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1 meritare
1. v/t deservenon merita un prezzo così alto it's not worth that much2. v/i: un libro che merita a worthwhile booknon ti arrabbiare, non merita don't get angry, it's/he's not worth it* * *meritare v.tr.1 to deserve, to merit: meritava la vittoria, he deserved the victory; uno sforzo che merita, a worthwhile effort; merita che si faccia qlco. per lui, he deserves to have sthg. done on his behalf; merita di essere punito, he deserves punishment (o to be punished) // una notizia che merita attenzione, a piece of news that deserves attention // te lo meriti, (ben ti sta) it served you right; l'hanno rimproverato, se l'è meritato, they've told him off, it served him right2 (valere) to be worth: questa poesia merita di essere letta, this poem is worth reading; questo quadro non merita tutto quel denaro, this picture isn't worth all that money // non merita la pena, it isn't worth the trouble3 (far ottenere, procacciare) to earn: è questo che gli meritò la promozione, this is what earned him his promotion; la sua condotta gli meritò la lode di tutti, his conduct earned him universal praise.* * *[meri'tare]1. vt1) (premio, stima) to deserve(si) merita un premio/un ceffone — he deserves a prize/a smack
è una persona che merita — he deserves our respect (o affection ecc)
2)meritare attenzione/considerazione — to require o need attention/consideration3) (valere) to be worth2. vb impersmerita andare — it's worth going* * *[meri'tare]verbo transitivo1) (anche meritarsi) (essere degno di) [persona, azione] to deserve [stima, incoraggiamento, ricompensa, punizione]ha avuto quello che si meritava — he got his just deserts, he had it coming (to him) colloq.
te lo meriti! — (positivo) you deserve it! (negativo) it serves you right! you've got what you deserve!
3) (procurare)meritare il rispetto di qcn. — to earn sb.'s respect
* * *meritare/meri'tare/ [1]1 (anche meritarsi) (essere degno di) [persona, azione] to deserve [stima, incoraggiamento, ricompensa, punizione]; cosa abbiamo fatto per meritarci questo? what did we do to deserve this? questioni che non meritano la vostra attenzione issues unworthy of your attention; ha avuto quello che si meritava he got his just deserts, he had it coming (to him) colloq.; te lo meriti! (positivo) you deserve it! (negativo) it serves you right! you've got what you deserve!2 (valere la pena) il libro merita (di essere letto) the book is worth reading; meritare di essere fatto to be worthwhile doing3 (procurare) meritare il rispetto di qcn. to earn sb.'s respect.
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