dispenser
Meanings
Verb
1. to excuse, exempt (de from) (transitive)
2. to dispense, give out, radiate (transitive, literary)
3. to distribute, dispense (transitive)
4. to avoid, refrain (de from) (reflexive)
Examples6
Je peux m'en dispenser.
I can do without this.
Pourriez-vous me dispenser quelques conseils ?
Could you give me some advice?
Dispensez-moi de vos conseils, je vous prie.
Spare me your advice, I beg of you.
Le soleil nous dispense lumière et chaleur.
The sun gives us light and heat.
Lorsqu'un conseil est bon, peu importe qui l'a dispensé.
When a piece of advice is good, it doesn't matter who gave it.
Ils dispensèrent de la nourriture aux victimes de guerre.
They supplied the war victims with food.