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101 serve as a foil to
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102 serve two masters
быть слугой двух господ (ср. и нашим и вашим) [часть выражения no man can serve two masters; см. no man can serve two masters] -
103 serve smb. right
paзг.тaк eму (eй и т. д.) и нaдo!, пoдeлoм eму (eй и т. д.); тудa eму (eй и т. д.) и дopoгa!And as to confiscation of war profits, he was entirely in favour of it for he had none and 'serve the beggars right' (J. Galsworthy). You took money that ought to have fed starving children. Serve you right. If I had been the father of one of those children, I'd have given you something worse than the sack (G. B. Shaw) -
104 serve a life sentence
to serve sentence — отбывать приговор, наказание
serving a sentence — отбывающий срок; отбытие срока
English-Russian big medical dictionary > serve a life sentence
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105 serve a sentence
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106 serve round
обносить кругом( блюда) Would you be so kind as to help serve the drinks round( our guests) ? ≈ Не поможете ли вы обнести гостей напитками?Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > serve round
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107 serve out
[ʹsɜ:vʹaʋt] phr v1. раздавать, распределять2. разг. отплатить (кому-л. за что-л.)I'll serve him out! - я ему отплачу (за это)!
3. отбыть (срок наказания и т. п.)they served out their terms - они отбыли /отсидели/ свой срок
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108 serve time in jail
1) Общая лексика: отбывать срок в тюрьме, сидеть в тюрьме2) Юридический термин: отсидеть в тюрьме (The 69-year-old former millionaire stockbroker will serve four months in jail for possessing child pornography.), просидеть в тюрьме -
109 serve somebody right
так им и надо; поделомIt would serve you right if your children never spoke to you again.
And she didn't get the promotion she'd hoped for, which served her right for being so smug.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > serve somebody right
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110 serve one’s purpose
be useful to someone for his purpose отвечать целиI doubt that hiring this man will serve your purpose.
English-Russian mini useful dictionary > serve one’s purpose
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111 serve out
фраз. гл.; разг. отплатить (кому-л. за что-л.), отомстить, расквитатьсяWe will serve them out for the trick that they played on us. — Мы отплатим им за ту шутку, которую они сыграли над нами.
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112 serve notice
expr AmE infmlShe's serving notice she's gonna quit — Она ставит в известность, что уходит от нас
I serve notice I won't do anything for him any more — Заявляю вам, что я ради него больше и пальцем не пошевелю
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113 serve someone right
expr infmlIt serves him right for being so greedy — Поделом ему, жлобу!
It would serve him right if he got fired — Если его уволят, то так ему и надо
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > serve someone right
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114 serve God and Mammon
книжн.служить Богу и мамоне [этим. библ. Matthew VI, 24]It was indeed a cause for rejoicing that in disposing of their personal enemies they had done an important service to the Church. They proved thus that it was in point of fact possible to serve God and Mammon. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Then and Now’, ch. XXXI) — Было чему радоваться: ведь избавившись от своих личных врагов, они оказали большую услугу церкви, доказав тем самым, что можно и впрямь одновременно служить Богу и мамоне.
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115 serve one's turn
1) осуществлять поставленную цель (тж. serve a turn)2) сыграть свою роль, выполнить своё назначениеHis first opera ‘The Brandenburgers in Bohemia’ obviously deals with the occupation. It served its turn, giving expression to the national resentment. (‘Daily Worker’) — В первой опере Сметаны "Бранденбуржцы в Богемии" явно изображена оккупированная Чехия. Эта опера сыграла свою историческую роль, выразив общее недовольство чехов.
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116 serve smb. with the same sauce
отплатить кому-л. тем же; ≈ платить той же монетойA: "I can't possibly take a holiday until I've paid back the money I owe him." B: "What nonsense! Look how long he kept you waiting before he paid his debt to you. You take my advice and serve him with the same sauce!" (SPI) — А: "Не могу поехать в отпуск, пока не отдам ему долг." Б: "Какой вздор! Вспомни, сколько ты ждал, пока он вернул тебе деньги. Вот и отплати ему тем же."
Large English-Russian phrasebook > serve smb. with the same sauce
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117 serve smb.'s turn
годиться кому-л., устраивать кого-л., подходить, отвечать чьей-л. целиHis proposal did not serve my turn. — Его предложение меня не устраивало.
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118 serve out
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119 serve-over refrigerated case
закрытое торговое холодильное оборудование
Торговое холодильное оборудование с закрывающимся проемом для доступа к пищевым продуктам
[ ГОСТ 16318-77]Тематики
- оборуд. для торговли и общест. питания
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Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > serve-over refrigerated case
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120 serve with the same sauce to serve with the same serve
Пословица: отвечать дерзостью на дерзость, платить той же монетойУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > serve with the same sauce to serve with the same serve
См. также в других словарях:
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 — → 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 — 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
serve — ► VERB 1) perform duties or services for. 2) be employed as a member of the armed forces. 3) spend (a period) in office, in an apprenticeship, or in prison. 4) present food or drink to. 5) attend to (a customer in a shop). 6) be of use in… … English terms dictionary
serve — [v1] aid, help; supply arrange, assist, attend to, be of assistance, be of use, care for, deal, deliver, dish up*, distribute, do for, give, handle, hit, minister to, nurse, oblige, play, present, provide, provision, set out, succor, wait on,… … New thesaurus
Serve — may refer to: * Serve (tennis) * Secure Electronic Registration and Voting Experiment * Providing a non material good, as in the work of a servant * Supplying customers with food and drink, as in the work of a food server * Delivering a legal or… … Wikipedia
serve up — (something) to offer something. The TV miniseries will be serving up five hour long programs. Hitchcock served up a pitch that Perez hit over the fence for a home run. Filmgoers demand realism, and Lee serves it up without flash or tricks in his… … New idioms dictionary