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outdated reservoir

[aʊtˈdeɪtɪd ˈrɛzərvwɑːr]
nounpl: outdated reservoirs
reservatório obsoleto
1. A water storage facility or container that is no longer current, functional, or meets modern standards
The city decided to demolish the outdated reservoir to make way for a modern treatment facility.
A cidade decidiu demolir o reservatório obsoleto para dar lugar a uma moderna estação de tratamento.
2. Any storage system, literal or figurative, that holds resources or information that is no longer relevant or useful
That database is an outdated reservoir of information that needs to be updated.
Esse banco de dados é um reservatório obsoleto de informações que precisa ser atualizado.
Synonyms
obsolete reservoiraging reservoirold reservoirdeprecated reservoir
Antonyms
modern reservoirstate-of-the-art reservoirnew reservoircontemporary reservoir

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
reservatório obsoleto
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
reservatório desatualizado
Common alternative in São Paulo region
Rio de Janeiro
reservatório antigo
More colloquial usage
Portugal
reservatório ultrapassado
Preferred term in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

a relic of the past
behind the times
past its prime
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