TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
spáráil1, f. (gs. -ála).1. vn. of spáráil2. 2. Sparing, economy. ~ a dhéanamh ar rud, to use sth. sparingly. ~ ama, time-saving. Ná bíodh ~ agat air, don’t spare it. S.a. fraoch11. (Var:~t f)
spáráil2, v.t. & i. (pres. -álann). Spare. Airgead, bia, éadach, am, a ~, to spare money, food, clothes, time. Anam a ~, to spare a life. Má tá cúpla punt le ~ agat, if you can spare a few pounds. Ná ~ deoch orthu, give them plenty to drink. Níor ~ sé an tslat orainn, he didn’t spare the rod on us. Tá siad á ~ féin, they are taking things easy. Fear nár ~ é féin, a man who worked hard. Culaith ~te, spare suit. Tá fear ~te againn, we have a spare man.