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serv·ing
(sûr′vĭng)n.
1. The act of one that serves.
2. An individual portion or helping of food or drink.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
serving
(ˈsɜːvɪŋ)n
(Cookery) a portion or helping of food or drink
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
serv•ing
(ˈsɜr vɪŋ)n.
1. the act of a person or thing that serves.
2. a single portion of food or drink; helping.
adj. 3. for use in distributing food to or at the table: a serving tray.
[1175–1225]
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| Noun | 1. |  serving - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"drumstick - the lower joint of the leg of a fowl second joint, thigh - the upper joint of the leg of a fowl white meat, breast - meat carved from the breast of a fowl wing - the wing of a fowl; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings" medallion - a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat); "medallions of veal" oyster - a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl parson's nose, pope's nose - the tail of a dressed fowl slice, piece - a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread" round of drinks, round - a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he ordered a second round" drink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner" libation - a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
| 2. | serving - the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he accepted service of the subpoena" |
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serving
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
serving
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Translations
porce
portion
adag
skammtur
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
serving
[ˈsɜːrvɪŋ] n (= portion) [food] → portion fEach serving contains 240 calories → Chaque portion contient 240 calories.
a serving of soup
BUT une assiette de soupe.serving dish n → plat m de serviceserving spoon n → cuillère f de service
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
serving
serving
:serving bowl
n → Servierschüssel f
serving dish
n → Servierplatte f
serving girl
n → Dienstmädchen nt
serving hatch
n → Durchreiche f
serving spoon
n → Vorlegelöffel m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
serve
(səːv) verb1. to work for a person etc eg as a servant. He served his master for forty years.
2. to distribute food etc or supply goods. She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?
3. to be suitable for a purpose. This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.
4. to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces. He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.
5. to undergo (a prison sentence). He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.
6. in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it. He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?
noun act of serving (a ball).
ˈserver noun1. (usually in plural) a utensil used in serving food. salad servers.
2. a person who serves (a ball).
ˈserving noun a portion of food served. I had two servings of pie.
it serves you etc right you etc deserve your misfortune etc. He has done no work so it will serve him right if he fails his exam.
serve an apprenticeship to spend a (fixed) period of time as an apprentice.
serve out to distribute to each of a number of people. She served out the pudding.
serve up to start serving (a meal).
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
serving
n porción f, ración f; amount per — cantidad f por porción; servings per container porciones por envase; — size tamaño de porciónEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.