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Translate reservoir from English to German

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reservoir:
- Container; Behälter; Speicherbecken; Sammelbecken
Wiktionary:
- reservoir → Reservoir, Stausee
- reservoir → Reservoir, Schale, Trinkschale, Wasserbehälter, Wasserbecken, Bassin, Behälter, Zisterne, Tank

English

Detailed Translations for reservoir from English to German

reservoir:

reservoir [the ~] noun

the reservoir (container; holder; tank)
der Container; der Behälter
- Container [der ~] noun
- Behälter [der ~] noun
the reservoir (storage basin; collecting basin)
Speicherbecken; Sammelbecken
- Speicherbecken [das ~] noun
- Sammelbecken [das ~] noun

Translation Matrix for reservoir:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Behälter	container; holder; reservoir; tank	case; feed box; food bowl; shell-hole; trough; tube; tubular case; étui
Container	container; holder; reservoir; tank	coffer; container; containers; reservoirs; trunk
Sammelbecken	collecting basin; receptacle; repository; reservoir; storage basin
Speicherbecken	collecting basin; receptacle; repository; reservoir; storage basin
-	artificial lake; man-made lake; source
Not Specified	Related Translations	Other Translations
Container		container; container application; container element
-	storage reservoir

Related Words for "reservoir":

reservoirs

Synonyms for "reservoir":

supply
artificial lake; lake
tank; storage tank
source; thing

Related Definitions for "reservoir":

tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)¹
lake used to store water for community use¹
anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies¹
- an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival¹
a large or extra supply of something¹
- a reservoir of talent¹

Wiktionary Translations for reservoir:

reservoir

noun

place where anything is kept in store
- reservoir → Reservoir
place behind a dam where water is collected
- reservoir → Stausee

reservoir

noun

ein See, der mit Hilfe einer Talsperre erzeugt wird um Wasser zu sammeln
- Stausee → dam; storage lake; reservoir
Behältnis oder Becken zur Speicherung unter anderem von Flüssigkeit oder Schüttgut
- Reservoir → reservoir

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• reservoir	→ Reservoir	↔ reservoir — plaats waar water of een andere vloeistof bewaard kan worden
• reservoir	→ Schale; Trinkschale	↔ bol — coupe hémisphérique
• reservoir	→ Wasserbehälter; Wasserbecken; Bassin; Behälter; Zisterne; Tank	↔ citerne — réservoir souterrain ou non, destiné à recevoir et garder l’eau pluviale.

Related Translations for reservoir

water reservoir

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