serve – English-suomi Translations in WikDict

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serve verb /sɑː(ɹ)v/ , /sɜːv/ , /sɝv/
(transitive) To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by. [from 13thc.] (intransitive) To have a given use or purpose; to function for something or to do something. [from 14thc.]	palvella
(intransitive) To be a servant or worker; to perform the duties of a servant or employee; to render service. [from 14thc.]	palvella, käyttää, tarjoilla
(transitive) To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person. [from 15thc.]	tarjoilla, avustaa, hoitaa, käyttää, saattaa tietoon, tarjota
(transitive) To copulate with (of male animals); to cover. [from 16thc.]	astua
(transitive, archaic) To be suitor to; to be the lover of. [from 14thc.]	avustaa, istua, kosia, kosiskella, tarjoilla, toimia
(transitive) To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc. [from 13thc.]	hoitaa, istua, kohdella, palvella, toimia, toimittaa
(transitive) To be useful to; to meet the needs of. [from 14thc.]	hoitaa, istua, tarjoilla, toimia
(transitive, military) To work, to operate (a weapon). [from 18thc.]	käyttää
(nautical) To wind spun yarn etc. tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather.	rihmata
(transitive, intransitive, sports) To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc. [from 16thc.]	syöttää

serve noun /sɑː(ɹ)v/ , /sɜːv/ , /sɝv/
(sports) An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.	syöttö

serving noun /ˈsɜːvɪŋ/ , /ˈsɝvɪŋ/
(countable) The quantity of food or drink intended for one person in a single sitting; especially in relation to a meal.	annos
(uncountable, gerund) The act or process of serving.	syöttö

serve notice: erottaa, ilmoittaa, varoittaa
soft serve: pehmytjäätelö, pehmis, pehmojäätelö, pehmyt, soft ice, softis
serve someone right: ihan oikein sinulle, olla jollekin oikein

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