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servir

(en tant que sujet, citoyen)
[+autorité, idéal, patrie] to serve

(au restaurant)
[+dîneur, consommateur] to wait on, to serve

     (à table)
  [+invité]   to serve
je vous sers?      shall I serve you?
servir qn de qch      to help sb to sth, to serve sb with sth
Je vous sers de la soupe?      Shall I help you to soup?

     [+vin, plats]   to serve
Ils ont servi un plat délicieux.      They served a delicious meal.
servir qch à qn      to serve sb with sth, to help sb to sth
qu'est-ce que je vous sers?      what can I get you?

     (au magasin)
  [+client]   to serve, to attend to
on vous sert?      are you being served?

(=être avantageux à)
servir les intérêts de qn to serve sb's interests

(COMMERCE)
[+rente] to pay

   servir à qn      [diplôme, livre]   to be of use to sb
Cette perceuse m'a beaucoup servi.      I've used this drill a lot.
ça m'a servi pour réparer ...      I used it to fix ...
Ça m'a beaucoup servi pour mes examens.      It was very useful for my exams.

   servir à qch/à faire      [outil]   to be used for sth/for doing
à quoi ça sert?      what's it for?
à quoi cela sert de faire ...?      what's the use of doing ...?
cela ne sert à rien      it's no use
Ça ne sert à rien d'insister.      It's no use insisting.

   servir de qch      to be used as sth
Le dictionnaire a servi de cale.      The dictionary was used as a wedge., The dictionary served as a wedge.
Le dictionnaire m'a servi de cale.      I used the dictionary as a wedge.

[chose] (=être utile) to come in useful, to be of use
Ça peut encore servir. It might still come in useful., It might still come in handy.

(en tant que domestique) to be in service
Il a servi pendant plus de vingt ans chez les McDuff. He was in service for more than twenty years at the McDuffs'.

(en tant que soldat) to serve
Il a servi dans l'infanterie . He served in the infantry.

     (au restaurant)    to serve
On ne sert plus après 14h.      We don't serve after 2 pm.
servir à dîner      to serve dinner
servir à dîner à qn      to serve dinner to sb, to serve sb dinner

(TENNIS) to serve
À toi de servir. It's your serve.

(CARTES) to deal

servir (se)

vpr/réfl

   (=prendre d'un plat)   to help o.s.
Servez-vous.      Help yourself.
se servir de        [+plat, boisson]   to help o.s. to

(=s'approvisionner)
se servir chez to shop at

vpr/pass

(=être servi) to be served
Ça se sert très frais. It should be served chilled.

      vpr/vi
se servir de      (=utiliser)
  [+voiture, outil, relations]   to use
Tu te sers souvent de ton vélo?      Do you use your bike a lot?

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See also:

se servir, servi, serve, servant

Collaborative Dictionary French-English


servir	vt.	1) serve (vt), 2) use (refl), 3) be of use (+ prép. A), 4) get (refl), 5) served (pass.)

servir	v.	serve (vt.) ; be of use 1to (+prép. à / +à V-inf) (vt.)

se servir de	exp.	to help o.s. to

se servir de	exp.	to use

servir chaud	v.	serve hot

servir de prétexte	v.	be used as a pretext ; act as an excuse ; serve as a pretext

servir d'exemple	v.	exemplify

servir de faire-valoir	v.	serve as a foil

servir de leçon	v.	teach a lesson

servir de repoussoir	v.	act as a foil

servir la messe	v.	serve mass

servir sur un plateau d'argent	v.	wait on hand and foot

servir à rien	v.	be of no use

servir à rien du tout	v.	be absolutely of no use

servir de monnaie d'échange	exp.	to be used as a bargaining chip

servir qn de qch	exp.	to help sb to sth

servir qn de qch	exp.	to serve sb with sth

servir qch à qn	exp.	to serve sb with sth

servir qch à qn	exp.	to help sb to sth

servir les intérêts de qn	exp.	to serve sb's interests

servir à qn	exp.	to be of use to sb

servir à qch/à faire	exp.	to be used for sth/for doing

servir de qch	exp.	to be used as sth

servir à dîner	exp.	to serve dinner

servir à dîner à qn	exp.	to serve dinner to sb

servir à dîner à qn	exp.	to serve sb dinner

interdiction de servir de l'alcool	n.	ban on the serving of alcohol

A quoi peut-il servir ?	adv.	What is the use of it?

se servir chez	exp.	to shop at

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'servir' also found in translations in English-French dictionary
do any good	v.	servir

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