servir (sèr-), (servant, servi), v.a., to serve, to wait on, to attend; to serve up; to help to, to be serviceable, to be of service; to assist; to be of use; to help; (fin.) to pay (interest); to supply (with goods); (c.rel.) to assist the priest (at mass). — à table; to wait at table. Madame est servie; dinner is served or is ready. Pour vous —; at your service; with your leave.
se servir (sèr-), v.r., to serve one’s self, to be served, to be served up (of dishes). Se — de; to use, to employ, to make use of; to avail one’s self of. Servez-vous; help yourself.
servir (sèr-), v.n., to serve, to be of use, to serve up, to bring in dinner or supper; to be employed, to be conducive. On a servi; dinner is on the table. — sur mer, sur terre; to serve in the navy, in the army. — de; to serve as, to do the office of. Cela ne sert à rien; that is of no use. Cela sert à plusieurs choses; that is used for several purposes. À quoi sert-il de? of what use is it to? Il ne sert à rien de; it is of no use to. Il ne sert à rien de s’emporter; it is of no use flying into a passion. Cela sert de pain; that does instead of bread. Il m’a servi de père; he has been as a father to me. Cela ne sert de rien; that is of no avail. Se faire —; to be waited upon.
serviteur (sèr-), n.m., servant, man-servant. — de l’Etat; servant of the State. Votre —! your servant; I beg to be excused; excuse me.
servitude (sèr-), n.f., servitude, slavery.
ses (sè), adj.pl., his, her, its, one’s. V. son.
sésame, n.m., (bot.) sesame, sesamum. — ouvre-toi! open, sesame!
sésamoïde, adj.m., (anat.) sesamoid.
séséli, n.m., (bot.) seseli.
sesquialtère (sès-kui-), adj., (math.) sesquilateral.