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served its purpose

  • 1 С-350

    СОСЛУЖИТЬ СЛУЖБУ VP
    1. \С-350 кому -чему (какую) (subj: human to have done sth. that benefits s.o. or sth., is useful to s.o. or sth.: X сослужил службу Y-y - X did (rendered, occasioned) Y a service
    X did person Y a favor X did person Y a good turn.
    (Мурзавецкая:) Как по-твоему, кому ты должен служить: мне или ей? (Чугунов:) Никому, кроме вас, благодетельница. (Мурзавецкая:) Вот и сослужи своей благодетельнице службу великую, избавь её от заботы! Ведь иссушил меня племянничек-то. (Чугунов:) Ничего-с, можно-с, не извольте беспокоиться (Островский 5). (М.:) In your opinion, whom ought you to serve, me or her? (Ch.:) No one but you, my benefactress. (M.:) Then do your benefactress a great service, save her from anxiety. You know my nephew has been a vexation to me. (Ch.:) Don't worry
    it can be done. Please don't be uneasy (5a).
    Если бы отделённый Фёдор Лепендин болел дольше, то, может быть, он и сослужил бы ещё какую-нибудь службу науке (Федин 1). If Private Lependin had been ill longer he might perhaps have occasioned still further service to science (1a).
    2. сослужить свою службу ( subj: concr or collect) (of an object) to fulfill its function, (of a group, organization etc) to fulfill its mission ( usu. with the implication that the object or group in question has exhausted its usefulness)
    X сослужил свою службу — X has served its purpose
    X has done its job.
    (authors usage) Этот аппарат уже отслужил свою службу и больше в таком виде ему (Сталину) не нужен, ему нужен другой аппарат... (Рыбаков 2). This organization had served its purpose and had no further use in its present form, he (Stalin) needed a new one. (2a).
    3. usu. сослужить какую ( usu. хорошую, неплохую, плохую, недобрую etc) службу кому-чему ( subj: usu. concr or abstr) to have had a certain (a positive, a harmful etc) effect on s.o. or sth.: X сослужил Y-y хорошую службу — X was (really) helpful to Y
    X stood Y in good stead
    X сослужил Y-y плохую службу — X did Y a disservice
    X did Y harm (in limited contexts) X did Y more harm than good.
    Даже легкий намек на знакомство (с Мятлевым) мог сослужить ей (Лавинии) дурную службу... (Окуджава 2). Even the slightest hint that they (Myatlev and Lavinia) might be acquainted could do her a disservice (2a)

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > С-350

  • 2 сослужить службу

    [VP]
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    ⇒ to have done sth. that benefits s.o. or sth., is useful to s.o. or sth.:
    - X сослужил службу Y-y ≈ X did (rendered, occasioned) Y a service;
    - X did person Y a good turn.
         ♦ [Мурзавецкая:] Как по-твоему, кому ты должен служить: мне или ей? [Чугунов:] Никому, кроме вас, благодетельница. [Мурзавецкая:] Вот и сослужи своей благодетельнице службу великую, избавь её от заботы! Ведь иссушил меня племянничек-то. [Чугунов:] Ничего-с, можно-с, не извольте беспокоиться (Островский 5). [М.:] In your opinion, whom ought you to serve, me or her? [Ch.:] No one but you, my benefactress. [M.:] Then do your benefactress a great service, save her from anxiety. You know my nephew has been a vexation to me. [Ch.:] Don't worry; it can be done. Please don't be uneasy (5a).
         ♦ Если бы отделённый Фёдор Лепендин болел дольше, то, может быть, он и сослужил бы ещё какую-нибудь службу науке (Федин 1). If Private Lependin had been ill longer he might perhaps have occasioned still further service to science (1a).
    2. сослужить свою службу [subj: concr or collect]
    ⇒ (of an object) to fulfill its function, (of a group, organization etc) to fulfill its mission (usu. with the implication that the object or group in question has exhausted its usefulness):
    - X сослужил свою службу≈ X has served its purpose;
    - X has done its job.
         ♦ [authors usage] Этот аппарат уже отслужил свою службу и больше в таком виде ему [Сталину] не нужен, ему нужен другой аппарат... (Рыбаков 2). This organization had served its purpose and had no further use in its present form; he [Stalin] needed a new one. (2a).
    3. usu. сослужить какую (usu. хорошую, неплохую, плохую, недобрую etc) службу кому-чему [subj: usu. concr or abstr]
    ⇒ to have had a certain (a positive, a harmful etc) effect on s.o. or sth.:
    - X сослужил Y-y хорошую службу≈ X was (really) helpful to Y;
    - [in limited contexts] X did Y more harm than good.
         ♦ Даже легкий намек на знакомство [с Мятлевым] мог сослужить ей [Лавинии] дурную службу... (Окуджава 2). Even the slightest hint that they [Myatlev and Lavinia] might be acquainted could do her a disservice (2a)

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сослужить службу

  • 3 сыграть свою роль

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    The protein skin has ( now) served its purpose and can be removed from the cell surface.

    Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > сыграть свою роль

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