service

service, prestation

Travail effectué pour aider les autres ou répondre à leurs besoins, souvent contre paiement.

En anglais simple : Work that someone does to help other people or meet their needs, often for payment.

• We offer a cleaning service.
• The hotel provides several useful services.
• You pay extra for the delivery service.

Expressions courantes : cleaning service, provide a service, service industry

office, cérémonie religieuse

Cérémonie où les participants prient, chantent ou écoutent ensemble un responsable religieux.

En anglais simple : A religious ceremony where people pray, sing, or listen to a religious leader together.

• The service begins at nine.
• We attended a funeral service yesterday.
• The church holds two services each Sunday.

Synonymes : religious ceremony

Expressions courantes : church service, funeral service, attend a service

service

Fonction qu’un ordinateur ou un programme fournit à un autre ordinateur ou programme.

En anglais simple : A function that a computer or program provides for another computer or program.

• The program uses a web service.
• This server provides a name service for the network.
• Several background services stopped after the update.

Expressions courantes : web service, network service, name service

service militaire

Temps passé à servir dans les forces armées.

En anglais simple : Time spent working as a member of the armed forces.

• Her military service lasted two years.
• He entered the service at eighteen.
• Many veterans remember their years of active service.

Comment l'utiliser : in the service (He spent ten years in the service.)

Synonymes : military duty

Expressions courantes : military service, active service, enter the service

service

Action de frapper ou de lancer la balle pour commencer le jeu, notamment au tennis.

En anglais simple : The act of hitting or throwing the ball to start play in sports such as tennis.

• Her service was very strong.
• He lost his first service game.
• Two service faults cost her the point.

Synonymes : serve

Expressions courantes : service fault, service game, service motion

service, service à thé

Ensemble assorti de tasses, d’assiettes ou d’autres objets pour servir à manger ou à boire.

En anglais simple : A matching set of cups, plates, or other items used to serve food or drinks.

• She owns a silver tea service.
• We bought a dinner service for twelve people.
• Two cups from the porcelain service were missing.

Synonymes : set

Expressions courantes : tea service, dinner service, silver service

entretenir, réviser

Vérifier, nettoyer ou réparer une machine pour qu’elle continue à bien fonctionner.

En anglais simple : To check, clean, or repair a machine so that it continues working properly.

• They service my car every year.
• The mechanic serviced the engine yesterday.
• Has anyone serviced this boiler recently?

Synonymes : maintain

Expressions courantes : service a car, service the engine, service equipment regularly

desservir, servir

Fournir aux clients ou à une région l’aide, les produits ou les équipements nécessaires.

En anglais simple : To provide customers or an area with the help, goods, or facilities they need.

• We service clients across the city.
• One supplier services all the local schools.
• The company hired more staff to service customer accounts.

Synonymes : serve, supply

Expressions courantes : service local customers, service an area, service client accounts