die Reserve

reserve, substitutes, spare supply

noun · nominative / genitive / dative / accusative, singular feminine Rare #31,715
reserve, substitutes Can refer to a group of players or people held back rather than currently taking part.
GE: Heute sitzt er in der Reserve.
EN: Today he is among the substitutes.
reserve, spare supply
GE: Für den Notfall haben wir eine Reserve.
EN: We have a reserve for emergencies.
Declension of Reserve
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Genitive Reserve —
Dative Reserve —

Du bist nicht mehr bei der Reserve, sondern in der Mannschaft.

You are no longer in the reserves, but in the first team.

— Salyut-7 (2017)

Ich nehme es als Reserve.

I’ll keep it as a backup.

Ich habe eine Reserve übrig.

I have a reserve left over.

— Moskau glaubt den Tränen nicht (1980)

Die Reserve hat Ruhe.

The reserve is resting.

— Jean Florette (1986)

Fahren wir also im Grunde nur noch mit Reserve?

So are we basically only driving on reserve power now?

— Greenland 2 (2026)

Er berichtete mir einige Dinge, um mich aus der Reserve zu locken.

He told me a few things to draw me out.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Zwei auf Reserve.

Two in reserve.

— Die sieben Samurai (1954)