ménager
Meanings
Verb
1. to husband, to conserve
2. to treat gently, treat nicely
3. to conserve, go easy on
4. to go easy, take it easy (reflexive)
Examples15
Je ne les ménage pas.
I'm not going easy on them.
Tu dois te ménager.
You need to take it easy.
Marie ménageait ses efforts.
Mary spared her effort.
Inutile de me ménager.
You don't have to tiptoe around me.
C'est un homme bien qui ne ménage pas ses efforts.
He is a fine man who spares no effort.
Elle se ménagea afin d'apprendre à conduire une voiture.
She managed to learn how to drive a car.