service

service
service [ˈsɜ:vɪs]
1. noun
   a. ( = act of serving) service m
• ten years' service dix ans de service
• on Her Majesty's service au service de Sa Majesté
• at your service à votre service
• to be of service to sb être utile à qn
• to do sb a service rendre service à qn
• to bring/come into service mettre/entrer en service
• this machine is out of service cette machine est hors service
• the service is very poor (in restaurant) le service est très mauvais
• 15% service included (British on bill) service compris 15 %
   b. ( = department, system) service m
• medical/social services services mpl médicaux/sociaux
• the train service to London is excellent Londres est très bien desservi par le train
   c. (religious) service m
   d. [of car] révision f ; [of household machine] service m après-vente
   e. (Tennis) service m
2. plural noun
services
   a. (on motorway) = service station
   b. the (armed) services les forces fpl armées
3. transitive verb
[+ car, washing machine] réviser ; [+ organization, group] offrir ses services à
4. compounds
► service area noun aire f de services
► service charge noun service m
► service department noun ( = repair shop) atelier m de réparations
► service industries plural noun industries fpl de service
► service provider noun prestataire m de services
► service station noun station-service f
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['sɜːvɪs] 1.
noun
1) (department, facility) service m

(accident and) emergency service — service des urgences

for services rendered — Commerce pour services rendus

it's all part of the service — (don't mention it) c'est tout naturel; (it's all included) tout est compris

‘normal service will be resumed as soon as possible’ — ‘dans quelques instants la suite de votre programme’

my services don't come cheap! — je me fais payer cher!

2) (work, period of work done) gen, Administration, Military service m

I'm at your service — je suis à votre service

to put ou place something at somebody's service — mettre quelque chose à la disposition de quelqu'un

he gave his life in the service of his country — il a donné sa vie pour servir son pays

to be in service — History travailler comme domestique

3) Commerce (customer care) service m (to à)

to get good/bad service — être bien/mal servi

15% for service — 15% pour le service

4) (from machine, vehicle, product) usage m

to give good ou long service — [machine] fonctionner longtemps; [vehicle, product, garment] faire de l'usage

it went out of service years ago — il n'est plus en service depuis des années

‘out of service’ — (on bus) ‘hors service’; (on machine) ‘en panne’

5) (transport facility) service m (to pour)

to run a regular service — assurer un service régulier

an hourly bus/train service — un autobus/train toutes les heures

the number 28 bus service — la ligne du 28

6) Automobile, Technology (overhaul) révision f
7) Religion office m

Sunday service — office du dimanche

marriage service — cérémonie f nuptiale

8) (crockery) service m
9) Sport service m

your service! — à toi de servir!

10) (good turn) service m

to do somebody a service — rendre service à quelqu'un

to be of service to somebody — [person] aider quelqu'un; [thing] être utile à quelqu'un

2.
services plural noun
1)

the services — Military, Nautical les armées

2) (on motorway) aire m de services
3.
noun modifier Military [pay, pension] militaire; [personnel] de l'armée; [life] dans l'armée
4.
transitive verb
1) (overhaul) faire la révision de [vehicle]; entretenir [machine]

to have one's car serviced — faire réviser sa voiture

2) Finance payer les intérêts de [debt]

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