reservation

réservation

Arrangement pour qu’une chambre, une place ou une table soit disponible pour vous à un moment précis.

En anglais simple : An arrangement to keep a room, seat, or table available for you at a particular time.

• We have a reservation for tonight.
• She canceled her hotel reservation.
• Did you make a reservation at the restaurant?

Comment l'utiliser : reservation for someone/something (I made a reservation for four people.); reservation at somewhere (We have a reservation at the hotel.)

Synonymes : booking

Expressions courantes : make a reservation, hotel reservation, reservation for two

réserve, réticence

Doute ou inquiétude qui empêche d’approuver ou de soutenir pleinement quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A doubt or concern that makes you unsure whether you fully agree with or support something.

• I have some reservations about this plan.
• He expressed serious reservations about the cost.
• Would you recommend her without reservation?

Comment l'utiliser : have reservations about something/doing something (I have reservations about lending him money.); without reservation (She supported the proposal without reservation.)

Synonymes : doubt, misgiving, qualm

Expressions courantes : have a reservation, serious reservation, without reservation

réserve amérindienne

Territoire réservé à un peuple autochtone aux États-Unis.

En anglais simple : Land set aside in the United States for a Native American people.

• She lives on a reservation.
• The reservation has its own local government.
• They visited a museum on the Hopi Reservation.

Synonymes : reserve, res, rez, rezzy

Expressions courantes : tribal reservation, reservation land, on a reservation

mise en réserve, rétention

Fait de garder quelque chose pour un usage précis ou de choisir de ne pas le céder.

En anglais simple : The act of keeping something for a particular purpose or choosing not to give it away.

• The agreement allows reservation of certain rights.
• They approved the reservation of funds for repairs.
• Reservation of these rooms for staff use reduced the available space.

Comment l'utiliser : reservation of something for something (The plan requires reservation of land for future schools.)

Synonymes : withholding, setting aside

Expressions courantes : reservation of funds, reservation of rights, reservation of land

terre-plein central

Bande de terrain ou barrière séparant les deux sens de circulation d’une grande route.

En anglais simple : A strip of land or a barrier between the two sides of a main road.

• Grass grows on the central reservation.
• The car hit the central reservation.
• Workers repaired the barrier along the central reservation.

Synonymes : median, divider

Expressions courantes : central reservation, cross the reservation

réserve, part retenue

Chose gardée à part au lieu d’être donnée, partagée ou incluse avec le reste.

En anglais simple : Something kept back rather than given, shared, or included with the rest.

• The retained field was a reservation from the grant.
• The document lists each reservation of property separately.
• His share of the income remained a reservation under the agreement.

Synonymes : retained portion

Expressions courantes : a small reservation, reservation of property