service

A. nm

• 1 favour (GB) rendre un service à qn = to do sb a favour (GB) Definition of favour in the British & World English dictionary Definition of favour in the US English dictionary Translate favour | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 (in transport) service service de bus = bus service Definition of service in the British & World English dictionary Definition of service in the US English dictionary Translate service | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3être en service [lift] = to be in working order; [motorway] = to be open; [bus] = to be running

• 4rendre service à qn [machine] = to be a help to sb; [shop] = to be convenient (for sb)

• 5 service être au service de son pays = to serve one's country travailler au service de la paix = to work for peace ‘à votre service!’ = ‘don't mention it!’, ‘not at all!’ avoir 20 ans de service dans une entreprise = to have been with a firm 20 years être de or en service = to be on duty état de service(s) = record of service pharmacie de service = duty chemist Definition of service in the British & World English dictionary Definition of service in the US English dictionary Translate service | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 6 (at table) service faire le service = to serve; = to act as waiter Definition of service in the British & World English dictionary Definition of service in the US English dictionary Translate service | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 7 (domestic) service entrer au service de qn = to go to work for sb prendre qn à son service = to take sb on escalier de service = backstairs Definition of service in the British & World English dictionary Definition of service in the US English dictionary Translate service | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 8 department service du personnel = personnel department service des urgences = casualty department (GB), emergency room (US) les services de sécurité = the security services chef de service (in administration) = section head; (in hospital) = senior consultant Definition of department in the British & World English dictionary Definition of department in the US English dictionary Translate department | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 9 [Mil] service (militaire) = military or national service

• 10 set un service à thé = a tea set service de table = dinner service Definition of set in the British & World English dictionary Definition of set in the US English dictionary Translate set | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 11 (in church) service Definition of service in the British & World English dictionary Definition of service in the US English dictionary Translate service | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 12 [Sport] service, serve être au service = to serve Definition of service in the British & World English dictionary Definition of service in the US English dictionary Translate service | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

B. nm pl

• services se passer des services de qn = to dispense with sb's services Definition of services in the British & World English dictionary Definition of services in the US English dictionary Translate services | into Italian