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merits

/ˈmɛɹ.ɪts/

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noun

Mérites, qualités

A claim to commendation or a reward.

Examples :

"Her hard work and dedication earned her several merits from the teacher. "

Son travail acharné et son dévouement lui ont valu plusieurs mérites de la part du professeur.

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Mérites, qualités

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 mérites.

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noun

Mérites, qualités

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

Mérites, vertus

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 des mérites.

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noun

Le bien-fondé, les mérites

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."

Bien que le plaignant ait 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

Mérites, qualités

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

Examples :

"The student's hard work had its merits, earning them a good grade. "

Le travail acharné de l'étudiant avait ses mérites, ce qui lui a valu une bonne note.

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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, valoir

To be deserving or worthy.

Examples :

"They were punished as they merited."

Ils ont été punis comme ils le méritaient.

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Récompenser, mériter

Examples :

"The company's outstanding performance this year merits a bonus for all employees. "

Les excellentes performances de l'entreprise cette année méritent une prime pour tous les employés.

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