serve1
UK: /sɜːv/ US: /sɝːv/ [served, serving]Translation
v [t, i]
→ to serve (sth) {out/up} [m]Véase tb: to serve a purpose› (una comida o una bebida)
⇨ servir
Can I serve you some more cake? ¿Te sirvo un poco más de tarta?
› (a un cliente)
⇨ atender
Are you being served? ¿Están ustedes atendidos?
›
⇨ servir
We served in the army during the war Servimos en el ejército durante la guerra
⇨ colaborar
We served as volunteers in the Red Cross last summer Colaboramos como voluntarios en la Cruz Roja el verano pasado
›
⇨ ser útil
⇨ servir
The sofa will serve as a bed El sofá nos servirá de cama
› (en algunos deportes)
⇨ sacar
it serves you right
⇨ te está bien empleado
⇨ te lo mereces
serves {one, two, three...} (una receta)
⇨ para {una, dos, tres...} personas
(Definition of serve v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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