- servirse
- servirse► verbo pronominal1 (comida etc) to serve oneself, help oneself■ sírvete más patatas help yourself to more crisps2 (usar) to use (de, -), make use of (de, -)3 formal (en carta) to be kind enough to■ sírvase responder lo antes posible please reply as soon as possible* * *to help oneself* * *VPR1) (=ponerse) [+ comida] to help o.s. to; [+ bebida] to pour o.s., help o.s. to
sírvete más ensalada — have some more salad, help yourself to more salad
yo misma me serviré el café — I'll pour myself some coffee, I'll help myself to some coffee
¿qué se van a servir? — LAm what will you have?
2) (=utilizar)•
servirse de — [+ herramienta, objeto] to use, make use of; [+ amistad, influencia] to usese han servido de su cargo para enriquecerse — they used their position to make money
se sirvieron de la oscuridad para escapar — liter they availed themselves of the darkness to make good their escape liter
3) frm (=hacer el favor de)•
servirse hacer algo, sírvase volver por aquí mañana — (would you) please come back tomorrowle ruego que se sirva acompañarme — (would you) come with me, please
si la señora se sirve pasar por aquí — if madam would care to come this way
* * *(v.) = help + ReflexivoEx. There was a need for more basic information materials, i.e. laymen's guides, so that people could help themselves.* * *(v.) = help + ReflexivoEx: There was a need for more basic information materials, i.e. laymen's guides, so that people could help themselves.
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■servirse verbo reflexivo
1 (utilizar, valerse) to use
2 (un plato de comida) to help oneself
'servirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
repetir
- servir
- tomar
- valer
English:
help
- muffin
* * *vpr1. [aprovecharse, utilizar]servirse de algo to make use of sth;servirse de alguien to use sb2. [comida, bebida] to help oneself;¿no te sirves más? is that all you're having?;sírvase usted mismo [en letrero] self-service;me serví un coñac I poured myself a brandy, I helped myself to a glass of brandy;que cada uno se sirva lo que prefiera help yourselves to whatever you like;sírvase (bien) frío [en etiqueta] serve chilled3. Formal [tener a bien]se ha servido ayudarnos she has been good enough to help us;sírvase llamar cuando quiera please call whenever you wish;sírvanse cerrar la puerta [en letrero] please close the door* * *servirsev/r1:servirse de algo use sth, make use of sth2 comida help o.s. to* * *vr1) : to help oneself to2) : to be kind enoughsírvase enviarnos un catálogo: please send us a catalog* * *servirse vb1. to help yourselfsírvase usted mismo help yourselfsírvete más pan help yourself to more bread2. (utilizar) to usese sirvió de todas sus influencias he used all his contacts
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.