спестя

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• IPA^(key):

спестя́ • (spestjá) first-singular present indicative, pf (imperfective спестя́вам)

1. (transitive) to keep money instead of spending it, to save, to economize, to put by, to put aside, to lay aside

   Synonyms: пестя (pestja), икономисам (ikonomisam)

   Спестявам част от заплатата си всяка седмица, за да си купя колело.

   Spestjavam čast ot zaplatata si vsjaka sedmica, za da si kupja kolelo.

   I'm putting part of my wages aside every week to buy a bike.

2. (transitive) to conserve or prevent the wasting of, to save, to economize

   Synonyms: пестя (pestja), икономисам (ikonomisam)

   Ще вземем такси, за да спестим време.

   Šte vzemem taksi, za da spestim vreme.

   We'll take a cab to save time.

3. (ditransitive) to save somebody/oneself from having to go through an unpleasant experience, to spare

   Моля те, спести ми ужасните детайли.

   Molja te, spesti mi užasnite detajli.

   Please spare me the gruesome details.