Francúzština | Angličtina |
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mérite nom | merit◼◼◼(something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward) |
mérite nom {m} | merit◼◼◼(claim to commendation or a reward) credit [credits]◼◼◻(recognition and respect) |
mériter verbe | deserve [deserved, deserving, deserves]◼◼◼(to merit) merit [merited, meriting, merits]◼◼◼(to deserve, earn, see also: deserve; earn) earn [earned, earning, earns]◼◼◻(deserve) |
attribuer le mérite verbe | chalk up to(idiomatic: to attribute something to something) |
démérite [literary] nom {m} | demerit [demerits]◼◼◼(mark for bad conduct) |
s'attribuer les mérites verbe | steal someone's thunder(to appropriate someone's ideas) |
vanter les mérites de verbe | sing the praises of◼◼◼(commend someone's attributes to others) |
émérite adjectif | emeritus◼◼◼(retired but retaining an honorific version of a previous title) |