spare

extra, di riserva

Disponibile oltre a ciò che si usa o che serve.

In inglese semplice: Available in addition to what is being used or needed.

• Do you have a spare pen?
• Guests sleep in the spare room.
• I keep spare batteries in my bag.

Sinonimi: extra, additional

Espressioni comuni: spare key, spare room, spare parts, spare wheel

libero

Si dice del tempo disponibile per le proprie attività, senza lavoro o altri obblighi.

In inglese semplice: Available for your own activities because you do not have to work or do other duties.

• I read in my spare time.
• She spent a spare afternoon painting.
• Do you have a spare moment to talk?

Sinonimi: free, available

Espressioni comuni: spare time, spare moment, spare afternoon

spicciolo, in più

Si dice di piccole somme che puoi dare o spendere perché non ti servono.

In inglese semplice: Describing small amounts of money you can give or spend without needing them yourself.

• Have you got any spare change?
• He put his spare change in a jar.
• She donated some spare cash to the shelter.

Sinonimi: extra

Espressioni comuni: spare change, spare cash

sobrio, essenziale

Semplice, con pochissimi mobili, decorazioni o dettagli.

In inglese semplice: Simple, with very little furniture, decoration, or detail.

• The design is spare and elegant.
• Her writing has a spare style.
• The room looked spare, with just a bed and chair.

Sinonimi: plain, minimal

Contrari: ornate

Espressioni comuni: spare design, spare room, spare style

magro, slanciato

Con un corpo alto e magro.

In inglese semplice: Tall and thin in body shape.

• He was a spare man with grey hair.
• Her spare figure stood in the doorway.
• Age had made his once strong frame spare.

Sinonimi: lean, thin

Espressioni comuni: spare figure, spare frame, spare man

dedicare, dare

Dare a qualcuno tempo, denaro o qualcos’altro di cui puoi fare a meno.

In inglese semplice: To give someone some time, money, or another thing you can manage without.

• Can you spare a minute?
• She spared me some money for lunch.
• We cannot spare anyone to help today.

Come si usa: spare someone something (Can you spare me a few minutes?); spare something for someone/something (Could you spare some money for the shelter?)

Sinonimi: give, provide

Espressioni comuni: spare some time, spare someone something, spare a minute

avanzare

Avere più tempo, denaro o altre cose di quanto serve.

In inglese semplice: To have more time, money, or other things than you need.

• We have money to spare.
• She arrived with five minutes to spare.
• There is room to spare in the car.

Come si usa: have something to spare (We have plenty of food to spare.); with something to spare (He finished with ten minutes to spare.)

Sinonimi: have left over

Espressioni comuni: time to spare, money to spare, room to spare

risparmiare

Evitare a qualcuno un’esperienza spiacevole.

In inglese semplice: To prevent someone from having an unpleasant experience.

• Please spare me the details.
• His quick reply spared us a wasted journey.
• She was spared the embarrassment of explaining her mistake.

Come si usa: spare someone something (I wanted to spare her the worry.); spare someone from something (The shortcut spared us from a long walk.)

Sinonimi: save

Espressioni comuni: spare someone something, spare someone the trouble