serve in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for serve in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.serve [sɜːv] N (in tennis, voleyball)

serve

servis m

II.serve [sɜːv] VB trans

1. serve (in hotel, restaurant, shop):

serve

poslužiti // služiti

2. serve:

serve (present food, drink)

poslužiti // služiti

serve (make ready to eat)

servirati perf i imperf

3. serve (be enough for):

serve

biti dovoljan imperf

this serves 4 to 5

ovo je dovoljno za 4 do 5 osoba

4. serve (work for):

to serve sth

služiti nečemu

to serve the public

služiti javnosti

5. serve (complete due period):

serve

odslužiti // služiti

to serve five years as president

obavljati petogodišnji predsednički mandat

to serve a prison sentence

služiti zatvorsku kaznu

6. serve (provide for):

serve

opslužiti || opsluživati

7. serve (perform a function):

to serve a purpose

služiti nekoj svrsi

if my memory serves me right

ako me sećanje dobro služi

8. serve SPORTS:

to serve the ball

servirati loptu

Phrases:

to serve time [for sth] inf

robijati (zbog nečega)

this serves him right inf

tako mu i treba

III.serve [sɜːv] VB intr

1. serve (provide food, drink):

serve

poslužiti // posluživati

2. serve (work for):

serve

poslužiti // služiti

to serve as sth

služiti kao nešto

to serve in the army

služiti vojsku

to serve on the council

biti član opštinskog veća

to serve on a jury

biti u poroti

3. serve (function):

to serve as sth

služiti kao nešto

4. serve:

serve (be acceptable)

biti prihvatljiv imperf

serve (suffice)

biti dovoljan imperf

serve (be of use)

poslužiti // služiti

5. serve (in tennis, etc.):

serve

servirati

serve up VB trans

serve up food:

serve up

poslužiti // posluživati

serve out VB trans

1. serve out (in restaurant, pub):

serve out

poslužiti // posluživati

serve out drink

doneti // donositi

serve out food

servirati perf i imperf

2. serve out (complete a due period):

serve out

odslužiti // služiti

serve out jail sentence

odrobijati // robijati inf

serve out term of office

okončati // okončavati mandat

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to serve a subpoena on sb

uručiti sudski poziv nekome

to serve as a template for sth fig

služiti kao šablon za nešto

to serve a sentence

služiti kaznu

to serve sb faithfully

odano služiti nekome

return of serve

vraćanje servisa

serve Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to serve the public

služiti javnosti

to serve five years as president

obavljati petogodišnji predsednički mandat

to serve a prison sentence

služiti zatvorsku kaznu

to serve a purpose

služiti nekoj svrsi

to serve time [for sth] inf

robijati (zbog nečega)

to serve in the army

služiti vojsku

to serve on the council

biti član opštinskog veća

to serve on a jury

biti u poroti

to serve as a template for sth fig

služiti kao šablon za nešto

to serve a subpoena on sb

uručiti sudski poziv nekome

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

We are actively applying our creative financing abilities to serve local clients in the southeast.

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It consists of students who ought to serve the student body by promoting the common good in the principle of subsidiarity.

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The bus lines that serve the area carry about 5 million passengers per year as of 2012, which is a sufficient ridership for a tram line.

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A number of web pages exist that serve to perpetuate the tale.

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It should serve as a focal point and organizing agency for the interlibrary loan of books. 4.

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The projecting concrete ledges on the towers serve as both balconies and as awnings for the apartments below.

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Apart from these harnesses, there are also caving and canyoning harnesses, which all serve different purposes.

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The liquid assets serve as the cushion for the broker-dealer's recovery of the full amounts owed to it by customers.

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These chemicals may also serve to increase the females reproductive success, but at the cost of decreased longevity and immune response.

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And if we want to serve that segment we can't do it on a me-too approach.

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