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"Reparo" is a noun which is often translated as "reservation", and "reservación" is a noun which is also often translated as "reservation". Learn more about the difference between "reparo" and "reservación" below.
el reparo(
rreh
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pah
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roh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (doubt)
a. reservation
Sonia no tendrá reparos en decirle a ese tío que nos deje en paz.Sonia won't have any reservations about telling that guy to leave us alone.
b. qualm
No tendré reparos en despedirlo si no da la talla.I'll have no qualms about firing him if he's not up to the job.
c. scruple
No sentía el más mínimo reparo en dejar solos a los niños.He didn't feel the slightest scruple about leaving the children on their own.
2. (opposition)
a. objection
La familia de Pedro mostró reparos cuando dijo que se quería dedicar a la moda.Pedro's family raised objections when he said he wanted to work in fashion.
b. criticism
No tengo ningún reparo respecto a los médicos. Es el hospital que le falló a mi madre.I have no criticism of the doctors. It's the hospital that failed my mother.
3. (fencing)
a. parry
El esgrimista realizó un reparo que bloqueó el ataque del oponente.The fencer executed a parry which blocked his opponent's attack.
4. (leap) (Central America) (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. bucking
Es increíble que los cowboys no se hagan daño en la espalda con los reparos del caballo.It's amazing that rodeo cowboys don't hurt their backs with the bucking of the horse.
b. rearing
El repentino reparo del caballo tiró al jinete al suelo.The sudden rearing of the horse threw the rider to the ground.
la reservación(
rreh
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sehr
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bah
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syohn
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (booking) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. reservation
Ana y Luis no pueden venir, así que cambié la reservación en el restorán para solo dos personas.Ana and Luis can't come, so I changed the reservation at the restaurant to only two people.
a. reservation
La reservación más grande de Estados Unidos pertenece a la Nación Navajo.The largest reservation in the United States belongs to the Navajo Nation.
