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merit

/ˈmɛɹət/

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noun

Mérite

A claim to commendation or a reward.

Examples :

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

Les excellentes notes de l'étudiante lui ont valu du mérite.

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noun

Mérite, distinction

A mark or token of approbation or to recognize excellence.

Examples :

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

Pour sa bonne performance à l'examen, son professeur lui a donné dix distinctions.

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noun

Mérite, valeur

Something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward.

Examples :

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

Sa récompense pour son mérite était un chèque de 50 $.

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noun

Mérite, valeur

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"

Acquérir ou faire du mérite.

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noun

Le bien-fondé, le mérite

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."

Même si le plaignant a été condamné par le juge à payer certains frais pour ne pas avoir suivi la procédure correcte, elle a gagné l'affaire sur le fond.

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noun

Mérite

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

Examples :

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

L'excellente performance de l'élève en classe lui a valu un prix du mérite.

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verb

Mériter, valoir

To deserve, to earn.

Examples :

"Her performance merited wild applause."

Sa performance méritait des applaudissements nourris.

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verb

Mériter

To be deserving or worthy.

Examples :

"They were punished as they merited."

Ils ont été punis comme ils le méritaient.

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verb

Mériter, valoir

Examples :

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

Le professeur récompensera ses élèves avec des points supplémentaires pour leur excellent projet.

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