to care for, look after
—
to spare, to economize
3 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | English | |
Lexeme | to spare | |
Meaning 1 | to care for, look after | The policy has not spared the farming community from severe financial pressure. |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | to spare, to be frugal, to economize | but some will spend, and some will spare |
Reference | ODE | |
Comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Russian | |
Lexeme | беречь (bereč') | |
Meaning 1 | to care for, look after | После травмы спортсмен был должен беречь свое колено After the injury, the athlete had to take care of his knee |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | to spare, to be frugal, to economize | беречь каждую копейку to spare each penny |
Reference | BAS: 1, 397-398 | |
Comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Tofa | |
Lexeme | қамна | |
Meaning 1 | to care for, to take care, to protect | оң аътын қамнап чораан he takes care of his horse |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | to spare, to be frugal, to economize | |
Reference | Rassadin 2016: 182 | |
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