LEARNit Dictionary

spare

adjective
B2+
1
B2+
available to do what you want with rather than work
فراغت, وقت آزاد, خالی
2
B2+
that is not being used or is not needed at the present time
یدکی, اضافی, ذخیره
We've got a spare bedroom, if you'd like to stay.
I'm afraid I haven't got any spare cash.
Are there any tickets going spare?
3
B2+
kept in case you need to replace the one you usually use; extra
زاپاس, اضافی, یدکی
a spare key/tyre
Take some spare clothes in case you get wet.
4
thin, and usually quite tall
لاغر, بلندقامت و لاغر, قد بلند و باریک, لاغر و بلند
verb
C1+
1
C1+
to make something such as time or money available to somebody or for something, especially when it requires an effort for you to do this
اختصاص دادن, صرف کردن
2
C1+
to save somebody/yourself from having to go through an unpleasant experience
نجات دادن, معاف کردن, رهایی بخشیدن, دور نگه داشتن, از سختی دور کردن
He wanted to spare his mother any anxiety.
Please spare methe gruesome details.
You could have spared yourself an unnecessary trip by phoning in advance.
She was spared from the ordeal of appearing in court.
3
C1+
to allow somebody/something to escape harm, damage or death, especially when others do not escape it
در امان گذاشتن, نجات دادن, از آسیب مصون کردن, رحم کردن
They killed the men but spared the children.
She begged them to spare her life.
During the bombing only one house was spared .
The storm largely spared Houston and surrounding districts.
The children were spared from the virus.
Hong Kong was spared a direct hit, but the storm still brought heavy rains and powerful winds.
4
C1+
to do everything possible to achieve something or to do something well without trying to limit the time or money involved
همه تلاش خود را کردن, از هیچ تلاشی فروگذار نکردن, از هیچ چیزی دریغ نکردن
He spared no effort to make her happy again.
No expense was spared in furnishing the new office.
5
to work as hard as possible
تمام تلاش خود را کردن, با همه توان کار کردن
noun
1
an extra thing that you keep in case you need to replace the one you usually use (used especially about a tyre of a car)
یدکی, زاپاس, چرخ زاپاس
2
spare parts(= new parts that you buy to replace old or broken parts of a car, machine, etc.)
یدکی, زاپاس, جایگزین
It can be difficult to get spares for some older makes of car.