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1 serve
[sə:v] 1. verb1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) a servi2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) a servi3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) a servi (de)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.) a sluji; a fi membru (al)5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) a ispăşi6) (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?) a servi2. noun(act of serving (a ball).) serviciu- server- serving
- it serves you right
- serve an apprenticeship
- serve out
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2 serve
(gen) a deservi, a folosi -
3 serve up
(to start serving (a meal).) a servi (la masă) -
4 serve right
(to be the punishment deserved by: If you fall and hurt yourself, it'll serve you right for climbing up there when I told you not to.) aşa (îi) trebuie -
5 serve a purpose
(to be useful in some way.) a servi la ceva -
6 serve an apprenticeship
(to spend a (fixed) period of time as an apprentice.) a-şi face ucenicia -
7 serve out
(to distribute to each of a number of people: She served out the pudding.) a distribui -
8 conscript
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9 ace
[eis]1) (the one in playing-cards: the ace of spades.) as2) (a person who is expert at anything: He's an ace with a rifle.) as, expert3) (a serve in tennis in which the ball is not touched by the opposing player.) as4) (the ``one'' on dominoes or dice.) -
10 attend
[ə'tend]1) (to go to or be present at: He attended the meeting; He will attend school till he is sixteen.) a frecventa; a fi prezent la2) ((with to) to listen or give attention to: Attend carefully to what the teacher is saying!) a urmări (cu atenţie)3) (to deal with: I'll attend to that problem tomorrow.) a se ocupa de4) (to look after; to help or serve: Two doctors attended her all through her illness; The queen was attended by four ladies.) a îngriji, a sluji•- attendant
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11 breakfast
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12 cannery
plural - canneries; noun (a factory where goods are canned.) fabrică de conserve -
13 coffee-pot
noun (a container from which to serve coffee.) -
14 commemorate
[kə'meməreit]1) ((of people) to honour the memory of (someone) by a solemn celebration: Once a year we commemorate his death in action by visiting his widow.) a sărbători2) ((of things) to serve as a memorial to (someone or something): This inscription commemorates those who died.) a comemora•- commemoration -
15 conscientious objector
noun (a person who refuses to serve in the armed forces for moral or religious reasons.) -
16 councillor
noun (a person who is elected to serve on a council.) consilier -
17 help
[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) a ajuta2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) a servi la; a mări, a creşte3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) a ameliora4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) a ajuta5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) a (se) putea opri, a nu (se) putea opri2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) ajutor2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) ajutor3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) servitor, ajutor4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) (nu mai e) nimic de făcut•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
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18 it serves you etc right
(you etc deserve your misfortune etc: He has done no work so it will serve him right if he fails his exam.) -
19 purpose
['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) scop, obiectiv2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) utilitate3) (determination: a man of purpose.) voinţă; hotărâre•- purposefully
- purposeless
- purposely
- purpose-built
- on purpose
- serve a purpose
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20 return
[rə'tə:n] 1. verb1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) a reveni, a se întoarce2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) a înapoia; a pune la loc3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) a se întoarce4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) a întoarce5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) a alege, a vota6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) a da7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) a întoarce2. noun1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) (de) întoarcere2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) bilet dus-întors•- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
- many happy returns
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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
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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
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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
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