Spared

/spɛrd/ verb

Definition

to refrain from harming or punishing someone, or to give something to someone without needing it yourself.

Etymology

From Old English 'sparian,' related to Old High German 'sparen' and other Germanic languages. May derive from a root meaning 'to be frugal' or 'to refrain.' Used since before 1000 CE.

Kelly Says

The word 'spare' has two opposite meanings depending on context: 'spare someone's life' (don't harm) versus 'spare change' (extra). English is full of these contradictions that somehow make perfect sense!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንድም አይነት አይሰጠንም
and-im a-y-net a-i-set-en-m
ARالعربية
وفر
wa-far
BNবাংলা
সংরক্ষণ করেছিল
san-rok-shon kore-chhil
CACatalà
ha amagat
ha a-ma-gat
CSČeština
ušetřil
u-šet-ril
DADansk
sparet
spa-ret
DEDeutsch
gespart
ge-spart
ELΕλληνικά
έσωσε
e-so-se
ESEspañol
ahorró
a-hor-ro
FAفارسی
صرف نکرد
sarf na-kard
FISuomi
säästettiin
sää-ste-ttiin
FRFrançais
a épargné
a e-par-gne
GUGU
ખર્ચ કરવામાં કોઈપણ મર્યાદા નહીં
khar-ch kar-va-ma-an koi-pan maryada ni
HAHA
ba a yiya kudin
ba a yi-ya ku-din
HEעברית
חסך
ḥa-sach
HIहिन्दी
बचाया
ba-cha-ya
HUMagyar
megspórolt
meg-spo-rolt
IDBahasa Indonesia
hemat
he-mat
IGIG
nwereghị ịgba ụgwọ
nwe-re-ghi i-gba u-gwo
ITItaliano
ha risparmiato
a rispar-mee-ato
JA日本語
節約した
se-i-yo-ku-shi-ta
KKKK
жаттығарламау
jatty-g-ar-la-mau
KMKM
រក្សា
rok-sa
KO한국어
축소했다
chuk-so-ha-e-ta
MRMR
खर्च केले नाही
khar-ch ke-le na-hi
MSBahasa Melayu
hemat
he-mat
MYမြန်မာ
စေငွေကြေးမကြိုက်
se-ngwe-kye-e ma-kye-ik
NLNederlands
gespaard
ge-spaard
NONorsk
sparet
spa-ret
PAPA
ਖਰਚ ਨਾ ਕੀਤਾ
khar-ch na kee-ta
PLPolski
oszczędził
os-chə-dzi-l
PTPortuguês
poupou
po-pou
RORomână
a economisit
a e-ko-no-mi-sit
RUРусский
сберег
sber-eg
SVSvenska
sparade
spa-rade
SWKiswahili
akauzika
a-kau-zi-ka
TAதமிழ்
பணத்தை மிச்சப்படுத்தினார்
pa-n-tha-i mi-chch-a-ppa-du-tha-nar
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్థికంగా ఆదా చేశాడు
ar-thika-nga aad-a che-sha-du
THไทย
ประหยัด
pra-yat
TLTL
nailigtas
na-lig-tas
TRTürkçe
feda etti
fe-da et-ti
UKУкраїнська
економів
e-ko-no-viv
URاردو
बचایا
ba-cha-ya
VITiếng Việt
tiết kiệm
tee-et kiem
YOYO
kò ní ṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀
ko ni şe-şe
ZH中文
节省了
jìng yòng le
ZUZU
akukho ukuxhumisa
a-ku-kho u-ku-hu-mi-sa

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