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feminine
/reˈseɾβa/
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Translation
reservation, booking, reserve
Word origin
From reservar, from Latin reservare ('to keep back'), from re- plus servare ('to keep'). The same root gives English 'reserve' and 'conserve'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- reservare
- English cognates
- reserve, conserve, preserve
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralreservas
Examples
.
I made a reservation for two people at nine.
canceló .
The hotel cancelled my booking without warning.
aves.
We visited a nature reserve full of birds.
¿ ?
Do you have a booking or would you rather wait for a table?
.
I keep a reserve of money for emergencies.
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