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Learn Hardcore Spanish (Spain): servir - to serve

Hardcore Spanish (Spain)
/Lesson 7
/servir

servir

Word

servir

Meaning

to serve

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Spanish (Spain)

Lesson

Usages of servir

Cogeré una cuchara para probar la sopa antes de servirla.

I will take a spoon to taste the soup before serving it.

Servir la comida caliente es importante.

Serving the food hot is important.

Colocamos las servilletas en la mesa antes de servir la cena.

We place the napkins on the table before serving dinner.

Hay que remover la sopa suavemente antes de servirla.

You have to stir the soup gently before serving it.

Pasa la salsa por el colador antes de servirla.

Strain the sauce through the strainer before serving it.

En el festival hay un puesto donde venden palomitas dulces y otro donde sirven agua fría y zumo.

At the festival there is a stand where they sell sweet popcorn and another where they serve cold water and juice.

Al final acabamos sirviendo la cena en una bandeja porque la cazuela seguía demasiado caliente.

In the end we ended up serving dinner on a tray because the casserole pot was still too hot.

Pongo la taza junto al plato antes de servir el té.

I put the mug next to the plate before serving the tea.

Mi madre calienta la sopa en un cazo pequeño y luego la sirve con un cucharón.

My mother heats the soup in a small saucepan and then serves it with a ladle.

Mi abuela prefiere el romero al tomillo, pero siempre quita el laurel antes de servir.

My grandmother prefers rosemary to thyme, but she always removes the bay leaf before serving.

Mi abuela pone una hoja de laurel en la sopa, pero la quita antes de servir.

My grandmother puts a bay leaf in the soup, but she removes it before serving.

¿Podría usted poner albahaca fresca en la salsa y quitar el laurel antes de servirla?

Could you put fresh basil in the sauce and remove the bay leaf before serving it?

A mi madre se le derramó un poco de sopa al servir la cena.

My mother spilled a little soup while serving dinner.

Vaya donde vaya, mi hermana siempre busca un sitio donde sirvan gazpacho o una buena ensalada.

Wherever she goes, my sister always looks for a place that serves gazpacho or a good salad.

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