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Uncle is taking the leaves off the basket and serving himself with a smile; then he passes the basket to Dario, who passes it on to Don Vigilio.Mon oncle soulève les feuilles, se sert avec un bon sourire, passe le panier à Dario, qui le passe à don Vigilio.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
It is very important to have a good fit between the arrow nock and the center serving.Il est très important d'avoir un bon ajustement entre le tranche-fil central et l'encoche.© FITAwww.archery.org 18.08.2011© FITAwww.archery.org 18.08.2011
However, Sandoz, who had renounced finishing his meat, raised his voice amid the terrible hubbub caused by the chatter and the serving:'A bit of cheese, eh?Cependant, Sandoz, qui avait renoncé à finir sa viande, haussait la voix, au milieu du terrible vacarme des conversations et du service. «Un morceau de fromage, hein?Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
Before the war a sewerage system existed only in Monrovia, serving about 35 per cent of the population.Avant la guerre, seule Monrovia était dotée d'un réseau d'assainissement qui desservait environ 35 % de la population.© Organisations des Nations Unies, 2010http://www.un.org/ 17.03.2011© United Nations 2010http://www.un.org/ 17.03.2011
At stage four of the value chain, serving the SME client, a critical aspect of managing credit risk is addressing problem loans before they go bad.Au quatrième maillon dans la chaîne de valeur, services fournis aux PME, un aspect crucial de la gestion du risque de crédit consiste à s'occuper des prêts douteux avant qu'ils ne deviennent irrécouvrables.© 2009 Société financière internationale (IFC)http://www.ifc.org 12/7/2010© 2009 International Finance Corporation (IFC)http://www.ifc.org 12/7/2010
All at once, however, the serving ceased, silence fell, an unexpected incident attracted all attention.Brusquement, le service s’arrêta, à peine commencé. Un grand silence s’était fait, un événement inattendu venait de se produire.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
non-profit institutions recognized as independent legal entities serving insurance corporations and pension funds, but not engaged in financial intermediation.les institutions sans but lucratif dotées de la personnalité juridique qui servent des sociétés d'assurance et des fonds de pension, mais qui n'exercent aucune activité d'intermédiation financière.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
The Dominion Bank donated thousands of dollars to the Patriotic Fund, to provide financial support to families of those serving in the Armed Forces.La Banque Dominion, pour sa part, donnait des milliers de dollars au fonds patriotique pour offrir une aide financière aux familles des personnes servant dans les forces armées.© TDhttp://www.td.com/ 02.06.2009
The program has contributed to the university's internationalization by serving as a resource for scholarship, research and training of faculty and students.Le programme a servi de ressource pour l'attribution de bourses d'études, la recherche et la formation de professeurs et d'étudiants.©Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. 1996 - 2009.http://www.aucc.ca/ 29.05.2009
It is instructive in this regard that, of the 534 MFIS in Bangladesh reporting to the Credit Development Forum (CDF), the seven largest MFIS were serving almost 80 percent of clients as of the end of 1999.En ce sens, il est intéressant de constater que sur les 534 IMF membres du Forum de développement du crédit (Crédit Development Forum, CDF) au Bangladesh vers la fin 1999, les sept plus grandes IMF servaient près de 80 % de la clientèle.Levy, FredLevy, Fred
Beverage-serving servicesServices des débits de boissonshttp://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
So those dry leaves proved a boon such as he had not dared to hope for. They dried him somewhat, serving as a blanket in which he coiled himself after his wild race through the dank darkness.Ces feuilles sèches lui furent un bienfait inespéré, une sorte de drap où il se sécha un peu, où il se reposa de sa course folle, au travers des ténèbres mauvaises.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
Allegedly commissioned by Hitler to look into his family history, Frank reportedly discovered that Maria Anna Schicklgruber had given birth to her child while serving as a cook in the home of a Jewish family called Frankenberger in Graz.Soi-disant chargé par Hitler d'enquêter sur l'histoire de sa famille, Frank aurait découvert que Maria Anna Schicklgruber aurait eu son enfant alors qu'elle était cuisinière chez une famille juive de Graz, les Frankenberger.Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 HubrisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 HubrisHitler. 1889-1936 HubrisKershaw, Ian© Ian Kershaw, 1998.© Flammarion, 1999, pour la traduction francaise. Edition revue, 2001.Hitler. 1889-1936 HubrisKershaw, Ian© 1998 by Ian Kershaw© 1939, 1943 by Houghton Mifflin Company
Over the last three days, Busan has enjoyed this honor of serving as the venue for discussions related to the noble Olympic ideals.Ces trois derniers jours, Busan a eu l'honneur d'être le lieu d'accueil de discussions liées au noble idéal olympique.© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 11.08.2011© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 11.08.2011
IPIECAs programme takes full account of international developments in these issues, serving as a forum for discussion and cooperation involving industry and international organizations.Le programme de l'IPIECA tient pleinement compte de tous les développements internationaux affectant ces sujets et sert de forum de discussion et de coopération auquel participent l'industrie et des organisations internationales.© Copyright 2012 IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 12/27/2011© Copyright 2012 IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 12/27/2011
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Collocations
serving side
côté au service
serving team
équipe au service
Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation, Supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation
Protocole pour la répression des actes illicites de violence dans les aéroports servant à l'aviation civile internationale, complémentaire à la Convention pour la répression d'actes illicites dirigés contre la sécurité de l'aviation civile
first serve
premier service
roundhouse serve
service balancier
short serve
service court
sidearm serve
service balancier
underhand serve
service bas
return of serve
retour de service
Word forms
serve
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | served |
Imperative | serve |
Present Participle (Participle I) | serving |
Past Participle (Participle II) | served |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I serve | we serve |
you serve | you serve |
he/she/it serves | they serve |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am serving | we are serving |
you are serving | you are serving |
he/she/it is serving | they are serving |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have served | we have served |
you have served | you have served |
he/she/it has served | they have served |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been serving | we have been serving |
you have been serving | you have been serving |
he/she/it has been serving | they have been serving |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I served | we served |
you served | you served |
he/she/it served | they served |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was serving | we were serving |
you were serving | you were serving |
he/she/it was serving | they were serving |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had served | we had served |
you had served | you had served |
he/she/it had served | they had served |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been serving | we had been serving |
you had been serving | you had been serving |
he/she/it had been serving | they had been serving |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will serve | we shall/will serve |
you will serve | you will serve |
he/she/it will serve | they will serve |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be serving | we shall/will be serving |
you will be serving | you will be serving |
he/she/it will be serving | they will be serving |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have served | we shall/will have served |
you will have served | you will have served |
he/she/it will have served | they will have served |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been serving | we shall/will have been serving |
you will have been serving | you will have been serving |
he/she/it will have been serving | they will have been serving |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would serve | we should/would serve |
you would serve | you would serve |
he/she/it would serve | they would serve |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be serving | we should/would be serving |
you would be serving | you would be serving |
he/she/it would be serving | they would be serving |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have served | we should/would have served |
you would have served | you would have served |
he/she/it would have served | they would have served |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been serving | we should/would have been serving |
you would have been serving | you would have been serving |
he/she/it would have been serving | they would have been serving |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am served | we are served |
you are served | you are served |
he/she/it is served | they are served |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being served | we are being served |
you are being served | you are being served |
he/she/it is being served | they are being served |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been served | we have been served |
you have been served | you have been served |
he/she/it has been served | they have been served |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was served | we were served |
you were served | you were served |
he/she/it was served | they were served |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being served | we were being served |
you were being served | you were being served |
he/she/it was being served | they were being served |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been served | we had been served |
you had been served | you had been served |
he/she/it had been served | they had been served |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be served | we shall/will be served |
you will be served | you will be served |
he/she/it will be served | they will be served |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been served | we shall/will have been served |
you will have been served | you will have been served |
he/she/it will have been served | they will have been served |
serving
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | serving | servings |
Possessive case | - | - |