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1 Jones serves on the company board
English-Dutch dictionary > Jones serves on the company board
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2 vahana (In Hindu mythology, the creature that serves as the vehicle and as the sign of la particular deity; it accompanies, pulls the chariot of, or serves as the seat or mount of his god)
Религия: ваханаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > vahana (In Hindu mythology, the creature that serves as the vehicle and as the sign of la particular deity; it accompanies, pulls the chariot of, or serves as the seat or mount of his god)
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3 this programming paradigm often serves as the architectural framework in which employ other paradigms
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > this programming paradigm often serves as the architectural framework in which employ other paradigms
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4 the restaurant serves as a front for drug-trafficking
the restaurant serves as a front for drug-traffickingEnglish-Dutch dictionary > the restaurant serves as a front for drug-trafficking
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5 The Director serves ex-officio as the chairman of Senate
இயக்குனர் அவருடைய பதவியின் காரணமாக பல்கலைக் கழக சபைத் தலைவராக சேவை செய்கிறார்English-Tamil dictionary > The Director serves ex-officio as the chairman of Senate
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6 the doctor serves a large area
Макаров: врач обслуживает большой районУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the doctor serves a large area
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7 the room serves as a makeshift kitchen when needed
English-German idiom dictionary > the room serves as a makeshift kitchen when needed
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8 the quality serves our purpose
• unserem Verwendungszweck dientEnglish-German correspondence dictionary > the quality serves our purpose
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9 it serves him right!
разг.(it serves him right! (тж. serve (s) him right!))так ему и надо!, поделом ему!, туда ему и дорога!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, ‘To Let’, part I, ch. I) — Что же касается конфискации военных прибылей, то этому Сомс всецело сочувствовал: сам он таковых не имел. "Прощелыги! Так им и надо".
The fool! Did he know so little of the Malays as to think he could safely injure them? It would serve him damned well right if he got a kris in his back. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Outstation’) — Какой болван! Неужели он так плохо знает малайцев, что воображает, будто их можно безнаказанно оскорблять? Вот всадят ему в спину крис - и поделом, черт возьми.
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10 blow away the cobwebs
разг.(blow away the cobwebs (тж. blow the cobwebs away))1) выйти проветриться, прогуляться ( реже blow away the cobwebs from one's brain или blow the cobwebs away from one's brain)...we'll go for a good long run by the sea and the fresh air will blow the cobwebs away. (D. Cusack and F. James, ‘Come in Spinner’, ‘Wednesday III’) —... устроим хорошую морскую прогулку, не будем спешить обратно, подышим морским воздухом - вот и проветримся.
Certainly - a breath of country air would do me good, I fancy. Blow away the cobwebs, don't you know. (D. L. Sayers, ‘Unnatural Death’, ch. XIX) — Конечно, свежий деревенский воздух был бы, думаю, мне полезен. Сдул бы с меня паутину, знаете ли.
‘I have come to clean away these cobwebs,’ said Yeobright. ‘Would you like to help me - by high class teaching? We might benefit them much.’ (Th. Hardy, ‘The Return of the Native’, book III, ch. III) — - Я приехал сюда, чтобы вымести всю эту паутину, - сказал Ибрайт. - Не хотите ли вы мне помочь? Будете учить в старших классах. Мы можем принести здесь много пользы.
If it serves no other purpose the Pan American scheme should at least help to blow away some of the cobwebs which are still clinging to the present system and to start carriers thinking on more radical and constructive lines. (‘The Aeroplane and Commercial Aviation News’) — Если план снижения тарифов, предложенный авиакомпанией "Панам", и не осуществится, он все-таки расшевелит авиационные фирмы, заставит их думать более радикально и конструктивно.
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11 profit by the occasion
words to befit the occasion — речь, приличествующая случаю
a speech worthy of the occasion — речь, подобающая случаю
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12 canary in the coal mine
Общая лексика: повод для беспоко (The phrase "canary in a coal mine" is frequently used to refer to a person or thing which serves as an early warning of a coming crisis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_Canary)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > canary in the coal mine
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13 טַרְמִיטָן m. (τρῆμα, ατος, τρημάτιον) perforation, also eye of a needle; only in (כֵּיצָה) בֵּיצַת ט׳ an egg boiled down to the size of a pill which, on being swallowed by the patient, passes the body unchanged, carrying with it matter which serves the physician for diagnosis. Ned.VI, 1 ביצת טרמיטא
טָרוֹן adv. (נְטַר) waiting, looking out for business, idle. Lam. R. introd. (R. Isaac 3) קאים ט׳וכ׳ one stands idly waiting a whole day and is not tired, but for prayer one is tired; (Yalk. Is. 318 קאי וטרי; Esth. R. to I, 9 יתיב ומשתעי).Jewish literature > טַרְמִיטָן m. (τρῆμα, ατος, τρημάτιον) perforation, also eye of a needle; only in (כֵּיצָה) בֵּיצַת ט׳ an egg boiled down to the size of a pill which, on being swallowed by the patient, passes the body unchanged, carrying with it matter which serves the physician for diagnosis. Ned.VI, 1 ביצת טרמיטא
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14 a standard serves to transfer the size of a unit to instruments in the lower echelon of the calibration hierarchy
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > a standard serves to transfer the size of a unit to instruments in the lower echelon of the calibration hierarchy
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15 standard serves to transfer the size of a unit to instruments in the lower echelon of the calibration hierarchy
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > standard serves to transfer the size of a unit to instruments in the lower echelon of the calibration hierarchy
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16 standard serves to transfer the size of unit to instruments in the lower echelon of the calibration hierarchy
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > standard serves to transfer the size of unit to instruments in the lower echelon of the calibration hierarchy
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17 Nestor (In Greek mythology, a king of Pylos who serves in his old age as a counselor to the Greeks at Troy)
Религия: НесторУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Nestor (In Greek mythology, a king of Pylos who serves in his old age as a counselor to the Greeks at Troy)
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18 a standard serves to preserve the value of an adopted unit
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > a standard serves to preserve the value of an adopted unit
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19 a standard serves to preserve the value of an unit
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > a standard serves to preserve the value of an unit
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20 altar (A table on which the eucharistic elements are consecrated or which serves as a center of worship or ritual)
Религия: престолУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > altar (A table on which the eucharistic elements are consecrated or which serves as a center of worship or ritual)
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