desservir
Meanings
Verb
1. to serve (be the pastor of a church) (religion, transitive)
2. to serve, to have as or in its catchment area (of a transit service or other public service or similar)
3. to clear, clear away (e.g. a table) (transitive)
4. to do a disservice, to perform ill offices (to someone) (transitive)
Examples5
Ce train dessert les grandes villes de la région.
This train serves the big towns in the region.
Sur la table desservie, un vieux tapis rouge.
On the cleared table, an old red tablecloth.
C'est un magasin qui dessert spécifiquement les étudiants.
This is a store that caters specially to students.
Pourrais-tu desservir la table, s'il te plait ?
Could you please clear the table?
Pourriez-vous desservir la table, s'il vous plait ?
Could you please clear the table?