merecido - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Possible base forms

merecido
merecer (Verb)
merecerse (Verb)

Adjectives / Adverbs

deserved  adj.	merecido, merecida
unearned  adj.	no merecido(-a)

Verbs

to deserve sth.  | deserved, deserved |	merecer algo
to deserve sth.  | deserved, deserved |	merecerse algo
to merit sth.  | merited, merited |	merecer algo
to merit sth.  | merited, merited |	merecerse algo
to have coming  | had, had |	merecerse algo
to be worth it  | was, been |	merecer la pena
to be worthwhile  | was, been |	merecer la pena
to pay sth. ⇔  off   - to be worth it	merecer la pena
to get one's just deserts	recibir lo que se merece
to get one's just deserts	recibir su merecido
to merit sth.  | merited, merited |	ameritar algo (Lat. Am.)   - merecer

Nouns

marital age

edad de merecer

Examples

It serves you right.	Te lo tienes merecido.
You had it coming.	Te lo tienes merecido.
After all her hard work, she truly deserves to be recognized.	Después de todo su trabajo duro, realmente se merece ser reconocida.
She worked hard and truly deserves the promotion.	Trabajó duro y realmente merece el ascenso.

Phrases / Collocations

to give so. their due [fig.]	dar su merecido a alguien [fig.]
not to be worth the candle	no merecer la pena
to give so. their due [fig.]	dar a alguien lo que se merece [fig.]
The game is not worth the candle.	no merece la pena

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