ahorrar
verbo transitivo
1 [+dinero, energía, tiempo, trabajo] to save
así podrás ahorrar algo de electricidad this way you will be able to save some electricity
tienen bastante dinero ahorrado they have quite a lot of money saved up o put by
2 (evitar) [+disgustos, molestias, problemas] to save; [+peligro] to avoid
me gustaría ahorrarte las molestias I'd like to save you the trouble; te ahorraré los detalles I'll spare you the details
lo contó sin ahorrar detalles she told it in great detail
no ahorrar ataques/críticas contra algn to show no mercy in one's attacks/criticism of sb
no ahorrar elogios con algn to be unstinting in one's praise of sb
no ahorrar esfuerzos to spare no effort; be unstinting in one's efforts
verbo intransitivo
to save está ahorrando para comprarse un coche he's saving (up) to buy a car
no encienden la calefacción para ahorrar they don't put the heating on to save money o to economize
verbo pronominal
ahorrarse1 [+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 to be afraid of nobody
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
