reserve

réserver

Faire garder une place, une chambre ou une table pour soi à un moment précis.

En anglais simple : To arrange for a seat, room, or table to be kept for you at a particular time.

• Can we reserve a table?
• She reserved two rooms for the weekend.
• Have you reserved your seats for tomorrow’s concert?

Comment l'utiliser : reserve something for someone (I reserved a seat for my sister.)

Synonymes : book

Expressions courantes : reserve a table, reserve a room, reserve a seat

réserver

Garder quelque chose uniquement pour une personne, un usage ou une situation précise.

En anglais simple : To use something only for a particular person, purpose, or situation.

• We reserve this room for guests.
• He reserved that gentle voice for his youngest child.
• The prize is reserved for students with outstanding results.

Comment l'utiliser : reserve something for someone/something (She reserves her strongest criticism for dishonest politicians.)

Synonymes : set aside, earmark

Expressions courantes : reserve for someone, reserve for something, reserve special treatment

réserver, mettre de côté

Mettre de côté une partie d’un aliment ou du liquide de cuisson pour l’utiliser plus tard.

En anglais simple : To put some food or cooking liquid aside so you can use it later.

• Reserve a little sauce.
• She reserved half the mixture for the topping.
• Drain the beans, reserving the liquid for later.

Comment l'utiliser : reserve something for something (Reserve some cooking liquid for the sauce.)

Synonymes : set aside, save

Expressions courantes : reserve cooking water, reserve the juice, reserve some sauce

se réserver

Déclarer qu’on garde le droit de faire quelque chose si on le souhaite.

En anglais simple : To state that you keep the legal power to do something if you choose.

• The company reserves all rights.
• We reserve the right to cancel any booking.
• The publisher reserved the right to approve future editions.

Comment l'utiliser : reserve the right to do something (We reserve the right to refuse entry.)

Synonymes : retain

Contraires : waive

Expressions courantes : reserve the right, reserve all rights

réserver, mettre de côté

Garder quelque chose pour un besoin futur ou un usage particulier.

En anglais simple : To keep something so it is available for a future need or special purpose.

• Reserve some money for emergencies.
• They reserved their best wine for the wedding.
• We have reserved enough supplies for the winter.

Comment l'utiliser : reserve something for something (We reserved some funds for future repairs.)

Synonymes : save, set aside, put by

Expressions courantes : reserve some money, reserve for later, reserve emergency supplies

réserver, retenir

Garder quelque chose sans le donner, l'utiliser ou l'exprimer tout de suite.

En anglais simple : To keep something back instead of giving it away, using it, or expressing it immediately.

• I prefer to reserve judgment.
• They reserved a portion of the income.
• She reserved her opinion until everyone had spoken.

Comment l'utiliser : reserve judgment on something (I’ll reserve judgment on the plan until I see the costs.)

Synonymes : retain, hold back, withhold

Expressions courantes : reserve judgment, reserve an opinion, reserve a portion

réserve

Quantité supplémentaire de quelque chose qu’on garde jusqu’à en avoir besoin.

En anglais simple : An extra amount of something kept until it is needed.

• We have enough food in reserve.
• The hospital used its emergency reserves.
• Keep a small reserve of cash for unexpected costs.

Comment l'utiliser : a reserve of something (We keep a reserve of drinking water.)

Synonymes : extra supply, stock, store

Expressions courantes : in reserve, cash reserve, reserve supplies

réserve naturelle

Zone où les animaux sauvages, les plantes ou le milieu naturel sont protégés.

En anglais simple : An area where wild animals, plants, or the natural environment are protected.

• We visited a nature reserve.
• Rare birds live in this coastal reserve.
• Fishing is forbidden in several marine reserves.

Synonymes : sanctuary, protected area

Expressions courantes : nature reserve, wildlife reserve, marine reserve