merece

deserves

Examples

Tom merece ser castigado.

Tom deserves to be punished.

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Tom merece la culpa.

Tom deserves to be blamed.

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Merece la pena leer aquel libro.

That book is worth reading.

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Ese candidato merece nuestro apoyo.

That candidate deserves our support.

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Todo el mundo tiene lo que se merece.

Everyone has what he deserves.

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Él merece ser promovido.

He deserves a promotion.

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No merece la pena intentar convencer a Tom.

It's no use trying to persuade Tom.

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Tom merece un ascenso.

Tom deserves a promotion.

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Se merece el castigo.

He deserves the punishment.

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Tom se merece unas vacaciones.

Tom deserves a vacation.

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Soy el Monstruo del Espagueti Volante. No adorarás a otros monstruos antes que a Mí. (Después está bien, sólo usa protección). ¡El único monstruo que merece ir con mayúscula soy Yo! Los otros monstruos son monstruos falsos, que no merecen ir con mayúscula.

I am the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Thou shalt have no other monsters before Me. (Afterwards is OK; just use protection.) The only Monster who deserves capitalization is Me! Other monsters are false monsters, undeserving of capitalization.

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El que roba merece castigo.

A person who steals deserves punishment.

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Tom cree que el rico merece ser rico y el pobre merece ser pobre.

Tom believes that the rich deserve to be rich and that the poor deserve to be poor.

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A cada cual lo que se merece.

To each his own.

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Un hijo que no aprenda a remar su propia canoa, no merece heredar la fortuna de su padre.

A son who could not learn to paddle his own canoe does not deserve to inherit his father's fortune.

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Toda nación tiene el gobierno que merece.

Every country has the government it deserves.

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Merece un ascenso.

He deserves a promotion.

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Tom merece otra oportunidad.

Tom deserves another chance.

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Tu esfuerzo merece elogio.

Your effort deserves praise.

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Merece la pena intentarlo.

It is worthwhile to have a try at it.

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