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2 ♦ (to) deserve
♦ (to) deserve /dɪˈzɜ:v/v. t.meritare; meritarsi: They deserve praise for what they did, meritano delle lodi per quello che hanno fatto; This argument deserves greater attention, questo argomento merita maggiore attenzione; He deserved to be punished, meritava di essere punito; They deserved to win, meritavano di vincere; to deserve a rest [a break, a holiday], meritarsi un po' di riposo [una pausa, una vacanza]; I don't know why she stays with him, she deserves so much better, non so perché stia con lui: merita molto di meglio; He got what he deserved, ha avuto quello che si meritava; I'm glad he's doing so well: it's no more than he deserves, sono contento che le cose gli vandano al meglio: se lo è proprio meritato; I don't know what I've done to deserve this, non so cosa io abbia fatto per meritare questo● (fig. fam.) to deserve a medal, meritarsi una medaglia (fig.): He deserves a medal for putting up with that woman, si merita una medaglia per sopportare quella donna. -
3 ♦ (to) deserve
♦ (to) deserve /dɪˈzɜ:v/v. t.meritare; meritarsi: They deserve praise for what they did, meritano delle lodi per quello che hanno fatto; This argument deserves greater attention, questo argomento merita maggiore attenzione; He deserved to be punished, meritava di essere punito; They deserved to win, meritavano di vincere; to deserve a rest [a break, a holiday], meritarsi un po' di riposo [una pausa, una vacanza]; I don't know why she stays with him, she deserves so much better, non so perché stia con lui: merita molto di meglio; He got what he deserved, ha avuto quello che si meritava; I'm glad he's doing so well: it's no more than he deserves, sono contento che le cose gli vandano al meglio: se lo è proprio meritato; I don't know what I've done to deserve this, non so cosa io abbia fatto per meritare questo● (fig. fam.) to deserve a medal, meritarsi una medaglia (fig.): He deserves a medal for putting up with that woman, si merita una medaglia per sopportare quella donna. -
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[bɛst]1. adjsuperl of good, migliorethe best thing about her is... — la cosa più bella di lei è...
the best thing to do is... — la cosa migliore da fare or farsi è...
2. advsuperl of well, megliobest before... — da consumarsi preferibilmente prima del...
3. nat best — nella migliore delle ipotesi, tutt'al più
he wasn't at his best — non era in vena or in piena forma
it's not perfect, but I did my best — non è perfetto, ma ho fatto del mio meglio
to look its best — (house, flat) esser bello (-a) ed ordinato (-a)
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