serve

A. n

• [Sport] service (m)

B. vtr

• 1 servir [country, cause, public]; travailler au service de [employer, family]

• 2 servir [customer, guest, meal, dish] to serve sb with sth = servir qch à qn

• 3 (provide facility) [power station, reservoir] alimenter; [public transport, library, hospital] desservir

• 4 (satisfy) servir [interests]; satisfaire [needs]

• 5to serve a purpose = être utile to serve the or sb's purpose = faire l'affaire

• 6 purger [prison sentence]

• 7 [Law] délivrer [injunction] (on sb à qn) to serve a summons on sb = citer qn à comparaître

• 8 [Sport] servir

C. vi

• 1 (in shop) servir; (at table) faire le service

• 2to serve on = être membre de [committee, jury]

• 3to serve as sth = servir de qch

• 4 [Mil] servir (as comme sous) (under sous)

• 5 [Sport] servir (for pour) Bruno to serve = au service, Bruno