Meanings (ES + gloss)
servicio
An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.
He had no power serve of his own, no backhand, no volley, no lob, no idea of pace or tactics.
Whose serve is it?
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
servir
To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink).
You may be a businessman or some high-degree thief, / They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief / But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[…]his lordship was out of humour. That was the way Chollacombe described as knaggy an old gager as ever Charles had had the ill-fortune to serve.
servir
To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink).
That night Annie served him grilled halibut and English peas, plus tomatoes, of course, and a salad.
servir
To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink).
About twenty minutes after waiters served the soup, a guest got up and left.
servir
To treat (someone) in a given manner.
I mock them all who have served me ill of late and chiefly this cheat of Judah, whose temple we have plundered and whose golden vessels are my wash-pots.
servir
To be suitor to; to be the lover of.
That gentle Lady, whom I loue and serue.
servir
To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc.
In women's tennis the need to serve more effectively has become greater in recent years because the game is being played more aggressively, and rallies are becoming shorter as a re…
cerner • cernir • operar
To work, to operate (a weapon).
John T. Greble, of the 2d regular artillery, was likewise killed instantly by a ball through the head, while serving his gun in the face of the foe.
cumplir • funcionar • servir
To work through (a given period of time in prison, a sentence).
The Guangzhou Daily reported that Shi Chunlong, 20, who organised the incident, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Hou Bin, who pulled out of the attack after helping to plan it,…
desempeñar • fungir • servir
To perform (a public obligation).
I've received a summons for jury duty. It says I serve one day or one trial.
She served the office of mayor five years ago.
Phrases
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