spare

1. The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.

2. Parsimony; frugal use.

3. An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.

4. That which has not been used or expended.

5. A spare part.

   (especially)A spare tire.

   I stopped to help out. Do you have a spare? [Said by one motorist to another with a flat tire.]

6. Any car part or comparable machine part in a supply chain.

   People sometimes forget that world-class logistics also involve inventory management in warehouses full of spares.

7. A superfluous or second-best person.

   an heir and a spare

8. The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare.

9. The act of knocking down all remaining pins in second ball of a frame; this entitles the pins knocked down on the next ball to be added to the score for that frame.

   a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls

10. (Canada)A free period; a block of school during which one does not have a class.

11. (Myanmar)Assistant or extra hand (typically on buses and lorries)

1. Tom reads in his spare time.

   У вільний час Том читає.

   ruВ свободное время Том читает.

   deIn seiner Freizeit liest Tom.

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2. Can you spare me a few minutes?

   Можеш приділити мені кілька хвилин?

   ruМожете уделить мне несколько минут?

   deHaben Sie ein paar Minuten Zeit für mich?

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3. Could you spare me a few minutes?

   Можеш виділити мені кілька хвилин?

   ruВы не могли бы уделить мне несколько минут?

   deHättest du ein paar Minuten für mich?

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4. We have plenty of time to spare.

   У нас багато вільного часу.

   ruУ нас полно времени.

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5. Do you have a few minutes to spare?

   Ви маєте пару вільних хвилин?

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