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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
- serve up -
2 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.) -
3 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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