English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-reception.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. The act of receive|receiving.
2. uncountable The ability to receive radio or similar signals.

#:We have poor TV reception in the valley.

1. A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.

#:After the wedding we proceeded to the reception.

1. A reaction.

#:The ambassador's jokes met a cold reception.

1. The front desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.

Translations
trans-top|act of receiving
Chinese: �� (ji�sh�u)
Dutch: t+|nl|ontvangst
Finnish: t-|fi|vastaanotto
Galician: t+|gl|recepción|xs=Galician m
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Italian: t+|it|ricevimento|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|recepção|f
Russian: t+|ru|п�и�м|m|trprijóm|scCyrl
Serbian: prijem, do�ek
Spanish: t-|es|recepción|m
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trans-top|ability to receive signals
Chinese: ���� (ji�sh�u nénglì); ��, �讯 (sh�uxùn)
Dutch: ontvangst
Finnish: t-|fi|vastaanotto
Galician: t|gl|cobertura|xs=Galician m
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Italian: t+|it|ricezione|f
Portuguese: recepção f
Russian: t+|ru|п�и�м|m|trprijóm|scCyrl
Serbian: prijem
Spanish: t|es|cobertura|m
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trans-top|social engagement
Arabic: ARchar|است�با� IPAchar|(isteqb�l) m
Chinese: ���, ��� (zh�odàihuì); ��� (zh�odàihuì)
Dutch: receptie f
Finnish: t-|fi|vastaanotto
French: t+|fr|accueil|m
Galician: t+|gl|recepción|xs=Galician m
German: t+|de|Empfang|m
Greek: t+|el|��οδο�ή|f|sc=Grek
Hungarian: t+|hu|fogadás
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Italian: t+|it|ricevimento|m
Japanese: �� (����, settai)
Korean: ��� (hwanyeonghoe)
Kurdish: KUchar|پ�ش�از
Portuguese: recepção f
Russian: п�и�м (prijóm) m, банке� (bankét) m
Serbian: prijem, do�ek
Spanish: recibimiento m, t-|es|recepción m
Swedish: mottagande
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trans-top|reaction
Chinese: �� (g�nshòu); ��, �� (f�nyìng)
Dutch: ontvangst
Finnish: t-|fi|vastaanotto
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Italian: t+|it|accoglienza|f
Portuguese: recepção f
Russian: t+|ru|п�и�м|m|trprijóm|scCyrl
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trans-top|front desk
Chinese: ���, ��� (ji�dài chù); �檯, �檯 (guìtái)
Croatian: t-|hr|recepcija
Dutch: receptie
Finnish: t-|fi|vastaanotto
Galician: t+|gl|recepción|xs=Galician m
Greek: ��οδο�ή f
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Italian: t+|it|reception|f, t+|it|ricezione|f
Portuguese: recepção f
Russian: п�и�мна� (prijómnaja) f, ��ойка админи���а�о�а (stójka administrátora) f
Spanish: t-|es|recepción|m
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|French: réception f (1,2,3,4)
ttbc|German: Empfang m (1, 2, 4), Aufnahme f
ttbc|Japanese: �� (1,5), �信 (1 for a signal), �度 (2), �� (4)
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ttbc|Korean: �� (eungcheop)
ttbc|Norwegian: mottak n

Derived terms
reception desk
receptionist

Related terms
receptive
receive

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• 2007-12-21 02:32 - Tbot - added t for nl, pt, es, de, el, hu

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