servei — meaning in English
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English meaning
- duty noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
- favor noun (US spelling; UK "favour") A kind or helpful act done for someone.
- serve verb To provide help, food, or a service to someone.
- service noun Work done to help or benefit someone, or the act of providing this.
- toilet noun A fixture, usually with a bowl and seat, used for urination and defecation and flushed with water.
Senses
servei is used for these senses in English:
- duty (engineering) The efficiency of an engine in work done per unit of fuel; particularly, the number of pounds of water which a steam pumping engine can raise one foot by burning one bushel or hundredweight of coal.
- favor A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
- serve (sports) An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.
- throw-in (Australian rules football) A throw of the ball back into play by the boundary umpire. The umpire faces away from the players and throws it in over his or her shoulder (so as to clearly not favour either side by where exactly it's thrown).
- toilet (UK, AU, HK) A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet. [from 19th c.]
duty — full definition
- noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
- noun A tax charged on goods, especially imports.
- noun The period during which someone is actively working or on call.
favor — full definition
- noun (US spelling; UK "favour") A kind or helpful act done for someone.
- noun Approval, support, or preference shown toward someone or something.
- verb To prefer one option over another, or to treat someone with special kindness.