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desservir

/de.sɛʁ.viʁ/

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verb/de.sɛʁ.viʁ/

to serve (be the pastor of a church); to serve, to have as or in its catchment area

“Ce train dessert les grandes villes de la région.” — This train serves the big towns in the region.

Inherited from Old French deservir, from Latin dēservīre.

verb/de.sɛʁ.viʁ/

to clear, clear away (e.g. a table)

“Sur la table desservie, un vieux tapis rouge.” — On the cleared table, an old red tablecloth.

Related: dessert

Inherited from Old French desservir, from dé- + servir; cf. etymology 1.

verb/de.sɛʁ.viʁ/

to do a disservice, to perform ill offices (to someone)

From servir, with the prefix dé- (from Latin dis-).