English → French
earn /BrE əːn 
, AmE ərn /
transitive verb
1 [person] gagner [money, sum] (by doing en faisant); toucher [salary, wage]
to earn a or gagner sa vie
2
it earned her the respect/admiration of her colleagues cela lui a valu le respect/l'admiration de ses collègues
to earn sb's respect se faire respecter de qn
he's earned it! il l'a mérité!
well-earned bien mérité
3 Finance [investment, shares] rapporter [interest, profit]