serĉi in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for serĉi in the English»French Dictionary

I.serve [Brit səːv, Am sərv] N SPORTS

serve

service m

it's my serve

à moi de servir

to have a big serve

avoir un très bon service

II.serve [Brit səːv, Am sərv] VB trans

1. serve (work for):

serve God, King, country, community, cause, ideal, public, company

servir

serve employer, family

travailler au service de

to serve sb/sth well

rendre de grands services à qn/qc

to serve two masters fig

servir deux maîtres à la fois

2. serve (attend to customers):

serve

servir

are you being served?

on vous sert?

3. serve FOOD:

serve client, guest, meal, dish

servir

to serve sb with sth

servir qc à qn

let me serve you some beef

laissez-moi vous servir du bœuf

lunch is served

le déjeuner est servi

we can't serve them chicken again!

nous ne pouvons pas leur resservir du poulet!

serve it with a salad

servez-le avec une salade

serve hot

servir chaud

serves four (in recipe)

pour quatre personnes

4. serve (provide facility):

serve public utility, power station, reservoir:

alimenter

serve public transport, library, hospital: area, community

desservir

the area is well/poorly served with transport

la région est bien/mal desservie par les transports

the area is well served with shops

le quartier est très commerçant

5. serve (satisfy):

serve interests

servir

serve needs

satisfaire

6. serve (function):

serve

être utile à

this old pen/my sense of direction has served me well

ce vieux stylo/mon sens de l'orientation m'a été très utile

he has been badly served by his advisers

ses conseillers ne lui ont pas été très utiles

if my memory serves me well

si j'ai bonne mémoire

to serve sb as sth

servir de qc à qn

the table serves me as a desk

la table me sert de bureau

to serve a purpose or function

être utile

to serve no useful purpose

ne servir à rien

what purpose is served by separating them?

à quoi sert de les séparer?

having served its purpose, the committee was disbanded

ayant rempli son rôle, la commission a été dissoute

to serve the or sb's purpose

faire l'affaire

this map will serve the or my purpose

cette carte fera l'affaire

7. serve (spend time):

to serve a term POL

remplir un mandat

to serve one's time (in army)

faire son temps de service

to serve one's time (in prison)

purger sa peine

to serve a sentence

purger une peine (de prison)

to serve five years

faire cinq ans de prison

8. serve LAW:

serve injunction

délivrer (on sb à qn)

to serve a writ

signifier une assignation

to serve a writ on sb, to serve sb with a writ

assigner qn en justice

to serve a summons

signifier une citation

to serve a summons on sb, to serve sb with a summons

citer qn à comparaître

to serve notice of sth on sb LAW fig

signifier qc à qn

9. serve SPORTS:

serve ball, ace

servir

10. serve (mate with):

serve cow, mare

couvrir, saillir

III.serve [Brit səːv, Am sərv] VB intr

1. serve:

serve (in shop, church)

servir

serve (at table)

faire le service

2. serve (on committee, in government):

serve

exercer ses fonctions (as de)

members serve for two years

les membres exercent leurs fonctions pendant deux ans

she's serving as general secretary

elle exerce la fonction or les fonctions de secrétaire général

to serve on committee, board, jury

être membre de

3. serve MIL:

serve

servir (as comme, under sous)

to serve in or with a regiment

servir dans un régiment

I served with him

j'étais dans l'armée avec lui

4. serve (meet a need):

serve

faire l'affaire

any excuse will serve

n'importe quelle excuse fera l'affaire

to serve as sth

servir de qc

this room serves as a spare bedroom

cette pièce sert de chambre d'ami

this should serve as a warning

cela devrait nous servir d'avertissement

the photo served as a reminder to me of the holidays

la photo me rappelait les vacances

to serve to do

servir à faire

it serves to show that…

cela sert à montrer que…

5. serve SPORTS:

serve

servir (for pour)

Conti to serve

au service, Conti

IV.serve [Brit səːv, Am sərv]

it serves you right!

ça t'apprendra!

it serves him right for being so careless!

ça lui apprendra à être si négligent!

I.serve out VB [Brit səːv -, Am sərv -] (serve out [sth], serve [sth] out)

1. serve out FOOD:

serve out meal, food

servir (to à)

serve out rations, provisions

distribuer

2. serve out (finish):

serve out term of duty

finir

serve out prison sentence

purger

I.serve up VB [Brit səːv -, Am sərv -] FOOD (serve up [sth], serve [sth] up)

1. serve up FOOD:

serve up

servir

to serve sth up again

resservir qc

2. serve up fig, inf, pej:

serve up fashion, idea, programme, policy

resservir

serve up excuse

donner

serve-and-volley ADJ

serve-and-volley game, player:

serve-and-volley

service-volée

ready-to-serve ADJ

ready-to-serve food:

ready-to-serve

cuisiné

Bosnian Serb N

Bosnian Serb

Serbe mf de Bosnie

serf [Brit səːf, Am sərf] N

serf

serf/serve m/f

serge [Brit səːdʒ, Am sərdʒ] N

serge

serge f

serge attr garment

en serge

servo amplifier N

servo amplifier

servoamplificateur m

SERPS [Brit səːps, Am sərps] N Brit

SERPS → state earnings-related pension scheme

SERPS

caisse f de retraite

serĉi in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for serĉi in the English»French Dictionary

I.serve [sɜ:v, Am sɜ:rv] VB trans

1. serve (help or attend to customer):

serve

servir

2. serve (provide food/drink for guests):

serve

servir

to serve alcohol

servir de l'alcool

3. serve (work for, give service to):

serve

être au service de

4. serve (complete a due period):

serve

servir

to serve one's time

purger sa peine

to serve 10 years

servir 10 ans à l'armée

to serve one year as director

exercer sa fonction de directeur pendant un an

5. serve (help achieve, meet needs):

serve

servir à

to serve the purpose

faire l'affaire

6. serve (provide with public transportation):

serve region, town

desservir

7. serve (hit (a ball) to start a game):

serve

servir

8. serve (formally deliver):

to serve sb with sth

délivrer qc à qn

Phrases:

to serve sb right

être bien fait pour qn

II.serve [sɜ:v, Am sɜ:rv] VB intr a. SPORTS

serve

servir

to serve in the army/a shop

servir dans l'armée/un magasin

to serve to +infin

servir à +infin

III.serve [sɜ:v, Am sɜ:rv] N

serve

service m

serve out VB trans

1. serve out FOOD → serve up

2. serve out (complete a due period):

serve out

finir

serve out a jail sentence

purger

See also serve up

serve up VB trans

serve up

servir

serve up VB trans

serve up

servir

serum <-s [or sera]> [ˈsɪərəm, Am ˈsɪrəm] N

serum

sérum m

serf [sɜ:f, Am sɜ:rf] N HISTORY

serf

serf(-ve) m (f)

I.Serbo-Croat [ˌsɜ:bəʊˈkrəʊæt, Am ˌsɜ:rboʊkroʊˈ-], Serbo-Croatian N LING

Serbo-Croat

serbo-croate m

II.Serbo-Croat [ˌsɜ:bəʊˈkrəʊæt, Am ˌsɜ:rboʊkroʊˈ-], Serbo-Croatian ADJ

Serbo-Croat

serbo-croate

See also English

I.English [ˈɪŋglɪʃ] ADJ

English

anglais(e)

English people

les Anglais

an English national

un ressortissant anglais

an English film

un film en anglais

an English class

un cours d'anglais

the English team

l'équipe d'Angleterre

English speaker

anglophone mf

II.English [ˈɪŋglɪʃ] N

1. English pl (people):

the English

les Anglais

2. English LING:

English

anglais m

to speak English fluently

parler couramment (l')anglais

to write in English

écrire en anglais

to translate into English

traduire en anglais

I.Serb [sɜ:b, Am sɜ:rb] ADJ

Serb

serbe

II.Serb [sɜ:b, Am sɜ:rb] N

Serb

Serbe mf

user interface, user-interface N COMPUT

user interface

interface f (utilisateur)

user [ˈju:zəʳ] N

1. user (person who uses sth):

user

utilisateur(-trice) m (f)

user of gas, electricity

usager(-ère) m (f)

2. user COMPUT:

user

utilisateur m

3. user inf (addict):

user

consommateur(-trice) m (f)

poser N

1. poser inf (problem):

poser

question f difficile

it's a bit of a poser!

c'est plutôt un casse-tête!

2. poser pej (person):

poser

poseur(-euse) m (f)