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merit

/ˈmɛɹət/

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noun

Mérito

A claim to commendation or a reward.

Examples :

"The student's excellent grades earned her merit. "

Las excelentes calificaciones de la estudiante le valieron mérito.

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noun

Mérito, reconocimiento

A mark or token of approbation or to recognize excellence.

Examples :

"For her good performance in the examination, her teacher gave her ten merits."

Por su buen desempeño en el examen, su profesor le dio diez reconocimientos.

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noun

Mérito, valor

Something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward.

Examples :

"His reward for his merit was a check for $50."

Su recompensa por su mérito fue un cheque por 50 dólares.

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noun

Mérito, valía

The sum of all the good deeds that a person does which determines the quality of the person's next state of existence and contributes to the person's growth towards enlightenment.

Examples :

"to acquire or make merit"

Adquirir o hacer méritos.

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noun

Méritos, fundamentos

Usually in the plural form the merits: the substantive rightness or wrongness of a legal argument, a lawsuit, etc., as opposed to technical matters such as the admissibility of evidence or points of legal procedure; (by extension) the overall good or bad quality, or rightness or wrongness, of some other thing.

Examples :

"Even though the plaintiff was ordered by the judge to pay some costs for not having followed the correct procedure, she won the case on the merits."

Aunque el juez ordenó a la demandante que pagara algunos costos por no haber seguido el procedimiento correcto, ganó el caso por sus méritos.

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noun

Mérito

The quality or state of deserving retribution, whether reward or punishment.

Examples :

"The student's excellent performance in class earned her a merit award. "

El excelente desempeño del estudiante en clase le valió un premio al mérito.

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verb

Merecer, valer

To deserve, to earn.

Examples :

"Her performance merited wild applause."

Su actuación mereció una gran ovación.

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verb

Merecer

To be deserving or worthy.

Examples :

"They were punished as they merited."

Fueron castigados como merecían.

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verb

Merecer

Examples :

"The teacher will merit her students with extra credit for their excellent project. "

La profesora recompensará a sus estudiantes con crédito extra por su excelente proyecto.

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