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1 the prodigal son
1) (a disobedient and irresponsible son who wastes money on a life of pleasure and later returns home to ask for his parents' forgiveness.)2) (a person who acts irresponsibly and later regrets it.) -
2 old age
(the later part of a person's life: He wrote most of his poems in his old age.) bătrâneţe -
3 reserve
[rə'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) a rezerva2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) a rezerva2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) provizii2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) rezervaţie3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) rezervă4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.)•- reserved
- have
- keep in reserve
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