Usage examples of "serve" in English with translation to French

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How may I serve you? Comment puis-je vous servir ?
My brother wanted to join the army but because of a heart condition he was judged unfit to serve. Mon frère voulait rejoindre l'armée, mais il fut jugé inapte au service à cause d'une affection cardiaque.
Words serve to express ideas. Les mots servent à exprimer des idées.
Please serve him his meal first. Veuillez lui servir son repas en premier.
This doesn't serve any purpose. Ça ne sert à rien.
No man can serve two masters. Personne ne peut servir deux maîtres.
This box will serve as a table. Cette boîte servira de table.
So, what do you serve at your restaurant? Donc que servez-vous dans votre restaurant ?
It's better to chill white wine before you serve. Il vaut mieux refroidir le vin blanc avant que vous serviez.
I'll be very happy if I can serve you. Je serai très heureux de pouvoir te servir.
In Spain they serve lunch at about two o'clock. En Espagne, on sert le déjeuner vers deux heures.
I have no choice but to eat what they serve me. Je n'ai d'autre choix que de manger ce qu'ils me servent.
In order to serve you better, your call may be monitored. Afin de mieux vous servir, votre appel peut être enregistré.
We are ever brutal to those who love and serve us in silence. Nous sommes toujours brutaux envers ceux qui nous aiment et nous servent en silence.
You don't need to thank me. I'm here to serve you. Il ne vous est point nécessaire de me remercier. Je suis ici pour vous servir.
I am a lover of liberty. I will not and I cannot serve a party. Je suis un amoureux de la liberté. Je ne veux ni ne peux servir un parti.
This is a difficult responsibility to embrace. For human history has often been a record of nations and tribes subjugating one another to serve their own interests. Yet in this new age, such attitudes are self-defeating. C'est une responsabilité difficile à assumer. Car l'histoire humaine a souvent été un récit de nations et de tribus se subjuguant les unes les autres, pour servir leurs intérêts propres. Cependant dans ce nouvel âge, de telles attitudes sont contre-productives.
He served his king faithfully. Il servit fidèlement son souverain.
His son is serving his sentence. Son fils purge sa peine.
He served his master well. Il a bien servi son maître.
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