spare room in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for spare room in the English»French Dictionary

spare room N

spare room

chambre f d'amis

Translations for spare room in the English»French Dictionary

I.room [Brit ruːm, rʊm, Am rum, rʊm] N

1. room (closed area):

room (for living)

pièce f

room (for sleeping)

chambre f

room (for working)

bureau m

room (for meetings, teaching, operating)

salle f

a three room apartment

un appartement de trois pièces

the room fell silent

tout le monde se tut

in the next room

dans la pièce d'à côté

‘rooms to let’

‘chambres à louer’

room 159

la chambre 159

room and board

chambre avec repas

he gets room and board

il est logé (et) nourri

2. room U (space):

room

place f (for pour, to do pour faire)

to make room

faire de la place

to take up room

prendre de la place

to be short of room

manquer de place

3. room (opportunity):

room for improvement/doubt

possibilité f d'amélioration/de doute

room for manoeuvre

marge f de manœuvre

II.rooms N npl dated

1. rooms (rented):

rooms

meublé m

2. rooms Brit UNIV:

rooms

chambre f d'étudiant

III.room [Brit ruːm, rʊm, Am rum, rʊm] VB intr Am

room

loger

to room with sb

loger chez qn

we room together

nous habitons ensemble

IV.-roomed COMP

4-roomed

de 4 pièces

V.room [Brit ruːm, rʊm, Am rum, rʊm]

there is always room at the top

quand on veut réussir dans la vie on peut

I.spare [Brit spɛː, Am spɛr] N TECH (gen)

spare (part)

pièce f de rechange

spare (wheel)

roue f de secours

a set of spares

un jeu de pièces de rechange

use my pen, I've got a spare

prends mon stylo, j'en ai un autre

II.spare [Brit spɛː, Am spɛr] ADJ

1. spare (surplus):

spare cash, capacity

restant

spare capital, land, chair, seat

disponible

spare copy

en plus

I've got a spare ticket

j'ai un ticket en trop

a spare moment

un moment de libre

2. spare (in reserve):

spare component, fuse, bulb

de rechange

spare wheel

de secours

3. spare (lean):

spare person, build

élancé

spare design, building, style

simple

4. spare (meagre):

spare diet, meal

frugal

5. spare Brit (mad):

spare inf

dingue inf

to go spare

devenir dingue inf

III.spare [Brit spɛː, Am spɛr] VB trans

1. spare:

to have sth to spare

avoir qc de disponible

have my pen, I've got one to spare

prends mon stylo, j'en ai un autre

to catch the train with five minutes to spare

prendre le train avec cinq minutes d'avance

to have time to spare at the airport

avoir du temps d'attente à l'aéroport

I have no time to spare for doing

je n'ai pas de temps à perdre à faire

the project was finished with only days to spare

le projet a été terminé seulement quelques jours avant la date limite

I have no energy to spare for the housework

je n'ai plus d'énergie pour les travaux domestiques

enough and to spare

bien assez et plus qu'il n'en faut

2. spare (treat leniently):

spare person, animal

épargner

to spare sb sth

épargner qc à qn

to spare sb's life

épargner la vie de qn

spare my life!

ne me tuez pas!

I will spare you the details

je vous épargnerai les détails

we were spared the full story hum

on a été dispensé du récit complet

see you next year if I'm spared hum

à l'année prochaine, si Dieu me prête vie

3. spare (be able to afford):

spare money, time

avoir

can you spare a minute/a pound/a cigarette?

as-tu un moment/une livre/une cigarette?

to spare a thought for

penser à

4. spare (manage without):

spare person

se passer de

I can't spare him today

je ne peux pas me passer de lui aujourd'hui

to spare sb for job, task

se passer de qn pour

IV.to spare oneself VB refl

to spare oneself refl:

to spare oneself sth

s'épargner qc

to spare oneself the trouble of doing

s'épargner l'ennui de faire

to spare oneself the expense of

faire l'économie de

V.spare [Brit spɛː, Am spɛr]

to spare no effort

faire tout son possible

to spare no pains

se donner du mal

spare room in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spare room in the English»French Dictionary

spare seat, room, cash

disponible

to spare room for sth

faire de la place pour qc

Translations for spare room in the English»French Dictionary

I.spare [speəʳ, Am sper] VB trans

1. spare (be merciful to):

spare

épargner

2. spare (refrain from doing):

spare

épargner

spare efforts, strength

ménager

to spare no expense

ne pas regarder à la dépense

to not spare oneself

se donner du mal

3. spare (do without):

spare

se passer de

to spare room for sth

faire de la place pour qc

to spare (the) time

avoir le temps

to not have time to spare

ne pas avoir le temps

to spare sb a moment

accorder une minute à qn

Phrases:

spare the rod and spoil the child prov

qui aime bien châtie bien

II.spare [speəʳ, Am sper] ADJ

1. spare (reserve):

spare key, clothes

de rechange

2. spare (available):

spare seat, room, cash

disponible

to have a spare minute

avoir une minute

3. spare (simple):

spare

dépouillé(e)

Phrases:

to drive sb spare

rendre qn dingue

to go spare Brit inf

devenir dingue

III.spare [speəʳ, Am sper] N

1. spare (item):

spare

pièce f de rechange

spares

pièces fpl détachées

2. spare (tyre):

spare

roue f de secours

I.room [ru:m] N

1. room:

room (in house)

pièce f

room (in house)

place f Belg, Nord

room (bedroom)

chambre f

room (classroom, meeting room)

salle f

room (for work)

bureau m

room and board

chambre et pension

2. room no pl (space):

room

place f

to take up room

prendre de la place

there's not enough room to swing a cat

il n'y a pas de place pour se retourner

3. room no pl (possibility):

room

marge f

to have room for sth

avoir une marge de qc

to have room for improvement

pouvoir mieux faire

II.room [ru:m] VB intr

to room with sb Am (share a room)

partager une chambre avec qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Of course there will be those who say the spare room subsidy is wrong... but people have to make their minds up.

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She and her young son shared a spare room with its ingrain carpet, nice bed, window with a nice sunset view.

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A spare room above the pool hall became a temporary classroom until a more suitable building could be acquired.

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Critics have referred to the policy as a bedroom tax whereas supporters of the change have referred to the unreformed system as a spare room subsidy.

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At the front of the freight deck was a staircase leading to the saloon deck, which had a smoking room in front, pursers office aft, and a spare room.

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Teams also renovated a spare room from the opposite team's home.

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Too often, work ended up stacked in the spare room.

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He is repeatedly drawn to a spare room in his house, and when he opens the door, he sees a man chopping up a body.

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This can be used as a second sitting room, a spare room or - as here - a bedroom for a very fortunate daughter.

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His father established a general store in a spare room of the family home in 1946.

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