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servir

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serve
[sɜːv]
sustantivo
1servicio (m) (in tennis)
  • (it's) your serve! -> ¡tú sacas!
verbo transitivo
2servir, estar al servicio de (be faithful to) (master, cause)
  • to serve one's own interests -> actuar en interés propio
3servir (be useful to)
  • it doesn't serve my purpose -> no me sirve
  • it has served me well -> me ha hecho un buen servicio or apaño
  • if my memory serves me right -> si mal no recuerdo
4cumplir (complete) (prison sentence, term of office); realizar, hacer (apprenticeship)
5atender (customer)
  • are you being served? -> ¿le están atendiendo?
6servir (meal, drink)
  • to serve lunch/dinner -> servir el almuerzo/la cena
  • serves four -> para cuatro raciones (on packet, in recipe)
7(Law)
  • to serve somebody with a summons -> citar a alguien
también:
  • it serves her right! -> ¡se lo merece!, ¡lo tiene bien merecido!
verbo intransitivo
8servir (carry out duty)
  • to serve in a government -> ser miembro de un gobierno
también:
  • to serve as… -> servir de… (be used as)
  • to serve as an example -> servir de ejemplo
9atender, despachar (in shop)
10(with food, drink)
  • serve chilled -> sírvase bien frío (on wine)
11servir, sacar (in tennis)

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serve [serv]
1Servir, estar al servicio de otro, trabajar para otro.
2Servir, estar sujeto a otro o estar a sus órdenes.
3Servir, aprovechar, valer alguna cosa o ser de alguna utilidad; ayudar, ser útil.
4Servir de tal o cual cosa, hacer las veces de otro, auxiliar a otro; prestar servicios.
5Servir, asistir a la mesa llevando a ella los manjares.
6Servir, ejercer algún empleo o cargo en propiedad o como substituto de otro.
7Maniobrar, mantener en acción, hacer funcionar (
verbo
8 (Foro; Forense & Marina)
9Servir, tener las cosas el efecto o uso para que se destinan o ser a propósito para el objeto que se intenta conseguir con ellas; bastar, ser suficiente, satisfacer, contentar.
10Servir, obsequiar, divertir.
11Abastecer, surtir,
verbo & verbo neutro (intransitivo)
12g. (Foro; Forense & Marina)
13Entregar una citación o requerimiento. (Foro; Forense)
14Servir, prestar culto o adoración a Dios.
15Aforrar. (Marina)
16Portarse para con alguien, recompensar, tratar.
17En la crianza de ganado, cubrir el macho a la hembra.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
18Servir, ser criado, estar al servicio de otro, emplearse en interés de otro. (n)
19Estar en sujeción. (n)
20Cumplir los deberes de un empleo, servir a su país, como en el ejército o en la marina. (n)
21Bastar, ser suficiente y eficaz; de aquí, ser favorable, conveniente o apto para algún propósito. (n)
22Sacar o dar saque, tirar, arrojar la pelota en el juego de este nombre. (n)
  • To serve for -> servir de
  • To serve himself of -> servirse de o hacer uso de
  • To serve an office -> servir un empleo, desempeñar algún puesto público
  • To serve one a trick -> jugar a uno una mala partida, pegarle un chasco
  • To serve one’s ends -> servir o ser útil para que otro consiga lo que intenta
  • To serve one’s turn -> bastar, ser suficiente
  • To serve out one’s time -> acabar el tiempo de servicio
  • To serve the time -> andar con el tiempo, contemporizar
  • I’ll serve him in his kind -> le pagaré en la misma moneda
  • When occasion shall serve -> cuando la ocasión sea favorable
  • To serve a warrant -> intimar o ejecutar un auto de prisión
va. un cañón). con aprovisionamiento regular o hecho en períodos fijos.

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serve [sɜːv]
verb:transitive
1 (work for) [+employer, God, country] servir a
he served his country well sirvió dignamente a la patria; prestó valiosos servicios a la patria
to serve two masters
2 (be used for, be useful as) servir
that serves to explain ... eso sirve para explicar ...
the little table that served him [for] a desk
it serves its/my purposepurpose viene al caso
it serves you rightright 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 sth)
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 apprenticeshipapprenticeship hacer el aprendizaje
to serve ten years in the armyarmy servir diez años en el ejército
to serve a prison sentencesentenceserve time (in prison)time cumplir una condena una pena de cárcel;or
5 (Jur) [+writ, summons] entregar
to serve a summons on sb entregar una citación a algn
they served her with a deportation order
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 (Cookery) (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
verb:intransitive
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
She spent six months serving in a shop
4 (be useful)
to serve for asor servir de
she showed me into the front room, which served as her office
it will serve servirá para el caso; it serves to show that ... sirve para demostrar que ...
5 (Tennis) sacar
noun
(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 saque muy fuerte;or

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Verb Conjugation for "serve"

Imperative
  • serve
  • you serve
  • he/she serves
  • we serve
  • you serve
  • they serve
Preterite
  • I served
  • you served
  • he/she served
  • we served
  • you served
  • they served
Present Continuous
  • I am serving
  • you are serving
  • he/she is serving
  • we are serving
  • you are serving
  • they are serving
Present Perfect
  • I have served
  • you have served
  • he/she has served
  • we have served
  • you have served
  • they have served
Past Continuous
  • I was serving
  • you were serving
  • he/she was serving
  • we were serving
  • you were serving
  • they were serving
Past Perfect
  • I had served
  • you had served
  • he/she had served
  • we had served
  • you had served
  • they had served
Future
  • I will serve
  • you will serve
  • he/she will serve
  • we will serve
  • you will serve
  • they will serve
Future Perfect
  • I will have served
  • you will have served
  • he/she will have served
  • we will have served
  • you will have served
  • they will have served
Future Continuous
  • I will be serving
  • you will be serving
  • he/she will be serving
  • we will be serving
  • you will be serving
  • they will be serving
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been serving
  • you have been serving
  • he/she has been serving
  • we have been serving
  • you have been serving
  • they have been serving
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been serving
  • you will have been serving
  • he/she will have been serving
  • we will have been serving
  • you will have been serving
  • they will have been serving
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been serving
  • you had been serving
  • he/she had been serving
  • we had been serving
  • you had been serving
  • they had been serving
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