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Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German sperran, from Proto-West Germanic *sparrijan. Cognate with German sperren, Dutch sperren, Swedish spärra, Icelandic sperra.
Pronunciation
Verb
spären (third-person singular present späert, past participle gespaart, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to bar, to block
D'Stroosse si wéinst Héichwaasser gespaart.- The roads are blocked because of flooding.
- (transitive or intransitive) to lock
Spär d'Dier, wann ech glift.- Lock the door, please.
- (transitive) to lock up, to confine
D'Perruche ass a sengem Käfeg gespaart.- The budgie is locked in its cage.
- (transitive) to cut off, to suspend
- (transitive) to ban, to suspend
De Foussballspiller gouf fir dräi Matcher gespaart.- The footballer was banned for three matches.
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