| Principal Translations |
| reserve [sth]⇒ vtr | (hotel, restaurant) | reservar⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial) | guardar⇒ vtr |
| | Malcolm has reserved a room with a sea view for his stay. |
| | Malcolm reservó una habitación con vista al mar. |
| reserve [sth] vtr | (hold place) | reservar⇒ vtr |
| | | guardar⇒ vtr |
| | Tina reserved a seat for her friend. |
| | Tina reservó un asiento para su amiga. |
| reserve [sth] vtr | (not do yet) | reservar⇒ vtr |
| | | retener⇒ vtr |
| | Bill sorted his work into tasks he needed to complete straight away and tasks he could reserve for later. |
| | Bill dividió su trabajo en tareas que tenía que hacer inmediatamente y otras que podía reservar para después. |
| reserve n | (person's manner) | reticencia nf |
| | | cautela nf |
| | People often mistake Patricia's reserve for unfriendliness, but really she's very nice when you get to know her. |
| | La gente suele confundir la reticencia de Patricia con hostilidad, pero ella es muy amable cuando llegas a conocerla. |
| Additional Translations |
| reserve n | (geography: reserved area) (geografía) | reserva nf |
| | The Native Americans live on a reserve. |
| | Los nativos americanos viven en una reserva. |
| reserve n | often plural (military) (militar) | reserva nf |
| | Janet isn't in the combat zone at the moment; she's in the reserves. |
| | Janet no está en la zona de combate en este momento, está en la reserva. |
| reserve n | often plural (stock, [sth] saved) (de algo) | reserva nf |
| | Patrick had to start on his emergency reserve of chocolate. |
| | Patrick tuvo que empezar su reserva de emergencia de chocolate. |
reserve,
reserve player n | (substitute in a team) | reserva nf |
| | There were fifteen players on the field and two reserves. |
| | Había quince jugadores en el campo y dos reservas. |
| reserve n | often plural (money) | reservas nfpl |
| | The company didn't have sufficient reserves to meet its expenses. |
| | La compañía no tenía suficientes reservas para cubrir sus gastos. |
| reserve n | (conservation area) | reserva nf |
| | Many varieties of dragonfly inhabit this reserve. |
| | Muchas variedades de libélulas habitan esta reserva. |
| reserve [sth] vtr | (set aside) | reservar⇒ vtr |
| | | guardar⇒ vtr |
| | Jim reserved two pieces of cake for him and Maria to eat later, before serving the rest to his guests. |
| | Jim reservó dos porciones de torta para él y para María antes de servirle al resto de los invitados. |
| reserve [sth] vtr | (keep for yourself) | reservarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Sophie reserved the right to terminate her contract, if she found she didn't like the job. |
| | Sofía se reservó el derecho de terminar su contrato si no le gustaba el trabajo. |
| reserve [sth] vtr | (delay) | reservarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | postergar⇒ vtr |
| | Gerald wasn't sure about the singer, but decided to reserve judgement until he'd heard the whole song. |
| | Gerald no estaba seguro sobre el cantante, pero decidió reservarse la opinión hasta que escuchara toda la canción. |