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schonen

verb

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. to spare (not harm)
  2. to rest, to avoid overexertion
  3. to spare
  4. To treat someone or something with care to prevent harm or damage. It also means to rest to avoid getting too tired.
Examples

Dann will ich auch deines Leibes schonen.

Then I will spare your body too.

Part of speechverb

Usage noteThis verb often takes the genitive case when used in formal or literary contexts.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.