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serve [sɜ:v](a) (employer, monarch, country, God) servir;∎ to have served one's country well avoir bien servi sa patrie, literary bien mériter de la patrie;∎ she has served the company well over the years elle a bien servi la société pendant des années;∎ proverb you cannot serve two masters nul ne peut servir deux maîtres(b) (in shop, restaurant → customer) servir;∎ to serve sb with sth servir qch à qn;∎ are you being served? est-ce qu'on s'occupe de vous?∎ the village is served with water from the local reservoir le village est alimenté en eau depuis le réservoir voisin;∎ the town is well served with transport facilities la ville est bien desservie par les transports en commun;∎ this train serves all stations south of Queensferry ce train dessert toutes les gares au sud de Queensferry(d) (food, drink) servir;∎ dinner is served le dîner est servi;∎ coffee is now being served in the lounge le café est servi au salon;∎ they served me (with) some soup ils m'ont servi de la soupe;∎ melon is often served with port on sert souvent le melon avec du porto;∎ the wine should be served at room temperature le vin doit être servi chambré;∎ this recipe serves four cette recette est prévue pour quatre personnes;∎ Religion to serve mass servir la messe(e) (be suitable for) servir;∎ the plank served him as a rudimentary desk la planche lui servait de bureau rudimentaire;∎ this box will serve my purpose cette boîte fera l'affaire;∎ when the box had served its purpose, he threw it away quand il n'eut plus besoin de la boîte, il la jeta;∎ it must serve some purpose cela doit bien servir à quelque chose;∎ it serves no useful purpose cela ne sert à rien de spécial(f) (term, apprenticeship) faire;∎ he has served two terms (of office) as president il a rempli deux mandats présidentiels;∎ to serve one's apprenticeship as an electrician faire son apprentissage d'électricien;∎ to serve one's time Military faire son service; (prison sentence) purger sa peine;∎ to serve time faire de la prison;∎ he has served his time il a purgé sa peine;∎ she served four years for armed robbery elle a fait quatre ans (de prison) pour vol à main armée∎ to serve sb with a summons, to serve a summons on sb remettre une assignation à qn;∎ to serve sb with a writ, to serve a writ on sb assigner qn en justice∎ she served the ball into the net son service a échoué dans le filet(i) Agriculture servir∎ it serves you right c'est bien fait pour toi;∎ it serves them right for being so selfish! ça leur apprendra à être si égoïstes!;∎ to serve at table servir à table;∎ could you serve, please? pourriez-vous faire le service, s'il vous plaît?;∎ she served as Lady Greenmount's maid elle était au service de Lady Greenmount(b) (as soldier) servir;∎ to serve in the army servir dans l'armée;∎ he served as a corporal during the war il a servi comme caporal pendant la guerre;∎ her grandfather served under General Adams son grand-père a servi sous les ordres du général Adams∎ he served as treasurer for several years il a exercé les fonctions de trésorier pendant plusieurs années∎ she serves on the housing committee elle est membre de la commission au logement(e) (function, act → as example, warning) servir;∎ let that serve as a lesson to you! que cela vous serve de leçon!;∎ it only serves to show that you shouldn't listen to gossip cela prouve qu'il ne faut pas écouter les commérages;∎ the tragedy should serve as a reminder of the threat posed by nuclear power cette tragédie devrait rappeler à tous la menace que représente l'énergie nucléaire;∎ this stone will serve to keep the door open cette pierre servira à maintenir la porte ouverte;∎ their bedroom had to serve as a cloakroom for their guests leur chambre a dû servir ou faire office de vestiaire pour leurs invités∎ whose turn is it to serve? c'est à qui de servir?;∎ Simmons to serve au service, Simmons;∎ he served into the net son service a échoué dans le filet∎ when occasion serves lorsque l'occasion est favorable3 nounSport service m;∎ it's your serve c'est à vous de servir;∎ to have a good serve avoir un bon service(b) (period of time) faire;∎ the president retired before he had served his term out le président a pris sa retraite avant d'arriver à ou d'atteindre la fin de son mandat;∎ to serve out a prison sentence purger une peine (de prison)Sport sortir son service∎ she serves up the same old excuse every time elle ressort chaque fois la même excuse
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