Meaning of пестя | Babel Free
[pɛˈstʲɤ̟]Definitions
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to save, to economize (to restrain from spending some limited resource) transitive
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→ to not overuse, to limit the usage of transitive
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→ to preserve, to conserve transitive
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to save towards (to put aside fraction of some resource for further use) transitive
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→ to be parsimonious of, to put by, to lay aside transitive
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→ to nurse, to store transitive
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to spare, not to waste (to prevent the squander of resources) intransitive, transitive
Examples
“пестя сили”
to save one's strength
“пестя провизии”
to conserve provisions
“пестя пари”
to put aside money
“пестя ресурси за следващи начинания”
to save resources for incoming tasks
“пестя време чрез/посредством ...”
to spare one's time by ...
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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