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  • 21sparing — m III, D. u, N. sparinggiem; lm M. i sport. «walka treningowa w niektórych konkurencjach sportowych, głównie w boksie; towarzyskie spotkanie dwóch drużyn mające charakter szkoleniowy» Rozegrać sparing. ‹ang.› …

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  • 22sparing — adjective a fiercely sparing man, he died rich and friendless Syn: thrifty, economical, frugal, canny, careful, prudent, cautious; mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, close fisted, penny pinching, ungenerous, close, grasping; informal stingy …

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  • 23sparing — spar•ing [[t]ˈspɛər ɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) economical; frugal (often fol. by in or of): sparing in her praise[/ex] 2) lenient or merciful 3) scanty; meager; limited • Etymology: 1325–75 spar′ing•ly, adv. spar′ing•ness, n …

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  • 24sparing no pains — index painstaking Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 25sparing of words — index brief, inarticulate, laconic, sententious, taciturn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 26sparing use — index temperance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 27sparing therapy — treatment directed to the protecting and sparing of an organ by allowing it to rest as much as possible …

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  • 28sparing action — apsauginis veikimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Išorinio poveikio sumažinimas. atitikmenys: angl. protective action; safety action; sparing action rus. защитное действие ryšiai: sinonimas – draudžiamasis veikimas …

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  • 29sparing action — apsauginis veikimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. protection action; sparing action vok. Schutzwirkung, f rus. защитное действие, n pranc. action protectrice, f …

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  • 30sparing — sparingly, adv. sparingness, n. /spair ing/, adj. 1. economical (often fol. by in or of). 2. lenient or merciful. 3. scanty; limited. [1325 75; ME; see SPARE, ING2] Syn. 1. frugal, saving, penurious. 3. meager, sparse. * * * …

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