mereces in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for mereces in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.merecer VB trans

merecer premio/castigo/victoria:

merecer

to deserve

merece el respeto y la admiración de todos

she deserves everyone's respect and admiration

un hecho que merece toda nuestra atención

a fact that deserves our full attention

un hecho que merece toda nuestra atención

a fact that merits o is worthy of our full attention form

no mereces la suerte que tienes

you don't deserve to be so lucky

merecer + infinit.

to deserve to +  infinit.

mereció ganar

he deserved to win

(merecer que + subj) merece que le den el puesto

she deserves to get the job

merece que lo metan en la cárcel

he deserves to be put in prison

II.merecerse VB vpr (enfático)

merecerse premio/castigo

to deserve

qué marido tienes, no te lo mereces

what a wonderful husband you have, you don't deserve him

te lo tienes bien merecido

it serves you right

te lo tienes bien merecido

you deserve it

tiene la bien merecida fama de mujeriego

he has a well-deserved reputation as a womanizer

merecerse + infinit.

to deserve to +  infinit.

se mereció ganar el concurso

she deserved to win the contest

(merecerse que + subj) se merece que le den el trabajo

she deserves to get the job

te mereces que te den una buena paliza

you deserve a good hiding

See also pena, edad

pena N f

1.1. pena (tristeza):

tenía mucha pena

he was o felt very sad

me da pena ver a esos niños pidiendo limosna

it upsets me o it makes me sad to see those children begging

a mí la que me da pena es su pobre mujer

it's his poor wife I feel sorry for

está que da pena

she's in a terrible state

no te imaginas la pena que me da tener que decírtelo

you can't imagine how much it hurts me to have to tell you

lloraba con tanta pena

he was crying so bitterly

sentí mucha pena cuando me enteré de su muerte

I was very sad to hear of his death

1.2. pena (lástima):

pena

pity

pena

shame

¡qué pena que no te puedas quedar!

what a pity o a shame you can't stay!

es una pena que no hayas seguido sus consejos

it's a pity you didn't take her advice

de pena Spain

terrible

ese vestido le queda de pena

that dress looks terrible o awful o dreadful on her

en las fotos siempre salgo de pena

I always look awful o terrible in photographs

¿cómo te fue en el examen? — de pena

how was your exam? — awful o terrible

¿cómo te fue en el examen? — de pena

how did you get on in your exam? — really badly

estar hecho una pena

to be in a sorry o terrible state

estar hecho una pena

to be in a bad way

sin pena ni gloria

almost unnoticed

una película que pasó por las carteleras sin pena ni gloria

a movie which came and went almost unnoticed

pasó por la universidad sin pena ni gloria

he had an undistinguished university career

vale o merece la pena

it's worth it

merece la pena leerlo

it's worth reading

no vale la pena intentar convencerlo

there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him

un museo que bien vale la pena visitar

a museum which is well worth a visit

un museo que bien vale la pena visitar

a museum which is worthy of a visit form

bien merece la pena correr el riesgo

it's well worth the risk

2.1. pena <penas fpl > (dolores, problemas):

bebe para ahogar las penas

she drinks to drown her sorrows

vino a contarme sus penas

he came to tell me his problems o troubles

vino a contarme sus penas

he came to tell me his woes liter o hum

sus hijos no le han dado más que penas

her children have caused her nothing but sorrow o heartache

a duras penas (apenas)

hardly

a duras penas (con dificultad)

with difficulty

te oigo a duras penas

I can scarcely o hardly o barely hear you

subió a duras penas las escaleras

she had great difficulty climbing the stairs

llegaron a la meta, pero a duras penas

they reached the finishing line, but only just o only with difficulty

2.2. pena <penas fpl > (penurias, dificultades):

penas

hardship

pasamos muchas penas para pagarlo

we suffered great hardship to pay for it

pasaron grandes penas durante la expedición

they underwent great difficulties o hardship during the expedition

3. pena LAW:

pena

sentence

el juez le impuso la pena máxima

the judge gave him the maximum sentence

bajo o so pena de form

on pain of form

bajo o so pena de form

under penalty of form

so pena de caer en repeticiones

at the risk of repeating myself

4. pena LatAm excep. CSur (vergüenza):

pena

embarrassment

le da una pena horrible hablar en público

she's terribly shy o embarrassed about speaking in public

me da pena molestarlos a esta hora de la noche

I feel awful o terrible o embarrassed disturbing you at this time of night

me puse roja de la pena

I went red with embarrassment

quitado de la pena Mex

blithely

quitado de la pena Mex

gaily

5. pena Peru (fantasma):

pena

ghost

edad N f

1. edad (de una persona, un árbol):

edad

age

un joven de unos quince años de edad

a boy of about fifteen

¿qué edad tiene/le calculas?

how old is he/do you think he is?

a la edad de veinte años

at (the age of) twenty

tienen la misma edad

they are the same age

aparenta más edad de la que tiene

she looks older than she is

niños de edades comprendidas entre los siete y los catorce años

children between the ages of seven and fourteen

su marido le dobla la edad

her husband is twice her age

se saca o quita la edad LatAm

he makes out (that) he's younger than he actually is

aún no tiene edad para decidir por sí mismo

he's still not old enough to decide for himself

yo a tu edad ya ayudaba en casa

at your age I was already helping around the house

de edad madura o de mediana edad

middle-aged

una persona de edad

an elderly person

un señor de cierta edad

a gentleman of a certain age

una niña de corta edad

a young girl

desde temprana edad

from an early age

a tan tierna edad

at such a young o tender age

yo ya no estoy en edad de hacer esas cosas

I'm too old for that sort of thing

niños en edad escolar

children of school age

la edad adulta

adulthood

estar en edad de merecer dated o hum

to be of courting age dated

2. edad HISTORY (época):

edad

age

edad

period

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deserve

merecer(se)

to deserve to + infin

merecer +  infin

deserve

merecer

to deserve well/ill of sb liter

merecer el reconocimiento/la condena de alguien

to be undeserving of sth form

no merecer algo

she has two daughters of marriageable age

tiene dos hijas en edad de merecer hum

you're beneath contempt

no mereces ni desprecio

you deserve a pat on the back for that

mereces que te feliciten por eso

pay off caution/effort/hard work:

merecer la pena

not to be worth the candle

no merecer or valer la pena

you can take a bow for doing so well

te mereces un aplauso por lo bien que lo hiciste

merit

merecer

mereces in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mereces in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.merecer irr como crecer VB trans

1. merecer (ser digno de):

merecer

to deserve

merece que lo ahorquen

he deserves to be hung

merece respeto de nuestra parte

he/she deserves our respect

este libro merece mención

this book deserves a mention

2. merecer (valer):

merecer

to be worthy of

no merece la pena

it is not worth it

II.merecer irr como crecer VB intr

merecer bien de algo

to be deserving of sth

III.merecer irr como crecer VB refl

merecer merecerse:

merecerse

to deserve

Translations for mereces in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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merit

merecer

deserve

merecer

what have I done to deserve (all) this?

¿qué he hecho para merecer (todo) esto?

pay off

merecer la pena

to be worthy of attention

merecer atención

earn

merecer

to deserve/get all the glory for sth

merecer/conseguir toda la gloria por algo

to be worth one's salt

merecer el pan que se come

to be (not) worth the trouble (of doing sth)

(no) merecer la pena (hacer algo)

to be worth ...

merecer...

mereces Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

merecer bien de algo

to be deserving of sth

en estado de merecer

marriageable

(no) merecer la pena (hacer algo)

to be (not) worth the trouble (of doing sth)

¿qué he hecho para merecer (todo) esto?

what have I done to deserve (all) this?

merecer/conseguir toda la gloria por algo

to deserve/get all the glory for sth

merecer el pan que se come

to be worth one's salt