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reserved [rɪˈzɜːvd] adj
1. set aside for use by a particular person or people this table is reserved 2. cool or formal in manner; restrained, silent, or reticent 3. destined; fated reserved for great things reservedly [rɪˈzɜːvɪdlɪ] adv reservedness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
reserved adjective 1. uncommunicative, cold, cool, retiring, formal, silent, modest, shy, cautious, restrained, secretive, aloof, reticent, prim, demure, taciturn, unresponsive, unapproachable, unsociable, undemonstrative, standoffish, close-mouthed, unforthcoming He was unemotional and reserved. uncommunicative open, forward, warm, ardent, sociable, uninhibited, demonstrative, unreserved Translations reserved [rɪˈzɜːvd] ADJ [person, behaviour, room, table, seat] → reservado to be reserved about sth → ser reservado acerca de algo reserved [rɪˈzɜːrvd] adj (= booked) [seat, table] → réservé(e) I'm sorry, that seat is reserved → Je suis désolé, cette place est réservée. (British) (POLITICS) en Grande-Bretagne, qualifie un domaine pour lequel le pouvoir décisionnel est resté entre les mains du parlement de Westminster plutôt que d'avoir été dévolu au parlement écossais reserve price n (British) → prix m de réserve reserve team n (British) (SPORT) → équipe f réserve reserved adj room, seat → reserviert, belegt (Publishing) all rights reserved → alle Rechte vorbehalten reserved [rɪˈzɜːvd] adj (booked, YYY, table, seat) → prenotato/a, riservato/a; (shy) → riservato/a reserved [rɪˈzɜːvd] adj (booked, YYY, table, seat) → prenotato/a, riservato/a; (shy) → riservato/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| That was reserved exclusively for resident or corresponding members; no one else could possibly have obtained a place; and the city magnates, municipal councilors, and "select men" were compelled to mingle with the mere townspeople in order to catch stray bits of news from the interior. The end of life was reserved for the Dog, wherefore the old man is often snappish, irritable, hard to please, and selfish, tolerant only of his own household, but averse to strangers and to all who do not administer to his comfort or to his necessities. Francis Westwick would arrive in Venice on the next day; and would be obliged if Number Fourteen, on the first floor, could be reserved for him, in the event of its being vacant at the time. |
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