| Traduções complementares |
| service n | (act of serving, helping) | ajuda sf |
| | Her service as a greeter that day really helped us out. |
| | A ajuda dela como recepcionista naquele dia foi realmente grande. |
| service n | (being a servant) (como criado, empregado) | serviço sm |
| | Her service at the house has lasted four years. |
| | O serviço dela na casa durou quatro anos. |
| service n | (employment) (emprego) | serviço sm |
| | He retired after twenty years of service to the company. |
| | Ele se aposentou depois de 20 anos de serviço na empresa. |
| service n | (useful function) | serviço sm |
| | The new daycare facility will provide a much-needed service to working parents. |
| | A nova creche oferecerá serviço bastante necessário para os pais que trabalham fora. |
| service n | (distribution of food) | atendimento sm |
| | The service at this restaurant was quick and efficient. |
| | O atendimento neste restaurante foi rápido e eficiente. |
| service n | (service charge) | atendimento sm |
| | The Americans were not happy about finding service included in the bill at the restaurant. |
| | Os americanos não ficaram felizes ao descobrir que o atendimento fora incluído na conta naquele restaurante. |
| service n | countable (set of dishes) (louça) | serviço sm |
| | | aparelho sm |
| | We bought a service for six. The plates are beautiful. |
| | Compramos serviço para seis. Os pratos são lindos. |
| | Compramos aparelho para seis. Os pratos são lindos. |
| service n | (utility provision) (de utilidades) | serviço sm |
| | The phone company cut off his service because he hadn't paid his bill. |
| | A empresa telefônica cortou o serviço porque ele não havia pago a conta. |
| service n | (government department) (departamento governamental) | serviço sm |
| | This organization is part of the government medical information service. |
| | Esta organização é parte do serviço de informações médicas do governo. |
| service n | (armed forces) (forças armadas) | serviço militar sm |
| | He joined the service five years ago and enjoys being in the army. |
| | Ele entrou no serviço militar cinco anos atrás e gosta de estar no exército |
| service n | (delivery of a legal document) | entrega sf |
| | The service of the protection order was done by a deputy sheriff. |
| | O serviço de proteção da ordem foi feito por um xerife auxiliar. |
| service n | countable (worship) (religiosa) | cerimônia sf |
| | The service lasted for 50 minutes on Sunday morning. |
| | A cerimônia durou 50 minutos no domingo de manhã. |
| service n | (tennis: act of serving the ball) (tênis, etc.) | serviço, saque sm |
| | The pro's service was hard to return. |
| | O saque do profissional foi difícil de rebater. |
| the services npl | (armed forces, collectively) | forças armadas sf pl |
| | That couple's son and daughter are both in the services. |
| | O filho e filha daquele casal estão nas forças armadas. |
| services npl | (work done for pay) | serviço sm |
| | The company sent him an invoice for services rendered. |
| | A empresa enviou a ele uma fatura pelos serviços prestados. |
| services npl | (economics: intangible commodities) (economia) | serviço sm |
| | Services account for three quarters of the country's economy. |
| service [sth]⇒ vtr | (maintain: vehicle, etc.) | fazer manutenção vt + sf |
| | One should service a car periodically, including oil changes. |
| | Deve-se fazer manutenção no carro periodicamente, inclusive fazer a troca de óleo. |
| service [sb] with [sth]⇒ vtr | (supply) | fornecer vt |
| | The company serviced them with office supplies. |
| | A empresa forneceu a eles material de escritório. |
| service [sth]⇒ vtr | (animals: copulate with) (animal: copular) | cobrir vt |
| | The bull services all the cows on the farm. |
| | O boi cobre todas as vacas da fazenda. |
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| advisory service n | (counseling clinic) | serviço de informações loc sm |
| after-sales service n | (customer care: repair, etc.) | serviço pós-venda sm |
| answering service n | (receptionist: takes phone calls) | serviço de atendimento loc sm |
| | She couldn't tell me when the doctor would arrive since she was just the answering service. |
| answering service n | US (outside service: takes calls) | serviço de atendimento loc sm |
| | The doctor's answering service is on duty whenever his office is closed. |
| at your service adv | (ready to help you) | ao seu serviço loc adv |
| | I am at your service. |
| civil service n | (government workers) | serviço público sm |
| | | funcionalismo público sm |
| | Denise had spent her entire career working for the civil service. |
| community service n | (work done as punishment) (trabalho feito para cumprir pena) | serviços comunitários sm pl + adj |
| | | trabalho comunitário sm + adj |
| | He was sentenced to 100 hours of community service. |
| | Ele foi sentenciado a 100 horas de serviços comunitários. |
| compulsory military service n | (required time in the military) | serviço militar obrigatório loc sm |
| | Compulsory military service was known as "National Service" in the UK. |
| concierge service n | (hotel errand-running service) | serviço de concierge loc sm |
| | The hotel concierge service was able to get a couple of tickets for me. |
counseling service (US),
counselling service (UK) n | (service offering talk therapy) | serviço de terapia sm |
counseling service (US),
counselling service (UK) n | (service offering guidance) | serviço de aconselhamento sm |
| | | terapia sf |
| courier service n | (delivery service) | serviço de mensagens loc sm |
| CPS n | UK, initialism (Crown Prosecution Service) (Ministério Público (UK)) | cps abrev |
| | The CPS examined the evidence the police had gathered and decided to proceed with the prosecution. |
| customer service n | (care of customers) | serviço ao consumidor expres |
| | | atendimento ao consumidor expres |
| | I'm constantly having to complain about customer service in this shop. |
| | Eu estou tendo de reclamar constantemente sobre o serviço ao consumidor nessa loja. |
| Customer Service Department n | (team handling clients' enquiries) | departamento de serviço ao consumidor loc sm |
| customer service representative n | ([sb] who handles clients' enquiries) | representante de serviço ao consumidor loc sm |
| debt service coverage n | (cash available to pay debts) (finanças) | fundo para pagamento de dívida loc sm |
| delivery service n | (transportation of goods) | serviço de entrega loc sm |
| | The store still provides free home delivery service. |
| dinner service n | (set of crockery and cutlery) | aparelho de jantar |
| | The wedding gifts included a dinner service for twelve. |
| diplomatic service n | (diplomatic corps) | serviço diplomático loc sm |
| | Donald had a successful career in the diplomatic service. |
| EMS n | initialism (emergency medical service) (serviço de emergência médica) | SAMU sigla |
| food service | (provision of meals) | serviço de alimentação sm |
| | | catering estrang |
| funeral service n | (ceremony at a burial or cremation) (pompas fúnebres) | serviço funerário loc sm |
| health service n | (system of medical care) (sistema de cuidados médicos) | assistência médica loc sf |
| | Some Americans are against the idea of having a health service like the British NHS. |
in service,
in-service adj | (soldier: engaged in combat) (soldado: em combate) | em serviço loc adv |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective comes before the noun it modifies. |
| | In-service soldiers who possess baccalaureate degrees may apply for Officer Candidate School. |
in service,
in-service adj | (in or available for use) | em serviço, em uso loc adv |
| | | disponível adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective comes before the noun it modifies. |
| | Indonesia's Lion Air has a fleet of 94 in-service aircraft. |
| in service adj | dated (working as a servant) | em serviço adj |
| | | servindo, trabalhando vt |
| | Martha was in service as a maid. |
| in-service training n | (professional training while on the job) (no local de trabalho) | treinamento em serviço sm |
| | We all had to attend an in-service training session before we could use the new computer system. |
| Internal Revenue Service n | (US tax collection agency) | Receita Federal sf + adj |
| | (coleta de impostos) | Serviço de Arrecadação sm + prep + sf |
| | The Internal Revenue Service collects trillions of dollars each year. |
| IRS n | US, initialism (Internal Revenue Service) (equivalente à Receita Federal) | IRS sigla |
| | I owe money to the IRS this year. |
jury service,
jury duty n | (service on a court jury) | serviço de júri loc subs |
| | Jury duty might seem like a break from work, but really it's very boring. |
| laundry service n | (clothes-washing business) | serviço de lavanderia loc sm |
| lip service n | figurative (superficial attention) (figurado) | assistencialismo sm |
| | Her policies to help poorer families are more than just lip service. |
| memorial service n | (ceremony held in commemoration) | serviço fúnebre sm |
| military service n | (compulsory period spent in the army) | serviço militar loc sm |
| | Compulsory military service was abolished in Spain in 2001. |
| MLS n | initialism (multiple listing service) | Serviço de Listagem Múltipla loc sm |
| NHS n | (British National Health Service) (órgão nacional britânico de saúde pública) | NHS abrev |
OHMS,
O.H.M.S. expr | written, initialism (On His/Her Majesty's Service) | a serviço de Sua Majestade expres |
On Her Majesty's Service,
On His Majesty's Service expr | UK, Can, AU, written (franking on government correspondence) | a serviço de sua majestade expres |
| out of service expr | (not operating or running) | fora de serviço expres |
| out of service expr | (out of order: not functioning) | fora de serviço expres |
pay lip service to [sth/sb],
pay [sth/sb] lip service v expr | figurative (give superficial attention) (figurado) | apoiar falsamente expres v |
| | Obama paid lip service to closing Guantanamo, but he hasn't taken action yet. |
porterage,
porter service n | (carrying luggage) | porteiro sm |
| postal service n | (organized handling and delivery of mail) | serviço postal loc sm |
| | | correios sm pl |
| premium service n | ([sth] provided at an exclusive rate) (algo fornecido em base exclusiva) | serviço premium loc sm |
| | | serviço diferenciado loc sm |
| public service n | (supplying of a service) | serviço essencial loc sm |
| | After 40 years spent in public service, the MP is stepping down. |
| public service n | often plural (service provided) (grátis para o público) | serviço público loc sm |
| | Public services for which residents are charged separately include the removal of garden waste. |
| public service n | Aus, NZ (civil service) (serviço civil) | serviço público sm |
| room service n | (hotel service providing food in room) | serviço de quarto sm |
| | I ordered room service half an hour ago! - where have you been? Instead of going down to the dining room tonight, let's call room service and have dinner right here. |
| second service | (religion) (religião) | segunda missa loc sf |
| | | segundo culto loc sm |
| | | segundo encontro religioso loc sm |
| secret service n | (government intelligence agency) | serviço secreto loc sm |
self-checkout,
self-service checkout n | (automated store payment system) | autoatendimento sm |
| self-service n | (facilities that are unstaffed) (anglicismo: sem ajudantes) | self service adj |
| | | autosserviço sm |
| self-service n as adj | (unstaffed) (sem funcionários) | self-service sm |
| | I'd rather be served by a waiter than eat in a self-service restaurant. |
| | Eu prefiro ser servido por um garçom a comer num restaurante self-service. |
| service animal n | US (for [sb] with a disability) | animal de serviço sm |
| service area n | UK (motorway facilities) (posto de gasolina) | loja de conveniência sm |
| | He drove the car off the highway and into the service area so he could eat lunch and use the bathroom. |
| service box n | (tennis, etc.: area of court) | área de saque sf |
| service box n | (electricity: fuse box) | quadro de distribuição sm |
| service charge n | (tip paid to serving staff) | gorjeta sf |
| | | taxa de serviço sf |
| | There is a 10% service charge added to the restaurant bill. |
service cost,
cost of service n | (charge for providing [sth]) | taxa de serviço loc sf |
| service delivery n | (provision of [sth]) | entrega em casa sf |
| | | entrega sf |
| | (anglicismo) | delivery sm |
| service desk n | (help desk, IT support desk) | central de serviço sm |
| | | central de suporte sm |
| | She went to the service desk at the train station to ask for a train timetable. |
| service entrance n | (tradesman's door) | entrada de serviço sf |
| | The restaurant owner asks that all deliveries be brought to the service entrance. |
| service industry n | (business providing a service) | indústria de serviços loc sf |
| | Catering is part of the service industry, as is dry-cleaning. |
| service level agreement n | (contract defining scope of [sth] to be provided) | acordo de nível de serviço sm |
| | | contrato de nível de serviço sm |
| service life n | (period a product is expected to last) | vida útil loc sf |
| service line n | (tennis: boundary marking) (tênis) | linha de serviço loc sf |
| | The serve didn't count because the player's foot was over the service line. |
| service mark n | (logo of a commercial service) | logotipo da empresa sm |
| | The service mark appears on the uniforms of the company's employees. |
| service provider n | (company: provides internet) (internet) | provedor sm |
| service record n | (employment history) | histórico profissional loc sm |
| | If you don't think he can do the job, you can always check his service record at the employment office. |
| service record n | US (history of military service) | histórico de serviço militar sm + loc adj |
| | The sergeant had a great service record and had won many medals. |
| service record n | (vehicle: record of maintence) (veículo) | registro de manutenções sm + loc adj |
| | When they repaired the car's engine they made an entry on the service record. |
| service station n | (gas station) | estação de serviço sf |
| | | posto de serviço sm |
| | We're running low on gas; let's stop at the next service station. |
| service station n | (motorway rest-stop) | estação de serviço sf |
| | | posto de serviço sm |
| shuttle service n | (transport going back and forth) | serviço de traslado sm |
| | | traslado sm |
| | There's a free shuttle service from the car park to the shopping centre. |
| silver service n | UK (formal method of serving dinner) (método formal de servir jantar) | serviço à inglesa sm |
| social services npl | (amenities and assistance to community) (assistência à comunidade) | serviço social sm |
| | Some people think that immigrants shouldn't have automatic access to social services. |
| tea service n | (set of teapot and cups) (conjunto de bules e xícaras) | jogo de chá loc sm |
| | | conjunto de chá loc sm |
| | My grandmother has a silver tea service that she uses on special occasions. |
| telephone service provider n | (company: provides phone) | empresa de telefonia sf |
| | | provedor de serviço de telefonia sm |
| tow service n | (company that hauls away vehicles) (empresa que reboca carros) | serviço de guincho loc sm |
| | (informal) | guincho sm |
| train service n | (provision of railway transport) (provisão de transporte por trem) | transporte ferroviário loc sm |
| | Unfortunately there's no train service to Bexhill so we'll have to take the bus. |
| turndown service n | (hotel: bed preparation service) (hotel) | serviço de abertura da cama sm |
| valet service n | (hotel: cleaning guests' clothes) | serviço de lavanderia sm |