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A n Sport service m ; it's my serve à moi de servir ; to have a big serve avoir un très bon service.B vtr1 ( work for) servir [God, King, country, community, cause, ideal, public, company] ; travailler au service de [employer, family] ; to serve sb/sth well rendre de grands services à qn/qch ; to serve two masters fig servir deux maîtres à la fois ;2 ( attend to customers) servir ; are you being serveed? on vous sert? ;3 Culin servir [client, guest, meal, dish] ; to serve sb with sth servir qch à qn ; let me serve you some beef laissez-moi vous servir du bœuf ; lunch is served le déjeuner est servi ; we can't serve them chicken again! nous ne pouvons pas leur resservir du poulet! ; serve it with a salad servez-le avec une salade ; serve hot servir chaud ; serves four ( in recipe) pour quatre personnes ;4 ( provide facility) [public utility, power station, reservoir] alimenter ; [public transport, library, hospital] desservir [area, community] ; the area is well/poorly served with transport la région est bien/mal desservie par les transports ; the area is well served with shops le quartier est très commerçant ;6 ( function) être utile à ; this old pen/my sense of direction has served me well ce vieux stylo/mon sens de l'orientation m'a été très utile ; he has been badly served by his advisers ses conseillers ne lui ont pas été très utiles ; if my memory serves me well si j'ai bonne mémoire ; to serve sb as sth servir de qch à qn ; the table serves me as a desk la table me sert de bureau ; to serve a purpose ou function être utile ; to serve no useful purpose ne servir à rien ; what purpose is served by separating them? à quoi sert de les séparer? ; having served its purpose, the committee was disbanded ayant rempli son rôle, la commission a été dissoute ; to serve the ou sb's purpose faire l'affaire ; this map will serve the ou my purpose cette carte fera l'affaire ;7 ( spend time) to serve a term Pol remplir un mandat ; to serve one's time ( in army) faire son temps de service ; ( in prison) purger sa peine ; to serve a sentence purger une peine (de prison) ; to serve five years faire cinq ans de prison ;8 Jur délivrer [injunction] (on sb à qn) ; to serve a writ signifier une assignation ; to serve a writ on sb, to serve sb with a writ assigner qn en justice ; to serve a summons signifier une citation ; to serve a summons on sb, to serve sb with a summons citer qn à comparaître ; to serve notice of sth on sb Jur, fig signifier qch à qn ;9 Sport servir [ball, ace] ;10 ( mate with) couvrir, saillir [cow, mare].C vi1 (in shop, church) servir ; ( at table) faire le service ;2 (on committee, in government) exercer ses fonctions (as de) ; members serve for two years les membres exercent leurs fonctions pendant deux ans ; she's serving as general secretary elle exerce la fonction or les fonctions de secrétaire général ; to serve on être membre de [committee, board, jury] ;3 Mil servir (as comme ; under sous) ; to serve in ou with a regiment servir dans un régiment ; I served with him j'étais dans l'armée avec lui ;4 ( meet a need) faire l'affaire ; any excuse will serve n'importe quelle excuse fera l'affaire ; to serve as sth servir de qch ; this room serves as a spare bedroom cette pièce sert de chambre d'ami ; this should serve as a warning cela devrait nous servir d'avertissement ; the photo served as a reminder to me of the holidays la photo me rappelait les vacances ; to serve to do servir à faire ; it serves to show that… cela sert à montrer que… ;5 Sport servir (for pour) ; Conti to serve au service, Conti.it serves you right! ça t'apprendra! ; it serves him right for being so careless! ça lui apprendra à être si négligent!■ serve out:▶ serve out [sth], serve [sth] out▶ serve up [sth], serve [sth] up1 Culin servir ; to serve sth up again resservir qch ; -
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serve [sɜ:v]a. ( = work for) servir• it will serve my (or your etc) purpose cela fera l'affaired. (in shop, restaurant) servir• are you being served? est-ce qu'on s'occupe de vous ?• "serves five" « pour cinq personnes »f. [library, hospital] desservir ; [utility] alimenterg. ( = work out) to serve one's apprenticeship (as) faire son apprentissage (de)a. servir• that table is not exactly what I want but it will serve cette table n'est pas exactement ce que je veux mais elle fera l'affaire• it serves to show/explain... cela sert à montrer/expliquer...• Murray to serve au service, Murray3. nouna. [+ meal, soup] servirb. [+ term of office, contract] finir ; [+ prison sentence] purger* * *[sɜːv] 1.noun Sport service m2.transitive verb1) ( work for) servir [country, cause, public]; travailler au service de [employer, family]to serve somebody/something well — rendre de grands services à quelqu'un/quelque chose
2) ( attend to customers) servir3) Culinary servirserves four — ( in recipe) pour quatre personnes
4) ( provide facility) [public utility, power station, reservoir] alimenter; [public transport, library, hospital] desservir5) ( satisfy) servir [interests]; satisfaire [needs]6) ( function) être utile àto serve a purpose ou function — être utile
to serve the ou somebody's purpose — faire l'affaire
7) ( spend time)to serve a term — Politics remplir un mandat
to serve one's time — ( in prison) purger sa peine
8) Lawto serve notice of something on somebody — Law, fig signifier quelque chose à quelqu'un
9) Sport servir3.1) (in shop, church) servir; ( at table) faire le service2) (on committee, in government) exercer ses fonctions (as de)to serve on — être membre de [committee, jury]
3) Military servir4) ( meet a need) faire l'affaire5) Sport servirBruno to serve — au service, Bruno
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serve [sɜ:v](a) (employer, monarch, country, God) servir;∎ to have served one's country well avoir bien servi sa patrie, literary bien mériter de la patrie;∎ she has served the company well over the years elle a bien servi la société pendant des années;∎ proverb you cannot serve two masters nul ne peut servir deux maîtres(b) (in shop, restaurant → customer) servir;∎ to serve sb with sth servir qch à qn;∎ are you being served? est-ce qu'on s'occupe de vous?∎ the village is served with water from the local reservoir le village est alimenté en eau depuis le réservoir voisin;∎ the town is well served with transport facilities la ville est bien desservie par les transports en commun;∎ this train serves all stations south of Queensferry ce train dessert toutes les gares au sud de Queensferry(d) (food, drink) servir;∎ dinner is served le dîner est servi;∎ coffee is now being served in the lounge le café est servi au salon;∎ they served me (with) some soup ils m'ont servi de la soupe;∎ melon is often served with port on sert souvent le melon avec du porto;∎ the wine should be served at room temperature le vin doit être servi chambré;∎ this recipe serves four cette recette est prévue pour quatre personnes;∎ Religion to serve mass servir la messe(e) (be suitable for) servir;∎ the plank served him as a rudimentary desk la planche lui servait de bureau rudimentaire;∎ this box will serve my purpose cette boîte fera l'affaire;∎ when the box had served its purpose, he threw it away quand il n'eut plus besoin de la boîte, il la jeta;∎ it must serve some purpose cela doit bien servir à quelque chose;∎ it serves no useful purpose cela ne sert à rien de spécial(f) (term, apprenticeship) faire;∎ he has served two terms (of office) as president il a rempli deux mandats présidentiels;∎ to serve one's apprenticeship as an electrician faire son apprentissage d'électricien;∎ to serve one's time Military faire son service; (prison sentence) purger sa peine;∎ to serve time faire de la prison;∎ he has served his time il a purgé sa peine;∎ she served four years for armed robbery elle a fait quatre ans (de prison) pour vol à main armée∎ to serve sb with a summons, to serve a summons on sb remettre une assignation à qn;∎ to serve sb with a writ, to serve a writ on sb assigner qn en justice∎ she served the ball into the net son service a échoué dans le filet(i) Agriculture servir∎ it serves you right c'est bien fait pour toi;∎ it serves them right for being so selfish! ça leur apprendra à être si égoïstes!;∎ to serve at table servir à table;∎ could you serve, please? pourriez-vous faire le service, s'il vous plaît?;∎ she served as Lady Greenmount's maid elle était au service de Lady Greenmount(b) (as soldier) servir;∎ to serve in the army servir dans l'armée;∎ he served as a corporal during the war il a servi comme caporal pendant la guerre;∎ her grandfather served under General Adams son grand-père a servi sous les ordres du général Adams∎ he served as treasurer for several years il a exercé les fonctions de trésorier pendant plusieurs années∎ she serves on the housing committee elle est membre de la commission au logement(e) (function, act → as example, warning) servir;∎ let that serve as a lesson to you! que cela vous serve de leçon!;∎ it only serves to show that you shouldn't listen to gossip cela prouve qu'il ne faut pas écouter les commérages;∎ the tragedy should serve as a reminder of the threat posed by nuclear power cette tragédie devrait rappeler à tous la menace que représente l'énergie nucléaire;∎ this stone will serve to keep the door open cette pierre servira à maintenir la porte ouverte;∎ their bedroom had to serve as a cloakroom for their guests leur chambre a dû servir ou faire office de vestiaire pour leurs invités∎ whose turn is it to serve? c'est à qui de servir?;∎ Simmons to serve au service, Simmons;∎ he served into the net son service a échoué dans le filet∎ when occasion serves lorsque l'occasion est favorable3 nounSport service m;∎ it's your serve c'est à vous de servir;∎ to have a good serve avoir un bon service(b) (period of time) faire;∎ the president retired before he had served his term out le président a pris sa retraite avant d'arriver à ou d'atteindre la fin de son mandat;∎ to serve out a prison sentence purger une peine (de prison)Sport sortir son service∎ she serves up the same old excuse every time elle ressort chaque fois la même excuse -
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purpose ['pɜ:pəs]1 noun(a) (objective, reason) but m, objet m;∎ what's the purpose of your visit? quel est le but ou l'objet de votre visite?;∎ for or with the purpose of doing sth dans l'intention ou le but de faire qch;∎ he buys real estate for tax purposes il investit dans l'immobilier pour des raisons fiscales;∎ it suits my purposes to stay here j'ai de bonnes raisons de rester ici;∎ to do sth with a purpose in mind or for a purpose faire qch dans un but précis;∎ for this purpose dans ce but, à cet effet;∎ but that's the whole purpose of the exercise! mais tout l'intérêt de l'exercice est là!;∎ to have a sense of purpose être motivé;∎ to give sb a sense of purpose motiver qn;∎ his life lacked any real sense of purpose sa vie était dépourvue de but précis;∎ to have a purpose in life avoir un but dans la vie;∎ her remarks were to the purpose/not to the purpose ses remarques étaient pertinentes/hors de propos∎ what is the purpose of this room/object? à quoi sert cette pièce/cet objet?;∎ the hangar wasn't built for that purpose le hangar n'était pas destiné à cet usage;∎ for all purposes à toutes fins, à tous usages;∎ intended for practical purposes destiné à des usages pratiques;∎ for our purposes pour ce que nous voulons faire;∎ for the purposes of this demonstration pour les besoins de cette démonstration;∎ for the purpose of this article… (in lease, contract etc) au sens du présent article…;∎ £5,000 will be enough for present purposes 5000 livres suffiront à couvrir nos besoins actuels;∎ the funds are to be used for humanitarian purposes les fonds seront utilisés à des fins humanitaires;∎ intended purpose (of building, amount of money) destination f, affectation f;∎ they were never used for their intended purpose ils n'ont jamais servi à l'usage auquel on les destinait;∎ does it serve any useful purpose? est-ce que ça sert à quelque chose?;∎ to serve no purpose ne servir à rien;∎ this will suit or serve your purpose cela fera votre affaire;∎ once she had served her purpose they abandoned her une fois qu'elle eut tenu son rôle, ils l'abandonnèrent;∎ the money will be put or used to good purpose l'argent sera bien employé;∎ he will use his knowledge to good purpose there il pourra y mettre à profit ses connaissances;∎ we are arguing to no purpose nous discutons inutilement;∎ my efforts had been to no purpose mes efforts étaient restés vains;∎ the negotiations have been to little purpose les négociations n'ont pas abouti à grand-chose(c) (determination) résolution f, détermination f;∎ she has great strength of purpose elle a une volonté de fer, c'est quelqu'un de très déterminé∎ literary to purpose to do sth or doing sth se proposer de faire qchexprès;∎ I did it on purpose je l'ai fait exprès;∎ I avoided the subject on purpose j'ai fait exprès d'éviter ou j'ai délibérément évité la question -
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♦ purpose /ˈpɜ:pəs/n.1 proposito; fine; scopo; intenzione; mira; disegno: I will effect my purpose, porterò a compimento il mio proposito; The purpose of the reform is to provide better medical care to senior citizens, lo scopo della riforma è quello di garantire una migliore assistenza medica agli anziani; for all practical purposes, a tutti gli effetti; praticamente; to no purpose, senza alcun risultato; to some purpose, con qualche (buon) risultato; non invano; to the purpose, a proposito; pertinente; utile; to serve a purpose, servire a uno scopo; to fulfil a purpose, rispondere a uno scopo; for this express purpose, per questo preciso scopo; avowed purpose, scopo dichiarato2 [u] decisione; fermezza; risolutezza● (edil.) purpose-built, costruito su commissione (o appositamente): purpose-built homes for old people, case per anziani □ purpose-made, (fatto) su ordinazione: purpose-made joinery, lavori di falegnameria fatti su ordinazione □ to serve one's purpose, servire; andare bene; fare al caso proprio: I haven't got a screwdriver, but a knife will answer the same purpose, non ho un cacciavite, ma un coltello andrà bene (lo stesso) □ a man of purpose, un uomo risoluto □ on purpose, di proposito; apposta: He did it on purpose, l'ha fatto apposta □ to little purpose, con scarsi risultati □ to be weak of purpose, essere indeciso (o irresoluto).(to) purpose /ˈpɜ:pəs/v. t.proporsi; intendere; avere l'intenzione di; volere: He purposes to write ( o writing) the story of his life, si propone di scrivere la storia della sua vita. -
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serve [sɜ:v]1. v1) служи́ть; рабо́тать;to serve one's country служи́ть свое́й ро́дине
;to serve two masters быть слуго́й двух госпо́д
;to serve as smb., smth. служи́ть в ка́честве кого́-л., чего́-л.
2) быть прислу́гой3) служи́ть в а́рмии;he served in North Africa он проходи́л вое́нную слу́жбу в Се́верной А́фрике
;to serve in the ranks служи́ть рядовы́м
;to serve under smb. служи́ть под нача́льством кого́-л.
4) годи́ться, удовлетворя́ть;а) э́то то, что ну́жно;б) э́того бу́дет доста́точно;as occasion serves когда́ представля́ется слу́чай
;to serve no purpose никуда́ не годи́ться
5) быть поле́зным, помога́ть, спосо́бствовать6) отбыва́ть срок (службы, наказания и т.п.);to serve one's apprenticeship ( или time) проходи́ть курс учени́чества
7) подава́ть ( на стол); обслу́живать за столо́м;dinner is served! обе́д по́дан!
8) обслу́живать; снабжа́ть;to serve a customer занима́ться с покупа́телем, клие́нтом
;this busline serves a large district э́та авто́бусная ли́ния обслу́живает большо́й райо́н
;to serve a town with water снабжа́ть го́род водо́й
9) обходи́ться с, поступа́ть;he served me shamefully он обошёлся со мной отврати́тельно
10) юр. вруча́ть (повестку кому-л.; on);to serve notice официа́льно извеща́ть
12) церк. служи́ть слу́жбу13) обслу́живать, управля́ть;to serve a gun стреля́ть из ору́дия
14) с.-х. случа́ть16) мор. клетнева́тьа) годи́ться для чего-л.;б) служи́ть в ка́честве чего-л.;the bundle served him for a pillow свёрток служи́л ему́ поду́шкой
;а) раздава́ть, распределя́ть;б) разг. отплати́ть;serve round обноси́ть круго́м ( блюда);serve with подава́ть; снабжа́ть◊it serves him (her) right! подело́м ему́ (ей)!
;to serve smb. a trick сыгра́ть с кем-л. шу́тку
2. n спорт. пода́ча ( мяча) -
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A n1 ( aim) but m ; for the purpose of doing dans le but de faire ; what was his purpose in coming? dans quel but est-il venu? ; to have a purpose in life avoir un but dans la vie ; for cooking/business purposes pour la cuisine/les affaires ; for our purposes, we can assume that… dans l'optique qui nous intéresse, on peut considérer que… ; for the purposes of this book, I shall confine myself to the 18th century pour (les besoins de) ce livre, je me limiterai au XVIIIe siècle ; for all practical purposes en pratique ; purpose unknown usage m inconnu ; this knife will serve the purpose ce couteau fera l'affaire ; this bag is large enough for the purpose ce sac est assez grand ; put it in the bin provided for the purpose mets-le dans la poubelle prévue à cet effet ; to some ou good purpose utilement ; to no purpose inutilement ; to the purpose sout à propos ; not to the purpose sout hors de propos ;2 ( determination) ( also strength of purpose) résolution f ; to have a sense of purpose savoir ce que l'on veut, être déterminé ; lack of purpose indécision f.B on purpose adv phr ( deliberately) exprès ; I didn't do it on purpose je ne l'ai pas fait exprès ; she said it on purpose to frighten him elle l'a dit exprès pour l'effrayer. -
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purpose [ˊpɜ:pəs]1. n1) целеустремлённость, во́ля;wanting in purpose слабово́льный, нереши́тельный
2) результа́т; успе́х;to little purpose почти́ безрезульта́тно
;to no purpose напра́сно, тще́тно
;to some purpose не без успе́ха
3) наме́рение, цель, назначе́ние;novel with a purpose тенденцио́зный рома́н
;of set purpose с у́мыслом, предумы́шленно
;on purpose наро́чно
;on purpose to... с це́лью...
;to answer ( или to serve) the purpose годи́ться, отвеча́ть це́ли
;to the purpose кста́ти; к де́лу
;beside the purpose нецелесообра́зно
;sense of purpose целеустремлённость
2. v име́ть це́лью; намерева́ться;I purpose to go to Moscow я намерева́юсь отпра́виться в Москву́
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Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > serve a purpose
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1. transitive verb1) (work for) dienen (+ Dat.)2) (be useful to) dienlich sein (+ Dat.)this car served us well — dieses Auto hat uns gute Dienste getan
if my memory serves me right — wenn mich mein Gedächtnis nicht täuscht
3) (meet needs of) nutzen (+ Dat.)serve a/no purpose — einen Zweck erfüllen/keinen Zweck haben
serve its purpose or turn — seinen Zweck erfüllen
4) (go through period of) durchlaufen [Lehre]; absitzen, verbüßen [Haftstrafe]serve [one's] time — (undergo apprenticeship) seine Lehrzeit durchmachen; (undergo imprisonment) seine Zeit absitzen
6) (render obedience to) dienen (+ Dat.) [Gott, König, Land]7) (attend) bedienen8) (supply) versorgenserves three — (in recipe) für drei Personen od. Portionen
9) (provide with food) bedienen10) (make legal delivery of) zustellen12)2. intransitive verbserve[s] or it serves him right! — (coll.) [das] geschieht ihm recht!
1) (do service) dienenserve as chairman — das Amt des Vorsitzenden innehaben
serve on a jury — Geschworener/Geschworene sein
3) (be of use)serve to do something — dazu dienen, etwas zu tun
serve for or as — dienen als
4) (serve food)6) (Eccl.) ministrieren7) (Tennis etc.) aufschlagen3. nounit's your turn to serve — du hast Aufschlag
see academic.ru/66102/service">service 1. 8)Phrasal Verbs:- serve up* * *[sə:v] 1. verb1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) servieren2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) dienen3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) dienen4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) dienen5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) absitzen6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) aufschlagen2. noun(act of serving (a ball).) der Aufschlag- server- serving
- it serves you right
- serve an apprenticeship
- serve out
- serve up* * *[sɜ:v, AM sɜ:rv]II. vt1. (in hotel, restaurant, shop)▪ to \serve sb jdn bedienenare you being \served, madam? werden Sie schon bedient, gnädige Frau?2. (present food, drink)what's a good wine to \serve with this dish? welchen Wein kann man zu diesem Gericht reichen?dinner is \served es ist angerichtetto \serve alcohol Alkohol ausschenkento \serve a meal ein Essen servieren3. (be enough for)▪ to \serve sb für jdn reichenall recipes will \serve 4 to 5 people alle Rezepte ergeben 4 bis 5 Portionen4. (work for)she \served the church faithfully for many years sie war jahrelang im Dienst der Kirche aktivto \serve sb's interests jds Interessen dienento \serve the public im Dienste der Öffentlichkeit stehen5. (complete due period)▪ to \serve sth etw ableistento \serve one's apprenticeship seine Lehrzeit absolvierento \serve five years as president eine fünfjährige Amtszeit als Präsident/Präsidentin durchlaufento \serve terms in office Amtszeiten durchlaufen6. (provide for)▪ to \serve sth etw versorgen7. (perform a function)to \serve a purpose einen Zweck erfüllenthis does not \serve any useful purpose das hat keinen praktischen Wertif my memory \serves me right wenn ich mich recht erinnere8. SPORTto \serve the ball Aufschlag haben; (in volleyball) Angabe habento \serve sb with papers jdm Papiere zustellen10.III. vi1. (provide food, drink) servieren\serve hot or cold kalt oder warm servieren2. (work for) dienen▪ to \serve as sth als etw fungierenshe \served as an interpreter sie fungierte als Dolmetscherinto \serve in the army in der Armee dienento \serve on a committee einem Ausschuss angehörento \serve on the council im Stadtrat sein, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ sitzento \serve on a jury Geschworene(r) f(m) sein3. (function)are these boxes sturdy enough to \serve as tables? sind diese Kisten stabil genug, um als Tische zu dienen?to \serve as a reminder/warning als Erinnerung/Mahnung dienenthis old penknife will \serve dieses alte Taschenmesser tut's fam* * *[sɜːv]1. vt1) (= work for) dienen (+dat); (= be of use) dienlich sein (+dat), nützen (+dat)he served his country/the company well — er hat sich um sein Land/die Firma verdient gemacht
he has served our cause faithfully — er hat sich um unsere Sache verdient gemacht, er hat unserer Sache treue Dienste geleistet
to serve sb's purpose — jds Zwecken (dat) dienen
it serves no useful purpose —
that will serve my needs — das ist genau (das), was ich brauche
this box has served us as a table — diese Kiste hat uns (dat) als Tisch gedient
2) (= work out) abdienen, ableisten; term of office durchlaufen; apprenticeship durchmachen; sentence verbüßen, absitzen (inf)3) (= supply) transport, gas etc versorgen4) (in shop) bedienento serve sb with 5 kilos of potatoes — jdm 5 kg Kartoffeln bringen or geben
I'm being served, thank you — danke, ich werde schon bedient or ich bekomme schon (inf)
5) (esp in restaurant) food, drink servieren; (= put on plate) aufgeben; guests bedienen; (waiter) bedienen, servieren (+dat); (= pour drink for) einschenken (+dat); wine etc einschenken; rations verteilen (to an +acc)dinner is served (butler) — das Essen or es ist aufgetragen; (host, hostess) darf ich zu Tisch bitten?
"serves three" (on packet etc) — "(ergibt) drei Portionen"
6) Mass, Communion ministrieren bei7) (TENNIS ETC) ball aufschlagento serve a summons on sb, to serve sb with a summons — jdn vor Gericht laden
the landlord served notice (to quit) on his tenants (esp Brit) — der Vermieter kündigte den Mietern
9) (old: treat) behandelnto serve sb ill — jdm einen schlechten Dienst erweisen, jdm übel mitspielen
(it) serves you right! (inf) — das geschieht dir( ganz) recht!
it serves him right for being so greedy (inf) — das geschieht ihm ganz recht, was muss er auch so gierig sein!
it would have served you right if... (inf) — es wäre dir ganz recht geschehen, wenn...
10) (stallion etc) decken2. vi1) (= do duty) dienento serve on the jury — Geschworene(r) mf sein
to serve on the council — Ratsmitglied nt sein
4)to serve as, to serve for — dienen als
it serves to show/explain... — das zeigt/erklärt...
these facts merely serve to prove my point — diese Fakten dienen lediglich dazu, mein Argument zu beweisen
3. n (TENNIS ETC)Aufschlag m* * *A v/iwith bei):serve under sb MIL unter jemandem dienen2. servieren, bedienen3. fungieren, amtieren ( beide:as als):serve on a committee einem Ausschuss angehören;serve on a jury als Geschworener fungieren4. dienen, nützen:it serves to do sth es dient dazu, etwas zu tun;it serves to show his cleverness daran kann man seine Klugheit erkennen5. genügen:it will serve das wird genügen oder den Zweck erfüllen;nothing serves but … hier hilft nichts als …6. günstig sein, passen:as occasion serves bei passender Gelegenheit7. dienen (as, for als):8. WIRTSCH bedienen:9. a) Tennis etc: aufschlagen, servieren:XY to serve Aufschlag XY;serve for the set (match) zum Satzgewinn (Matchgewinn) aufschlagen;serve to sb’s forehand ( into [ oder at] sb’s body) jemandem auf die Vorhand (auf den Körper) aufschlagenb) Volleyball: aufgeben10. KATH ministrierenB v/t3. seine Dienstzeit ( auch MIL) ableisten, seine Lehre machen, JUR (auch Eishockey etc) eine Strafe verbüßen, absitzen4. a) ein Amt innehaben, ausübenb) Dienst tun in (dat), ein Gebiet, einen Personenkreis betreuen, versorgenit serves no purpose es dient keinem Zweck;serve some private ends privaten Zwecken dienen“serves four” „ergibt vier Portionen“dinner is served! es ist serviert oder angerichtet!;serve sth up fig umg etwas auftischen9. MIL ein Geschütz etc bedienen10. versorgen ( with mit):11. umga) jemanden schändlich etc behandelnb) jemandem etwas zufügen:serve sb a trick jemandem einen Streich spielen;serve sb out es jemandem besorgen umg oder heimzahlen;(it) serves him right! (das) geschieht ihm ganz recht!12. befriedigen:serve one’s desire seiner Begierde frönen;serve the time sich der Zeit anpassen14. ZOOL eine Stute etc decken15. Tennis etc: den Ball aufschlagen:serve an ace ein Ass servieren17. TECH umwickeln* * *1. transitive verb1) (work for) dienen (+ Dat.)2) (be useful to) dienlich sein (+ Dat.)3) (meet needs of) nutzen (+ Dat.)serve a/no purpose — einen Zweck erfüllen/keinen Zweck haben
serve its purpose or turn — seinen Zweck erfüllen
4) (go through period of) durchlaufen [Lehre]; absitzen, verbüßen [Haftstrafe]serve [one's] time — (undergo apprenticeship) seine Lehrzeit durchmachen; (undergo imprisonment) seine Zeit absitzen
5) (dish up) servieren; (pour out) einschenken (to Dat.)6) (render obedience to) dienen (+ Dat.) [Gott, König, Land]7) (attend) bedienen8) (supply) versorgenserves three — (in recipe) für drei Personen od. Portionen
9) (provide with food) bedienen10) (make legal delivery of) zustellen11) (Tennis etc.) aufschlagen12)2. intransitive verbserve[s] or it serves him right! — (coll.) [das] geschieht ihm recht!
1) (do service) dienenserve on a jury — Geschworener/Geschworene sein
2) (be employed; be soldier etc.) dienen3) (be of use)serve to do something — dazu dienen, etwas zu tun
serve for or as — dienen als
4) (serve food)5) (attend in shop etc.) bedienen6) (Eccl.) ministrieren7) (Tennis etc.) aufschlagen3. nounPhrasal Verbs:- serve up* * *n.Aufschlag (Tennis) m. v.aufschlagen (Tennis) v.bedienen v.dienen v.servieren v. -
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I [sɜːv]nome sport servizio m., battuta f.II 1. [sɜːv]it's my serve — servo io, tocca a me servire
1) (work for) servire [country, cause, public]; essere al servizio di [employer, family]to serve sb., sth. well — servire bene qcn., a qcs
2) (attend to customers) servire3) gastr. servire [guest, meal, dish]to serve sb. with sth. — servire qcs. a qcn.
serves four — (in recipe) per quattro persone
4) (provide facility) [power station, reservoir] rifornire; [public transport, library, hospital] servire [ area]5) (satisfy) soddisfare [needs, interests]6) (function) essere utile athe table serves me as a desk — il tavolo mi serve o fa da scrivania
to serve a purpose o function servire a uno scopo, avere una funzione; to serve no useful purpose essere senza alcuna utilità, non servire a niente; to serve the o sb.'s purpose — servire allo scopo
7) (spend time)to serve a term — pol. restare in carica per un mandato
to serve five years — scontare o fare cinque anni di prigione
8) dir.to serve a writ on sb. — notificare un mandato a qcn.
to serve a summons on sb. — intimare a qcn. un mandato di comparizione
2.to serve notice of sth. on sb. — notificare qcs. a qcn. (anche fig.)
1) (in shop, church, at table) servire2) (on committee, in government) prestare servizio (as come, in qualità di)to serve on — fare parte di [committee, jury]
3) mil. essere nell'esercito4) (meet a need) servire (as come, da)5) sport battere; (in tennis) servireConti to serve — Conti al servizio, alla battuta
•- serve up••* * *[sə:v] 1. verb1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) servire2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) servire3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) servire4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) servire; essere membro di5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) scontare6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) servire2. noun(act of serving (a ball).) servizio- server- serving
- it serves you right
- serve an apprenticeship
- serve out
- serve up* * *serve /sɜ:v/n. [uc]1 ( tennis, ping-pong, ecc.) servizio; battuta: an accurate [a powerful] serve, un servizio preciso [potente]♦ (to) serve /sɜ:v/v. t. e i.1 servire; essere a servizio (di); servire (da); fare (da); giovare; servire (o portare) in tavola; bastare: She has served the Joneses since she was a girl, è al servizio dei Jones fin da ragazzina; This box will serve for a table, questa cassetta farà da tavola; Are you being served, madam?, La stanno servendo, signora?; Dinner is served!, il pranzo è servito (o è in tavola); DIALOGO → - Checking into a hotel- Breakfast is served between 7.00 and 9.00, la colazione è servita dalle 7:00 alle 9:00; This explanation will serve to make my theory clearer, questa spiegazione servirà a rendere più chiara la mia teoria; One pound of butter serves him for a week, una libbra di burro gli basta per una settimana3 fare, prestare ( servizio e sim.); essere sotto le armi: to serve one's apprenticeship, fare il proprio apprendistato; He served in the navy, ha servito (ha prestato servizio) in marina; He has served in the army for two years, è nell'esercito da due anni4 (leg.) intimare; notificare; presentare: to serve a summons on sb. (o to serve sb. with a summons) intimare a q. un mandato di comparizione; citare q. in giudizio; to serve a warrant of arrest, presentare un mandato di cattura; to serve a paper, notificare un atto5 (leg.) espiare ( una pena); scontare ( una condanna): a man serving life, un uomo che sconta una condanna all'ergastolo; un ergastolano6 ( tennis, pallavolo, ecc.) battere; servire; effettuare il servizio: to serve well [badly], avere un buon [un cattivo] servizio● (mil.) to serve as an officer, prestare servizio come ufficiale □ to serve as a reminder [as a spoon], servire da promemoria [da cucchiaio] □ to serve at table, servire ai tavoli □ to serve behind the counter, servire (o stare) al banco ( in un negozio, ecc.) □ (mil.) to serve a gun, servire un pezzo; caricare un cannone □ (fig. fam.) to serve sb. hand and foot, servire q. di barba e di capelli □ to serve in the Armed Forces, fare parte delle Forze Armate; essere un militare □ (polit.) to serve in Parliament, essere un membro del Parlamento □ (relig.) to serve mass, servire la messa □ to serve on a committee, fare parte di una commissione; essere membro di un comitato □ (leg.) to serve on a jury, fare parte di una giuria □ to serve a purpose, servire a uno scopo □ to serve sb. 's purpose, servire a q.; andare bene (lo stesso): I haven't got a screwdriver, but a knife will serve my purpose, non ho un cacciavite, ma un coltello va bene lo stesso □ to serve sb. right, trattare q. come si merita; (impers.) meritarsi: It served him right to lose his job: he was always taking time off for no reason, il licenziamento se l'è meritato: faceva sempre assenze ingiustificate □ (polit.) to serve a term ( of office), restare in carica per un mandato □ (fam.) to serve time, essere in carcere; stare al fresco (fam.) □ ( spesso fig.) to serve two masters, servire due padroni □ (polit.: di un presidente, ecc.) to serve two terms, restare in carica per due mandati □ to serve sb. 's wants, soddisfare le necessità di q. □ as occasion serves, quando si presenta l'occasione; al momento opportuno □ It serves my turn (o my need), fa al caso mio; serve al mio scopo □ ( nelle ricette) «serves four», «quattro porzioni»; dosi per quattro persone □ (fam.) Serves you right!, ben ti sta!* * *I [sɜːv]nome sport servizio m., battuta f.II 1. [sɜːv]it's my serve — servo io, tocca a me servire
1) (work for) servire [country, cause, public]; essere al servizio di [employer, family]to serve sb., sth. well — servire bene qcn., a qcs
2) (attend to customers) servire3) gastr. servire [guest, meal, dish]to serve sb. with sth. — servire qcs. a qcn.
serves four — (in recipe) per quattro persone
4) (provide facility) [power station, reservoir] rifornire; [public transport, library, hospital] servire [ area]5) (satisfy) soddisfare [needs, interests]6) (function) essere utile athe table serves me as a desk — il tavolo mi serve o fa da scrivania
to serve a purpose o function servire a uno scopo, avere una funzione; to serve no useful purpose essere senza alcuna utilità, non servire a niente; to serve the o sb.'s purpose — servire allo scopo
7) (spend time)to serve a term — pol. restare in carica per un mandato
to serve five years — scontare o fare cinque anni di prigione
8) dir.to serve a writ on sb. — notificare un mandato a qcn.
to serve a summons on sb. — intimare a qcn. un mandato di comparizione
2.to serve notice of sth. on sb. — notificare qcs. a qcn. (anche fig.)
1) (in shop, church, at table) servire2) (on committee, in government) prestare servizio (as come, in qualità di)to serve on — fare parte di [committee, jury]
3) mil. essere nell'esercito4) (meet a need) servire (as come, da)5) sport battere; (in tennis) servireConti to serve — Conti al servizio, alla battuta
•- serve up•• -
18 serve
sə:v
1. гл.
1) служить в доме (у кого-л.), быть слугой
2) состоять на государственной службе, служить, работать
3) состоять на службе в рядах Вооруженных сил, служить в армии My uncle served in/with the 8th Army. ≈ Мой дядя служил в восьмой армии.
4) а) быть полезным, оказывать помощь, помогать He served us so much! ≈ Он так нам помог! б) перен. сопутствовать, благоприятствовать( о погодных условиях)
5) годиться, удовлетворять, подходить it will serve as occasion serves serve no purpose Syn: satisfy, fit, suit
2.
6) накрывать на стол, подавать( на стол) When I was working in the hotel, I had to serve dinner to twenty-five people at a time. ≈ Когда я работал в гостинице, я должен был накрывать ужин одновременно для двадцати пяти человек. It's time to serve up the main course. ≈ Пора подавать горячее.
7) а) обслуживать;
снабжать б) управлять, оперировать( каким-л. прибором, аппаратом) serve a gun
8) отбывать срок (службы, наказания и т. п.) to serve one's apprenticeship, to serve one's time ≈ проходить курс ученичества
9) обходиться с, поступать He served them generously. ≈ Он великодушно поступил с ними.
10) церк. служить службу
11) юр. вручать( повестку кому-л.;
on) serve notice
12) подавать мяч( в теннисе и т. п.) That was a tricky ball he served to me, there was no hope of returning it. ≈ Он сделал очень хитрую подачу, не было практически никаких шансов взять ее.
13) мор. клетневать ∙ serve as serve for serve on serve out serve round serve with serve a trick
2. сущ.;
спорт подача( мяча) good serve ≈ хорошая подача long serve ≈ длинная подача out serve ≈ подача, ушедшая за контур поля a serve to the backhand ≈ удар слева подача (мяча) (теннис, бадминтон) - good * хорошая подача - whose * is it? чья подача? служить, быть слугой - to * a master служить хозяину - to * two masters быть слугой двух господ - to * one's country служить своей родине - his eyes didn't seem to * him глаза, казалось, отказывались ему служить - if my memory *s me right если мне память не изменяет работать, состоять на службе, быть служащим (тж. * out) - to * in an office служить в конторе - to * on a committee быть членом комитета - to * on a jury (юридическое) исполнять обязанности присяжного заседателя - to * as a secretary работать серктарем - to be willing to * at a small salary соглашаться работать за небольшое жалование /вознаграждение/ служить в армии, быть военным - to * in the army служить в армии - to * in the ranks служить рядовым - to * abroad служить в войсках, находящихся за границей - to * in the war быть участником войны - to have *d in twenty campaigns быть ветераном двадцати походов - to * under smb. /under smb.'s command/ служить под чьим-л. началом /командованием/ - he *d under Admiral N он служил при адмирале Н. - he's not the sort of man I'd like to * under он не такой человек, которого я бы хотел иметь своим начальником /командиром/ обслуживать - to * badly плохо обслуживать - this railway line *s a large district эта железнодорожная линия обслуживает обширный район - all floors are *d by elevator лифт обслуживает все этажи - the doctor *s a large area врач обслуживает большой район снабжать - to * a town with water снабжать город водой - to * a gun with ammunition обеспечивать орудие боеприпасами заниматься клиентами, покупателями, обслуживать - to * customers обслуживать покупателей /клиентов/ - are you being *ed? вами занимаются?, вас обслуживают? - I'm waiting to be *d я жду, когда меня обслужат /когда мной займутся/ - to * a customer with smth. отпускать покупателю что-л. (часто * out, * up) подавать (на стол), разносить( пищу, напитки) ;
обслуживать - to * at table подавать, обслуживать (в ресторане и т. п.) - to * breakfast подавать завтрак - * the coffee in the drawing-room подайте кофе в гостиной - dinner is *d! обед подан! - to * smth. hot подавать что-л. горячим - soup should be *d up very hot суп следует подавать очень горячим - to * out fish for supper подавать на ужин рыбу - no wines were *d at the dinner вина за обедом не подавали - to * smth. to smb. подать что-л. кому-л. - ladies are *d before men сначала подают дамам - I was *d with tea and cake мне подали чай с пирогом - sometimes they * (up) a good meal here здесь иногда хорошо кормят - the dinner was well *d up обед был хорошо сервирован - to * smth. round обносить кругом( гостей напитками и т. п.), угощать( гостей) - wine was *d round вино было пущено по кругу кормить, пичкать( несвежим) - to * up an old tale пересказывать старую басню - TV keeps serving up the same diet of old movies телевидение все время пичкает нас старыми фильмами выполнять назначение;
служить (для чего-л.) ;
использоваться, применяться - to * some useful purpose послужить какой-л. полезной цели - to * no purpose никуда /ни на что/ не годиться - to * as a lesson to smb. послужить кому-л. уроком - to * as a pretext служить поводом - it *s to show the folly of smb. это служит подтверждением безрассудства кого-л. - to * its turn /its purpose/ выполнять свое назначение - the box *d him as a table ящик служил ему столом - I want a sofa to * for a bed я хочу, чтобы диван служил мне кроватью быть полезным, оказывать помощь;
содействовать - to * the cause of peace служить делу мира - to * smb.'s interests служить чьим-л. интересам - I would do much to * you я бы многое отдал, чтобы быть вам полезным - I wish I could * you in this matter жаль, что я не могу помочь вам в этом деле - no human power can * us ничто не может /не в силах человека/ помочь нам - sound education will * you in good stead in the affairs of life основательное образование будет вам хорошим помощником в жизни благоприятствовать (о погоде, времени) - when occasion *s при удобном /подходящем/ случае удовлетворять, годиться, быть достаточным - that excuse will not * you эта отговорка не оправдывает вас - this didn't * our turn это нам не подходило, это нас не устраивало - to * smb.'s need удовлетворять чьи-л. потребности - this amount will * me for a year этой суммы мне хватит на год - that *s to show that he is honest это является( достаточным) доказательством его честности отбывать срок( службы, полномочий, наказания) - to * an apprenticeship проходить курс ученичества - to * one's time /one's term/ отслужить свой срок;
отбывать срок наказания (тж. to * a sentence) - he has *d his full term in office срок его полномочий истек - this suit has *d its time костюм свое отслужил - to * time отбывать срок /наказание/ - he *d eight months in jail он отсидел восемь месяцев в тюрьме (разговорное) обходиться (с кем-л.), поступать - to * smb. well обходиться с кем-л. хорошо - she was *d very cruelly с ней обошлись очень жестоко - you have no business to * me like that ты не имеешь права так со мной обращаться( церковное) служить службу подавать мяч (теннис и волейбол) - to * well подавать хорошо - it is your turn to * ваша очередь подавать (юридическое) доставлять, вручать ( повестку и т. п.) - to * smb. with a notice вызывать кого-л. повесткой в суд - to * a warrant on smb. предъявлять кому-л. ордер на арест - they've *d a summons on him, they've *d him with a summons они вручили ему повестку (сельскохозяйственное) случать, спаривать - to * a mare случать кобылу (морское) клетневать > to * before the mast служить (простым) матросом на торговом судне > to * a gun вести огонь из орудия > to * hand and foot служить верой и правдой > to * the time приспосабливаться к духу времени;
держать нос по ветру > to * smb. a (dirty) trick сыграть с кем-л. (плохую) шутку > to * (smb.) with the same sauce to serve with the same * (пословица) платить той же монетой, отвечать дерзостью на дерзость > it will * это то, что нужно;
этого будет достаточно > it will * for the moment в данный момент это сойдет > it *s him right! поделом!, так ему и надо! it will ~ этого будет достаточно;
as occassion serves когда представляется случай;
to serve no purpose никуда не годиться ~ for служить (в качестве чего-л.) ;
the bundle served him for a pillow сверток служил ему подушкой ~ подавать (на стол) ;
dinner is served! обед подан! ~ служить в армии;
he served in North Africa он проходил военную службу в Северной Африке ~ обходиться с, поступать;
he served me shamefully он обошелся со мной отвратительно it serves him (her) right! поделом ему (ей) !;
to serve (smb.) a trick сыграть (с кем-л.) шутку it will ~ это то, что нужно it will ~ этого будет достаточно;
as occassion serves когда представляется случай;
to serve no purpose никуда не годиться serve благоприятствовать (о ветре и т. п.) ~ быть полезным, помогать ~ быть служащим ~ юр. вручать (повестку кому-л., on) ;
to serve notice формально, официально извещать ~ вручать (судебный документ) ~ вручать документ ~ годиться, удовлетворять ~ мор. клетневать ~ обслуживать, управлять;
to serve a gun стрелять из орудия ~ обслуживать;
снабжать;
to serve a customer заниматься с покупателем, клиентом ~ обслуживать ~ обходиться с, поступать;
he served me shamefully он обошелся со мной отвратительно ~ отбывать (наказание) ~ отбывать наказание ~ отбывать срок (службы, наказания и т. п.) ;
to serve one's apprenticeship (или time) проходить курс ученичества ~ подавать (на стол) ;
dinner is served! обед подан! ~ подавать мяч (в теннисе и т. п.) ~ спорт. подача (мяча) ~ (шотл.) признавать наследником в судебном порядке ~ служить;
быть полезным;
to serve one's country служить своей родине;
to serve two masters быть слугой двух господ ~ служить, обслуживать ~ служить ~ служить в армии;
he served in North Africa он проходил военную службу в Северной Африке ~ церк. служить службу ~ состоять на службе to ~ in the ranks служить рядовым;
to serve (under smb.) служить под начальством (кого-л.) ~ обслуживать, управлять;
to serve a gun стрелять из орудия this busline serves a large district эта автобусная линия обслуживает большой район;
to serve a town with water снабжать город водой it serves him (her) right! поделом ему (ей) !;
to serve (smb.) a trick сыграть (с кем-л.) шутку to ~ as (smb., smth.) служить в качестве( кого-л., чего-л.) ~ for годиться (для чего-л.) ~ for служить (в качестве чего-л.) ;
the bundle served him for a pillow сверток служил ему подушкой to ~ in the ranks служить рядовым;
to serve (under smb.) служить под начальством (кого-л.) it will ~ этого будет достаточно;
as occassion serves когда представляется случай;
to serve no purpose никуда не годиться ~ юр. вручать (повестку кому-л., on) ;
to serve notice формально, официально извещать ~ on a jury быть членом жюри присяжных ~ отбывать срок (службы, наказания и т. п.) ;
to serve one's apprenticeship (или time) проходить курс ученичества ~ служить;
быть полезным;
to serve one's country служить своей родине;
to serve two masters быть слугой двух господ ~ out разг. отплатить;
serve round обносить кругом (блюда) ;
serve with подавать;
снабжать ~ out раздавать, распределять ~ out разг. отплатить;
serve round обносить кругом (блюда) ;
serve with подавать;
снабжать ~ служить;
быть полезным;
to serve one's country служить своей родине;
to serve two masters быть слугой двух господ ~ out разг. отплатить;
serve round обносить кругом (блюда) ;
serve with подавать;
снабжать this busline serves a large district эта автобусная линия обслуживает большой район;
to serve a town with water снабжать город водой -
19 serve
{sə:v}
I. 1. служа (на), слуга съм (на)
заемам/изпълнявам служба, работя, на служба съм (in, at), служа, отслужвам (литургия)
to SERVE in/with the army/navy, etc. служа във войската/флотата и пр.
to SERVE on a committee, etc. член съм на комисия и пр.
to SERVE under someone служа под командата/началството на някого
2. служа, послужвам, ползувам
ставам, бива ме, достатъчен/подходящ съм (as, for за), задоволявам (изисквания и пр.), благоприятствувам, благоприятен съм
it will SERVE това става/ще свърши работа
to SERVE someone's needs/purposes отговарям на нуждите/целите на някого
to SERVE the/one's need/turn послужвам, свършвам работа
as occasion SERVEs при (подходящ) случай
as memory SERVEs (всякога) когато си спомня
to SERVE the purpose of служа за
it has SERVEd its purpose изигра си ролята
to SERVE no purpose не ставам/влизам в работа, безсмислен съм
3. обслужвам (клиенти, машина, район и пр.), услужвам (на)
can I SERVE you in any way? мога ли да ви услужа/да ви бъда полезен с нещо
4. прислужвам, поднасям ядене, сервирам
to SERVE at table прислужвам на масата, келнер/сервитъор съм
5. карам, изкарвам, отбивам (служба), излежавам (присъда)
to SERVE time лежа в затвора
to SERVE one's time/term/sentence излежавам си присъдата
to SERVE one's time изкарвам военната си служба
to SERVE one's apprenticeship чиракувам
6. отнасям се с, постъпвам с, третирам
they have SERVEd me shamefully отнесоха се отвратително с мен
7. връчвам (призовка и пр.)
(on someone, someone with на някого)
8. сп. сервирам, бия сервис
9. покривам (женска-за бик и пр.)
10. мор. увивам с канап/жица и пр.
(it) SERVEs him right така му се пада
serve out сервирам (порции и пр.), разпределям (провизии и пр.)
отмъщавам си, връщам си (for за)
I'll SERVE him out ще му дам да разборе, ще му го върна
serve up сервирам, поднасям (и прен.)
serve with вж. serve1 7., снабдявам с, обслужвам с
II. n сп. сервис* * *{sъ:v} v 1. служа (на), слуга съм (на); заемам/изпълнявам служб(2) {sъ:v} n сп. сервис.* * *служа; обслужвам; предавам; прислужвам;* * *1. (it) serves him right така му се пада 2. (on someone, someone with на някого) 3. as memory serves (всякога) когато си спомня 4. as occasion serves при (подходящ) случай 5. can i serve you in any way? мога ли да ви услужа/да ви бъда полезен с нещо 6. i'll serve him out ще му дам да разборе, ще му го върна 7. i. служа (на), слуга съм (на) 8. ii. n сп. сервис 9. it has served its purpose изигра си ролята 10. it will serve това става/ще свърши работа 11. serve out сервирам (порции и пр.), разпределям (провизии и пр.) 12. serve up сервирам, поднасям (и прен.) 13. serve with вж. serve1, снабдявам с, обслужвам с 14. they have served me shamefully отнесоха се отвратително с мен 15. to serve at table прислужвам на масата, келнер/сервитъор съм 16. to serve in/with the army/navy, etc. служа във войската/флотата и пр 17. to serve no purpose не ставам/влизам в работа, безсмислен съм 18. to serve on a committee, etc. член съм на комисия и пр 19. to serve one's apprenticeship чиракувам 20. to serve one's time изкарвам военната си служба 21. to serve one's time/term/sentence излежавам си присъдата 22. to serve someone's needs/purposes отговарям на нуждите/целите на някого 23. to serve the purpose of служа за 24. to serve the/one's need/turn послужвам, свършвам работа 25. to serve time лежа в затвора 26. to serve under someone служа под командата/началството на някого 27. връчвам (призовка и пр.) 28. заемам/изпълнявам служба, работя, на служба съм (in, at), служа, отслужвам (литургия) 29. карам, изкарвам, отбивам (служба), излежавам (присъда) 30. мор. увивам с канап/жица и пр 31. обслужвам (клиенти, машина, район и пр.), услужвам (на) 32. отмъщавам си, връщам си (for за) 33. отнасям се с, постъпвам с, третирам 34. покривам (женска-за бик и пр.) 35. прислужвам, поднасям ядене, сервирам 36. служа, послужвам, ползувам 37. сп. сервирам, бия сервис 38. ставам, бива ме, достатъчен/подходящ съм (as, for за), задоволявам (изисквания и пр.), благоприятствувам, благоприятен съм* * *serve[sə:v] I. v 1. служа (на), слуга съм (на), заемам (изпълнявам) служба, работя, на работа съм (in, at); to \serve in ( with) the army, the navy служа във войската, флота; to \serve mass отслужвам литургия; to \serve two masters служа на двама господари (и прен.); 2. служа, послужвам, ползвам, ставам, бива ме, достатъчен съм (за), задоволявам; it will \serve това става; to \serve a purpose служа за определена цел, отговарям на определено предназначение; to \serve the turn (to \serve o.'s need) послужва ми; as memory \serves винаги когато си спомня; an excuse that will not \serve извинение, което няма да мине; 3. благоприятен съм, благоприятствам (на); if occasion \serves ако моментът е благоприятен; 4. прислужвам, поднасям ядене, сервирам; to \serve at the table прислужвам, сервирам, келнер съм; dinner is \served обедът е готов; 5. обслужвам, услужвам (на); to \serve customers обслужвам клиенти; how can I \serve you? с какво мога да ви услужа (бъда полезен)? 6. карам, изкарвам, отбивам ( служба), излежавам ( присъда, наказание) (и to \serve o.'s time, term, sentence); to \serve o.'s apprenticeship чиракувам; to \serve o.'s time изкарвам мандат на длъжност; 7. отнасям се (постъпвам) с; he has \served me shamefully отнесе се много лошо с мен; 8. връчвам (призовка и пр. on); to \serve notice уведомявам (предупреждавам) официално; 9. сп. сервирам, бия сервис; 10. покривам (за жребец); • to \serve a rope мор. омотавам въже с връвчици, за да го предпазя от изтъркване; to \serve s.o. a trick погаждам, скроявам, устройвам номер (на); (it) \serves him right! пада му се! -
20 serve
sə:v
1. verb1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) servir2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) servir3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) servir (de)4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) servir, prestar servicio5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) cumplir6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) sacar
2. noun(act of serving (a ball).) servicio- server- serving
- it serves you right
- serve an apprenticeship
- serve out
- serve up
serve1 n saquewhose serve is it? ¿a quién le toca sacar?serve2 vb1. servireat what you want, serve yourselves comed lo que queráis, servíos vosotros mismos2. atender3. sacartr[sɜːv]1 (work for) servir (as, de)■ she served the company loyally for fifty years sirvió fielmente a la empresa durante cincuenta años2 (customer) servir, atender; (food, drink) servir■ are you being served? ¿le atienden?■ dinner is served at 8.00 pm se sirve la cena a les 8.00■ we can't serve alcohol after 11.00 pm no podemos servir alcohol después de las 11.003 (be useful to) servir, ser útil4 (provide with service) prestar servicio a■ Barcelona is served by a good public transport system Barcelona dispone de un buen sistema de transporte público5 (complete period of time - apprenticeship) hacer; (- sentence) cumplir6 SMALLLAW/SMALL (summons, writ, court order, etc) entregar, hacer entrega de■ he was served with a summons fue citado para comparecer ante del juez, recibió una citación judicial7 (tennis) sacar, servir1 (work for) servir2 (in shop) atender; (food, drink) servir■ who wants to serve? ¿quién quiere servir?3 (be useful to) servir (as, de)4 (tennis) servir, sacar1 (tennis) saque nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLif my memory serves me right/well si no me falla la memoria, si mal no recuerdoto serve at mass ayudar en misato serve somebody right tenerlo bien merecido alguiento serve time cumplir una condena1) : servirto serve in the navy: servir en la armadato serve on a jury: ser miembro de un jurado2) do, function: servirto serve as: servir de, servir como3) : sacar (en deportes)serve vt1) : servirto serve God: servir a Dios2) help: servirit serves no purpose: no sirve para nada3) : servir (comida o bebida)dinner is served: la cena está servida4) supply: abastecer5) carry out: cumplir, hacerto serve time: servir una pena6)to serve a summons : entregar una citaciónn.• servicio (Tenis) (•Deporte•) s.m.n.• saco s.m.• saque s.m.• saque en el tenis s.m. (Tennis)v.• sacar (Tenis) (•Deporte•) v.v.• abastecer v.• asistir v.• ayudar v.• escanciar v.• estar al servicio de v.• ser útil a v.• servir v.
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1. sɜːrv, sɜːv1) ( work for) \<\<God/monarch/party\>\> servir* a2) (help, be useful to) servir*if (my) memory serves me correctly — si la memoria me es fiel, si la memoria no me falla
to serve somebody right — (colloq)
it serves her right! — se lo merece!, lo tiene bien merecido!, le está bien empleado! (Esp)
3)a) ( Culin) \<\<food/drink\>\> servir*serves four — ( in recipe) para cuatro personas; ( on packet) cuatro raciones or porciones
dinner is served — (frml) la cena está servida
b) ( in shop) (BrE) atender*are you being served? — ¿lo atienden?
4) ( Transp)the bus route serving Newtown — el servicio or la línea de autobuses que va a Newtown
5) ( Law) \<\<summons/notice/order\>\> entregar*, hacer* entrega deto serve something on somebody to serve somebody with something: they served a summons on all the directors todos los directivos recibieron una citación judicial; she was served with divorce papers — recibió notificación de la demanda de divorcio
6) ( complete) \<\<apprenticeship\>\> hacer*; \<\<sentence\>\> cumplir
2.
vi1)a) ( be servant) (liter) servir*b) ( in shop) (BrE) atender*c) ( distribute food) servir*2) (spend time, do duty)to serve in the army — servir* en el ejército
to serve on a committee — integrar una comisión, ser* miembro de una comisión
3) (have effect, function)to serve to + INF — servir* para + inf
let this serve as a warning — que esto te (or les etc) sirva de advertencia
4) ( Sport) sacar*, servir*•Phrasal Verbs:- serve up
II
noun servicio m, saque m[sɜːv]1. VT1) (=work for) [+ employer, God, country] servir ahe served his country well — sirvió dignamente a la patria, prestó valiosos servicios a la patria
2) (=be used for, be useful as) servirthat serves to explain... — eso sirve para explicar...
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it serves you right — te lo mereces, te lo tienes merecido, te está bien empleadoit served him right for being so greedy — se lo mereció por ser tan glotón, le está bien empleado por glotón
3) (in shop, restaurant) [+ customer] servir, atender; [+ food, meal] servirare you being served, madam? — ¿le están atendiendo, señora?
main courses are served with vegetables or salad — el plato principal se sirve acompañado de verduras o ensalada
4) (=complete) cumplir, hacer•
to serve a prison sentence, serve time (in prison) — cumplir una condena or una pena de cárcel5) (Jur) [+ writ, summons] entregar6) (Travel)7) (Culin) (=be enough for)8) (Tennis etc)to serve the ball — servir (la bola), sacar
2. VI1) [servant, soldier] servirto serve on a committee/jury — ser miembro de una comisión/un jurado
2) (at mealtime) servirshall I serve? — ¿sirvo?
3) (in shop) atender4) (=be useful)to serve for or as — servir de
it serves to show that... — sirve para demostrar que...
5) (Tennis) sacar3.N (Tennis etc) servicio m, saque mwhose serve is it? — ¿quién saca?, ¿de quién es el servicio?
he has a strong serve — tiene un servicio or saque muy fuerte
- serve up* * *
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1. [sɜːrv, sɜːv]1) ( work for) \<\<God/monarch/party\>\> servir* a2) (help, be useful to) servir*if (my) memory serves me correctly — si la memoria me es fiel, si la memoria no me falla
to serve somebody right — (colloq)
it serves her right! — se lo merece!, lo tiene bien merecido!, le está bien empleado! (Esp)
3)a) ( Culin) \<\<food/drink\>\> servir*serves four — ( in recipe) para cuatro personas; ( on packet) cuatro raciones or porciones
dinner is served — (frml) la cena está servida
b) ( in shop) (BrE) atender*are you being served? — ¿lo atienden?
4) ( Transp)the bus route serving Newtown — el servicio or la línea de autobuses que va a Newtown
5) ( Law) \<\<summons/notice/order\>\> entregar*, hacer* entrega deto serve something on somebody to serve somebody with something: they served a summons on all the directors todos los directivos recibieron una citación judicial; she was served with divorce papers — recibió notificación de la demanda de divorcio
6) ( complete) \<\<apprenticeship\>\> hacer*; \<\<sentence\>\> cumplir
2.
vi1)a) ( be servant) (liter) servir*b) ( in shop) (BrE) atender*c) ( distribute food) servir*2) (spend time, do duty)to serve in the army — servir* en el ejército
to serve on a committee — integrar una comisión, ser* miembro de una comisión
3) (have effect, function)to serve to + INF — servir* para + inf
let this serve as a warning — que esto te (or les etc) sirva de advertencia
4) ( Sport) sacar*, servir*•Phrasal Verbs:- serve up
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noun servicio m, saque m
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