servir
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servir
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
c. to help to
Vous pouvez servir du jus de fruits aux enfants, s’il vous plaît ?Could you help the kids to some fruit juice, please?
d. to serve up
Comme toujours, vous nous avez servi un vrai festin !As always, you've served us up a real feast!
a. to serve
Va servir la table quatre. Ça fait plus d'une demi-heure qu’ils attendent !Go serve table four. They've been waiting over half an hour!
a. to serve
Cyrielle a servi son pays pendant cinq ans au sein de l’armée.Cyrielle served her country for five years in the army.
b. to be in service with
Le cuisinier a servi la famille d’Ancourt pendant près d’un demi-siècle.The cook has been in service with the d'Ancourt family for almost half a century.
4. (to support)
a. to serve
La nouvelle loi ne sert pas les intérêts des grandes entreprises.The new law does not serve the interests of large companies.
5. (sports)
a. to serve
Le joueur de tennis a servi la balle avec une puissance impressionnante.The tennis player served the ball with impressive power.
6. (games)
a. to deal
Tu peux servir les cartes ? - Une seconde. Il faut d’abord que je les mélange.Can you deal the cards? - Just a sec. I have to shuffle them first.
7. (colloquial) (figurative) (to tell)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. to dish out (colloquial) (figurative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Mon oncle nous sert toujours les mêmes blagues lourdingues !My uncle's always dishing out the same clumsy jokes!
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
a. to serve
Cyrielle a servi dans l’armée pendant cinq ans.Cyrielle served in the army for five years.
b. to be in service with
Le cuisinier a servi dans la famille d’Ancourt pendant près d’un demi-siècle.The cook has been in service with the d'Ancourt family for almost half a century.
a. to come in handy
Vu le temps, ton parapluie devrait servir.Given the weather, your umbrella should come in handy.
b. to be useful
L’émergence des nouvelles technologies a servi à beaucoup de monde.The emergence of new technologies has been useful to many people.
c. to be of use
Je suis sûr qu’un jour mes conseils serviront.I'm sure my advice will be of use one day.
d. to be useless (absolute negative use)
Ce sac ne sert à rien. Mon ordinateur ne rentre pas dedans.This bag is useless. My computer won't fit in it.
e. to be no use (absolute negative use)
Ça ne sert à rien de se dépêcher : le spectacle ne commence que dans deux heures.There's no use hurrying: the show doesn't start for another two hours.
a. to be used for
Les camions bennes servent à transporter des matériaux en grande quantité.Dump trucks are used for transporting large quantities of materials.
a. to serve as
Les cascadeurs servent de doublure dans les scènes les plus risquées.Stuntmen serve as understudies in the riskiest scenes.
b. to be used as
Le piment d’Espelette peut servir d’assaisonnement dans une salade.Espelette pepper can be used as a salad dressing.
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