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book up

vb (adverb)

1. to make a reservation (for); book

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Verb

book up - book all available places or tickets

reserve - obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"

Translations

prenotare

w>book up

vi → buchen

vt sep (usu pass) → reservieren lassen; to be (fully) booked up → (ganz) ausgebucht sein; (evening performance, theatre) → (bis auf den letzten Platz) ausverkauft sein

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