to spare | Idiomator

Meaning: Left over;available.I made it to my appointment with timeto spare.1960February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, inTrains Illustrated, page99:As a result of this winter's diversions, there is now carriage siding accommodationto spareatWolverhamptonHigh Level, and facilities have been offered to stable W.R. stock if necessary, as indeed it may be during the peak months of the summer service.1960March, G. Freeman Allen, “Europe's most luxurious express - the "Settebello"”, inTrains Illustrated, page140:I did not really wonder, after sampling the "Settebello's" standards of comfort and service, that even on a midweek day in autumn there was not a seatto spare, despite the cost.; (idiomatic)Inabundance.She has talentto spare!

Examples:

EN: "You might at least have the heart to spare the children from infection!"
ES: "¿No puedes, al menos, proteger a los niños contra el contagio?"
EN: I should like to spare us all the experience of the Baroness encountering you here, Count!
ES: "¡Me gustaría que nos evitara a todos la incómoda situación... de ser testigos de su encuentro con la Baronesa, Sr. Conde!"
EN: Amenes begs the people to spare Theonis, to no avail. He also begs them to kill him as well.
ES: En vano suplica Amenes a la multitud que respeten a Theonis y en vano suplica , que lo maten a él también.
EN: With an hour to spare before train time...
ES: Le sobra una hora antes de que llegue el tren.
EN: I wish to spare King Gunther death in the flames.
ES: ¡Quiero evitarle el rey Gunther que muera por las llamas!
EN: I just wanted to spare Hans the conflict between his love for you and his sense of duty towards the work we've been doing!
ES: Es sólo que quería ahorrarle a Hans el dilema de tener que escoger entre su amor por usted y su sentido del deber hacia el trabajo.
EN: I'm sorry... but I saw your mother suffer so much that I'd like to spare you a disappointment, if possible.
ES: Perdóneme. Pero vi a su madre sufrir tanto, que me gustaría hacer lo que pueda para no verte decepcionada.
EN: I have promised the honorable inspector to spare your life.
ES: Le prometí al honorable inspector que te perdonaría la vida.
EN: Tom, I'd give everything I have in this world to spare you this.
ES: Tom, hubiera dado todo lo que tengo en el mundo por evitarte esto.
EN: It was to spare someone's feelings to reassure the lady in black
ES: lo hice para confortar a alguien... a la mujer de negro.
EN: Perhaps to spare you pain
ES: Tal vez para que no sufras más.
EN: Where you're going, you'll have plenty to spare.
ES: Adónde vas ahora, tendrás tiempo de sobra.
EN: We haven't a moment to spare.
ES: - Sí, señor.
EN: I am going to spare her that .. trouble.
ES: Yo voy a ahorrarle ese problema.
EN: My dear, don't you see I wanted to spare you?
ES: ¡Oh, querida! ¿No lo comprendes? He querido evitarte eso.

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