serve

serve
sə:v
1. verb
1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) servir
2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) servir
3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) servir (de)
4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) servir, prestar servicio
5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) cumplir
6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) sacar

2. noun
(act of serving (a ball).) servicio
- serving
- it serves you right
- serve an apprenticeship
- serve out
- serve up
serve1 n saque
he has a powerful serve tiene un saque potente
whose serve is it? ¿a quién le toca sacar?
serve2 vb
1. servir
he served his country in the war sirvió a la patria durante la guerra
eat what you want, serve yourselves comed lo que queráis, servíos vosotros mismos
2. atender
a young girl served me at the chemist's en la farmacia me atendió una chica joven
3. sacar
he picked his racket up and prepared to serve cogió la raqueta y se preparó para sacar
it serves you right te está bien empleado
El gerundio de serve se escribe serving
serve
tr[sɜːv]
transitive verb
1 (work for) servir (as, de)
■ she served the company loyally for fifty years sirvió fielmente a la empresa durante cincuenta años
■ he has served his country ha servido a la patria
2 (customer) servir, atender; (food, drink) servir
■ are you being served? ¿le atienden?
■ dinner is served at 8.00 pm se sirve la cena a les 8.00
■ we can't serve alcohol after 11.00 pm no podemos servir alcohol después de las 11.00
■ this dish serves two este plato es para dos
3 (be useful to) servir, ser útil
■ this penknife will serve my purpose esta navaja me servirá
■ it serves many different purposes sirve para varias cosas
4 (provide with service) prestar servicio a
■ the new hospital will serve the whole region el nuevo hospital prestará servicio a toda la región
■ Barcelona is served by a good public transport system Barcelona dispone de un buen sistema de transporte público
5 (complete period of time - apprenticeship) hacer; (- sentence) cumplir
■ he served a three-year apprenticeship hizo un aprendizaje de tres años
■ she served six months for stealing cumplió una condena de seis meses por robo
6 SMALLLAW/SMALL (summons, writ, court order, etc) entregar, hacer entrega de
■ he was served with a summons fue citado para comparecer ante del juez, recibió una citación judicial
7 (tennis) sacar, servir
intransitive verb
1 (work for) servir
■ my father served in the army mi padre sirvió en el ejército
■ she served on a parliamentary committee fue miembro de la comisión parlamentaria
2 (in shop) atender; (food, drink) servir
■ who wants to serve? ¿quién quiere servir?
■ she's learning to serve at table aprende a servir la mesa
3 (be useful to) servir (as, de)
■ this small room can serve as my study esta habitación pequeña puede servirme de estudio
■ let this serve as a reminder to us all que esto nos sirva de recuerdo a todos
■ his remark only served to make things worse su comentario sólo sirvió para empeorar las cosas
■ this will serve as an example esto servirá de ejemplo
4 (tennis) servir, sacar
noun
1 (tennis) saque nombre masculino
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
if my memory serves me right/well si no me falla la memoria, si mal no recuerdo
to serve at mass ayudar en misa
to serve somebody right tenerlo bien merecido alguien
■ it serves you right lo tienes bien merecido
to serve time cumplir una condena
serve ['sərv] v, served ; serving vi
1) : servir
to serve in the navy: servir en la armada
to serve on a jury: ser miembro de un jurado
2) do, function: servir
to serve as: servir de, servir como
3) : sacar (en deportes)
serve vt
1) : servir
to serve God: servir a Dios
2) help: servir
it serves no purpose: no sirve para nada
3) : servir (comida o bebida)
dinner is served: la cena está servida
4) supply: abastecer
5) carry out: cumplir, hacer
to serve time: servir una pena
6)
to serve a summons : entregar una citación
serve (Tennis)
n.
• servicio (Tenis) (•Deporte•) s.m.
n.
• saco s.m.
• saque s.m.
• saque en el tenis s.m. (Tennis)
v.
• sacar (Tenis) (•Deporte•) v.
v.
• abastecer v.
• asistir v.
• ayudar v.
• escanciar v.
• estar al servicio de v.
• ser útil a v.
• servir v.

I
1. sɜːrv, sɜːv
transitive verb
1) (work for) \<\<God/monarch/party\>\> servir* a
2) (help, be useful to) servir*

if (my) memory serves me correctly — si la memoria me es fiel, si la memoria no me falla

it serves no useful purpose — no sirve para nada (útil)

to serve somebody right — (colloq)

it serves her right! — se lo merece!, lo tiene bien merecido!, le está bien empleado! (Esp)

3)
a) (Culin) \<\<food/drink\>\> servir*

serves four — (in recipe) para cuatro personas; (on packet) cuatro raciones or porciones

dinner is served — (frml) la cena está servida

b) (in shop) (BrE) atender*

are you being served? — ¿lo atienden?

4) (Transp)

the bus route serving Newtown — el servicio or la línea de autobuses que va a Newtown

Riem airport serves Munich — Riem es el aeropuerto de Munich

5) (Law) \<\<summons/notice/order\>\> entregar*, hacer* entrega de

to serve something on somebody to serve somebody with something: they served a summons on all the directors todos los directivos recibieron una citación judicial; she was served with divorce papers — recibió notificación de la demanda de divorcio

6) (complete) \<\<apprenticeship\>\> hacer*; \<\<sentence\>\> cumplir

2.
vi
1)
a) (be servant) (liter) servir*
b) (in shop) (BrE) atender*
c) (distribute food) servir*
2) (spend time, do duty)

to serve in the army — servir* en el ejército

to serve on a committee — integrar una comisión, ser* miembro de una comisión

3) (have effect, function)

to serve to + INF — servir* para + inf

it only served to heighten tension — sólo sirvió para aumentar la tensión

let this serve as a warning — que esto te (or les etc) sirva de advertencia

4) (Sport) sacar*, servir*
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Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun servicio m, saque m
[sɜːv]
1. VT
1) (=work for) [+ employer, God, country] servir a

he served his country well — sirvió dignamente a la patria, prestó valiosos servicios a la patria

2) (=be used for, be useful as) servir

that serves to explain ... — eso sirve para explicar ...

• it serves its/my purpose — viene al caso

• it serves you right — te lo mereces, te lo tienes merecido, te está bien empleado

it served him right for being so greedy — se lo mereció por ser tan glotón, le está bien empleado por glotón

if my memory serves me right — si la memoria no me falla

3) (in shop, restaurant) [+ customer] servir, atender; [+ food, meal] servir

to serve sb with hors d'oeuvres — servir los entremeses a algn

are you being served, madam? — ¿le están atendiendo, señora?

dinner is served — la cena está servida

they served cod as halibut — hicieron pasar bacalao por halibut

main courses are served with vegetables or salad — el plato principal se sirve acompañado de verduras o ensalada

4) (=complete) cumplir, hacer

• to serve an apprenticeship — hacer el aprendizaje

• to serve ten years in the army — servir diez años en el ejército

• to serve a prison sentence, serve time (in prison) — cumplir una condena or una pena de cárcel

5) (Jur) [+ writ, summons] entregar

to serve a summons on sb — entregar una citación a algn

6) (Travel)

in towns served by this line — en las ciudades por donde pasa esta línea

these villages used to be served by buses — antes en estos pueblos había servicio de autobuses

7) (Culin) (=be enough for)

this recipe serves six — esta receta es (suficiente) para seis personas

8) (Tennis etc)

to serve the ball — servir (la bola), sacar

he served 17 double faults — hizo 17 dobles faltas

2. VI
1) [servant, soldier] servir

he is not willing to serve — no está dispuesto a ofrecer sus servicios

to serve on a committee/jury — ser miembro de una comisión/un jurado

to serve on the council — ser concejal

to serve in parliament — ser diputado

2) (at mealtime) servir

shall I serve? — ¿sirvo?

to serve at table — servir en la mesa

3) (in shop) atender
4) (=be useful)

to serve for or as — servir de

it will serve — servirá para el caso

it serves to show that ... — sirve para demostrar que ...

5) (Tennis) sacar
3.
N (Tennis etc) servicio m , saque m

whose serve is it? — ¿quién saca?, ¿de quién es el servicio?

he has a strong serve — tiene un servicio or saque muy fuerte

* * *

I
1. [sɜːrv, sɜːv]
transitive verb
1) (work for) \<\<God/monarch/party\>\> servir* a
2) (help, be useful to) servir*

if (my) memory serves me correctly — si la memoria me es fiel, si la memoria no me falla

it serves no useful purpose — no sirve para nada (útil)

to serve somebody right — (colloq)

it serves her right! — se lo merece!, lo tiene bien merecido!, le está bien empleado! (Esp)

3)
a) (Culin) \<\<food/drink\>\> servir*

serves four — (in recipe) para cuatro personas; (on packet) cuatro raciones or porciones

dinner is served — (frml) la cena está servida

b) (in shop) (BrE) atender*

are you being served? — ¿lo atienden?

4) (Transp)

the bus route serving Newtown — el servicio or la línea de autobuses que va a Newtown

Riem airport serves Munich — Riem es el aeropuerto de Munich

5) (Law) \<\<summons/notice/order\>\> entregar*, hacer* entrega de

to serve something on somebody to serve somebody with something: they served a summons on all the directors todos los directivos recibieron una citación judicial; she was served with divorce papers — recibió notificación de la demanda de divorcio

6) (complete) \<\<apprenticeship\>\> hacer*; \<\<sentence\>\> cumplir

2.
vi
1)
a) (be servant) (liter) servir*
b) (in shop) (BrE) atender*
c) (distribute food) servir*
2) (spend time, do duty)

to serve in the army — servir* en el ejército

to serve on a committee — integrar una comisión, ser* miembro de una comisión

3) (have effect, function)

to serve to + INF — servir* para + inf

it only served to heighten tension — sólo sirvió para aumentar la tensión

let this serve as a warning — que esto te (or les etc) sirva de advertencia

4) (Sport) sacar*, servir*
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Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun servicio m, saque m

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