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1 serve an apprenticeship
(to spend a (fixed) period of time as an apprentice.) būt (kalpot) par mācekli -
2 serve
[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 -
3 to serve one's apprenticeship
nostrādāt mācekļa gadus; strādāt par mācekli
См. также в других словарях:
serve an apprenticeship — To undergo the training of an apprentice • • • Main Entry: ↑apprentice … Useful english dictionary
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serve — 1 verb 1 FOOD/DRINK (I, T) to give someone food or drink as part of a meal: What kind of wine should we serve? | serve sth with sth: Serve the dish with rice and a green salad. | serve sb: Why aren t you out there serving the guests? | serve sth… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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