See also: serré and sèrre

Asturian

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Verb

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serre

  1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of serrar

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French serre.

Pronunciation

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  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˈsɛː.rə/
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  • Hyphenation: ser‧re

Noun

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serre f (plural serres, diminutive serretje n)

  1. (Netherlands) conservatory room (greenhouse or winter garden, usually as part of a house)
    Synonym: tuinkamer
  2. (Belgium) greenhouse
    Synonym: broeikas

French

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Etymology 1

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Deverbal from serrer.

Noun

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serre f (plural serres)

  1. action of pressing something together; result of this action
    Dans la préparation du Champagne on appelle première serre, deuxième serre, etc., les produits successifs du pressurage [] .In the preparation of Champagne we call the first pressing, second pressing, etc., the successive products of pressing []
  2. a tool serving to press one or more objects together
  3. Press or pinces allowing to press together the two parts of a mould together
  4. (in the plural) the clutches or talons of a raptor, or of a bird
    Tenir dans ses serres.To hold in its clutches.
  5. Closed space in which something (such as vegetables) is conserved
  6. a greenhouse, hothouse
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Turkish: sera

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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serre

  1. inflection of serrer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Italian

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Noun

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serre f

  1. plural of serra

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ser‧re

Verb

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serre

  1. inflection of serrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative