serving man in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for serving man in the English»French Dictionary

serving man N dated

serving man

domestique m

Translations for serving man in the French»English Dictionary

nul ne peut servir deux maîtres

a man cannot serve two masters

Translations for serving man 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.serving [Brit ˈsəːvɪŋ, Am ˈsərvɪŋ] N (helping)

serving

portion f

enough for four servings

pour quatre personnes

II.serving [Brit ˈsəːvɪŋ, Am ˈsərvɪŋ] ADJ

serving MIL

en activité

serving official, chairman ADMIN

en exercice

I.man <pl men> [Brit man, Am mæn] N

1. man (adult male):

man

homme m

middle-aged/married man

homme d'âge mûr/marié

as one man to another

entre hommes

he's not a man to do

ce n'est pas le genre d'homme à faire

a blind man

un aveugle

an old man

un vieillard

a single man

un célibataire

a ladies' man

un homme à femmes

a beer/whisky man

un buveur de bière/de whisky

a leg/bum man inf

un amateur de belles jambes/de derrières

a man of God/the people

un homme de Dieu/du peuple

a man of iron or steel

un homme de fer

they've arrested the right man

on a arrêté le vrai coupable

he's your man

c'est l'homme qu'il te faut

he has worked for the party, man and boy Brit

il a travaillé pour le parti toute sa vie

man of the match

héros m du match

good man! (well done)

bravo mon gars!

my good man!

mon vieux! inf

my little man inf

mon petit

2. man (husband, partner):

man

homme m

her man

son homme

he is the right man for her

c'est l'homme qu'il lui fallait

her young man dated

son fiancé

man and wife

mari et femme

to live as man and wife

vivre maritalement

3. man (person):

man

homme m

no man could have done more

personne n'aurait pu faire davantage

as good as the next man

aussi bien que n'importe qui

the common man

l'homme du commun

primitive Man

l'homme primitif

4. man (person of courage):

man

homme m

be a man

sois un homme

to make a man of sb

faire un homme de qn

5. man (mankind):

man, a. Man man

l'humanité f

6. man SPORTS (team member):

man

joueur m

7. man GAMES (piece):

man (in chess)

pièce f

man (in draughts)

pion m

8. man (servant):

man dated or hum

valet m

II.men N

men npl MIL (subordinates):

men

hommes mpl

to address the men

s'adresser aux hommes

‘now men …’

‘soldats …’

officers and men MIL

officiers et hommes

officers and men (in Navy)

officiers et matelots

III.man [Brit man, Am mæn] INTERJ

1. man (expressing surprise):

man inf

mince, alors! inf

2. man (addressing somebody):

hey man!

eh mec! inf

IV.man <pres part manning; pret, pp manned> [Brit man, Am mæn] VB trans

1. man (gen):

man switchboard, desk

tenir

will the telephone be manned?

est-ce qu'il y aura quelqu'un pour répondre au téléphone?

2. man MIL:

man ship

armer [qc] en hommes

man barricade, gun

assigner des hommes à

who is manning the barricades?

qui est assigné aux barricades?

to man the pumps

mettre des hommes aux pompes

V.manned ADJ AEROSP

manned flight, spacecraft, base

habité

fully manned (of ship)

avec un équipage complet

VI.man [Brit man, Am mæn]

every man for himself

chacun pour soi

Man proposes, God disposes

l'homme propose et Dieu dispose

to a man

sans exception

as one man

comme un seul homme

to sort out the men from the boys

séparer les hommes des mauviettes inf

he took it like a man

il a pris ça en homme

to be man enough to do

avoir le courage de faire

to be a man's man

aimer être entre hommes

to be one's own man

être son propre maître

to be the man of the moment

être l'homme du jour

serving man in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for serving man in the English»French Dictionary

no man can serve two masters prov

nul ne peut servir deux maîtres

Translations for serving man in the English»French Dictionary

I.serving [ˈsɜ:vɪŋ, Am ˈsɜ:r-] N

serving

portion f

II.serving [ˈsɜ:vɪŋ, Am ˈsɜ:r-] ADJ

1. serving (working):

serving

en fonction

2. serving (incarcerated):

serving

en prison

3. serving MIL:

serving

au service

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

I.man <men> [mæn] N

1. man (male human):

man

homme m

she married a Greek man

elle a épousé un Grec

a lazy/rich man

un homme paresseux/riche

2. man no pl (human race):

man

l'homme m

3. man (object in games):

man

pion m

Phrases:

to talk (as) man to man

parler d'homme à homme

a man to man talk

une discussion entre hommes

as one man

comme un seul homme

to a man

tous

the man in the street

l'homme de la rue

II.man <men> [mæn] VB trans <-nn->

man

prendre la responsabilité de

to man a ship

être membre de l'équipage d'un navire

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A dispute between a husbandman (a self-employed farmer) and a serving man.

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