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store
(stôr)n.
1. A place where merchandise is offered for sale; a shop.
2. A stock or supply reserved for future use: a squirrel's store of acorns.
3. stores Supplies, especially of food, clothing, or arms.
4. A place where commodities are kept; a warehouse or storehouse.
5. A great quantity or number; an abundance.
tr.v. stored, stor·ing, stores
Idiom: 1. To reserve or put away for future use.
2. To fill, supply, or stock.
3. To deposit or receive in a storehouse or warehouse for safekeeping.
4. Computers To copy (data) into memory or onto a storage device, such as a hard disk.
in store
1. Forthcoming: great trouble in store for her.
2. In reserve; stored.
[Middle English stor, supply, from Old French estor, from estorer, to build, from Latin īnstaurāre, to restore; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
stor′a·ble adj.
stor′er n.
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store
(stɔː)vb
1. (tr) to keep, set aside, or accumulate for future use
2. (Commerce) (tr) to place in a warehouse, depository, etc, for safekeeping
3. (tr) to supply, provide, or stock
4. (Commerce) (intr) to be put into storage
5. (Computer Science) computing (tr) to enter or retain (information) in a storage device
n
6. (Commerce)
a. an establishment for the retail sale of goods and services
b. (in combination): storefront.
7.
a. a large supply or stock kept for future use
b. (as modifier): store ship.
8. (Commerce) short for department store
9. (Commerce)
a. a storage place such as a warehouse or depository
b. (in combination): storeman.
10. the state of being stored (esp in the phrase in store)
11. a large amount or quantity
12. (Computer Science) computing chiefly Brit another name for memory7
13. (Animals) Also called: store pig a pig that has not yet been weaned and weighs less than 40 kg
14. (Agriculture)
a. an animal bought lean to be fattened up for market
b. (as modifier): store cattle.
15. in store forthcoming or imminent
16. lay store by put store by set store by to value or reckon as important
[C13: from Old French estor, from estorer to restore, from Latin instaurāre to refresh; related to Greek stauros stake]
ˈstorable adj
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store
(stɔr, stoʊr)n., v. stored, stor•ing,
adj. n.
1. an establishment where merchandise is sold, usu. on a retail basis.
2. a grocery.
3. a supply or stock of something, esp. for future use.
4. stores, supplies of food, clothing, arms, or other requisites.
5. Chiefly Brit. a storehouse or warehouse.
6. quantity, esp. great quantity; abundance: a rich store of grain.
v.t. 7. to supply or stock with something, as for future use.
8. to accumulate or put away, for future use.
9. to deposit in a storehouse or other place for keeping.
10. to put or retain (data) in a computer memory unit.
v.i. 11. to remain fresh and usable for considerable time on being stored.
12. to take in or hold supplies or articles, as for future use.
adj. 13. bought from a store; commercial: store bread.
Idioms: 1. in store,
a. in readiness or reserve.
b. about to happen.
2. set or lay store by, to have regard for; value; esteem.
[1225–75; (v.) Middle English, aph. variant of astoren < Old French estorer < Latin instaurāre to renew, restore; (n.) Middle English, aph. variant of astore < Old French estore, derivative of estorer]
stor′er, n.
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See also related terms for shop.
store
- A shortened version of the obsolete astor, "stock of provisions, supplies."See also related terms for shorter.
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Store
a build-up of material or goods; a body of persons; a large number or quantity.Examples: goodly store of blows, 1705; of flowers, 1853; of gypsies—Lipton, 1970; of horses, 1538; of knowledge; of mice, 1594; of people, 1653; of ancient poets, 1536; of provisions; of snow, 1677; of chosen soldiers, 1570; of swine, 1590; of trees growing, 1598.
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shop
– storeIn British English, a building or part of a building where goods are sold is usually called a shop.
Are there any shops near here?
In American English, this kind of building is usually called a store, and shop is only used to mean a very small store that has just one type of goods.
Mom has gone to the store.
I got it from a little antiques shop in Princeton.
In British English, very large shops are sometimes called stores.
They've opened a new DIY store on the outskirts of town.
In both British and American English, a large shop that has separate departments selling different types of goods is called a department store.
She works in the furnishings department of a large department store.
1. 'shop' used as a verb
Shop can also be a verb. When people shop, they go to shops and buy things.
I usually shop on Saturdays.
2. 'shopping'
You usually say that someone goes shopping, rather than that they 'shop'.
They went shopping after lunch.
When someone goes to the shops to buy things that they need regularly, such as food, you say that they do the shopping or do their shopping.
Who's going to do the shopping?
She went to the next town to do her shopping.
Shopping can be used without 'do' or 'go' to refer to the activity of buying things from shops.
I don't like shopping.
Shopping can also refer to the things that someone has just bought from a shop or shops.
She put her shopping away in the kitchen.
Shopping is an uncountable noun. Don't talk about 'a shopping' or someone's 'shoppings'.
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store
Past participle: stored
Gerund: storing
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| Noun | 1. |  store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"bakehouse, bakery, bakeshop - a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold barbershop - a shop where men can get their hair cut betting shop - a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track bodega - a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries booth - a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment boutique, dress shop - a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry building supply house, building supply store - a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures butcher shop, meat market - a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold canteen - sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc. chain store - one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise cleaners, dry cleaners - shop where dry cleaning is done commissary - a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel) computer store - a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user convenience store - a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items; open long hours for the convenience of customers apothecary's shop, chemist's, chemist's shop, drugstore, pharmacy - a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold gift shop, novelty shop - a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts hardware store, ironmonger's shop, ironmonger - a store selling hardware; "in Great Britain they used to call a hardware store an ironmonger's shop" head shop - a shop specializing in articles of interest to drug users; "he bought some roach clips and hashish pipes at the head shop" junk shop - a shop that sells cheap secondhand goods mercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet - a place of business for retailing goods outfitter - a shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose; "an outfitter provided everything needed for the safari" liquor store, off-licence, package store - a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere loan office, pawnbroker's shop, pawnshop - a shop where loans are made with personal property as security perfumery - store where perfumes are sold pet shop - a shop where pet animals can be purchased fix-it shop, repair shop - a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance beauty parlor, beauty parlour, beauty salon, beauty shop, salon - a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work shopfront, storefront - the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows specialty store - a store that sells only one kind of merchandise second-hand store, thriftshop - a shop that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices tobacco shop, tobacconist shop, tobacconist - a shop that sells pipes and pipe tobacco and cigars and cigarettes toyshop - shop where toys are sold |
| 2. | store - a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars" infrastructure, base - the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan" accumulation - (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation provision - a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms) government issue, military issue, issue - supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government seed stock - a supply of seeds (or tubers) reserved for planting | |
| 3. |  store - an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically computer hardware, hardware - (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system memory device, storage device - a device that preserves information for retrieval nonvolatile storage, non-volatile storage - computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off fixed storage, read-only memory, read-only storage, ROM - (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed real storage - the main memory in a virtual memory system register - (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind scratchpad - (computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information virtual memory, virtual storage - (computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses volatile storage - computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off | |
| 4. |  store - a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks"depositary, depository, repository, deposit - a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping dump - a place where supplies can be stored; "an ammunition dump" powder magazine, powder store, magazine - a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored railhead - a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution treasure house - a storehouse for treasures storage warehouse, warehouse - a storehouse for goods and merchandise | |
| Verb | 1. | store - keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat" bin - store in bins keep, hold on - retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married" computerise, computerize - store in a computer; "computerized dictionary" victual - lay in provisions; "The vessel victualled before the long voyage" collect, compile, accumulate, amass, roll up, hoard, pile up - get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" hive - store, like bees; "bees hive honey and pollen"; "He hived lots of information" |
| 2. | store - find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some" garner - store grain keep, hold on - retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married" keep - store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep your gardening tools?" mothball - put into long-term storage reposit - put (something) in a place for storage; "the treasure found int he ancient tomb was reposited in the museum" wharf - store on a wharf; "Wharf the merchandise" tank - store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it loft - store in a loft warehouse - store in a warehouse garage - keep or store in a garage; "we don't garage our car" bottle - store (liquids or gases) in bottles ensile - store in a silo; "ensile fodder for the cows" |
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store
noun
1. shop, outlet, department store, market, supermarket, mart, emporium, chain store, hypermarket Bombs were planted in stores in Manchester and Blackpool.
2. supply, stock, reserve, lot, fund, mine, plenty, provision, wealth, quantity, reservoir, abundance, accumulation, stockpile, hoard, plethora, cache I handed over my store of chocolate biscuits.
3. repository, warehouse, depot, storehouse, depository, storeroom a grain store
verb
1. (often with away or up) put by, save, hoard, keep, stock, husband, reserve, deposit, accumulate, garner, stockpile, put aside, stash (informal), salt away, keep in reserve, put aside for a rainy day, lay by or in storing away cash that will come in useful later on
set great store by something value, prize, esteem, appreciate, hold in high regard, think highly of a retail group that sets great store by traditional values
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store
noun2. A supply stored or hidden for future use:
Slang: stash.
3. A place where something is deposited for safekeeping:
1. To accumulate and set aside for future use.Also used with up:
2. To have or put in a customary place:
keep.
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Translations
obchodskladuskladnitzásobaprodejna
butikforrådfylde medgemmelager
kauppamyymälävarastoidasäilyätallettaa
spremititrgovina
áruraktár
birgîirbúî, verslunbÿsngeyma, setja í geymslulager, birgîageymsla
店蓄える
상점저장하다
atsargailabai vertintilaikymaslaukiantis ateityjesaugykla
apgādātkrājumikrātliels daudzumsmilzums
nakopičitiprodajalnashranitiveleblagovnicazaloga
affärbutiklagerlagra
เก็บร้านร้านค้า
cửa hàngtích trữ
store
[stɔːʳ]A. N
1. (= supply, stock)
1.1. [of food, candles, paper] → reserva f
to have or keep sth in store → tener algo en reserva
to keep a store of sth → tener una reserva de algo
to lay in a store of sth → hacer una reserva de algo, proveerse de algo
to have or keep sth in store → tener algo en reserva
to keep a store of sth → tener una reserva de algo
to lay in a store of sth → hacer una reserva de algo, proveerse de algo
1.2. (fig) [of jokes, stories] → repertorio m; [of information] → cúmulo m
he has a vast store of dirty jokes → tiene un repertorio enorme de chistes verdes
he possessed a vast store of knowledge → tenía una cultura muy amplia
the company has a great store of expertise → la compañía cuenta con una multitud de gente competente
to be in store for sb (fig) → aguardar a algn
you never know what's in store (for you) → nunca se sabe lo que le aguarda a uno
little did I know what the future had in store → qué poco sabía lo que nos deparaba el futuro
there's a surprise in store for you! → ¡te espera una sorpresa!
to set great/little store by sth → tener algo en mucho/poco, dar mucho/poco valor a algo
I wouldn't set much store by that → yo no le daría mucho valor
he has a vast store of dirty jokes → tiene un repertorio enorme de chistes verdes
he possessed a vast store of knowledge → tenía una cultura muy amplia
the company has a great store of expertise → la compañía cuenta con una multitud de gente competente
to be in store for sb (fig) → aguardar a algn
you never know what's in store (for you) → nunca se sabe lo que le aguarda a uno
little did I know what the future had in store → qué poco sabía lo que nos deparaba el futuro
there's a surprise in store for you! → ¡te espera una sorpresa!
to set great/little store by sth → tener algo en mucho/poco, dar mucho/poco valor a algo
I wouldn't set much store by that → yo no le daría mucho valor
2. (= depository) → almacén m, depósito m
to put sth in(to) store (in a warehouse) → almacenar algo; (in a furniture store) → llevar algo a un guardamuebles
to be in store (in a warehouse) → estar en un almacén; (in a furniture store) → estar en un guardamuebles
furniture store → guardamuebles m inv
to put sth in(to) store (in a warehouse) → almacenar algo; (in a furniture store) → llevar algo a un guardamuebles
to be in store (in a warehouse) → estar en un almacén; (in a furniture store) → estar en un guardamuebles
furniture store → guardamuebles m inv
3. stores (= provisions) → provisiones fpl, existencias fpl (esp Mil) (= equipment) → pertrechos mpl
4. (= shop)
4.1. (esp US) [of any size] → tienda f
record store → tienda f de discos
book store → librería f
hardware store → ferretería f
to mind the store (US) → cuidar de los asuntos
see also grocery, village
record store → tienda f de discos
book store → librería f
hardware store → ferretería f
to mind the store (US) → cuidar de los asuntos
see also grocery, village
4.2. (also department store) → grandes almacenes mpl
he owns a store in Oxford Street → es propietario de unos grandes almacenes en Oxford Street
see also chain, department
he owns a store in Oxford Street → es propietario de unos grandes almacenes en Oxford Street
see also chain, department
B. VT
1. (= keep, collect)
2. (= put away) → guardar
I've got the camping things stored (away) till we need them → tengo las cosas de acampar guardadas hasta que las necesitemos
I've got the camping things stored (away) till we need them → tengo las cosas de acampar guardadas hasta que las necesitemos
3. (= put in depository) [+ furniture] → depositar en un guardamuebles; [+ goods, crop, waste] → almacenar
D. CPD store card N → tarjeta f de compra
store clerk N (US) → dependiente/a m/f
store cupboard N → despensa f
store detective N → vigilante mf jurado (de paisano en grandes almacenes)
store manager N → gerente mf de tienda (de grandes almacenes)
store clerk N (US) → dependiente/a m/f
store cupboard N → despensa f
store detective N → vigilante mf jurado (de paisano en grandes almacenes)
store manager N → gerente mf de tienda (de grandes almacenes)
store up VT + ADV [+ fat, energy] → almacenar, acumular; [+ feelings, bitterness, memories] → acumular, ir acumulando
a hatred stored up over centuries → un odio acumulado durante siglos
to store up trouble or problems for the future → ir acumulando problemas para el futuro
a hatred stored up over centuries → un odio acumulado durante siglos
to store up trouble or problems for the future → ir acumulando problemas para el futuro
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store
[ˈstɔːr] n
(US) (= shop) → magasin m
(British) (= large shop) → grand magasin m
(= supply) → réserve f
(= depot) (for food, supplies, goods, furniture) → entrepôt m; (for grain, fuel, nuclear waste) → dépôt m
The furniture is held in a temporary store → Les meubles ont été placés en dépôt temporaire.
The furniture is held in a temporary store → Les meubles ont été placés en dépôt temporaire.
(= storage) to put sth in store [+ furniture, grain] → entreposer qch
to be in store for sb (= be ahead of sb)
Who knows what is in store for us? → Qui sait ce que l'avenir nous réserve?, Qui sait de quoi demain sera fait?
There was a surprise in store for me → Une surprise m'attendait.
Who knows what is in store for us? → Qui sait ce que l'avenir nous réserve?, Qui sait de quoi demain sera fait?
There was a surprise in store for me → Une surprise m'attendait.
(= importance) to set great store by sth → faire grand cas de qch
to set little store by sth → faire peu de cas de qch
to set little store by sth → faire peu de cas de qch
vt
(= keep) → ranger
They store potatoes in the cellar
BUT Ils mettent les pommes de terre à la cave. → Ils rangent les pommes de terre à la cave.
Store medicines out of the reach of children → Rangez les médicaments hors de portée des enfants.
They store potatoes in the cellar
BUT Ils mettent les pommes de terre à la cave. → Ils rangent les pommes de terre à la cave.
Store medicines out of the reach of children → Rangez les médicaments hors de portée des enfants.
(= put in store) [+ goods, food, furniture] → entreposer; [+ fuel, nuclear waste, toxic waste] → stocker
The goods were stored away at the back of the warehouse → Les marchandises étaient entreposées au fond du hangar.
The goods were stored away at the back of the warehouse → Les marchandises étaient entreposées au fond du hangar.
(in filing system) [+ documents] → ranger
(COMPUTING) → emmagasiner, stocker
stores npl (= provisions) → provisions fpl
store up
vt sep (= keep, hoard) → emmagasinerstore card n → carte f privativestore detective n → vigile m en civil (dans un grand magasin)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
store
n
(= stock) → Vorrat m (→ of an +dat); (fig) → Fülle f, → Schatz m, → Reichtum m (→ of an +dat); stores pl (= supplies) → Vorräte pl, → Bestände pl; to lay in a store of food/coal → einen Lebensmittel-/Kohlenvorrat anlegen; to have or keep something in store → etw lagern, einen Vorrat von etw haben; (in shop) → etw auf Lager or etw vorrätig haben; to be in store for somebody → jdm bevorstehen, auf jdn warten; to have a surprise in store for somebody → für jdn eine Überraschung auf Lager haben; that’s a treat in store (for you) → da habt ihr noch was Schönes vor euch, das ist etwas, worauf ihr euch freuen könnt; what has the future in store for us? → was wird uns (dat) → die Zukunft bringen?; to set great/little store by something → viel/wenig von etw halten, einer Sache (dat) → viel/wenig Bedeutung beimessen; a vast store of knowledge → ein großer Wissensschatz
(= place) → Lager nt; he is or works in the stores → er ist im Lager tätig; to put one’s furniture in store → seine Möbel unterstellen or (ein)lagern
(Comput) → (Daten)speicher m
vt → lagern; documents → aufbewahren; furniture → unterstellen; (in depository) → einlagern; information, electricity, heat, energy → speichern; (in one’s memory) → sich (dat) → merken; (= equip, supply) larder etc → auffüllen; the cellar can store enough coal for the winter → der Keller hat genügend Platz für die Winterkohle; to store something away → etw verwahren; squirrels store away nuts for the winter → Eichhörnchen legen einen Vorrat von Nüssen für den Winter an; to store something up → einen Vorrat an etw (dat) → anlegen; (fig) → etw anstauen; surprise → etw auf Lager haben; to store up trouble for somebody/oneself → jdm/sich Ärger bereiten; hatred stored up over years → jahrelang angestauter Hass
vi (fruit, vegetables) → sich lagern or aufbewahren lassen
store
:store card
n → Kundenkreditkarte f
store detective
n → Kaufhausdetektiv(in) m(f)
storefront
n (esp US)
→ Ladenfront f
(Internet) → Storefront f
storehouse
storekeeper
n (in storehouse) → Lagerverwalter(in) m(f), → Lagerist(in) m(f); (esp US: = shopkeeper) → Ladenbesitzer(in) m(f), → Geschäftsinhaber(in) m(f)
storeman
storeroom
n → Lagerraum m; (for food) → Vorratskammer f
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store
[stɔːʳ]1. n
a. (stock) → provvista, scorta, riserva (fig) (of knowledge) → bagaglio stores npl (food) → provviste fpl, scorte fpl, rifornimenti mpl
to lay in a store of sth → fare provvista di qc
in store → di riserva, come provvista
who knows what is in store for us → chissà cosa ci riserva il futuro
to set great/little store by sth → dare molta/poca importanza a qc
to lay in a store of sth → fare provvista di qc
in store → di riserva, come provvista
who knows what is in store for us → chissà cosa ci riserva il futuro
to set great/little store by sth → dare molta/poca importanza a qc
b. (also storehouse, storeroom) (depot) → deposito
to put one's furniture in(to) store → mettere i mobili in un deposito
to put one's furniture in(to) store → mettere i mobili in un deposito
c. (Am) (shop) → negozio (Brit) (also department store) → grande magazzino
2. vt
a. (also store up) (food, fuel, goods) → fare provvista di; (heat, electricity) → accumulare; (documents) → conservare
b. (also store away) (food, fuel) → mettere da parte; (grain, goods) → immagazzinare; (information, in memory) → immagazzinare; (in filing system) → schedare
store up vt + adv → conservare
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store
(stoː) noun1. a supply of eg goods from which things are taken when required. They took a store of dried and canned food on the expedition; The quartermaster is the officer in charge of stores.
2. a (large) collected amount or quantity. He has a store of interesting facts in his head.
3. a place where a supply of goods etc is kept; a storehouse or storeroom. It's in the store(s).
4. a shop. The post office here is also the village store; a department store.
verb1. to put into a place for keeping. We stored our furniture in the attic while the tenants used our house.
2. to stock (a place etc) with goods etc. The museum is stored with interesting exhibits.
ˈstorage (-ridʒ) noun the act of storing or state of being stored. We've put our furniture into storage at a warehouse; The meat will have to be kept in cold storage (= stored under refrigeration).
ˈstorehouse, ˈstoreroom nouns a place or room where goods etc are stored. There is a storeroom behind the shop.
in store1. kept or reserved for future use. I keep plenty of tinned food in store for emergencies.
2. coming in the future. There's trouble in store for her!
set (great) store by to value highly (eg a person's approval etc).
store up to collect and keep (for future need). I don't know why she stores up all those old magazines.
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→ مَحَلٌ تِـجارِيّ, مَحَلّ, يُخَزِّنُ obchod, prodejna, uskladnit butik, gemme Kaufhaus, Laden, lagern αποθηκεύω, κατάστημα, μαγαζί almacén, almacenar, tienda kauppa, myymälä, varastoida magasin, stocker spremiti, trgovina immagazzinare, negozio 店, 蓄える 상점, 저장하다 opslaan, winkel butikk, lagerbeholdning, lagre przechować, sklep armazenar, loja магазин, хранить affär, lagra เก็บ, ร้าน, ร้านค้า depo, depolamak, dükkan/mağaza cửa hàng, tích trữ 商店, 店铺, 贮藏Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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n reserva; the body's store of iron ..la reserva de hierro del organismo; vt almacenarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.