épargner

Meaning

1. to save (time, money etc.)
2. to save, spare (someone from something)

Concepts

save

spare

economize

accumulate

save up

stint

escape

lenient

husband

🤵

hold

keep

lay aside

lay up

preserve

promote

pull through

put aside

redeem

reinforce

relieve

rescue

salvage

salve

spared

store up

put by

give relief to

be frugal

be sparing

abet

make unnecessary

amass

bring through

carry through

conserve

deliver

economise

handle

help

Synonyms

économiser

sauver

ménager

conserver

accumuler

faire des économies

se montrer indulgent (pour)

soulager

respecter

se montrer clément (pour)

échapper

avoir de l’indulgence (pour)

se montrer compréhensif (pour)

réserver

retenir

laisser tranquille

lésiner

Ne pas déranger

rechigner à utiliser

aider

alléger

amasser

capitaliser

encourager

éviter

gagner

garder

mettre

racheter

regretter

renforcer

Translations

sparen

ahorrar

sparen

poupar

risparmiare

besparen

economizar

economizar

estalviar

ersparen

bezuinigen

uitzuinigen

erübrigen

uitwinnen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/e.paʁ.ɲe/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: espargnier

Cognate with English: spare

In summary

Inherited from Old French espargnier, from Vulgar Latin sparāniāre (attested in the Reichenau Glossary), from Frankish *sparanjan, from Proto-West Germanic *sparēn (compare English spare).