sparing in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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sparing [Am ˈspɛrɪŋ, Brit ˈspɛːrɪŋ] ADJ

I.spare [Am spɛr, Brit spɛː] ADJ

II.spare [Am spɛr, Brit spɛː] N

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

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See also spare time

spare wheel → spare tire

See also spare tire

spare-part surgery [ˌsperˈpɑːrt, ˌspeəˈpɑːt] N U inf

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sparing in the PONS Dictionary

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sparing [ˈspeəʳɪŋ, Am ˈsperɪŋ] ADJ

I.spare [speəʳ, Am sper] VB trans

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II.spare [speəʳ, Am sper] ADJ

III.spare [speəʳ, Am sper] N

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ceñido (-a)
sparing
hablar con parquedad
to be sparing with one's words

sparing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be sparing with one's praise
escatimar los elogios
to spare no effort
no escatimar esfuerzos
to go spare Brit inf
volverse loco
to spare no effort
no escatimar esfuerzos
spare the rod and spoil the child prov
quien bien te quiere te hará llorar prov
to be sparing with one's words
hablar con parquedad
to spare oneself the trouble of doing sth
ahorrarse el trabajo de hacer algo
spare the rod and spoil the child
la letra con sangre entra prov
to be sparing with one's favours [or favors Am]
ser parco en conceder favores
to be sparing in the applause for sb/sth
escatimar el aplauso a alguien/algo
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Nerve-sparing surgery reduces the risk that patients will experience erectile dysfunction.
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A brush fire destroyed her house while sparing the rest of the block.
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A steroid-sparing medication (e.g. azathioprine or cyclophosphamide) is often given with the steroid.
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In contrast, the jealous husband will accept no compensation and will repay the adulterer with wounds and dishonor, not sparing when his fury takes revenge.
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A malcontent, he criticized everyone and everything: the church, government and all classes of people, from the rich and powerful to the lowly pauper, sparing no race or profession.
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Depending on the level of the spinal cord injury, whatever sparing the patient has is optimized.
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Some variations on the credit provide for a credit for hypothetical tax to encourage foreign investment (sometimes known as tax sparing).
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Land sparing is another way that producer and conservationist can be on the same page.
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But it spun in place offshore for more than a day before heading out to sea, largely sparing the already sodden region.
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The latter wrought devastation to fruit crops mainly in the dales, while sparing those higher up.
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