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1 the military
noun (the armed forces: The military is still loyal to the president.) wojsko -
2 conscript
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3 serve
[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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4 civilian
[sɪ'vɪlɪən] 1. adjcasualties cywilny2. ncywil m* * *[si'viljən]noun (a person who has a civil job, not in the armed forces.) cywil -
5 conscientious objector
n* * *noun (a person who refuses to serve in the armed forces for moral or religious reasons.) osoba uchylająca się od służby wojskowej ze względu na przekonania -
6 court-martial
1. pl courts-martial, nsąd m wojenny or wojskowy2. vtoddawać (oddać perf) pod sąd wojenny* * *plural - courts-martial; noun (a court held by officers of the armed forces to try offences against discipline.) sąd wojenny -
7 jeep
[‹i:p](a kind of small motor vehicle used especially by the armed forces.) łazik
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