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réserve — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • aloof adj Distant or reserved in manner, keeping oneself apart emotionally or socially.
  • booking noun A reservation made in advance, such as for travel, a hotel, or a table.
  • bunch noun A group of similar things gathered or fastened together.
  • demure adjective Quiet, modest, and reserved in manner.
  • pool noun A small body of still water, or a purpose-built structure for swimming.
  • proviso noun A conditional provision to an agreement.
  • reservation noun A booking made in advance for a table, room, seat, or similar.
  • reserve verb To book or set something aside in advance for later use.
  • reserved adj Slow to show emotion or share opinions; quietly restrained in manner.
  • restricted adj Kept within set limits; not free to go beyond a boundary.
  • sanctuary noun A place of safety or refuge from danger or persecution.
  • shy adj Nervous or uncomfortable around other people; reluctant to draw attention to oneself.
  • stock noun The goods a shop or business keeps available to sell.
  • stockpile noun A large stored supply of something kept for future use.
  • storeroom noun A room set aside for storing things.

Senses

réserve is used for these senses in English:

  • aloof Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.
  • aloofness The state of being aloof.
  • booking (sports) The issuing of a caution which is usually written down in a book, and results in a yellow card or (after two bookings) a red card, that is to say, the player is sent from the field of play.
  • bunch (textiles) The reserve yarn on the filling bobbin to allow continuous weaving between the time of indication from the midget feeler until a new bobbin is put in the shuttle.
  • pool A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.
  • proviso A conditional provision to an agreement.
  • reservation The practice of reserving part of the consecrated bread of the Eucharist for the communion of the sick.
  • reservation (often, in the plural) A limiting qualification regarding certainty or risk; a doubt or concern.

booking — full definition

  1. noun A reservation made in advance, such as for travel, a hotel, or a table.
  2. noun An engagement arranged for a performer or act.
  3. noun The official recording of a suspect's details after arrest.
  4. noun A caution given to a player, recorded by the referee (football/soccer).

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