see|Reserve|réserve
English

Pronunciation
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)v|-��(r)v

Noun
en-noun

1. The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation.
2. That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use.
3. That which is excepted; exception.
4. Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.
5. A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose; as, the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio, originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut; the Clergy Reserves in Canada, for the support of the clergy.
6. A body of troops in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.
7. A member of a sports team who does not participate from the start of the game, who can be used to replace tired or injured team-mates.
8. Funds kept on hand to meet liabilities.

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|حجز IPAchar|(ħajz) m
Chinese: ��, �� (ch�bèi)
Croatian: t-|hr|rezerva|f
Dutch: t-|nl|reserve|f
Finnish: varaus (1), varaaminen (1), suojelualue (4), reservaatti (4), reservi (5,6), varanto (6), vararahasto (6)
French: t+|fr|réservation|f
German: Reservieren n (1), Reserve f (2,6), Reserviertheit f (4)
Greek: ε�ι��λαξη (epifílaksi) f
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Hungarian: tartalék
Italian: t+|it|riserva|f
Japanese: �� (yobi)
Korean: �� (yebi)
Portuguese: t+|pt|reserva|f
Russian: запа� (zapás) m, �езе�в (rezérv) m
Spanish: t-|es|reserva|f
Swedish: reserv

Verb
en-verb|reserves|reserving|reserved|reserved

#To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose.
#Hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to keep; to retain.
#To make an exception of; to except.

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|حجز IPAchar|(ħájaza)
Chinese: �� (b�oliú)
Dutch: t-|nl|reserveren
Finnish: varata (1,2), panna talteen (2), säästää (2)
French: t+|fr|réserver
German: reservieren (2)
Hungarian: lefoglal, foglal
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Italian: t+|it|riservare
Japanese: ���� (yoyaku suru)
Korean: ���� (yeyakhada)
Portuguese: t+|pt|reservar
Russian: �езе�ви�ова�� (rezervírovat�)
Spanish: t-|es|reservar
Swedish: reservera

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• 2007-11-28 10:34 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for nl, fr, it, pt, es

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