] deli m pl

spare ˈtime N no pl

spare time

prosti čas m

spare ˈtyre N, spare ˈtire N

1. spare tyre AUTO:

spare tyre

rezervna guma f

2. spare tyre inf (fat):

spare tyre

rešilni pas m maščobni obroč

enough and to spare VB

User Entry

enough and to spare

na pretek, obilo

Usage examples with spare

spare (bed)room

soba za goste

spare part

rezervni del

spare meal

pičel obrok

spare tyre

rezervna guma

[spare] parts

[rezervni] deli

to spare sb's blushes

prihraniti komu zadrego

to drive sb spare

spravljati koga ob pamet

to spare no costs

ne varčevati s stroški

to have some spare cash

imeti še nekaj denarja

there's no time to spare

nič časa ni ostalo

could you spare me £10?

mi lahko daš 10 funtov?

with [only] seconds to spare

v zadnji sekundi

to spare sb embarrassment/worry

prihraniti [or prizanesti] komu z zadrego/s skrbmi

to spare a thought for sb

pomisliti na koga

to spare a thought for sb/sth

pomisliti na koga/kaj

can you spare one of those apples?

mi lahko daš eno izmed teh jabolk?

we've made the attic into a spare room

podstrešje smo spremenili v sobo za goste

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Three of these struck a real chord -- shoulder tenders, spare ribs and tri-tips.

www.stuff.co.nz

You will arrive at the showing-off belching stage, and the "look at this, it's like dough" (while gripping and waggling your spare tyre), moment.

www.telegraph.co.uk

A series of six to eight training camps would be held annually, with approximately 500 to 600 spare-time observers attending each week.

en.wikipedia.org

You are like their spare tyre or a backup they fall on, not who they want to settle with.

www.ghanaweb.com

Run flat tires removed the need for a spare tire, which in addition to saving weight, allowed for a larger boot.

en.wikipedia.org

I'll spare you the remainder of her routine but rest assured it was more than a little off-key.

www.smh.com.au

Meanwhile, a man chains some spare ribs to the side of a dock.

en.wikipedia.org

In those days spare ribs, soup bones and suet were virtual throw away items.

windsorstar.com

Spare a thought for the hard-worked staff of the Citizens Advice Bureau who handle an estimated 9.500 new debt problems every day.

www.independent.co.uk

I stayed in friends' spare rooms and the cats had to live in a cattery for six weeks.

www.smh.com.au