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serve: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009
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- noun Sport service m.
- transitive verb
- servir (country, cause, public);
travailler au service de (employer, family);
- servir (customer, guest, meal, dish);
to ~ sb with sth servir qch à qn;
- (provide facility) (power station, reservoir) alimenter;
(public transport, library, hospital) desservir;
- (satisfy) servir (interests);
satisfaire (needs);
- to ~ a purpose être utile;
to ~ the or sb's purpose faire l'affaire;
- purger (prison sentence);
- Law délivrer (injunction) (on sb à qn);
to ~ a summons on sb citer qn à comparaître;
- Sport servir.
- servir (country, cause, public);
- intransitive verb
- (in shop) servir;
(at table) faire le service;
- to ~ on être membre de (committee, jury);
- to ~ as sth servir de qch;
- Mil servir (as comme;
under sous);
- Sport servir (for pour);
Bruno to ~ au service, Bruno.
- (in shop) servir;
IDIOMS:
it ~s you right! ça t'apprendra!
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'serve' found in these entries:
French:
serve: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||||||||
| serve | vtr | (help, work for) qqn | servir vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| The manager says that his first priority is to serve his customers. | |||||||||
| Le directeur dit que sa priorité principale est de servir ses clients. | |||||||||
| serve | vtr | (distribute food) nourriture | servir vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| She served hot dogs to the children for lunch. | |||||||||
| Elle a servi des hot-dogs aux enfants pour le déjeuner. | |||||||||
| serve | vtr | (distribute food to) | servir vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| faire le service vtr | |||||||||
| She served the children their food. | |||||||||
| Elle a servi leur repas aux enfants. | |||||||||
| * J'aime bien faire le service quand je reçois. | |||||||||
| serve as | vi | (act as) qqn | servir de vtr | ||||||
| He served as the secretary for this meeting and took notes. | |||||||||
| Il a servi de secrétaire pendant cette réunion et a pris des notes. | |||||||||
| serve | vtr | (function as) qqch | servir de vtr | ||||||
| The office also serves as a guest bedroom. | |||||||||
| Le bureau sert aussi de chambre d'ami. | |||||||||
| serve | vi | (tennis, etc.) sport: tennis, volley, etc. | servir vi ⇒ | ||||||
| Who serves next? I think I do. | |||||||||
| C'est à qui de servir ? À moi je crois. | |||||||||
| serve | n | (tennis, etc.) sport: tennis, volley, etc. | service nm | ||||||
| His serve was so fast that the opponent couldn't return it. | |||||||||
| Son service était si rapide que l'adversaire n'a pas pu le renvoyer. | |||||||||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||||||||
| serve | vi | (work, fulfil duties) | collaborer vi ⇒ | ||||||
| au service de qqn, d'une entreprise, etc. | travailler vi ⇒ | ||||||||
| He served loyally for many years. | |||||||||
| Il a collaboré fidèlement pendant de nombreuses années. | |||||||||
| * Il travaille au service de la compagnie depuis à peine six mois. | |||||||||
| serve | vi | (do military service) militaire: temps de service | servir vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| The sergeant has served for ten years. | |||||||||
| Le sergent a servi pendant dix ans dans l'armée. | |||||||||
| serve | vi | (act as a waiter) dans un restaurant, bar | servir vi ⇒ | ||||||
| He has been serving at that restaurant for two years. | |||||||||
| Il sert dans ce restaurant depuis deux ans. | |||||||||
| serve | vi | (serve in a mass) à l'église | servir vi ⇒ | ||||||
| The altar boy has to serve on Sunday. | |||||||||
| L'enfant de chœur doit servir à l'église le dimanche. | |||||||||
| serve | vtr | (fulfil the needs of) besoins, désirs | satisfaire vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| faire l'affaire, être utile à vtr ⇒ | |||||||||
| Yes, this particular screwdriver will serve me fine. | |||||||||
| * Il cherche toujours à satisfaire ses désirs, quoiqu'il lui en coûte. | |||||||||
| * Je pense que cette carte fera l'affaire (or: nous sera utile) pour notre voyage. | |||||||||
| serve | vtr | (treat, deal with) problème, etc. | traiter vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| I need to serve these issues first before I can do that. | |||||||||
| Je dois d'abord traiter ces problèmes avant de pouvoir faire ça. | |||||||||
| serve | vtr | (be a servant to) pour un domestique | servir vi ⇒ | ||||||
| être au service de aux | |||||||||
| Alfred served Bruce Wayne loyally. | |||||||||
| Alfred a servi Bruce Wayne avec dévouement. | |||||||||
| * Michel est au service de cette famille depuis longtemps. | |||||||||
| serve | vtr | (spend time: in prison) peine de prison | purger vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| He is serving a 10-year sentence for the crime. | |||||||||
| Il purge une peine de dix ans de prison pour son meurtre. | |||||||||
| serve | vtr | (spend time: in a duty) armée | servir vi ⇒ | ||||||
| I served as a medic for ten years. | |||||||||
| J'ai servi comme médecin militaire pendant dix ans. | |||||||||
| serve | vtr | (help a customer) commerce | servir vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| de qqn : commerce | s'occuper vtr ⇒ | ||||||||
| The salesperson served a customer. | |||||||||
| Le vendeur a servi un client. | |||||||||
| * Occupe-toi des clients pendant que je vais faire de la monnaie. | |||||||||
| serve | vtr | (serve a mass) messe | servir vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| The priest serves a mass on Saturday night. | |||||||||
| Le prêtre sert une messe le samedi soir. | |||||||||
| serve | vtr | (legal: hand over) juridique: | citer à comparaître vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| The policeman served a summons to the witness. | |||||||||
| Le policier a cité le témoin à comparaître. | |||||||||
| serve | vtr | (legal: hand over a document to) juridique: citation,assignation | signifier vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| The policeman served the witness his summons. | |||||||||
| Le policier a signifié sa citation à comparaître au témoin. | |||||||||
| serve | vtr | (supply) | fournir vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| Our company serves them with office supplies. | |||||||||
| Notre société leur fournit du matériel de bureau. | |||||||||
| serve | vtr | (tennis, etc.) sport: tennis, volley, etc. | servir vi ⇒ | ||||||
| She served the first set. | |||||||||
| Elle a servi la première manche. | |||||||||
| serve | vtr | (animals: copulate with) zoologie | couvrir vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| saillir vtr ⇒ | |||||||||
| The bull serves all the cows on the farm. | |||||||||
| Le taureau couvre toutes les vaches de la ferme. | |||||||||
| * Cet étalon a déjà sailli plusieurs juments. | |||||||||
| Améliorer les traductions "{0}" ci-dessus. | |||||||||
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||||||||
| ready-to-serve | adj | prêt à servir | |||||||
| self-serve | nm | libre service | |||||||
| serve again | v | resservir ⇒ (servir de nouveau) | |||||||
| serve out (serve out a term of duty) | v | finir ⇒ | |||||||
| serve the purpose (this instrument will serve the purpose) | v | faire l'affaire ⇒ | |||||||
| serve time (serve one's time (military)) | v | faire son temps (dans l'armée) | |||||||
| Report an error. | |||||||||
Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "serve".
'' Cost to serve "
"called out" to serve God is very Jewish
"first come first serve"?
be seen to serve
can I serve you breakfast in bed today?
Each case contains 10 individual bags. Keep frozen until ready to thaw & serve.
First Come First Serve Basis
for whatever purpose it may serve
FR: to teach them French and for them to serve as translators - grammaire
FR: Traditionally, they would serve beer - grammaire
FR: what does this machine serve to? - grammaire
I want to campaign for a chance to serve you
Il faut que ça serve
intended to serve as
it would serve as a carrot
Let it cool for 10 min and serve.
like a tennis match where only the journalist gets to serve
My heart would serve me for
overhand serve
Proud to serve the trade with dampener covers for all needs
que ça serve à quelque chose...
Science should serve the well-being of mankind
serve
serve a paradoxical double purpose
serve a purpose
serve a purpose
Serve and protect
serve as
serve as a link
serve as your lawyer
Suite...
"called out" to serve God is very Jewish
"first come first serve"?
be seen to serve
can I serve you breakfast in bed today?
Each case contains 10 individual bags. Keep frozen until ready to thaw & serve.
First Come First Serve Basis
for whatever purpose it may serve
FR: to teach them French and for them to serve as translators - grammaire
FR: Traditionally, they would serve beer - grammaire
FR: what does this machine serve to? - grammaire
I want to campaign for a chance to serve you
Il faut que ça serve
intended to serve as
it would serve as a carrot
Let it cool for 10 min and serve.
like a tennis match where only the journalist gets to serve
My heart would serve me for
overhand serve
Proud to serve the trade with dampener covers for all needs
que ça serve à quelque chose...
Science should serve the well-being of mankind
serve
serve a paradoxical double purpose
serve a purpose
serve a purpose
Serve and protect
serve as
serve as a link
serve as your lawyer
Suite...
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