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verbbriathar 1 food, drink transitiveaistreachriar verb cmucuir ar an mbord VPcuir ar an tábla VP before the meal is served sula gcuirtear an béile ar an mbord who's serving the wine? cé atá ag riar an fhíona? lunch was served to all guests fuair gach aoi lón there were only two serving us food ní raibh ach beirt ag riar bia orainn they won't serve them alcohol ní thabharfaidh siad alcól dóibh intransitiveneamhaistreachfreastail verb cmu there was nobody serving ní raibh aon duine ag freastal 2 have food etc available transitiveaistreachcuir ar fáil cmu the bar doesn't serve hot food níl aon bhia te ar fáil sa bheár they serve snacks and hot drinks tá béilí beaga agus deochanna teo ar fáil acu intransitiveneamhaistreach the restaurant stops serving at ten ní bhíonn aon bhia ar fáil sa bhialann i ndiaidh a deich 3 suffice for transitiveaistreach it serves two people tá cuid beirte ann, tá dóthain beirte ann, tá sáith beirte ann, tá díol beirte ann 4 provide service for transitiveaistreachfreastail ar PhrV cmu buses serve that part of the town freastalaíonn busanna ar an gcuid sin den bhaile they're well served by trains tá seirbhís mhaith traenach acu it serves the area with medical facilities cuireann sé áiseanna leighis ar fáil don cheantar the region is poorly served with roads níl mórán bóithre sa réigiún a centre that serves their needs ionad a fhreastalaíonn ar a riachtanais 5 commercetráchtáil assist customer transitiveaistreachfreastail ar PhrV cmu are you being served? an bhfuil duine éigin ag freastal ort? intransitiveneamhaistreachbheith ag freastal 6 militarymíleata, policepóilíneacht be in army, police, etc intransitiveneamhaistreachseirbhís a dhéanamh have you ever served? an ndearna tú féin seirbhís riamh? she served in the army for ten years rinne sí seirbhís deich mbliana san arm those currently serving in the Garda Síochána iad siúd atá sa Gharda Síochána faoi láthair he served as an officer in the Air Corps bhí sé ina oifigeach san Aerchórserve one's country 7 polpol assist, represent transitiveaistreachseirbhís a thabhairt dofreastail ar PhrV cmu councillors are elected to serve the public toghtar comhairleoirí chun seirbhís a dhéanamh don phobal 8 hold post intransitiveneamhaistreachbí verb cmu he's currently serving as president tá sé ina uachtarán faoi láthair she served in the Dáil for six years bhí sí sa Dáil ar feadh sé bliana transitiveaistreachcuir isteach PhrV cmu she served a two-month term chuir sí tréimhse dhá mhí isteach, rinne sí tréimhse dhá mhí to serve your apprenticeship do phrintíseacht a chur isteach 9 help transitiveaistreach statements like that don't serve our campaign ní haon chabhair dár bhfeachtas iad ráitis mar sin the new regulations don't serve the interests of practitioners níl na rialacháin nua le leas na gcleachtóirí 10 lawdlí be in jail transitiveaistreach he'll serve seven years in jail caithfidh sé seacht mbliana i bpríosún she served a sentence chaith sí seal i bpríosún he's serving time tá sé sa phríosún 11 lawdlí officially deliver transitiveaistreachseirbheáil verb cmu they served a summons on him sheirbheáil siad toghairm air he was served with an eviction order seirbheáladh ordú díshealbhaithe air 12 sportspórt hit ball in tennis etc intransitiveneamhaistreachseirbheáil verb cmufreastail verb cmu transitiveaistreachseirbheáil verb cmu nounAinmfhocal 13 sportspórt action in tennis etcseirbheáil fem3 cmufreastal masc1 cmu this is her second serve is í seo an dara seirbheáil aici PhrasesNathanna it serves you right (also nó serves you right) tá sé sách maith agattá sé rómhaith agata chonách sin ortis maith an airí ort é serves them right for not asking for permission tá sé sách maith acu nuair nár iarr siad cead to serve your country seirbhís a dhéanamh ar son do thíre to serve a purpose (also nó to serve a function) it served a purpose in the absence of a minister bhí feidhm leis nuair nach raibh aire ann to serve no purpose (also nó to serve no function) an inquiry would serve no purpose ní bheadh aon fheidhm le fiosrúchán, ní bheadh aon mhaitheas i bhfiosrúchán to serve two masters an dá thrá a fhreastal to serve sb well fónamh go maith do dhuine this old coat served me well d'fhóin an seanchóta seo go maith dom his experience served him well that day ba mhaith aige an taithí an lá sin Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ serve as→ serve out→ serve up

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