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serve

in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Italian
Italian
English
English

I. servo (serva) [ˈsɛrvo] N m (f)

1. servo (servitore):

servo (serva)
servant
servo (serva)
manservant
servo suo (umilissimo) arch
your humble servant

2. servo fig, liter:

servo (serva)
slave
essere servo delle proprie passioni
to be a slave to one's passions

II. servo [ˈsɛrvo] ADJ liter

servo
slave

III. servo [ˈsɛrvo]

il denaro è un buon servo e un cattivo padrone prov
= money is a good servant and a poor master
i buoni padroni fanno i buoni -i prov
= one leads by example

IV. servo [ˈsɛrvo]

servo di Dio
servant of God
servo della gleba HISTORY
serf

servita [serˈvita] N m

servita
Servite
English
English
Italian
Italian
it's (a) no go
non serve a nulla
parlourmaid
domestica f (che serve a tavola)
serf
servo m / serva f
bondsman (serf)
servo m
serve-and-volley game
a rete, sotto rete, serve-and-volley
it's pointless to do, for me to do
non serve a niente fare, che io faccia
tail rotor
= rotore ausiliario che serve a controbilanciare il rotore principale
vegetable peeler
= utensile da cucina che serve per pelare la verdura
cocktail sausage
= piccola salsiccia che si serve con gli aperitivi

in the PONS Dictionary

Italian
Italian
English
English

servo [ˈsɛr·vo] N m (schiavo)

servo
serf
sei motorizzato o ti serve un passaggio?
have you got wheels or do you need a ride?
mi serve una sedia inf
I need a chair
ti serve niente?
do you need anything?
English
English
Italian
Italian
it's pointless arguing with him
non serve a niente discutere con lui
greasy spoon
ristorantino economico che serve per lo più cibi fritti
serf
servo(-a) (della gleba) m (f)
there's no use doing sth
non serve a niente fare qc
what's the use of doing sth?
a che serve fare qc?
boy
servo m
for what it's worth inf
se serve a qc

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

mi serve una sedia inf
I need a chair
a che cosa serve?
what's it for?
sei motorizzato o ti serve un passaggio?
have you got wheels or do you need a ride?
ti serve niente?
do you need anything?
greasy spoon
ristorantino economico che serve per lo più cibi fritti
there's no use doing sth
non serve a niente fare qc
it's pointless arguing with him
non serve a niente discutere con lui

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Il sostantivo klobasa si riferisce a una piccola salsiccia generalmente servita intera, in contrasto con la salama slovena.
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La carne così preparata viene servita all'interno di panini e piadine o collocata su un piatto.
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Viene servita in fette spesse e collose, può essere mangiata così com'è oppure insaporita con acqua di rose o pasta di fagioli rossi.
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Kadaif è una pasta fatta con lunghi e sottili fili ripieni di noci o pistacchi e dolcificata con sciroppo, a volte viene servita insieme a baklava.
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Questa è dunque servita a curare totalmente la sua afonia e a farlo riprendere a cantare.
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