service in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.service [Brit ˈsəːvɪs, Am ˈsərvəs] N

2. service (facility, work done):

service
service m
professional services
services mpl professionnels
for services rendered COMM
pour services rendus
to offer/provide a service
offrir/fournir un service
we need the services of an accountant
nous avons besoin (des services) d'un comptable
to dispense with sb's services
se passer des services de qn
she received an award for services to the arts/industry
elle a reçu un prix pour les services qu'elle a rendus à la culture/à l'industrie
it's all part of the service (don't mention it)
c'est tout naturel
it's all part of the service (it 's all included)
tout est compris
‘normal service will be resumed as soon as possible’ RADIO, TV
‘dans quelques instants la suite de votre programme’
my services don't come cheap!
je me fais payer cher!

3. service (work, period of work done) (gen):

service ADMIN, MIL
service m (in dans, to de)
30 years of service
30 ans de service
a lifetime of service to the firm/community
une vie passée au service de l'entreprise/de la communauté
at sb's service
au service de qn
I'm at your service
je suis à votre service
to put or place sth at sb's service
mettre qc à la disposition de qn
in sb's service
au service de qn
in the service of humanity
au service de l'humanité
he travelled a lot in the service of his firm
il a beaucoup voyagé pour sa compagnie
he gave his life in the service of his country
il a donné sa vie pour servir son pays
to be in service HISTORY
travailler comme domestique
to go into service with sb
entrer au service de qn
to see service in the army/in Egypt
servir dans l'armée/en Egypte
to see service in the army/in Egypt attr pay, pension
militaire
to see service in the army/in Egypt personnel
de l'armée
to see service in the army/in Egypt life
dans l'armée

5. service (from machine, vehicle, product):

service
usage m
to give good or long service machine:
fonctionner longtemps
to give good or long service vehicle, product, garment:
faire de l'usage
I've had years of service from that car/typewriter
cette voiture/machine à écrire m'a duré des années
to be in service
être en service
the plane is still in service with many airlines
cet avion est encore en service dans de nombreuses compagnies aériennes
to come into/go out of service
entrer en/cesser d'être en service
it went out of service years ago
il n'est plus en service depuis des années
to take sth out of service plane, machine
retirer qc du service
‘out of service’ (on bus)
‘hors service’
‘out of service’ (on machine)
‘en panne’

III.service [Brit ˈsəːvɪs, Am ˈsərvəs] VB trans

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careers service Brit, career service Am N

service centre Brit, service center Am N

service in the PONS Dictionary

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II.service [ˈsɜr·vɪs] VB trans

1. public service ADMIN, POL (service for community):

public service
service m public

See also civil service

service Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

service Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

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Trams run every 12 minutes at peak times; at off-peak times, the service is reduced to every 15 minutes.
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I then lounged in the saloon carriage, with its comfy sideways-facing armchairs, decorative ashtrays and silver tea service.
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There were 1,200 seats in 1903, when a morning service was attended by 1,051 and an evening service by 1,210.
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Personnel managers targeted the incentive at soldiers with 15 to 20 years of service.
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There she was transferred to the 22nd U-boat flotilla for service as a training boat.
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Their previous service did not count towards medal entitlement or promotion.
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The integrated check-in hall has 58 check-in counters as well as numerous self-service kiosks.
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He had the presence of mind to ask for his phone and call an aviator acquaintance who had worked for a medical helicopter service.
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Design tools include service scenarios (which describe the interaction) and use cases (which illustrate the detail of time sequences in a service encounter).
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The service is only available on web browsers.
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