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[səːv] 1. vtcountry, purpose służyć +dat; guest, customer obsługiwać (obsłużyć perf); food podawać (podać perf); apprenticeship, prison term odbywać (odbyć perf)to serve as — (minister, governor) sprawować urząd +gen; (delegate, representative) pełnić funkcję +gen
to serve as/for — służyć (posłużyć perf) za +acc
are you being served? — czy ktoś Pana/Panią obsługuje?
to serve on a committee/jury — zasiadać w komisji/na ławie przysięgłych
Phrasal Verbs:- serve up2. vi 3. n (TENNIS)serwis m, serw m* * *[sə:v] 1. verb1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) służyć2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) podawać3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) służyć4) (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.) odbywać służbę, pełnić funkcję5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) odsiadywać karę6) (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?) serwować2. noun(act of serving (a ball).) serw- server- serving
- it serves you right
- serve an apprenticeship
- serve out
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1. II1) serve in some manner serve honestly (sincerely, faithfully, willingly. etc.) служить честно и т.д.2) serve in some manner serve quickly (immediately, willingly, etc.) обслуживать быстро и т.д.3) serve for some time serve long (по)служить долго2. III1) serve smb. serve a master (a boss, a family, a firm, an agency, etc.) кружить хозяину и т.д., работать на хозяина и т.д.; if my memory serves me coll. если мне не изменяет память; serve smth., smb. serve one's country (one's people, the cause of peace, the revolution, etc.) служить /посвятить себя/ родине и т.д., работать во имя родины и т.д.2) serve smth. serve smb.'s interests (smb.'s needs, smb.'s private ends, one's purpose, etc.) служить чьим-л. интересам и т.д.3) serve smb., smth. serve customers (clients, a district, an area, a town, etc.) обслуживать клиентов и т.д.; the bus-s remote areas автобус обслуживает отдаленные районы; this recipe (this dish, etc.) serves six этот рецепт и т.д. рассчитан на шесть порций4) serve smth. serve food (drinks, dinner, tea, wine, sandwiches, etc.) подавать еду и т.д.; shall I serve the soup разливать суп?; shall I serve the pudding? раскладывать пудинг?5) serve smth. serve one's sentence отбывать /отсиживать/ свой срок; serve one's time a) отслужить свой срок; б) отсидеть свой срок; serve time coll. отсидеть в тюрьме3. IV1) serve smth., smb. in some manner serve one's country loyally (the family faithfully, etc.) верно служить родине и т.д.; my memory (my eyes, my legs, etc.) serve me well (poorly) моя память и т.д. служит мне хорошо (плохо) || it serves him right так ему и надо, и поделом ему2) serve smb. in some manner the waitress served us quickly официантка обслужила нас быстро4. VIserve smth. in some state serve smth. hot (warm, cool, cold, etc.) подавать что-л. горячим и т.д.; they always serve their drinks iced они всегда подают напитки со льдом или со льда5. XIbe served are you being served? вас [уже] обслуживают?; be served by smth. all floors are served by an elevator лифт обслуживает все этажи; our district is served by a railway line в нашем районе есть железная дорога; be served out to smb. rations were served [out] to the troops солдатам раздали паек6. XIIIserve to do smth. it serves to show (to prove) that... это служит доказательством того, что...7. XVI1) serve for some time serve for a long time (for ages, for years, etc.) (послужить долго и т.д.; the coat has served for ten years это пальто носится уже десять лет; this amount will serve for a year этой суммы хватит на год; serve in smth. serve in an office (in a shop, in a firm, ill the kitchen, etc.) служить /работать/ в конторе и т.д.; serve in the Army (in the Air Force, in the Navy, etc.) служить в армии и т.д.; serve in the ranks служить рядовым; serve on smth. serve on a committee (on a jury. on the staff, on an expedition, etc.) быть членом /входить в состав/ комитета и т.д.; serve under smb., smth. serve under him /his command/ служить под его началом /руководством, командованием/2) serve at smth. serve at fable (at dinner, at meals, etc.) прислуживать за столом и т.д.3) serve with smth. serve with food (with drinks, with hot coffee, etc.) подавать еду и т.д., обносить едой и т.д.; serve with gas (with electricity, with water, etc.) снабжать газом и т.д.4) serve for smth. serve for a study (for a stage, for a shelf, etc.) служить кабинетом и т.д.; this will serve for a bag это можно использовать в качестве сумки; it will serve for this occasion на этот случай сойдет8. XX11) serve as smb. serve as a waiter (as a cook, as a butler, as a judge, etc.) служить /работать/ официантом и т.д.; she served as a maid for ten years она служила горничной десять лет2) serve as smth. serve as a table (as a bed, as a shelter, etc.) служить столбы /в качестве стола/ и т.д.; serve as evidence служить доказательством; it served as evidence against him это свидетельствовало против него: it will serve as a lesson (as a pretext, as an excuse, etc.) это послужит уроком и т.д.9. XXI11) serve smth. with smth. serve coffee with milk (tea with lemon, meat with vegetables, etc.) подавать кофе с молоком и т.д.; serve smth. in (on, etc.) smth. serve tea in bed (drinks in that room. food in the kitchen, etc.) подавать чай в постель и т.д.; serve supper on the veranda устроить ужин на веранде2) serve smb. for some time the coat has served me for ten years я ношу это пальто уже десять лет; the money will serve me for a month этих денег мне хватит на месяц10. XXIV11) serve smb. as smb. she served us as a maid она служила у нас горничной2) serve smb. as smth. it served us as a bed (as a table, etc.) это служило нам постелью и т.д. -
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nцель, намерение; (пред)назначениеto accomplish the purposes set forth (in) — выполнять цели, указанные (в)
to achieve / to gain / to fulfil one's purpose — достигать своей цели
to further / to promote a purpose — содействовать / способствовать достижению цели
- broad purposeto serve one's purpose — соответствовать своему назначению, отвечать требованиям; подходить, годиться
- central purpose
- civil purposes
- defensive purposes
- dual purpose
- economic purposes
- for business purposes
- for prestige purposes
- for protective purposes
- for the purpose of
- great purpose
- hostile purpose
- information purpose
- legitimate purpose
- military purpose
- nonhostile purpose
- of set purpose
- on purpose
- overall purpose
- peaceful purposes
- practical purposes
- principal purpose
- purpose of life
- realization of the purposes
- specific purpose
- to good purpose
- to little purpose
- to no purpose
- to some purpose
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1. [ʹpɜ:pəs] n1. цель, намерение; замыселon purpose - нарочно, с целью
to the purpose - кстати, к делу
of set purpose - с умыслом, предумышленно, преднамеренно
for practical purposes - для практических целей, с практической целью
to answer /to serve/ one's /the/ purpose - соответствовать своему назначению, отвечать требованиям; подходить, годиться
that serves no purpose - это не годится; это не отвечает требованиям /не соответствует своему назначению/
to gain /to achieve, to effect/ one's purpose - добиться /достичь/ своей цели
what was your purpose in doing that? - с какой целью вы это сделали?
we were at cross purposes the whole time - мы всё время говорим о разных вещах
2. результат, успехto good purpose - с большим успехом; с большой пользой
to little purpose - почти безуспешно, безрезультатно
to no purpose - напрасно, тщетно, безуспешно
to some purpose - с некоторой пользой; небесполезно; не без успеха
3. 1) целеустремлённость, целенаправленность2) воля, решительность2. [ʹpɜ:pəs] vwanting in purpose - слабовольный, нерешительный
иметь целью, намереваться; замышлятьto be purposed - уст. намереваться
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] for what purpose?[Swahili Word] wapi[Part of Speech] interrogative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] on purpose[Swahili Word] kusudi[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] on purpose[Swahili Word] kwa kujua[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -jua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] azima[Swahili Plural] maazima[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] azimio[Swahili Plural] maazimio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] azma[Swahili Plural] azima[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] nini mawazo na azma ya Dr Jumanne kuhusu serikali ya nchi yake? [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] dhamira[Swahili Plural] dhamira[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Swahili Example] kupiga mbio ovyo pasi na kuwa na dhamiri [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] dhati[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] kasidi[Swahili Plural] kasidi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] kusudi[Swahili Plural] makusudi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] maana[Swahili Plural] maana[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] maazimio[Swahili Plural] maazimio[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] madhumuni[Swahili Plural] madhumuni[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] matilaba[Swahili Plural] matilaba[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] nia[Swahili Plural] nia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] ania, nuia, nuio, manuwio------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] nuio[Swahili Plural] nuio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] nia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[Swahili Word] -ukilia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose (concealed)[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] maarubu[Swahili Plural] maarubu[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose (especially in respect of a visit to a witchdoctor or the use of charm)[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] manuwio[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose (especially in respect of a visit to a witchdoctor or the use of charm)[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] manuwiyo[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] something which does not serve its proper purpose[Swahili Word] mgumba[Swahili Plural] migumba[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] gumba Adj------------------------------------------------------------ -
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[sə:v] 1. verb1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) kalpot2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) apkalpot; apgādāt (ar precēm)3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) noderēt; kalpot (kādam nolūkam)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.) dienēt; veikt pienākumu[]5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) izciest sodu6) (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?) servēt2. noun(act of serving (a ball).) serve- server- serving
- it serves you right
- serve an apprenticeship
- serve out
- serve up* * *kalpot, strādāt; dienēt; noderēt; apkalpot; apkalpot, rīkoties; būt labvēlīgam; pasniegt; izciest sodu; apieties, izturēties; aplecināt; oficiāli nodot; servēt; noturēt dievkalpojumu; serve -
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n. serve (i tennis)--------v. tjäna; expediera, betjäna; arbeta för; fungera som; servera; avtjäna (straff etc.); ge ut, portionera ut; betäcka* * *[sə:v] 1. verb1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) tjäna2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) servera, betjäna, expediera, förse3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) tjäna, passa, duga, fungera4) (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.) tjäna, tjänstgöra5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) avtjäna6) (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?) serva2. noun(act of serving (a ball).) serv- server- serving
- it serves you right
- serve an apprenticeship
- serve out
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[sə:v] 1. verb1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) þjóna2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) bera fram, framreiða3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) duga, nÿtast4) (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.) gegna hlutverki/skyldu5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) sitja af sér6) (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?) gefa upp2. noun(act of serving (a ball).) uppgjöf- server- serving
- it serves you right
- serve an apprenticeship
- serve out
- serve up
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