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2 just
I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) réttmætur2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) réttmætur, lögmætur3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) verðskuldaður•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) einmitt, rétt eins og, nákvæmlega2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) rétt eins, alveg jafn3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) rétt í þessu4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) í þann mund að, rétt í þessu5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) nákvæmlega á þeirri stundu6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) varla; aðeins7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) aðeins; bara8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) sjáðu bara!9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) öldungis•- just now
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3 retribution
[retri'bju:ʃən](punishment, especially deserved.) réttlát refsing, makleg málagjöld -
4 serve right
(to be the punishment deserved by: If you fall and hurt yourself, it'll serve you right for climbing up there when I told you not to.) eiga (e-ð) skilið -
5 well-earned
adjective (thoroughly deserved: a well-earned rest.) sem e-r á skilið
См. также в других словарях:
deserved — adj. properly earned; warranted; merited. Opposite of {undeserved}. Syn: due. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deserved — index condign, due (owed), entitled, equitable, fair (just), just, rightful … Law dictionary
deserved — [di zʉrvd′] adj. rightfully earned or merited; just deservedly [dizʉr′vid lē] adv … English World dictionary
Deserved — Deserve De*serve (d[ e]*z[ e]rv ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deserved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deserving}.] [OF. deservir, desservir, to merit, L. deservire to serve zealously, be devoted to; de + servire to serve. See {Serve}.] 1. To earn by service; to be … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deserved — de|served [dıˈzə:vd US ˈzə:rvd] adj earned because of good or bad behaviour, skill, work etc ▪ He has a well deserved reputation as a reliable worker. a deserved win/victory/success etc ▪ Larsson s goal gave Celtic a deserved victory … Dictionary of contemporary English
deserved — de|served [ dı zɜrvd ] adjective if something is deserved, it is right that you have or get it: She has a deserved reputation for honesty and sincerity … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
deserved — UK [dɪˈzɜː(r)vd] / US [dɪˈzɜrvd] adjective if something is deserved, it is right that you have it or get it She has a deserved reputation for honesty and sincerity … English dictionary
deserved — adjective Date: circa 1552 of, relating to, or being that which one deserves < a deserved reputation > • deservedly adverb • deservedness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
deserved — deservedness /di zerr vid nis/, n. /di zerrvd /, adj. justly or rightly earned; merited: a deserved increase in salary. [1545 55; DESERVE + ED2] * * * … Universalium
deserved — adj. Deserved is used with these nouns: ↑reputation, ↑victory, ↑win, ↑winner … Collocations dictionary
deserved — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. merited, earned, justified, warranted, meet, appropriate, suitable, equitable, right, rightful, proper, fitting, just, due, well deserved; see also fit 1 . Ant. undue*, excessive, inordinate. II (Roget s Thesaurus II)… … English dictionary for students
