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∎ to be worthy of sth être digne de ou mériter qch;∎ to be worthy to do sth être digne ou mériter de faire qch;∎ they are worthy of praise/of respect ils sont dignes d'éloges/de respect, ils méritent des éloges/le respect;∎ her remarks are worthy of contempt ses remarques sont dignes de mépris;∎ surely my letter was at least worthy of an answer? ma lettre méritait quand même une réponse, non?;∎ she was a worthy winner elle méritait bien de gagner;∎ it is worthy of note that… il est intéressant de remarquer ou de noter que…;∎ the town has no museum worthy of the name la ville n'a aucun musée digne de ce nom∎ the worthy captain l'excellent ou le brave capitaine2 noun(important person) notable mf; humorous brave citoyen(enne) m,fⓘ We are not worthy! Cette formule ("nous ne méritons pas cet honneur") vient du film comique américain de 1992 Wayne's World. Tout comme dans le film, on emploie cette expression sur le mode humoristique en se prosternant pour exprimer son admiration pour quelqu'un, le plus souvent une vedette de la musique pop ou du sport.
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