worthy

worthy
1. adjective
1) (adequate, estimable) würdig; verdienstvoll [Tat]; angemessen [Belohnung]

worthy of the occasion — dem Anlass angemessen

2) (deserving) würdig; verdienstvoll [Sache, Organisation]

be worthy of the name — den Namen verdienen

worthy of note/mention — erwähnenswert

2. noun

local worthies — (joc.) örtliche Honoratioren

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[-ði]
adjective
1) (good and deserving: I willingly give money to a worthy cause.) würdig
2) ((with of) deserving: She was not worthy of the honour given to her.) wert
3) ((with of) typical of, suited to, or in keeping with: a performance worthy of a champion.) würdig
4) (of great enough importance etc: She was not thought worthy to be presented to the king.) würdig
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worthy
[ˈwɜ:ði, AM ˈwɜ:r-]
I. adj
1. (form: estimable) würdig
to make a donation to a \worthy cause für einen wohltätigen [o guten] Zweck spenden
\worthy opponent würdiger Gegner/würdige Gegnerin
\worthy principles achtbare Prinzipien
2. (meriting)
\worthy of attention [or notice] /praise beachtens-/lobenswert
issues \worthy of consideration in Betracht zu ziehende Punkte
3. pred (suitable) würdig
II. n (hum or pej) großer Held/große Heldin hum o pej
local worthies Lokalmatadoren pl hum
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['wɜːðɪ]
1. adj (+er)
1) ehrenwert, achtbar; opponent würdig; motive, cause lobenswert, löblich

my worthy friend — mein werter Freund

2) pred wert, würdig

worthy of remark — bemerkenswert

worthy of mention — erwähnenswert

to be worthy of sb/sth — jds/einer Sache würdig sein (geh)

any journalist worthy of the name — jeder Journalist, der diese Bezeichnung verdient

this makes him worthy of (our) respect — dafür verdient er unseren Respekt

he is worthy to be ranked among ... — er ist es wert, zu ... gezählt zu werden

2. n (hum)

the local worthies — die Ortsgrößen pl (hum)

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worthy [ˈwɜːðı; US ˈwɜr-]
A adj (adv academic.ru/83127/worthily">worthily)
1. würdig, achtbar, ehrenwert, angesehen
2. würdig, wert (beide:
of gen):
be worthy of sth einer Sache wert oder würdig sein, etwas verdienen;
be worthy to be (oder of being) venerated, be worthy of veneration es verdienen oder wert sein, verehrt zu werden; verehrungswürdig sein;
worthy of credit
a) glaubwürdig,
b) WIRTSCH kreditwürdig, -fähig;
be worthy of reflection es wert sein, dass man darüber nachdenkt;
worthy of trust vertrauenswürdig;
the worthiest of blood JUR Br die Söhne, die männlichen Erben; note A 2, remark1 C 2
3. würdig (Gegner, Nachfolger etc). words worthy (of) the occasion Worte, die dem Anlass angemessen sind;
worthy reward entsprechende oder angemessene Belohnung
B s oft hum Person f von Verdienst und Würde, große Persönlichkeit, Größe f
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1. adjective
1) (adequate, estimable) würdig; verdienstvoll [Tat]; angemessen [Belohnung]

worthy of the occasion — dem Anlass angemessen

2) (deserving) würdig; verdienstvoll [Sache, Organisation]

be worthy of the name — den Namen verdienen

worthy of note/mention — erwähnenswert

2. noun

local worthies — (joc.) örtliche Honoratioren

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adj.
bieder adj.
würdig adj.

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