I need you as a witness

gli piace farsi servire — he likes to be waited on

servire la Messa/la Patria — to serve Mass/one's country

servire qc a qn — to serve sb with sth, help sb to sth

"servire ghiacciato" — "serve chilled"

servire a tavola — to wait on table

servire da bere a qn — to serve a drink to sb

il pranzo è servito — dinner is served

dopo la cena ha servito il caffè — after dinner she served coffee

servire a (fare) qc — (essere utile) to be used for (doing) sth, be for sth

servire a qn — to be of use to sb

a che cosa serve? — what's it for?

a cosa serve questo aggeggio? — what is this gadget (used) for?

serve a tagliare la frutta — it's for cutting fruit

questa stanza serve da studio — this room is used as a study

che ti serva da lezione — let that be a lesson to you

ha insistito ma non è servito (a niente) — he insisted but to no purpose

mi serve un paio di forbici — I need a pair of scissors

non mi serve più — I don't need it any more

te lo presto, se ti serve — I'll lend it to you, if you need it

non serve a niente — it's not of any use

piangere non serve a niente — it's no use crying, crying doesn't help

a che serve lamentarsi? — what would be the point of complaining?

servirsi di — to make use of, use

serviti pure! — help yourself!

servirsi da — (negoziante) to shop at, be a regular customer at, go to

chi è da servire? — who's next?

in che cosa posso servirla? — how can I help you?

servire la cena a qcn. — to serve dinner to sb.

che cosa le posso servire (da bere)? — what would you like to drink?

"il pranzo è servito" — "lunch is served"

il suo studio serve le più grandi aziende della città — his firm works for the biggest companies of the town

la zona è servita bene dai mezzi pubblici — the area is well served with public transport

servire come domestica — to work as a housemaid

serve in quella casa da molti anni — she's been working in that house for many years

servire al banco — to serve at the counter

servire a tavola — to wait at o on table

chi sta servendo al tavolo 8? — who's waiting on table 8?

in questo ristorante sono lenti a servire — in this restaurant the service is slow

a che serve questo attrezzo? — what is this tool for?

serve per fare — it is used for doing

a questo servono gli amici — that's what friends are for

a cosa serve piangere? — what's the use of crying?

li ho minacciati, ma non è servito a niente — I threatened them but it didn't do any good

servire al proprio scopo — to serve the purpose

il tavolo mi serve da scrivania — the table serves me as a desk, I use the table as a desk

mi servi da testimone — I need you as a witness

che ti serva da lezione! — let that be a lesson to you!

è proprio quello che mi serve — it's just what I need

servire nell'esercito — to serve in the army

- rsi di — to make* use of, to use

- rsi dei mezzi pubblici — to use public transport

- rsi di una situazione — to make use of a situation

-rsi di qcn. per raggiungere i propri scopi — to use sb. for one's purposes

- rsi di uno stratagemma — to employ a stratagem

si serva! — help yourself!

- rsi dal macellaio sotto casa — to shop at the local butcher's

servire due padroni — to serve two masters

per servirla! — at your service!

bianco come la neve — (as) white as snow

veste come suo padre — he dresses like his father

a scuola come a casa — both at school and at home, at school as well as at home

ci vuole uno come lui — we need somebody like him

è come parlare al muro — it's like talking to the wall

come glielo dico? — how will I tell him?

non so come dirglielo — I don't know how to tell him

(il modo in cui) mi piace come scrive — I like the way he writes, I like his style of writing

ecco come è successo — this is how it happened

attento a come parli! — mind your tongue!

(quanto) come è brutto! — how ugly he (o it) is!

come mi dispiace! — I'm terribly sorry!

A come Ancona — A for Andrew

(in quale modo) mi scrisse come si era rotto un braccio — he wrote to tell me about how he had broken an arm

mi ha spiegato come l'ha conosciuto — he told me how he met him

dovevi vedere come lo picchiava — you should have seen the way he was hitting him

sai come sia sensibile — you know how sensitive he is

si comporta come ha sempre fatto — he behaves as he has always done

è meglio/peggio di come mi aspettavo — it is better/worse than I expected

come arrivò si mise a lavorare — as soon as he arrived he set to work, no sooner had he arrived than he set to work

come se n'è andato, tutti sono scoppiati a ridere — as soon as he left, everyone burst out laughing

come (se) — as if, as though

il come e il perché — the whys and the wherefores

come stai? — how are you?

come ti chiami? — what's your name?

come si scrive? — how do you spell it?

sapere come fare — to know how to do

com'è John? — what is John like?

com'è la casa? — what does the house look like?

come? — excuse me? pardon? sorry?

come hai detto? — what did you say?

come sei gentile! — how kind of you!

come sei cresciuto! — haven't you grown! how you've grown!

come ci siamo divertiti! — what a great time we had!

(ma) come! — what!

come no! — of course! sure!

come la maggior parte delle persone — like most people

in una situazione come questa — in such a situation

un cappello come quello — a hat like that one

fai come me — do as I do

ha fatto come gli ho detto — he did it the way I told him

(fai) come vuoi — do as you like

come avevamo deciso — as we had agreed

come sempre — as ever, the same as always

come al solito — as usual

come segue — as follows

ecco come è successo — it happened like this, this is what happened

per come la vedo io — as I see it

nero come il carbone — as black as coal

è intelligente come te — he is as intelligent as you

trattare qcn. come un bambino — to treat sb. like a child

è più facile di come pensavo — it's easier than I thought

di giorno come di notte — by day as well as by night

tanto qui come all'estero — both here and abroad

in un paese come l'Italia — in a country like Italy

lavorare come insegnante — to work as a teacher

presentarsi come candidato — to stand as a candidate

cosa c'è come dessert? — what's for dessert?

come potete vedere — as you can see

T come Tom — T for Tom

avaro com'è, non ti darà nulla — he's so mean, he won't give you anything

come da istruzioni — as requested, as per your instructions

come da programma — according to schedule

rispettala come fosse tua madre — respect her as though she were your mother

mi guardò come per dire "te l'avevo detto" — he looked at me as if to say "I told you so"

si comporta come se fosse a casa sua — he acts like he owns the place

si sono comportati come se niente fosse — they behaved as if nothing had happened

come si è fatto buio sono tornato a casa — as it went dark I came back home

come giro le spalle — as soon as my back is turned

mi ha detto come l'ha trovato — he told me how he had found it

il come e il perché di qcs. — the how and the why of sth

come non detto — forget it, never mind

come minimo — at the very least

bianco come la neve — (as) white as snow

veste come suo padre — he dresses like his father

a scuola come a casa — both at school and at home, at school as well as at home

ci vuole uno come lui — we need somebody like him

è come parlare al muro — it's like talking to the wall

come glielo dico? — how will I tell him?

non so come dirglielo — I don't know how to tell him

(il modo in cui) mi piace come scrive — I like the way he writes, I like his style of writing

ecco come è successo — this is how it happened

attento a come parli! — mind your tongue!

(quanto) come è brutto! — how ugly he (o it) is!

come mi dispiace! — I'm terribly sorry!

A come Ancona — A for Andrew

(in quale modo) mi scrisse come si era rotto un braccio — he wrote to tell me about how he had broken an arm

mi ha spiegato come l'ha conosciuto — he told me how he met him

dovevi vedere come lo picchiava — you should have seen the way he was hitting him

sai come sia sensibile — you know how sensitive he is

si comporta come ha sempre fatto — he behaves as he has always done

è meglio/peggio di come mi aspettavo — it is better/worse than I expected

come arrivò si mise a lavorare — as soon as he arrived he set to work, no sooner had he arrived than he set to work

come se n'è andato, tutti sono scoppiati a ridere — as soon as he left, everyone burst out laughing

come (se) — as if, as though

il come e il perché — the whys and the wherefores