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1 mériter
mériter [meʀite]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verbto deserve ; ( = exiger) to call for• ça se mérite ! you have to earn it!• cela mérite réflexion (exiger) this calls for careful thought ; (valoir) this deserves careful thought* * *meʀite
1.
verbe transitif to deservetu n'as que ce que tu mérites — you've got GB ou gotten US what you deserve
mériter réflexion/d'être lu — to be worth considering/reading
il a reçu une gifle et il l'a bien méritée — he got a slap in the face and it was nothing less than he deserved
sa lettre mérite une réponse — his/her letter merits a reply
2.
se mériter verbe pronominal* * *meʀite vt1) [récompense, punition] to deserveIl mérite de réussir. — He deserves to succeed.
mériter que...; Ils méritent qu'on leur retire leur permis. — They deserve to lose their licence.
2) [proposition, oeuvre] [réflexion, examen] to be worthmériter que...; un sujet qui mérite qu'on y réfléchisse — a point that is worth thinking about
mériter de...; un sujet qui mérite d'être approfondi — a point that merits further consideration
* * *mériter verb table: aimerA vtr [personne, action] to deserve [estime, encouragements, récompense, punition]; il mériterait qu'on lui fasse subir le même sort he deserves the same treatment, it would serve him right if somebody did the same to him; tu n'as que ce que tu mérites you've got GB ou gotten US what you deserve, it serves you right; un délit qui mérite une peine très lourde a crime that warrants ou deserves a very heavy penalty; mériter d'être lu to be worth reading; l'endroit mérite le détour this place is worth the detour; mériter réflexion to be worth considering; cette théorie mérite qu'on s'y intéresse this theory is worth studying; il a reçu une gifle et il l'a bien méritée he got a slap round GB ou in the face and it was nothing less than he deserved; succès/repos (bien) mérité well- deserved success/rest; punition/récompense méritée well-deserved punishment/reward; sa lettre mérite une réponse his/her letter merits a reply.B mériter de vtr ind avoir bien mérité de la patrie to have earned the recognition of one's countrymen.[merite] verbe transitiftu l'as bien mérité! it serves you right!, you got what you deserve!une exposition qui mérite d'être vue an exhibition worth seeing ou which deserves to be seen————————mériter de verbe plus préposition————————se mériter verbe pronominal (emploi passif)un cadeau pareil, ça se mérite you have to do something special to get a present like that -
2 aloi
aloi [alwa]masculine noun• de bon aloi [plaisanterie] respectable* * *alwɑnom masculin* * *alwa nmde bon aloi — of genuine worth, of genuine quality
de mauvais aloi — of doubtful worth, of doubtful quality
* * *aloi nm un succès de bon/mauvais aloi a well-deserved/an undeserved success; une plaisanterie de bon/mauvais aloi a joke in good taste/a tasteless joke; une gaieté de bon aloi a simple cheerfulness.[alwa] nom masculina. [marchandise, individu] of sterling ou genuine worthb. [plaisanterie] in good tastea. [marchandise] worthlessb. [individu] worthless, no-good (avant nom)c. [plaisanterie] in bad tasted. [succès] cheap -
3 usurper
usurper [yzyʀpe]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb[de pouvoir, honneur, nom] to usurp* * *yzyʀpeverbe transitif to usurp [titre, réputation]* * *yzyʀpe vt* * *usurper verb table: aimer vtr to usurp [titre, réputation]; une victoire non usurpée a well-deserved success.[yzyrpe] verbe transitif[droit, identité] to usurp————————usurper sur verbe plus préposition(littéraire) to encroach on ou upon
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