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servieren

to serve; to bring food to the table

verb zer-VEER-en Rare
Food & Drink Cooking

Origin: from French 'servir'

Usage Note

servieren means bringing prepared food to the table — das Essen servieren (to serve the meal). Colloquially, jemandem den Laufpass servieren (to serve someone their walking papers) means to fire or break up with someone.

Examples

"Das Gericht heiß servieren und mit frischen Kräutern garnieren."

Natural Translation

Serve the dish hot and garnish with fresh herbs.

Literal Translation

The dish hot serve and with fresh herbs garnish.

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