servir

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to serve
2. (intransitive) to be useful or fitting
3. (transitive) to serve

Pronounced as (IPA)

[seɾˈβiɾ]

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese servir, from Latin servīre.

Sentences

Pola noite decide escapar onde a súa irmá e poñerse a servir .

At night he decides to escape to his sister's house and set out to serve.

Un suicidio forzado pode servir como substituto do crime de honra.

A forced suicide can serve as a substitute for the crime of honor.

Adóitase servir de xeito que no prato teñamos un toro de peixe por persoa .

It is usually served so that on the plate we have one bullfish per person.

O cloruro de calcio pode servir como fonte de calcio .

Calcium chloride can serve as a source of calcium.