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1 apprenticeship
noun (the state of being, or the time during which a person is, an apprentice: He is serving his apprenticeship as a mechanic.) lærlingsstaða, læri -
2 serve an apprenticeship
(to spend a (fixed) period of time as an apprentice.) vera í læri -
3 apprentice
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4 serve
[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
См. также в других словарях:
Apprenticeship — is a system of training a new generation of practitioners of a skill. Apprentices (or in early modern usage prentices ) or protégés build their careers from apprenticeships. Most of their training is done on the job while working for an employer… … Wikipedia
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Apprenticeship — Ap*pren tice*ship, n. 1. The service or condition of an apprentice; the state in which a person is gaining instruction in a trade or art, under legal agreement. [1913 Webster] 2. The time an apprentice is serving (sometimes seven years, as from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apprenticeship — index experience (background), preparation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
apprenticeship — (n.) 1590s, from APPRENTICE (Cf. apprentice) (n.) + SHIP (Cf. ship). Replaced earlier apprenticehood (late 14c., with HOOD (Cf. hood)) … Etymology dictionary
apprenticeship — See apprentice. * * * n (in Britain) a system of training managed by the Learning and Skills Council in which young people learn while working in a specific area of work to gain knowledge, skills and qualifications such as an NVQ, or a BTEC or… … Universalium
Apprenticeship — Unter Apprenticeship (engl. für „Lehre“) oder Forced Apprenticeship („Zwangslehre“) versteht man in der englischsprachigen Geschichtsschreibung ein Ausbildungsverhältnis, bei dem die Kinder ehemaliger Sklaven für einen Lehrherrn unentgeltlich… … Deutsch Wikipedia
apprenticeship — UK [əˈprentɪsʃɪp] / US [əˈprentɪsˌʃɪp] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms apprenticeship : singular apprenticeship plural apprenticeships a) employment as an apprentice serve an apprenticeship (= work as an apprentice): At 16, he served an… … English dictionary
apprenticeship — [[t]əpre̱ntɪsʃɪp[/t]] apprenticeships N VAR Someone who has an apprenticeship works for a fixed period of time for a person who has a particular skill in order to learn the skill. Apprenticeship is the system of learning a skill like this. After… … English dictionary
apprenticeship — ap|pren|tice|ship [ ə prentıs,ʃıp ] noun count or uncount employment as an apprentice: serve an apprenticeship (=work as an apprentice): At 16, he served an apprenticeship as a commercial paint sprayer. a. someone s early experiences in a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
apprenticeship — n. to fill; serve an apprenticeship * * * [ə prentɪsʃɪp] serve an apprenticeship to fill … Combinatory dictionary
