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re·served  (r-zûrvd)
adj.
1. Held in reserve; kept back or set aside.
2. Marked by self-restraint and reticence. See Synonyms at silent.

re·served·ly (-zûrvd-l) adv.
re·served·ness n.

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
Adj.1.reserved - set aside for the use of a particular person or party
unreserved - not reserved
2.reserved - marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West
backward - (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover"
undemonstrative - not given to open expression of emotion
inhibited - held back or restrained or prevented; "in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear"
restrained - under restraint
unreserved - not cautious or reticent; "unreserved behavior"

reserved
Translations
reserved [rɪˈzɜːvd] ADJ [person, behaviour, room, table, seat] → reservado
to be reserved about sthser 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.
[person, manner] → réservé(e)
He's quite reserved → Il est assez réservé.
(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
(= reticent)zurückhaltend, reserviert (→ about in Bezug auf +acc)
room, seatreserviert, belegt
(Publishing) all rights reservedalle Rechte vorbehalten

reserved [rɪˈzɜːvd] adj (booked, YYY, table, seat) → prenotato/a, riservato/a; (shy) → riservato/a

reserved محجوز rezervovaný reserveret zurückhaltend κλεισμένος reservado pidättyväinen réservé rezerviran riservato 控えめの 예약되어 있는 gereserveerd reservert zarezerwowany reservado сдержанный reserverad ไม่แสดงอารมณ์และความรู้สึก ayrılmış kín đáo 保留的


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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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