Usage examples of "deserves" in English with translation to French

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The article deserves careful study. Cet article mérite une attention particulière.

Everyone deserves a second chance. Tout le monde mérite une seconde chance.

Every country has the government it deserves. Toute nation a le gouvernement qu'elle mérite.

Every nation gets the government it deserves. Toute nation a le gouvernement qu'elle mérite.

I think that his proposal deserves some thinking. Je pense que sa proposition mérite réflexion.

Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty lady is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves. Un homme qui peut conduire prudemment en embrassant une jolie dame ne consacre tout simplement pas au baiser l'attention qu'il mérite.

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. Je suis le Monstre Spaghetti Volant. Tu n'adoreras point d'autres monstres avant Moi. (Après, c'est bon ; utilise juste une protection). Le seul Monstre qui mérite d'avoir une majuscule, c'est Moi ! Les autres monstres sont de faux monstres, qui ne méritent pas d'avoir une majuscule.

His crime deserved the death penalty. Son crime méritait la peine de mort.

What did I do to deserve this? Qu'ai-je donc fait pour mériter ça ?

I know that I don't deserve you. Je sais que je ne te mérite pas.

"That bitch kicked me in the balls." "You deserved it." « Cette pute m'a collé un coup de pied dans les couilles. » « Tu l'as mérité. »

I don't think that I deserved the punishment I got. Je ne pense pas que je méritais la punition qui m'a été infligée.

This hotel is far from deserving the four stars the guidebook gives it. Cet hôtel est loin de mériter les quatre étoiles que le guide lui décerne.

After being proven innocent, the killer cucumber went into a well deserved retirement in Spain. Après avoir été innocenté, le concombre tueur prit une retraite bien méritée en Espagne.

They call Paris the City of Lights, but Las Vegas may be more deserving of that title. Ils appellent Paris la ville-lumière, mais Las Vegas mérite davantage l'appellation.

Instead of complaining that we do not have all that we want, we should be thankful not to receive all that we deserve. Au lieu de nous plaindre que nous n'avons pas tout ce que nous voulons, nous ferions mieux d'être reconnaissants de ne pas recevoir tout ce que nous méritons.

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