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

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Lucy ne sait pas se servir des baguettes. Lucy cannot use chopsticks.
Il m'a montré comment se servir de son appareil photo. He showed me how to use this camera.
Le bébé ne sait pas encore se servir d'une cuillère. The baby cannot use a spoon yet.
L'Homme est le seul animal à pouvoir se servir du feu. Man is the only animal that can use fire.
Mais ça ne l'empêcha pas de se servir de son cerveau et de présenter ses idées à des congrès de physique dans le monde entier. But this did not stop him from using his mind and presenting his ideas at physics meetings around the world.
À six ans il avait appris à se servir d’une machine à écrire et dit au maître qu’il n’avait pas besoin d’apprendre à écrire à la main ! At the age of six he had learned to use the typewriter and told the teacher that he did not need to learn to write by hand.
Veuillez vous servir des biscuits. Please help yourself to the cookies.
Puis-je te servir un verre ? Can I make you a drink?
Vous pouvez vous servir du gâteau. Please help yourself to the cake.
Puis-je vous servir un verre ? Can I make you a drink?
Tu peux te servir de mon dictionnaire. You may use my dictionary.
À quoi cela peut-il bien donc servir ? What's this in aid of?
Tu peux te servir de ma machine à écrire. You may use my typewriter.
Je ne sais pas me servir d'un rouet. I don't know how to operate a spinning wheel.
Tu ne devrais pas servir d'alcool aux enfants. You should not give liquor to children.
J'ai trouvé difficile de me servir de la machine. I found it difficult to use the machine.
Je vous en prie, Madame, n'hésitez pas à vous servir ! Please, madam, help yourself!
J'ai amenagé le garage pour m'en servir d'atelier. I adapted the garage for use as a workshop.
Arrête de me demander à boire ! Va te servir toi-même. Stop asking me for a drink! Go get it yourself.
N'hésitez pas à vous servir dans le réfrigérateur, s'il vous plaît. Please feel free to have anything in the fridge.
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