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reservar

to reserve, to book

verb rreh-sehr-BAHR Less Common

Origin: From Latin reservare (re- + servare 'to keep').

Also means

to keep (for later)

Usage Note

Reservar is used for booking tables, hotel rooms, and tickets — reservar una mesa ('to book a table'). It also means 'to set aside' — reservo este vino para la cena ('I'm keeping this wine for dinner'). The reflexive reservarse means 'to hold back / keep to oneself' — me reservo la opinión ('I'll keep my opinion to myself').

Examples

"Necesito reservar una habitación para dos noches."

Natural Translation

I need to book a room for two nights.

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