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sə:v 1. verb1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) tjene2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) servere; ekspedere; betjene3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) tjene, gjøre tjeneste som4) (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.) avtjene; sitte i, være medlem av5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) sone, sitte inne6) (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?) serve2. noun(act of serving (a ball).) serve, utspill, første slag- server- serving
- it serves you right
- serve an apprenticeship
- serve out
- serve upgjørIsubst. \/sɜːv\/( sport) serve, utspill (første slag eller kast)• whose serve is it?IIverb \/sɜːv\/1) tjene, arbeide hos, arbeide for, være tjener hos, tjenestegjøre, virke2) stå til tjeneste, hjelpe• can I serve you in any way?3) servere, sette frem, ta inn, sette på bordetmiddagen er servert; det er servert• do you mind if I serve myself first?4) ekspedere, være ekspeditør (i butikk)• are you being served, Sir?får du? \/ blir du ekspedert?5) betjene, stå til disposisjon for6) forsyne, utstyre, supplere, dele ut7) duge, gjøre nytten, holde, strekke til, være god nok, være til hjelp, være til nytte, fungere, være egnet som, tjene tilden er ikke så god, men den holder for meg8) ( jus) forkynne, meddele9) (jus, om straff) sone, avtjene10) behandle• could you serve the ball, please?kan du være så snill å serve\/spille ut ballen?13) ( militærvesen) gjøre krigstjeneste, tjenestegjøre under krigenhan gjorde krigstjeneste i hæren, han tjenestegjorde i hæren under krigen14) ( militærvesen) avtjene verneplikt, gjøre militærtjeneste, være på moen (hverdagslig)16) være\/bli gunstig\/fordelaktigvinden ble\/var gunstigas occasion serves når anledningen byr seg, når det er anledning til detfirst come, first served den som kommer først til mølla, får først maltit serves you right! det har du godt av!, det er til pass for deg!it will serve det duger, det får holdeserve a gun ( militærvesen) betjene en kanonserve a rope ( sjøfart) kle tauverk, omvikle, omfletteserve at table servereserve on være medlem av, sitte iserve one's sentence sone sin straff, sitte inne, sitte i fengselserve one's time tjene sin tid ut, fullføre sitt ansettelsesforhold sone sin straff, sitte inne, sitte i fengselserve out dele ut, porsjonere ut, utlevereserve out one's time sone sin straff, sitte inneserve round servere, by frem, sette på bordet, sette fremserve somebody out straffe noen, gi noe inn, behandle noen som de fortjener, gi igjen med samme myntserve somebody's needs dekke noens behovserve somebody's purpose\/turn tjene (til) noens formål\/hensiktserve somebody with a writ\/summons eller serve a writ\/summons on somebody ( jus) forkynne\/kunngjøre en stevning for noenserve time sone straff, sitte inne, sitte i fengselserve up servere, by frem, sette på bordet, sette frem ( overført) servere, diske opp med, komme medanrette matenserve up from the ranks arbeide seg opp i gradene, jobbe seg oppserve with forsyne med
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