contingency reserve in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for contingency reserve in the English»French Dictionary

contingency reserve N FIN

contingency reserve

réserves fpl de secours

Translations for contingency reserve in the English»French Dictionary

contingency [Brit kənˈtɪndʒ(ə)nsi, Am kənˈtɪndʒənsi] N

1. contingency (gen):

contingency

imprévu m

to provide for or be prepared for contingencies

parer d'avance aux imprévus

2. contingency (in insurance):

to cover the same contingencies

couvrir les mêmes risques

3. contingency PHILOS:

contingency

contingence f

I.reserve [Brit rɪˈzəːv, Am rəˈzərv] N

1. reserve (resource, stock):

reserve (of commodity)

réserve f

reserve (of food, parts, ammunition)

réserve f

reserve (of food, parts, ammunition)

stock m

oil/gold reserves

réserves de pétrole/d'or

capital/currency reserves

réserves de capitaux/de devises

to have reserves of energy/of patience

avoir des réserves d'énergie/de patience

to keep or hold sth in reserve

tenir qc en réserve

to keep or hold sth in reserve attr currency, fund, stock, supplies

de réserve

2. reserve (reticence):

reserve

réserve f

to break through sb's reserve

percer la réserve de qn

to lose one's reserve

perdre sa réserve, sortir de sa réserve

3. reserve (doubt, qualification):

reserve

réserve f

reserve

restriction f

without reserve

sans réserve or restriction

4. reserve MIL:

the reserve

la réserve

the reserves

les réservistes, la réserve

the reserves attr army, forces

de réserve

5. reserve SPORTS:

reserve

remplaçant/-e m/f

reserve attr team

de réserve

reserve player

remplaçant

6. reserve (area of land):

reserve

réserve f

7. reserve COMM → reserve price

II.reserve [Brit rɪˈzəːv, Am rəˈzərv] VB trans

1. reserve (set aside):

reserve

réserver, mettre [qc] en réserve or de côté

she reserves her fiercest criticism for…

elle réserve ses critiques les plus féroces pour…

to reserve a warm welcome for sb

réserver un accueil chaleureux à qn

to reserve one's strength

ménager ses forces

to reserve the right to do sth

se réserver le droit de faire qc

the management reserves the right to refuse admission

la direction se réserve le droit de refuser l'entrée

to reserve judgment

réserver son jugement

2. reserve (book):

reserve room, seat

réserver

See also reserve price

reserve price N Brit

reserve price

prix m minimum

reserve price

mise f à prix

contingency reserve in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for contingency reserve in the English»French Dictionary

contingency N form

contingency

contingence f

I.reserve [rɪˈzɜ:v, Am -ˈzɜ:rv] N

1. reserve no pl a. form:

reserve

réserve f

with/without reserve

sous/sans réserve

to have/keep sth in reserve

avoir/mettre qc en réserve

to put sth on reserve

mettre qc de côté

2. reserve SPORTS:

reserve

remplaçant(e) m (f)

II.reserve [rɪˈzɜ:v, Am -ˈzɜ:rv] VB trans

1. reserve (keep):

reserve leftovers, rest

garder

2. reserve (save):

to reserve sth for sb/sth

mettre qc de côté pour qn/qc

to reserve the right to +infin

se réserver le droit de +infin

3. reserve (make a reservation):

reserve room, seat, ticket

réserver

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Accordingly, the final decision on the contingency reserve must be left until the autumn.

www.europarl.europa.eu

The rapporteur has, moreover, put forward for our consideration a reduction in the margin of the contingency reserve.

www.europarl.europa.eu

That's the whole reason why we have a contingency reserve.

www.theglobeandmail.com

He has suggested it may have to use some of its $3-billion contingency reserve.

www.ctvnews.ca

I'm seeing a real conflict between trying to manage a contingency reserve level and the danger of keeping a reserve level.

www.campbellrivermirror.com

The utility immediately can re-purpose those units for customer bill reduction, bidding power into contingency reserves markets or other applications.

www.greenbiz.com

A quick look at the strata contingency reserve fund tells you exactly how well the strata owners can manage a major unexpected expense.

www.vancouversun.com

The budget also allows city staff to establish a legal contingency reserve, with a maximum permitted year-end balance of $500,000.

www.thebarrieexaminer.com

But even more farcical was the government's diversion of $2 billion from the contingency reserve to balance the budget.

thechronicleherald.ca

The budget projects a deficit of $28.5 billion this coming fiscal year, including a $3-billion contingency reserve.

www.theprovince.com