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• olla• olla palveluksessa• palvella• riittää• toimiafinance, business, economy• toimittaa• hyödyttää• jaella• vastata jotakin• varustaa• astuttaa• anniskella• kelvata• mennä• passata• menetellä• sopia• syöttääautomatic data processing• syöttö• tarjoillafinance, business, economy• tarjota• kärsiä* * *sə:v 1. verb1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) palvella2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) tarjoilla, palvella3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) sopia4) (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.) palvella, toimia5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) kärsiä6) (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?) syöttää2. noun(act of serving (a ball).) syöttö- server- serving
- it serves you right
- serve an apprenticeship
- serve out
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2 serve right
(to be the punishment deserved by: If you fall and hurt yourself, it'll serve you right for climbing up there when I told you not to.) ansaita -
3 serve a purpose
(to be useful in some way.) olla hyödyksi -
4 serve an apprenticeship
(to spend a (fixed) period of time as an apprentice.) suorittaa oppiaikansa -
5 serve out
• jaella• jakaa* * *(to distribute to each of a number of people: She served out the pudding.) tarjoilla -
6 serve up
(to start serving (a meal).) alkaa tarjoilla -
7 serve a dispossession notice
• irtisanoa vuokrasopimus -
8 serve a protest
• protestoida -
9 serve a sentence
• kärsiä rangaistusta -
10 serve a summons on
• haastaa oikeuteen -
11 serve alcohol
• anniskella -
12 serve alcoholic drinks
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13 serve as
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14 serve as a foil to
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15 serve as judge
law• istua tuomarina -
16 serve coffee
• kahvittaa -
17 serve in the military
• suorittaa asevelvollisuus -
18 serve notice of termination on an agreement
• irtisanoa sopimusEnglish-Finnish dictionary > serve notice of termination on an agreement
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19 serve one's articles
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20 serve one's sentence
• kärsiä rangaistuksensa loppuun
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Serve — Serve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Served}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Serving}.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L. servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva protecting. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Serve and volley — is a style of play in tennis where the player serving moves quickly towards the net after hitting a serve. The server then attempts to hit a volley (a shot where the ball is struck without allowing it to bounce), as opposed to the baseline style … Wikipedia
serve — → serf ● serf, serve adjectif (latin servus, esclave) Relatif à l état des serfs : Des hommes de condition serve. Littéraire. Qui fait preuve d une soumission complète à l égard d autrui. ● serf, serve (homonymes) adjectif (latin servus, esclave) … Encyclopédie Universelle
serve — [sɜːv ǁ sɜːrv] verb 1. [transitive] COMMERCE to supply customers with a particular product or service or with something they need: • The firm plans to open a London office to serve clients with investments and businesses in Europe. • JAL Group… … Financial and business terms
serve — [sʉrv] vt. served, serving [ME serven < OFr servir < L servire, to serve < servus, servant, slave: see SERF] 1. to work for as a servant 2. a) to do services or duties for; give service to; aid; assist; help b) to give obedience and… … English World dictionary
serve two masters — serve one/two etc/masters phrase to be controlled by one two etc people or things Thesaurus: not free or independentsynonym Main entry: master * * * take orders from two superiors or follow two conflicting or opposing princip … Useful english dictionary
Serve-and-Volley — Serve and Vol|ley 〈[sœ:v ənd vɔ̣lı] n.; s; unz.; Sp.; Tennis〉 Spielweise, bei der der Spieler unmittelbar nach dem eigenen Aufschlag ans Netz läuft, um anzugreifen [<engl. serve „aufschlagen“ + and „und“ + volley „Flugball“] * * * Serve and… … Universal-Lexikon
serve someone right — (of something unpleasant) to be no more than deserved • • • Main Entry: ↑serve * * * be someone s deserved punishment or misfortune it would serve you right if Jeff walked out on you * * * serve someone right see ↑serve, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
serve — vt served, serv·ing 1: to deliver, publish, or execute (notice or process) as required by law no notice of any such request was ever served on the husband National Law Journal 2: to make legal service upon (the person named in a process): inform… … Law dictionary
serve — late 12c., to render habitual obedience to, from O.Fr. servir to serve, from L. servire to serve, originally be a slave, related to servus slave, perhaps from an Etruscan word (Cf. Etruscan proper names Servi, Serve). Meaning to attend to (a… … Etymology dictionary
Serve — Serve, v. i. 1. To be a servant or a slave; to be employed in labor or other business for another; to be in subjection or bondage; to render menial service. [1913 Webster] The Lord shall give thee rest . . . from the hard bondage wherein thou… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English