SERVING - Translation from English into Serbian

in the PONS Dictionary

I. serv·ing ['sɜːvɪŋ] N

serving of food:

serving

porcija f of +gen

II. serv·ing ['sɜːvɪŋ] ADJ attr

1. serving (person working):

serving

zaposlen

the longest-serving minister

ministar sa najdužim stažom

2. serving (imprisoned):

serving

zatvoren

'serv·ing spoon N

serving spoon

servirna kašika f

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

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

Present

I	serve
you	serve
he/she/it	serves
we	serve
you	serve
they	serve

Past

I	served
you	served
he/she/it	served
we	served
you	served
they	served

Present Perfect

I	have	served
you	have	served
he/she/it	has	served
we	have	served
you	have	served
they	have	served

Past Perfect

I	had	served
you	had	served
he/she/it	had	served
we	had	served
you	had	served
they	had	served