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Father Massias, who was five years older than Pierre, whose fellow-student however he had been at the seminary, had a tall, spare figure with an ascetic countenance, framed round with a light-coloured beard and vividly lighted up by burning eyes.
Le père Massias, de cinq ans plus âgé que Pierre, qui l’avait eu cependant au séminaire pour condisciple, avait un grand corps maigre avec une figure d’ascète, qu’une barbe pâle encadrait, et où brûlaient des yeux étincelants.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
"My morning duty has made me seem forgetful of you and Mabel; but we have now an hour or two to spare, and to get acquainted.
– Les devoirs que j’ai à remplir le matin ont été cause que j’ai eu l’air de vous oublier ainsi que Mabel ; mais à présent j’ai une heure ou deux à ma disposition, et nous pourrons faire connaissance.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
He did not even spare his father, that drunkard Macquart, as he called him, who must have lived on her till the day of his death, and who left his children in poverty.
Il n’épargna même pas son père, cet ivrogne de Macquart, disait-il, qui devait l’avoir grugée jusqu’à sa mort, et qui laissait ses enfants sur la paille.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
" I implore you, William, spare me, and do not increase my fault.
– Je t’en prie, Guillaume, épargne-moi, n’augmente pas ma faute.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Rougon felt quite touched at the sight of her spare withered face and all her scrupulous attention.
Rougon fut attendri devant cette figure sèche et étroite, aux manies d'ordre méticuleuses.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
If Mr MacGillivray will spare me ten minutes, I think we can prepare something for tomorrow.'
Si Mr Macgillivray veut bien m'accorder dix minutes, nous pourrons combiner quelque chose pour demain.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
How this was to be done with an offensive imminent in the east and no troops to spare, he did not say.
Ce qu'il omettait d'indiquer, c'était comment s'y prendre avec l'offensive imminente sur le front est et le manque de troupes disponibles.
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 2000.
© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1936-1945 Nemesis
Kershaw, Ian
© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
The music built on spare "sketches" of themes that Coltrane explained to his band just before the recording session.
Coltrane ne prépara pour cet album que quelques thèmes succincts, qu'il expliquait à ses musiciens juste avant le début des enregistrements.
Sutro, Dirk / Jazz For DummiesSutro, Dirk,Koechlin, Stéphane / Le Jazz pour les nuls
Le Jazz pour les nuls
Sutro, Dirk,Koechlin, Stéphane
© Edition First, 2008. Publié en accord avec Wiley Publishing, Inc.
Jazz For Dummies
Sutro, Dirk
© 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
She was as patient as a saint, provided she had had no drink, thought it quite natural that her husband should remain idle, and even strove to spare him the most trifling labour.
Elle était d’une patience angélique, tant qu’elle n’avait pas bu, trouvant tout naturel que son homme fût paresseux, et tâchant de lui éviter même les plus petites besognes.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
The girls, fearful that some spare paddles might be found in or about the buildings, continued on, nor did they stop until so distant from their enemies as to give them every chance of escape, should the chase be renewed.
Craignant qu’ils ne trouvassent quelques rames dans la maison, les deux sœurs continuèrent à s’éloigner jusqu’à ce qu’elles fussent à une distance qui leur donnait toute chance d’échapper à leurs ennemis s’ils se remettaient à leur poursuite.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
'Unladen mass` means the mass of the vehicle in running order without driver, passengers or load, but with the fuel tank filled to 90 % of its capacity and the usual set of tools and spare wheel on board, where applicable.
«masse à vide», la masse du véhicule en ordre de marche sans conducteur, sans passagers, ni chargement, mais avec le réservoir de carburant rempli à 90 % de sa contenance, son outillage normal de bord et la roue de secours, le cas échéant;
But the misfortune is that one has to live, and how could I have kept the little fellow in that tiny shop of mine, where from morning till night I never have a moment to spare!
Le malheur est qu’il faut vivre. Comment l’aurais-je gardé, dans ce trou de boutique, où, du matin au soir, je n’ai pas une minute à moi ?...
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
In his spare time, he can be found working on his project to digitally record buildings of architectural interest in England.
Pendant son temps libre, il travaille sur son projet de numérisation des bâtiments anglais à l'architecture remarquable.
Albing, Carl,Vossen, JP,Newham, Cameron / bash CookbookAlbing, Carl,Vossen, JP,Newham, Cameron / bash Le livre de recettes
bash Le livre de recettes
Albing, Carl,Vossen, JP,Newham, Cameron
© 2007 O’Reilly Media, Inc.
© ÉDITIONS O’REILLY, Paris, 2007
bash Cookbook
Albing, Carl,Vossen, JP,Newham, Cameron
© 2007 O’Reilly Media, Inc.
I can spare one man from the deck hands, and you must give up one from the engine-room.'
Je puis me passer d’un des marins du bord si vous pouvez me prêter un des chauffeurs.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Them Injuns has made 'em scarce; this child can't spare another."
Les Indiens m'en ont déjà enlevé une, et l'Enfant a besoin de ménager les autres.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar

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Collocations

spare part
pièce de rechange
spare time
loisir
spare part
pièce détachée
spare wheel
roue de rechange
spare time
temps libre
spare bulb
ampoule de rechange

Word forms

spare

verb
Basic forms
Pastspared
Imperativespare
Present Participle (Participle I)sparing
Past Participle (Participle II)spared
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I sparewe spare
you spareyou spare
he/she/it sparesthey spare
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am sparingwe are sparing
you are sparingyou are sparing
he/she/it is sparingthey are sparing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have sparedwe have spared
you have sparedyou have spared
he/she/it has sparedthey have spared
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been sparingwe have been sparing
you have been sparingyou have been sparing
he/she/it has been sparingthey have been sparing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I sparedwe spared
you sparedyou spared
he/she/it sparedthey spared
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was sparingwe were sparing
you were sparingyou were sparing
he/she/it was sparingthey were sparing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had sparedwe had spared
you had sparedyou had spared
he/she/it had sparedthey had spared
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been sparingwe had been sparing
you had been sparingyou had been sparing
he/she/it had been sparingthey had been sparing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will sparewe shall/will spare
you will spareyou will spare
he/she/it will sparethey will spare
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be sparingwe shall/will be sparing
you will be sparingyou will be sparing
he/she/it will be sparingthey will be sparing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have sparedwe shall/will have spared
you will have sparedyou will have spared
he/she/it will have sparedthey will have spared
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been sparingwe shall/will have been sparing
you will have been sparingyou will have been sparing
he/she/it will have been sparingthey will have been sparing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would sparewe should/would spare
you would spareyou would spare
he/she/it would sparethey would spare
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be sparingwe should/would be sparing
you would be sparingyou would be sparing
he/she/it would be sparingthey would be sparing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have sparedwe should/would have spared
you would have sparedyou would have spared
he/she/it would have sparedthey would have spared
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been sparingwe should/would have been sparing
you would have been sparingyou would have been sparing
he/she/it would have been sparingthey would have been sparing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am sparedwe are spared
you are sparedyou are spared
he/she/it is sparedthey are spared
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being sparedwe are being spared
you are being sparedyou are being spared
he/she/it is being sparedthey are being spared
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been sparedwe have been spared
you have been sparedyou have been spared
he/she/it has been sparedthey have been spared
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was sparedwe were spared
you were sparedyou were spared
he/she/it was sparedthey were spared
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being sparedwe were being spared
you were being sparedyou were being spared
he/she/it was being sparedthey were being spared
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been sparedwe had been spared
you had been sparedyou had been spared
he/she/it had been sparedthey had been spared
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be sparedwe shall/will be spared
you will be sparedyou will be spared
he/she/it will be sparedthey will be spared
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been sparedwe shall/will have been spared
you will have been sparedyou will have been spared
he/she/it will have been sparedthey will have been spared

spare

noun
SingularPlural
Common casesparespares
Possessive casespare'sspares'

spare

adjective
Positive degreespare
Comparative degreesparer
Superlative degreesparest