serre

See also: serré and sèrre

Asturian

Verb

(deprecated template usage) serre

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

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French serre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛː.rə/

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• Hyphenation: ser‧re

Noun

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

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛʁ/

Etymology 1

Deverbal from serrer.

Noun

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 […]. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

5. Closed space in which something (such as vegetables) is conserved
6. a greenhouse, hothouse

Derived terms

• effet de serre
• effet serre
• gaz à effet de serre
• serre à papillons
• serre chaude
• serre froide
• serre tempérée
• serriste

 

Descendants

• → Turkish: sera

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

serre

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

Further reading

• “serre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• erres

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛr.re/
• Rhymes: -ɛrre
• Hyphenation: sèr‧re

Noun

serre f

1. plural of serra

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ser‧re

Verb

serre

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