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mérite [meʀit]masculine nouna. ( = vertu intrinsèque) merit ; ( = respect accordé) creditb. ( = valeur) merit ; ( = qualité) quality* * *meʀitnom masculin ( vertu permanente) merit; ( pour un événement ponctuel) credit; ( qualité) merit, qualitycette voiture n'est pas très belle mais elle a le mérite de rouler — this car isn't much to look at but at least it goes GB ou runs US
* * *meʀit nm1) [initiative, action] creditLe mérite lui en revient. — He deserves all the credit for this.
2) (valeur personnelle) merit3) (= avantage, atout) (solutions ou options que l'on compare) virtueC'est une approche qui a le mérite de la simplicité. — This approach has the virtue of simplicity.
* * *mérite nm1 ( vertu permanente) merit; ( pour un événement ponctuel) credit; un homme de (grand) mérite a man of (great) merit; il a au moins le mérite d'être sincère he has the merit of being sincere, but at least he's sincere; au mérite according to merit; il a eu le mérite de permettre le dialogue entre les deux parties it's to his credit that he got the two sides around the negotiating table; ne me remerciez pas, tout le mérite revient à mon collaborateur don't thank me, all the credit should go to my colleague; avoir du mérite à faire qch to deserve credit for doing sth; tu as au moins le mérite d'avoir essayé at least you tried; il n'y a aucun mérite à faire there's no merit in doing; vous n'en avez que plus de mérite you deserve all the more credit for it; il a eu grand mérite à faire it was greatly to his credit that he did; cette voiture n'est pas très belle mais elle a le mérite de rouler/d'exister this car isn't very much to look at but at least it goes GB ou runs US/but it's better than nothing;2 ( qualité) merit, quality; ce livre a ses mérites the book has its merits; si nombreux que soient ses mérites, il n'est pas sans défauts however many qualities he may have, he's not without his faults; vanter les mérites de qn/qch to sing the praises of sb/sth; avoir le double mérite d'être confortable et puissant to be comfortable and powerful;3 ( décoration) ordre (national) du Mérite French award for distinguished services in a public or private capacity;4 Relig les mérites the good works.[merit] nom masculinavoir du mérite to be deserving of ou to deserve praise2. [gloire] credittout le mérite de l'affaire vous revient all the credit for the deal is yours, you deserve all the credit for the deal3. [qualité] meritsa déclaration a au moins le mérite d'être brève her statement at least has the merit of being brief4. [décoration]
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