BEOLINGUS
Dictionary - TU Chemnitz

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supply; reserve [listen] [listen] Vorrat {m}; Reserve {f} [listen]

a supply of food; a reserve of food; food reserves ein Lebensmittelvorrat; eine Lebensmittelreserve

fuel reserve Kraftstoffreserve {f} [auto]

underground water supply; underground water reserves unterirdische Wasservorräte; unterirdische Wasserreserven

the country's strategic crude oil supply / strategic oil reserves / strategic petroleum reserves [Am.] die strategischen Erdölreserven / Ölreserven des Landes

to have/hold/keep sth. in reserve etw. in Reserve haben/halten

to lay in / to lay up a supply of sth. einen Vorrat von etw. anlegen

to lay in supplies; to lay up supplies Reserven anlegen

to be in reserve in der Schublade liegen [übtr.]

Time and money were in short supply / were scarce. Zeit und Geld waren knapp.

The library has put the book on reserve for me. Die Bücherei hat die CD für mich zur Seite gelegt / weggelegt [Ös.].