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1 mete
I [mi:t]noun(zlasti plural) meja, mejnikjuridically metes and bounds — mejefiguratively to know one's metes and bounds — poznati mero, ne prekoračiti mejeII [mi:t]transitive verbpoetically (iz)meritito mete out — odmeriti (nagrado, kazen) -
2 mete
transitive verb(literary)mete out — zuteil werden lassen (geh.) [Belohnung] (to Dat.); auferlegen [Strafe] (to Dat.)
* * *[mi:t]vtto \mete out punishment to sb jdn bestrafen; (physical) jdn züchtigen* * *[miːt]vtto mete out — zuteilwerden lassen ( to sb jdm); praise austeilen; rewards verteilen
the function of the courts is to mete out justice — es ist Aufgabe der Gerichte zu richten
* * *mete [miːt]A v/tB s Grenze f:know one’s metes and bounds fig seine Grenzen kennen, Maß und Ziel kennen* * *transitive verbmete out — zuteil werden lassen (geh.) [Belohnung] (to Dat.); auferlegen [Strafe] (to Dat.)
* * *v.messen v.(§ p.,pp.: maß, gemessen)
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