serve Signification, définition

Signification de serve en français

• 0 to give sb food or drink -- servir

  • the waiter who served us in the restaurant le serveur qui sert dans ce restaurant

  • Could you serve the drinks to the guests? Pourriez-vous servir les boissons aux clients ?

• 1 to do a job or duty for a person, organization, etc. -- servir

  • He served in the Senate for eighteen years. Il a été membre du Sénat pendant dix-huit ans.

  • She currently serves as vice president of technology. Elle exerce actuellement comme vice-présidente à la technologie.

  • soldiers serving their country des soldats servant leur pays

• 2 to have a result or effect -- servir à

  • a video game that only serves to teach young people about violence un jeu vidéo qui ne sert qu’à apprendre la violence aux jeunes

• 3 to help achieve or provide -- servir

  • The old dock serves no purpose anymore. L’ancien dock n’est plus d’aucun usage.

  • a community center that serves the needs of the town un centre communautaire qui sert les besoins de la ville

• 4 to spend time in prison -- purger une peine

  • to serve a life sentence purger une peine de prison à perpétuité

  • He served 22 years. Il a fait 22 ans de prison.

• 5 to hit a ball to start playing tennis -- servir

  • Who’s turn is it to serve? C’est à qui le tour de servir ?

  • to serve the ball faire le service

• 6 indicates you think what happened to sb was sth they deserved -- c’est bien fait pour qqn

  • “The teacher kept me inside at lunch.” “It serves you right for lying.” “Le professeur m’a gardé (à l’intérieur) à l’heure du déjeuner.” “Ça t’apprendra à mentir.”

• 7 to work for a person etc, eg as a servant -- servir

  • He served his master for forty years.

• 8 to distribute food etc or supply goods -- servir

  • She served the soup to the guests

  • Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?

• 9 to be suitable for a purpose -- servir (de)

  • This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.

• 10 to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces -- servir, être membre de

  • He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years

  • I served on the committee for five years.

• 11 to undergo (a prison sentence) -- purger (une peine)

  • He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.

• 12 in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it -- servir

  • He served the ball into the net

  • Is it your turn to serve?

• 13 act of serving (a ball) -- service

  • His first serve was long.