See also: reservá and réserva

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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reserva f (plural reserves)

  1. reserve

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reserva

  1. inflection of reservar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

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reservā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of reservō

Portuguese

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  • Hyphenation: re‧ser‧va

Etymology 1

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Noun

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reserva f (plural reservas)

  1. reserve (the act of reserving, or keeping back)
  2. reserve (that which is reserved as for future use)
  3. reserve (unexploited natural resource)
  4. reserve (tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose)
  5. reserve (tract of land reserved for aboriginal people)
  6. (military) reserve (body of troops in the rear of an army)
  7. booking (a reservation for a service, such as accommodation in an hotel)
  8. stockpile (supply for future use)
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reserva m or f by sense (plural reservas)

  1. (sports) reserve (player who does not participate from the start of the game)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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reserva

  1. inflection of reservar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

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  • IPA(key): /reˈseɾba/ [reˈseɾ.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -eɾba
  • Syllabification: re‧ser‧va

Etymology 1

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Deverbal from reservar.

Noun

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reserva f (plural reservas)

  1. reservation, booking (arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance)
    Synonym: reservación
    Los agentes de viajes cancelaron todas las reservas para el vuelo de la tarde.
    The travel agents canceled all reservations for the afternoon flight.
  2. a reserve, reservation, preserve, sanctuary (area protected for a specific reason)
  3. reserve (for game or hunting)
  4. (military) reserve (armed forces in non-active duty)
  5. (sports) reserve (part of the team that doesn't start)
  6. reserve, supply, stock, stockpile, store, standby (something saved for future use)
    • 2005, Martin Gardner (translated by Luis Bou Garcia), Huevos, nudos y otras mistificaciones matemáticas, page 74:
      Esta reserva de aire es importante, porque el embrión la utiliza para hinchar sus pulomes por primera vez y puede morir si no existe.
      This supply of air is important, because the embryo uses it to fill its lungs for the first time and may die without it.
  7. pool (e.g. talent pool, gene pool, pool of experts, pool of available workers)
  8. secrecy (i.e. discretion, confidence)
  9. (formal) caveat
    Synonym: advertencia
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  • Reserva is the exclusive word for "reservation" or "booking" in Spain. In many Latin American countries, however, they use both reserva and reservación.
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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reserva

  1. inflection of reservar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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