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entitled

entitled

what it means

Entitled has two lives, and the useful part is seeing how one became the other. A title is a claim on something — a title deed says the house is yours — so to be entitled to a thing is simply to have a right to it. You are entitled to a refund. That use is neutral and correct. The second use is the one you hear at a table when someone will not stop complaining: he sounded entitled. Here nobody handed them a right; they awarded it to themselves. The tell is how they take a favour — not with thanks, but as though a debt had finally been paid.

Entitled tiene dos vidas y lo bueno es ver cómo una salió de la otra. Un title es un derecho sobre algo: la escritura dice que la casa es tuya. Estar entitled es tener ese derecho — «tienes derecho a un reembolso». La segunda vida es la de quien se lo dio a sí mismo: recibe un favor sin dar las gracias, como quien cobra una deuda.

Entitled tem duas vidas, e o bom é ver como uma saiu da outra. Um title é um direito sobre algo: a escritura diz que a casa é sua. Estar entitled é ter esse direito — "você tem direito a reembolso". A segunda vida é a de quem se deu o direito sozinho: recebe um favor sem agradecer, como quem cobra uma dívida.

Entitled a deux vies, et l'intérêt est de voir comment l'une est née de l'autre. Un title, c'est un droit sur une chose : l'acte dit que la maison est à vous. Être entitled, c'est avoir ce droit — « vous avez droit à un remboursement ». La seconde vie est celle de qui se l'accorde tout seul : il reçoit une faveur sans merci, comme on encaisse une dette.

Entitled punya dua kehidupan, dan yang menarik adalah melihat asal yang kedua. Title adalah hak atas sesuatu: surat tanah menyatakan rumah itu milik Anda. Jadi entitled berarti berhak — "Anda berhak atas pengembalian dana". Kehidupan keduanya milik orang yang memberi hak itu kepada dirinya sendiri: menerima bantuan tanpa terima kasih, seperti menagih utang.

Entitled'ın iki hayatı vardır; asıl ilginç olan, birinin ötekinden nasıl doğduğudur. Title, bir şey üzerindeki haktır: tapu evin sizin olduğunu söyler. Entitled olmak da o hakka sahip olmaktır — "iade hakkınız var". İkincisi ise hakkı kendi kendine veren kişinindir: bir iyiliği teşekkürle değil, alacak tahsil eder gibi alır.

entitled には二つの顔があり、面白いのは片方がもう片方から生まれたことです。title とは何かに対する権利のこと。権利書は「この家はあなたのもの」と言います。だから entitled は「その権利がある」——「返金を受ける権利があります」。もう一つの顔は、その権利を自分で自分に与えた人のもの。親切を受けても礼を言わず、借金を取り立てるように受け取ります。

  1. 01

    adjective

    having a right to something

    You are entitled to a refund within thirty days.

  2. 02

    adjective

    behaving as if you have a right to things you have not earned

    He sounded entitled, as if help were owed to him.

  3. 03

    verb

    entitle — to give someone a right

    The ticket entitles you to one free drink.

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