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1 self-serving
[ˌself'sɜːvɪŋ]ADJ egoísta, interesado -
2 self-serving
adj.1 egoísta, de beneficio propio, de interés propio, dirigido al interés personal.2 de servicio automático. -
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.) reservar2) (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.) reservar
2. 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.) reserva2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) reserva3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) reserva4) ((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.) reservistas•- reserved
- have
- keep in reserve
reserve1 n1. reserva2. reserva naturalreserve2 vb reservartr[rɪ'zɜːv]1 (gen) reserva1 reservar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto reserve the right to do something reservarse el derecho de hacer algoreserve currency divisa de reservareserve price precio mínimoreserve team equipo de reservareserve n1) stock: reserva fto keep in reserve: guardar en reserva2) restraint: reserva f, moderación f3) reserves npl: reservas fpl (militares)adj.• reservista adj.n.• reemplazo s.m.• reserva s.f.• retraimiento s.m.• retén s.m.• sigilo s.m.v.• reservar v.• separar v.
I rɪ'zɜːrv, rɪ'zɜːv1) c ( stock) reserva f2) ca)the Reserve — ( Mil) la reserva
b) ( Sport) ( substitute player) reserva mf, suplente mf; (before n) < goalkeeper> de reservareserve team — reserva f
5) ua) ( self-restraint) reserva f, cautela fb) ( qualification)
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a) ( book) \<\<room/seat/table\>\> reservarb) (keep, save)to reserve something (FOR something) — reservar or guardar algo (para algo)
[rɪ'zɜːv]the company reserves the right to change... — la compañía se reserva el derecho de cambiar...
1. N1) [of money, fuel, minerals] reserva fSpain possesses half the world's reserves of pyrites — España posee la mitad de las reservas mundiales de piritas
2) (Mil)3) (esp Brit) (Sport) reserva mf, suplente mfto play in or with the reserves — jugar en el segundo equipo
4) (=land) reserva f ; (also: game reserve) coto m (de caza); (also: nature reserve) reserva f natural5) (=restriction)6) (=hiding one's feelings) reserva f2. VT1) (=book, set aside) reservardid you reserve the tickets? — ¿has reservado los billetes?
2) (Jur) aplazar3.CPDreserve bank N — (US) banco m de reserva
reserve currency N — divisa f de reserva
reserve fund N — fondo m de reserva
reserve petrol tank (Brit), reserve gas tank (US) N — depósito m de gasolina de reserva
reserve player N — suplente mf
reserve price N — (Brit) precio m mínimo (fijado en una subasta)
reserve team N — (Brit) (Sport) equipo m de reserva
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I [rɪ'zɜːrv, rɪ'zɜːv]1) c ( stock) reserva f2) ca)the Reserve — ( Mil) la reserva
b) ( Sport) ( substitute player) reserva mf, suplente mf; (before n) < goalkeeper> de reservareserve team — reserva f
5) ua) ( self-restraint) reserva f, cautela fb) ( qualification)
II
a) ( book) \<\<room/seat/table\>\> reservarb) (keep, save)to reserve something (FOR something) — reservar or guardar algo (para algo)
the company reserves the right to change... — la compañía se reserva el derecho de cambiar...
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