serve
verb
1 verb food, drink TRANSITIVEriar verb cuir ar an mbord VPcuir ar an tábla VPbefore the meal is served sula gcuirtear an béile ar an mbordwho's serving the wine? cé atá ag riar an fhíona?lunch was served to all guests fuair gach aoi lónthere were only two serving us food ní raibh ach beirt ag riar bia orainnthey won't serve them alcohol ní thabharfaidh siad alcól dóibh
2 verb have food etc available TRANSITIVEcuir ar fáil the bar doesn't serve hot food níl aon bhia te ar fáil sa bheárthey serve snacks and hot drinks tá béilí beaga agus deochanna teo ar fáil acu
INTRANSITIVEthe restaurant stops serving at ten ní bhíonn aon bhia ar fáil sa bhialann i ndiaidh a deich
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3 verb suffice for TRANSITIVEit serves two people tá cuid beirte ann, tá dóthain beirte ann, tá sáith beirte ann, tá díol beirte ann 4 verb provide service for TRANSITIVEfreastail ar PhrV buses serve that part of the town freastalaíonn busanna ar an gcuid sin den bhailethey're well served by trains tá seirbhís mhaith traenach acuit serves the area with medical facilities cuireann sé áiseanna leighis ar fáil don cheantarthe region is poorly served with roads níl mórán bóithre sa réigiúna centre that serves their needs ionad a fhreastalaíonn ar a riachtanais 5 verb COMM assist customer
INTRANSITIVEbheith ag freastal
6 verb MIL, POLICE be in army, police, etc INTRANSITIVEseirbhís a dhéanamhhave you ever served? an ndearna tú féin seirbhís riamh?she served in the army for ten years rinne sí seirbhís deich mbliana san armthose currently serving in the Garda Síochána iad siúd atá sa Gharda Síochána faoi láthairhe served as an officer in the Air Corps bhí sé ina oifigeach san Aerchór 7 verb POL assist, represent TRANSITIVEseirbhís a thabhairt dofreastail ar PhrV councillors are elected to serve the public toghtar comhairleoirí chun seirbhís a dhéanamh don phobal 8 verb hold post INTRANSITIVEbí verb he's currently serving as president tá sé ina uachtarán faoi láthairshe served in the Dáil for six years bhí sí sa Dáil ar feadh sé bliana
TRANSITIVEcuir isteach PhrV she served a two-month term chuir sí tréimhse dhá mhí isteach, rinne sí tréimhse dhá mhíto serve your apprenticeship do phrintíseacht a chur isteach
9 verb help TRANSITIVEstatements like that don't serve our campaign ní haon chabhair dár bhfeachtas iad ráitis mar sinthe new regulations don't serve the interests of practitioners níl na rialacháin nua le leas na gcleachtóirí 10 verb LAW be in jail TRANSITIVEhe'll serve seven years in jail caithfidh sé seacht mbliana i bpríosúnshe served a sentence chaith sí seal i bpríosúnhe's serving time tá sé sa phríosún 11 verb LAW officially deliver TRANSITIVEseirbheáil verb they served a summons on him sheirbheáil siad toghairm airhe was served with an eviction order seirbheáladh ordú díshealbhaithe air 12 verb SPOR hit ball in tennis etc TRANSITIVEseirbheáil verb
noun
13 noun SPOR action in tennis etcseirbheáil fem3 freastal masc1 this is her second serve is í seo an dara seirbheáil aici