ele poupa

saves, spares

p o p ɐ → poupar

poup to save (money), to save up + a 2nd-person singular imperative / 3rd-person singular present

verb · third singular · present indicative Rare #42,433

saves

PO: Ela poupa dinheiro todos os meses.

EN: She saves money every month.

spares

PO: Este atalho poupa-nos muito tempo.

EN: This shortcut saves us a lot of time.

Conjugation of poupar

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	poupa	—
Third	poupe	—

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
Third	poupa	—

Herald, save yourself the trouble.

— Henrique V (1989)

He who spares the wicked offends the good.

Death spares no one.

Three years? Give me a break!

— Carandiru (2003)

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