merecimento — meaning in English
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English meaning
- desert noun A large, dry area of land with little rainfall, vegetation, or water, often sandy or rocky.
Senses
merecimento is used for these senses in English:
- desert (often, in the plural, ;, now, chiefly, technical (in philosophy), or) That which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward.
desert — full definition
- noun A large, dry area of land with little rainfall, vegetation, or water, often sandy or rocky.
- verb To abandon a place, person, or duty, especially when you had promised or were obligated to stay.
- noun What someone deserves, whether reward or punishment (usually in the phrase "just deserts").