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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. deserve [Brit dɪˈzəːv, Am dəˈzərv] VB trans

deserve
mériter (to do de faire)
to deserve well/ill of sb form
mériter/ne pas mériter d'être bien traité par qn
she deserves to be remembered as…
elle mérite que l'on se souvienne d'elle comme…
you deserve better than this!
tu mérites mieux que ça!
they only got what they deserved, it was no more than they deserved
ils n'ont eu que ce qu'ils méritaient
what did we do to deserve this?
qu'avons-nous fait pour mériter cela?

II. deserved ADJ

deserved victory, reward, success:

deserved
mérité
richly deserved
largement mérité
undeniably deserve, need
incontestablement
to deserve some of the blame
mériter des reproches
French
French
English
English
mériter créance
to deserve credence
elle est indigne de ton amitié
she is unworthy of your friendship, she doesn't deserve your friendship
ce film est indigne de figurer au palmarès
this film doesn't deserve to win a prize
mériter
to deserve
tu n'as que ce que tu mérites
you've got what you deserve
avoir du mérite à faire qc
to deserve credit for doing sth
vous n'en avez que plus de mérite
you deserve all the more credit for it
être digne d'éloges personne:
to deserve praise
vous me flattez, je n'en mérite pas autant
you flatter me, I don't deserve it
je ne te punis pas pour le plaisir mais parce que tu le mérites
I'm not punishing you for the sake of it, but because you deserve it

in the PONS Dictionary

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deserve [dɪˈzɜ:v, Am dɪˈzɜ:rv] VB trans

deserve
mériter
that you so richly deserve
que vous méritez largement
French
French
English
English
mériter
to deserve
mériter de réussir/d'être récompensé
to deserve to succeed/to be reimbursed
mériter une récompense
to deserve an award
mériter une sanction
to deserve punishment
valoir
to deserve
in the PONS Dictionary
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English
French
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deserve [dɪ·ˈzɜrv] VB trans

deserve
mériter
that you so richly deserve
que vous méritez largement
French
French
English
English
mériter
to deserve
mériter de réussir/d'être récompensé
to deserve to succeed/to be reimbursed
mériter une récompense
to deserve an award
valoir
to deserve
Present
Ideserve
youdeserve
he/she/itdeserves
wedeserve
youdeserve
theydeserve
Past
Ideserved
youdeserved
he/she/itdeserved
wedeserved
youdeserved
theydeserved
Present Perfect
Ihavedeserved
youhavedeserved
he/she/ithasdeserved
wehavedeserved
youhavedeserved
theyhavedeserved
Past Perfect
Ihaddeserved
youhaddeserved
he/she/ithaddeserved
wehaddeserved
youhaddeserved
theyhaddeserved
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