merens
τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mĕrens: entis, Part. and P. a. of mereo, q. v.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mĕrēns,¹² tis, part. prés. de mereo ou mereor ;
1 qui mérite, digne : increpare merentes Sall. J. 100, 3, blâmer ceux qui le méritent
2 qui rend service : bene merens alicui Pl. Men. 693, qui rend de bons services à qqn ; de republica Cic. d. Non. 344, 19, qui mérite bien de l’État || bene merens Pl. Capt. 935 ; Most. 232, bienfaiteur. merentissimus CIL 3, 3544, etc.
