ahorrarse

ahorrarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to save oneself

■ te ahorrarás problemas si lo haces como yo te digo you'll save yourself problems if you do it the way I say

■ de haber llamado antes me habría ahorrado el viaje if I'd phoned first I'd have saved myself the journey

■ te podrías haber ahorrado ese comentario you could have kept that comment to yourself

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VPR

1) [+ dinero, tiempo] to save

al comprar esa casa se ahorró bastante dinero — buying that house saved him quite a lot of money

- no ahorrárselas con nadie

2) (=evitarse) to save o.s.

así te ahorras tener que ir al médico — this will save you o you'll save yourself having to go to the doctor's

un regalo que te ahorras — it saves you having to buy a present, you save yourself having to buy a present

podías haberte ahorrado los comentarios — I could have done without your comments

por mí puedes ahorrarte las molestias — as far as I'm concerned you can save yourself the trouble

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(v.) = shave off

Ex. You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.

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(v.) = shave off

Ex: You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.

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■ahorrarse verbo reflexivo
1 (dinero) to save oneself
2 (evitarse) to save oneself: ahórrate el consejo, keep your advice to yourself
'ahorrarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahorrar

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vpr

1. [dinero] to save;

nos ahorramos 1.000 pesos we saved (ourselves) 1,000 pesos

2. [molestia]

ahorrarse la molestia (de hacer algo) to save oneself the trouble (of doing sth);

si lo haces con cuidado te ahorrarás tener que repetirlo if you do it carefully you'll save yourself having to do it again;

me ahorré un viaje I saved myself a journey

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ahorrarse

v/r dinero save; fig

spare o.s., save o.s.

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vr

: to spare oneself