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1 merecer
v.1 to deserve, to be worthy of.la isla merece una visita the island is worth a visitmerece la pena detenernos un poco más en este punto it's worth spending a bit more time on this pointno merece la pena it's not worth itno merece la pena que te enfades it's not worth getting angry about, there's no point in getting angry about itSe lo merecía He deserved it=He had it coming.2 to be worthy.en edad de merecer of marriageable age3 to deserve to, to be entitled to.* * *1 to deserve, be worth3 (valer) to earn, get\merecer la pena to be worth itlo tiene bien merecido (premio, etc) he (she, etc) really deserved it 2 (castigo) he (she, etc,) asked for it, it serves him (her, etc,) right* * *verbto deserve, be worthy of* * *1. VT1) [+ recompensa, castigo] to deserve2.VI to be deserving, be worthy3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo <premio/castigo> to deserve2.merecer + inf — to deserve to + inf
merecerse v pron (enf) <premio/castigo> to deservemerecerse + inf — to deserve to + inf
* * *= deserve, merit, rate.Ex. Although document arrangement, may be a very unsophisticated information retrieval device it deserves special attention.Ex. This article identifies and discusses sources of information on comic books meriting inclusion on a core collection for academic and public libraries.Ex. Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.----* lo que Algo o Alguien se merece = fair share.* merecer admiración = deserve + admiration.* merecer apoyo = be deserving of support.* merecer atención = merit + attention, be worthy of + attention, deserve + attention.* merecer consideración = merit + consideration.* merecer + Infinitivo = be worthy of + Gerundio.* merecer la pena = be worth + the effort, be worthwhile, be worth + Posesivo + time, be worth it.* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.* merecer la pena el esfuerzo = repay + effort.* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.* merecer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worthy of + Gerundio, it + be + worth + Gerundio.* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.* merecerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* merecer mención especial = deserve + special mention.* merecer que se reconozca la labor realizada = deserve + credit.* merecer reconocimiento = merit + recognition.* merecerse algo = deserve + a little something.* merecérselo = have it + coming.* merecer ser mencionado = deserve + mention.* merecerse una recompensa = deserve + a little something.* merecerse una satisfacción = deserve + a little something.* merecerse un regalo = deserve + a little something.* no merecer la pena = be no good.* no merecerse Algo = be unworthy of.* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.* que merece la pena = worthwhile.* recibir lo que Uno se merece = get + Posesivo + just rewards, get + Posesivo + due(s).* tienes lo que te mereces = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* * *1.verbo transitivo <premio/castigo> to deserve2.merecer + inf — to deserve to + inf
merecerse v pron (enf) <premio/castigo> to deservemerecerse + inf — to deserve to + inf
* * *= deserve, merit, rate.Ex: Although document arrangement, may be a very unsophisticated information retrieval device it deserves special attention.
Ex: This article identifies and discusses sources of information on comic books meriting inclusion on a core collection for academic and public libraries.Ex: Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.* lo que Algo o Alguien se merece = fair share.* merecer admiración = deserve + admiration.* merecer apoyo = be deserving of support.* merecer atención = merit + attention, be worthy of + attention, deserve + attention.* merecer consideración = merit + consideration.* merecer + Infinitivo = be worthy of + Gerundio.* merecer la pena = be worth + the effort, be worthwhile, be worth + Posesivo + time, be worth it.* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.* merecer la pena el esfuerzo = repay + effort.* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.* merecer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worthy of + Gerundio, it + be + worth + Gerundio.* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.* merecerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* merecer mención especial = deserve + special mention.* merecer que se reconozca la labor realizada = deserve + credit.* merecer reconocimiento = merit + recognition.* merecerse algo = deserve + a little something.* merecérselo = have it + coming.* merecer ser mencionado = deserve + mention.* merecerse una recompensa = deserve + a little something.* merecerse una satisfacción = deserve + a little something.* merecerse un regalo = deserve + a little something.* no merecer la pena = be no good.* no merecerse Algo = be unworthy of.* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.* que merece la pena = worthwhile.* recibir lo que Uno se merece = get + Posesivo + just rewards, get + Posesivo + due(s).* tienes lo que te mereces = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* * *merecer [E3 ]vt‹premio/castigo/victoria› to deservemerece el respeto y la admiración de todos she deserves everyone's respect and admirationun hecho que merece toda nuestra atención a fact that deserves our full attention, a fact that merits o is worthy of our full attention ( frml)no mereces la suerte que tienes you don't deserve to be so luckymerecer + INF to deserve to + INFmereció ganar he deserved to winmerecer QUE + SUBJ:merece que le den el puesto she deserves to get the jobmerece que lo metan en la cárcel he deserves to be put in prison( enf) ‹premio/castigo› to deservequé marido tienes, no te lo mereces what a wonderful husband you have, you don't deserve himte lo tienes bien merecido it serves you right, you deserve ittiene la bien merecida fama de mujeriego he has a well-deserved reputation as a womanizermerecerse + INF to deserve to + INFse mereció ganar el concurso she deserved to win the contestmerecerse QUE + SUBJ:se merece que le den el trabajo she deserves to get the jobte mereces que te den una buena paliza you deserve a good hiding* * *
merecer ( conjugate merecer) verbo transitivo ‹premio/castigo› to deserve;
merecerse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹premio/castigo› to deserve;
te lo tienes bien merecido it serves you right;
se merece que la asciendan she deserves to be promoted
merecer vtr (ser digno de) to deserve: no merecía el aplauso, she didn't deserve the applause
este libro no merece ser leído, this book isn't worth reading
♦ Locuciones: merece la pena, to be worth the trouble o to be worth it: la recompensa merece la pena, the reward is worth it ➣ Ver nota en deserve
' merecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compensar
- ganarse
- pena
- valer
English:
deserve
- merit
- rate
- salt
- worth
* * *♦ vtto deserve, to be worthy of;la isla merece una visita the island is worth a visit;merece la pena detenernos un poco más en este punto it's worth spending a bit more time on this point;no merece la pena it's not worth it;no merece la pena que te enfades it's not worth getting angry about, there's no point in getting angry about it;merece ser ascendido he deserves to be promoted♦ vito be worthy;en edad de merecer of marriageable age* * *v/t deserve;no merece la pena it’s not worth it;no se lo merece he doesn’t deserve it;en edad de merecer old enough to have a boyfriend/girlfriend* * *merecer {53} vt: to deserve, to meritmerecer vi: to be worthy* * *merecer vb to deserve -
2 merecido
adj.1 merited, deserving, well-deserved, deserved.2 condign.m.deserved thing, due thing, due, comeuppance.past part.past participle of spanish verb: merecer.* * *1 (just) deserts plural, come-uppance————————1→ link=merecer merecer► adjetivo1 fully deserved, well deserved1 (just) deserts plural, come-uppance\llevar su merecido to get one's come-uppancebien merecido lo tiene he (she, etc) had it coming to him (her, etc)* * *1. (f. - merecida)adj.just, due2. noun m.* * *1.ADJ [premio, descanso] well-deserved2.SM just deserts pl* * *recibió or se llevó su merecido — he got what he deserved
* * *= deserved, retribution, retributive.Ex. Such a policy might reduce the library's deserved status as an institution of high culture and it would increase rapport between the library and its users.Ex. Prerequisites like retribution for the baddies and reward for the goodies must prevail in children's stories.Ex. The main character in the novel viewed his death as the solutions to his problems and was therefore motivated enough by the death-wish to kill with the hopes of retributive capital punishment.----* bien merecido = well deserved, well-earned.* castigo merecido = retribution.* * *recibió or se llevó su merecido — he got what he deserved
* * *= deserved, retribution, retributive.Ex: Such a policy might reduce the library's deserved status as an institution of high culture and it would increase rapport between the library and its users.
Ex: Prerequisites like retribution for the baddies and reward for the goodies must prevail in children's stories.Ex: The main character in the novel viewed his death as the solutions to his problems and was therefore motivated enough by the death-wish to kill with the hopes of retributive capital punishment.* bien merecido = well deserved, well-earned.* castigo merecido = retribution.* * *recibió or se llevó su merecido he got his just deserts, he got what he deserved* * *
Del verbo merecer: ( conjugate merecer)
merecido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
merecer
merecido
merecer ( conjugate merecer) verbo transitivo ‹premio/castigo› to deserve;
merecerse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹premio/castigo› to deserve;
te lo tienes bien merecido it serves you right;
se merece que la asciendan she deserves to be promoted
merecido sustantivo masculino: recibió or se llevó su merecido he got what he deserved
merecer vtr (ser digno de) to deserve: no merecía el aplauso, she didn't deserve the applause
este libro no merece ser leído, this book isn't worth reading
♦ Locuciones: merece la pena, to be worth the trouble o to be worth it: la recompensa merece la pena, the reward is worth it ➣ Ver nota en deserve
merecido sustantivo masculino due: han recibido su merecido, they got what was coming to them
' merecido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
merecer
English:
deserts
- deserve
- just
- richly
- serve
- well-earned
* * *merecido nmdarle a alguien su merecido to give sb his/her just deserts;recibió su merecido he got his just deserts* * *I adj well-deserved;bien merecido lo tiene it serves him rightII m just deserts pl* * *merecido nm: something merited, duerecibieron su merecido: they got their just deserts -
3 merecer
merecer ( conjugate merecer) verbo transitivo ‹premio/castigo› to deserve; merecerse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹premio/castigo› to deserve; te lo tienes bien merecido it serves you right; se merece que la asciendan she deserves to be promoted
merecer vtr (ser digno de) to deserve: no merecía el aplauso, she didn't deserve the applause
este libro no merece ser leído, this book isn't worth reading Locuciones: merece la pena, to be worth the trouble o to be worth it: la recompensa merece la pena, the reward is worth it ➣ Ver nota en deserve
' merecer' also found in these entries: Spanish: compensar - ganarse - pena - valer English: deserve - merit - rate - salt - worth -
4 merecido
Del verbo merecer: ( conjugate merecer) \ \
merecido es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: merecer merecido
merecer ( conjugate merecer) verbo transitivo ‹premio/castigo› to deserve; merecerse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹premio/castigo› to deserve; te lo tienes bien merecido it serves you right; se merece que la asciendan she deserves to be promoted
merecido sustantivo masculino: recibió or se llevó su merecido he got what he deserved
merecer vtr (ser digno de) to deserve: no merecía el aplauso, she didn't deserve the applause
este libro no merece ser leído, this book isn't worth reading Locuciones: merece la pena, to be worth the trouble o to be worth it: la recompensa merece la pena, the reward is worth it ➣ Ver nota en deserve
merecido sustantivo masculino due: han recibido su merecido, they got what was coming to them ' merecido' also found in these entries: Spanish: merecer English: deserts - deserve - just - richly - serve - well-earned
См. также в других словарях:
mérito — (Del lat. meritum.) ► sustantivo masculino 1 Cualidad o acción por la que una persona se merece una cosa: ■ será un gran pianista porque tiene muchos méritos. SINÓNIMO merecimiento virtud 2 Valor de una cosa debido al trabajo, habilidad u otra… … Enciclopedia Universal
mérito — sustantivo masculino 1. Cualidad de una persona que la convierten en digna de admiración: Tiene mucho mérito haber llegado a la universidad procediendo de una familia obrera. 2. (no contable) Acción o comportamiento por los que una persona se… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
mérito — s m 1 Valor de la obra, de la conducta o del esfuerzo de una persona, en relación con la responsabilidad, el compromiso o la capacidad que implicó lograrlos: tener mérito, el mérito de un compositor, el mérito de las investigaciones químicas 2 De … Español en México
