reservation (redirected from Reservations)

res·er·va·tion  (rzr-vshn)

n.

1. The act of reserving; a keeping back or withholding.

2. Something that is kept back or withheld.

3. A limiting qualification, condition, or exception: has reservations about the proposal.

4. A tract of land set apart by the federal government for a special purpose, especially one for the use of a Native American people.

5.

a. An arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance, as in a hotel or on an airplane.

b. The accommodations so secured.

c. The record or promise of such an arrangement.

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reser·vation·ist n.

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reservation [ˌrɛzəˈveɪʃən]

n

1. the act or an instance of reserving

2. something reserved, esp hotel accommodation, a seat on an aeroplane, in a theatre, etc.

3. (often plural) a stated or unstated qualification of opinion that prevents one's wholehearted acceptance of a proposal, claim, statement, etc.

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an area of land set aside, esp (in the US) for American Indian peoples

5. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Brit the strip of land between the two carriageways of a dual carriageway

6. the act or process of keeping back, esp for oneself; withholding

7. (Law) Law a right or interest retained by the grantor in property granted, conveyed, leased, etc., to another a reservation of rent

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The stated qualification by a nation that describes the part of a standardization agreement that it will not implement or will implement only with limitations. See also implementation; ratification; subscription.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reservation - a district that is reserved for particular purpose reserve administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes Indian reservation - a reservation set aside for the use of Indians preserve - a reservation where animals are protected
	2.	reservation - a statement that limits or restricts some claim; "he recommended her without any reservations" qualification statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" fine print, small print - the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type; "don't sign a contract without reading the fine print" weasel word - an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion
	3.	reservation - an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly arriere pensee, mental reservation doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty - the state of being unsure of something
	4.	reservation - the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group); "wondered who had made the booking" booking employment, engagement - the act of giving someone a job
	5.	reservation - the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance agreement, understanding - the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"
	6.	reservation - something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.) prearrangement - something arranged in advance upgrade - a reservation that is improved; "I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full"
	7.	reservation - the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion preservation, saving - the activity of protecting something from loss or danger

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reservation

noun

1. (often plural) doubt, reluctance, scepticism, qualms, scruples, demur, hesitancy Their demands were met with some reservation.

2. booking, advance booking, prior arrangements He went to the desk to make a reservation.

3. reserve, territory, preserve, homeland, sanctuary, tract, enclave a Navaho Indian from a North American reservation

without reservation unreservedly, completely, totally, fully, entirely, wholly, implicitly, categorically, unconditionally, in every respect, without reserve, without demur men whose work I admire without reservation

Translations

reservation [ˌrezəˈveɪʃən]

A. N

1. (= booking) → reserva f; (= seat) → plaza f reservada; (= table in restaurant) → mesa f reservada
to make a reservation in a hotel → reservar una habitación en un hotel

2. (= doubt) → reserva f, duda f
I had reservations about it → tenía ciertas dudas sobre ese punto
with certain reservations → con ciertas reservas
to accept sth without reservation → aceptar algo sin reserva

3. (in contract) → salvedad f; (in argument) → distingo m

4. (= area of land) → reserva f

5. (on road) → mediana f, franja f central
see also central C

B. CPD reservation desk N (Brit) (in airport, hotels etc) → mostrador m de reservas (US) (= hotel reception desk) → recepción f

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reservation [ˌrɛzə^rˈveɪʃ^ən] n

(= booking) → réservation f
I've got a reservation for two nights → J'ai une réservation pour deux nuits.
to make a reservation → faire une réservation
I'd like to make a reservation for this evening → J'aimerais faire une réservation pour ce soir.

(= doubt) → réserve f
to have reservations about sth → avoir des réserves sur qch, avoir des réserves à propos de qch
with reservations [recommend, accept] → avec certaines réserves
without reservation [condemn, recommend, welcome] → sans réserve

(= protected area) → réserve f

(British) (also central reservation) → terre-plein m
reservation desk n → comptoir m des réservations

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reservation

n

(= qualification of opinion) → Vorbehalt m; (Philos) → Mentalreservation f (spec); without reservation → ohne Vorbehalt, vorbehaltlos; with reservations → unter Vorbehalt(en); to have reservations about somebody/something → Bedenken in Bezug auf jdn/etw haben

(= booking) → Reservierung f; to make a reservation at the hotel/on the boat → ein Zimmer im Hotel/einen Platz auf dem Schiff reservieren lassen; how many reservations did you make? → für wie viele Personen haben Sie reservieren lassen?; to have a reservation (for a room) → ein Zimmer reserviert haben

(= area of land) → Reservat nt, → Reservation f; (central) reservation (Brit: on motorway) → Mittelstreifen m

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reservation [ˌrɛzəˈveɪʃ/ən] n

a. (booking) → prenotazione f
to make a reservation → prenotare, fare una prenotazione

b. (doubt) → riserva
without reservation → senza riserve
with reservations → con le dovute riserve

c. (area of land) → riserva (Brit) (Aut) (also central reservation) → spartitraffico m inv

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