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it is (well) worth reading

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1 these blemishes notwithstanding, the book contains much that is well worth reading

Макаров: несмотря на эти недостатки, в книге содержится много ценного

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > these blemishes notwithstanding, the book contains much that is well worth reading
2 worth

worth [wɜ:θ]

1. adjective

   a. ( = equal in value to) to be worth valoir

• the book is worth $10 ce livre vaut 10 dollars

• it can't be worth that! ça ne peut pas valoir autant !

• what or how much is it worth? ça vaut combien ?

• he's worth millions sa fortune s'élève à plusieurs millions

• it's worth a great deal to me ça a beaucoup de valeur pour moi

• it's not worth the paper it's written on ça ne vaut pas le papier sur lequel c'est écrit

• I'll give you my opinion for what it's worth je vais vous donner mon avis, pour ce qu'il vaut

   b. ( = deserving, meriting) it's worth the effort ça mérite qu'on fasse l'effort

• it was well worth the trouble ça valait la peine

• it's not worth the time and effort involved c'est une perte de temps et d'effort

• it's worth reading ça vaut la peine d'être lu

• that's worth knowing c'est bon à savoir

• the museum is worth a visit le musée vaut la visite

• it would be worth (your) while to go and see him vous gagneriez à aller le voir

• it's not worth (my) while waiting for him ça ne vaut pas le coup que je l'attende

• it wasn't worth his while to take the job il ne gagnait rien à accepter l'emploi

• I'll make it worth your while (inf) vous ne regretterez pas de l'avoir fait(PROV) if a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well si un travail vaut la peine d'être fait, autant le faire bien

2. noun

   a. ( = value) valeur f

• what is its worth in today's money? ça vaut combien en argent d'aujourd'hui ?

• I know his worth je sais ce qu'il vaut

   b. ( = quantity) he bought £2 worth of sweets il a acheté pour 2 livres de bonbons

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[wɜːθ] 1.
noun [U]

1) Finance (measure, quantity)

five pounds' worth of something — pour cinq livres de quelque chose

thousands of pounds' worth of damage — des milliers de livres de dégâts

a day's worth of fuel — un jour de combustible

a week's worth of supplies — une semaine de provisions

to get one's money's worth — en avoir pour son argent

2) (value, usefulness) valeur f

of no worth — sans valeur

what is its worth in pounds? — combien cela fait-il en livres sterling?
2.
adjective

1) ( of financial value)

to be worth something — valoir quelque chose

the pound is worth 10 francs — la livre vaut 10 francs

it's not worth much — ça ne vaut pas grand-chose

he is worth £50,000 — sa fortune s'élève à 50000 livres

2) ( of abstract value)

to be worth something — valoir quelque chose

an experienced worker is worth three novices — un travailleur expérimenté vaut trois débutants

unsubstantiated reports are not worth much — les rapports sans fondement concret ne valent pas grand-chose

it's as much as my job's worth to give you the keys — je risque mon emploi si je te donne les clés

the house is only worth what you can get for it — la maison ne vaut que ce qu'elle vaut

to be worth a mention — mériter une mention

to be worth a try — valoir la peine d'essayer

to be worth it — valoir la peine

don't get upset, he's not worth it — ne te fâche pas, il n'en vaut pas la peine

the book isn't worth reading — le livre ne vaut pas la peine d'être lu

that suggestion is worth considering — la suggestion mérite réflexion

that's worth knowing — cela est utile à savoir

everyone worth knowing had left town — tous ceux qui comptaient avaient quitté la ville

what he doesn't know about farming isn't worth knowing — il sait tout ce qu'on peut savoir sur le travail à la ferme

those little pleasures that make life worth living — ces petits plaisirs qui rendent la vie agréable

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for all one is worth — de toutes ses forces

for what it's worth — pour ce que cela vaut

to be worth somebody's while — valoir le coup

if you come I'll make it worth your while — si tu viens, tu ne le regretteras pas

English-French dictionary > worth
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worth

A n ¢

1 Fin (measure, quantity) five/a hundred pounds' worth of sth pour cinq/cent livres de qch ; thousands of pounds' worth of damage des milliers de livres de dégâts ; a day's worth of fuel un jour de combustible ; a week's worth of supplies une semaine de provisions ; to get one's money's worth en avoir pour son argent ;

2 (value, usefulness) (of object, person) valeur f ; what's its precise worth? quelle est sa valeur précise? ; of great worth de grande valeur ; of little worth de peu de valeur ; of no worth sans valeur ; people of worth in the community des gens de valeur dans la communauté ; what is its worth in pounds? combien cela fait-il en livres sterling? ; to prove one's worth démontrer sa valeur ; to see the worth of sth voir ce que vaut qch.

B adj ( jamais épith)

1 ( of financial value) to be worth sth [object] valoir qch ; the pound is worth 1.57 euro la livre vaut 1,57 euro ; the land is worth millions les terres valent des millions ; what ou how much is it worth? combien cela vaut-il? ; it's not worth much ça ne vaut pas grand-chose ; it's worth a lot/more ça vaut beaucoup/plus ; he is worth £50,000 sa fortune s'élève à 50 000 livres ;

2 ( of abstract value) to be worth sth valoir qch ; two hours' solid work is worth a day's discussion deux heures de travail intensif valent une journée de discussion ; an experienced worker is worth three novices un travailleur expérimenté vaut trois débutants ; unsubstantiated reports are not worth much/are worth nothing les rapports sans fondement concret ne valent pas grand-chose/ne valent rien ; it's as much as my job's worth to give you the keys je risque mon emploi si je te donne les clés ; it's more than my life's worth to… hum je ne vais pas risquer ma peau pour… ; the contract isn't worth the paper it's written on le contrat ne vaut pas le papier sur lequel il est écrit ; the house/car is only worth what you can get for it la maison/voiture ne vaut que ce qu'elle vaut ; to be worth a mention mériter une mention or d'être mentionné ; to be worth a try valoir la peine d'essayer ; to be worth a visit/the time/the effort valoir une visite/le temps/l'effort ; to be worth it valoir la peine ; it was a long journey/a lot of money: was it worth it? c'était un long voyage/ça a coûté cher: est-ce que ça en valait la peine? ; I won't pay the extra/complain, it's not worth it je ne paierai pas le supplément/je ne me plaindrai pas, ça n'en vaut pas la peine ; don't get upset, he's not worth it ne te fâche pas, il n'en vaut pas la peine ; to be worth doing valoir la peine d'être fait ; the book is/isn't worth reading le livre vaut/ne vaut pas la peine d'être lu ; is life worth living? est-ce que la vie vaut la peine d'être vécue? ; that suggestion/idea is worth considering la suggestion/l'idée mérite réflexion ; that's worth knowing cela est utile à savoir ; everyone worth knowing had left town tous ceux qui comptaient avaient quitté la ville ; what he doesn't know about farming isn't worth knowing il sait tout ce qu'on peut savoir sur le travail à la ferme ; those little pleasures that make life worth living ces petits plaisirs qui donnent un sens à la vie ; it is/isn't worth doing ça vaut/ne vaut pas la peine de faire ; is it worth paying more? vaut-il la peine de payer plus ? ; it's worth knowing that… il est utile de savoir que… ; it could be worth consulting your doctor ça vaudrait peut-être la peine de consulter votre médecin.

Idioms

for all one is worth de toutes ses forces ; for what it's worth pour ce que cela vaut ; and that's my opinion for what it's worth et voilà mon avis, prenez-le pour ce qu'il vaut ; to be worth sb's while valoir le coup ; I decided it was/wasn't worth my while to… j'ai décidé que ça valait/ne valait pas le coup de… ; if you come I'll make it worth your while si tu viens, tu ne le regretteras pas ; if a job's worth doing it's worth doing well ce qui vaut la peine d'être fait vaut la peine d'être bien fait ; ⇒ bush, candle.

Big English-French dictionary > worth
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1. adjective
1) (of value equivalent to) wert

it's worth/not worth £80 — es ist 80 Pfund wert/80 Pfund ist es nicht wert

it is not worth much or a lot [to somebody] — es ist [jemandem] nicht viel wert

be worth the money — das Geld wert sein

not worth a penny — keinen Pfennig wert (ugs.)

for what it is worth — was immer auch davon zu halten ist

2) (worthy of)

is it worth hearing/the effort? — ist es hörenswert/der Mühe wert?

is it worth doing? — lohnt es sich?

if it's worth doing, it's worth doing well — wenn schon, denn schon

it isn't worth it — es lohnt sich nicht

it's worth a try — es ist einen Versuch wert

it would be [well] worth it — (coll.) es würde sich [sehr] lohnen

be well worth something — durchaus od. sehr wohl etwas wert sein

3)

be worth something — (possess) etwas wert sein (ugs.)

run/cycle for all one is worth — (coll.) rennen/fahren, was man kann
2. noun
1) (equivalent of money etc. in commodity)

ten pounds' worth of petrol — Benzin für zehn Pfund; (more formal) Benzin im Wert von zehn Pfund

2) (value, excellence) Wert, der

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[wə:Ɵ] 1. noun
(value: These books are of little or no worth; She sold fifty dollars' worth of tickets.) der Wert
2. adjective
1) (equal in value to: Each of these stamps is worth a cent.) wert

2) (good enough for: His suggestion is worth considering: The exhibition is well worth a visit.) wert

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- academic.ru/83129/worthless">worthless
- worthlessly
- worthlessness
- worthy 3. noun
(a highly respected person.) große Persönlichkeit

- worthily
- worthiness
- -worthy
- worthwhile
- for all one is worth
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worth

[wɜ:θ, AM wɜ:rθ]

I. adj inv, pred

1. (of monetary value) wert

▪ to be \worth sth etw wert sein

jewellery \worth several thousand pounds Schmuck im Wert von mehreren tausend Pfund

what's it \worth to you? wie viel ist dir das wert?

to not be \worth a bean keinen Pfifferling wert sein fam

to not be \worth the paper it is written on nicht das Papier wert sein, auf dem es geschrieben ist

to be \worth one's weight in gold [to sb/sth] [für jdn/etw] Gold wert sein

2. (deserving) wert

▪ to be \worth sth etw wert sein

their latest record is \worth a listen ihre neueste Platte kann sich hören lassen

to [not] be \worth a mention [nicht] erwähnenswert sein

to be \worth a try/visit einen Versuch/Besuch wert sein

to be \worth reading book, article lesenswert sein

3. (advisable) [lohnens]wert

it's not really \worth arguing about! es lohnt sich nicht, sich darüber zu streiten!

it's \worth mentioning that... man sollte nicht vergessen zu erwähnen, dass...

it's \worth remembering that... man sollte daran denken, dass...

4. ( fam: in possession of)

she must be \worth at least half a million sie besitzt mindestens eine halbe Million

5.

▶ to be [well] \worth it die Mühe wert sein, sich akk lohnen

▶ to do sth for all one is \worth etw mit aller Kraft tun

I screamed for all I was \worth ich schrie aus Leibeskräften

▶ for what it's \worth ( fam) übrigens fam

▶ to make sth/it \worth sb's while jdn für etw akk entsprechend belohnen

▶ to be/not be \worth one's salt etwas/nichts taugen

▶ if a thing is \worth doing, it's \worth doing well ( saying) wenn schon, denn schon fam

▶ to be \worth sb's while doing sth sich akk für jdn auszahlen [o lohnen], etw zu tun

II. n no pl

1. (monetary value) Wert m

$4 million \worth of gift items Geschenkartikel im Wert von 4 Millionen Dollar

I did a month's \worth of shopping ich habe für einen Monat eingekauft

a dollar's \worth of candy, please für einen Dollar Bonbons, bitte

to get one's money's \worth etw für sein Geld bekommen

2. (merit) Bedeutung f, Wert m

this is of little \worth to me das bedeutet mir nicht viel

of comparable/dubious/little \worth von vergleichbarem/zweifelhaftem/geringem Wert

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[wɜːɵ]
1. adj

1) wert

it's worth £5 — es ist £ 5 wert

it's not worth £5 — es ist keine £ 5 wert

what's this worth? — was or wie viel ist das wert?

it can't be worth that! — so viel kann es unmöglich wert sein

it's worth a great deal to me — es ist mir viel wert; (sentimentally) es bedeutet mir sehr viel

what's it worth to me to do that? (in money) — was springt für mich dabei heraus? (inf); (in advantages) was bringt es mir, wenn ich das tue?

will you do this for me? – what's it worth to you? — tust du das für mich? – was ist es dir wert?

he was worth a million — er besaß eine Million

he's worth all his brothers put together — er ist so viel wert wie all seine Brüder zusammen

for all one is worth — so sehr man nur kann

to sing for all one is worth — aus voller Kehle or vollem Halse singen

you need to exploit the idea for all it's worth — du musst aus der Idee machen, was du nur kannst

for what it's worth, I personally don't think... — wenn mich einer fragt, ich persönlich glaube nicht, dass...

I'll tell you this for what it's worth — ich sage dir das, ich weiß nicht, ob was dran ist

that's my opinion for what it's worth — das ist meine bescheidene Meinung

it's more than my life/job is worth to tell you — ich sage es dir nicht, dazu ist mir mein Leben zu lieb/dazu liegt mir zu viel an meiner Stelle

2) (= deserving, meriting) wert

to be worth it — sich lohnen

to be worth sth — etw wert sein

it's not worth it — es lohnt sich nicht

it's not worth the trouble — es ist der Mühe nicht wert

the museum is worth a visit — das Museum ist einen Besuch wert

the book is worth reading — das Buch ist lesenswert

life isn't worth living — das Leben ist nicht lebenswert

is there anything worth seeing in this town? — gibt es in dieser Stadt etwas Sehenswertes?

it's a film worth seeing — es lohnt sich, diesen Film anzusehen

hardly worth mentioning — kaum der Rede wert

an experience worth having — eine lohnenswerte Erfahrung

it's not worth having — es ist nichts

if a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well — wennschon, dennschon

See:

→ salt

2. n
Wert m
hundreds of pounds' worth of books — Bücher im Werte von hunderten von Pfund

a man of great worth — ein sehr wertvoller Mensch

to show one's true worth — zeigen, was man wirklich wert ist, seinen wahren Wert zeigen

to increase in worth —

what's the current worth of this? — wie viel ist das momentan wert?

See:

→ money

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worth¹ [wɜːθ; US wɜrθ]

A adj

1. (einen bestimmten Betrag) wert (to dat oder für):

a skirt worth £20 ein Rock im Wert von 20 Pfund;

he is worth £50,000 a year er hat ein Jahreseinkommen von 50 000 Pfund;

he is worth a million er ist eine Million wert, er besitzt oder verdient eine Million

2. fig würdig, wert (gen):

worth doing wert, getan zu werden;

worth mentioning (reading, knowing, seeing) erwähnens-(lesens-, wissens-, sehens-)wert;

worth discussing diskutabel;

it is worth fighting for es lohnt sich, dafür zu kämpfen;

the deal would have been worth making es hätte sich gelohnt, das Abkommen zu treffen;

not worth mentioning nicht der Rede wert;

worth remembering denkwürdig;

be worth (one’s) while, be worth the trouble, umg a. be worth it der Mühe wert sein, sich lohnen;

be worth a try einen Versuch wert sein;

be worth a visit einen Besuch lohnen;

take it for what it is worth nimm es für das, was es wirklich ist!;

my opinion for what it may be worth meine unmaßgebliche Meinung;

for all one is worth umg mit aller Macht, so gut man kann, auf Teufel komm raus;

he ran for all he was worth umg er lief, so schnell er konnte; → candle A 1, paper A 2, powder A 1, salt¹ A 1, whoop A 1

B s

1. (Geld)Wert m, Preis m:

of no worth wertlos;

20 pence’s worth of stamps Briefmarken im Wert von 20 Pence; → money 1

2. fig Wert m:

a) Bedeutung f

b) Verdienst n:

men of worth verdiente oder verdienstvolle Leute

worth² [wɜːθ; US wɜrθ] v/i:

woe worth the day obs oder poet wehe dem Tag

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1. adjective
1) (of value equivalent to) wert

it's worth/not worth £80 — es ist 80 Pfund wert/80 Pfund ist es nicht wert

it is not worth much or a lot [to somebody] — es ist [jemandem] nicht viel wert

be worth the money — das Geld wert sein

not worth a penny — keinen Pfennig wert (ugs.)

for what it is worth — was immer auch davon zu halten ist

2) (worthy of)

is it worth hearing/the effort? — ist es hörenswert/der Mühe wert?

is it worth doing? — lohnt es sich?

if it's worth doing, it's worth doing well — wenn schon, denn schon

it isn't worth it — es lohnt sich nicht

it's worth a try — es ist einen Versuch wert

it would be [well] worth it — (coll.) es würde sich [sehr] lohnen

be well worth something — durchaus od. sehr wohl etwas wert sein

3)

be worth something — (possess) etwas wert sein (ugs.)

run/cycle for all one is worth — (coll.) rennen/fahren, was man kann
2. noun
1) (equivalent of money etc. in commodity)

ten pounds' worth of petrol — Benzin für zehn Pfund; (more formal) Benzin im Wert von zehn Pfund

2) (value, excellence) Wert, der

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adj.

wert adj. n.

Geltung -en f.

Wert -e m.

English-german dictionary > worth
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wə:Ɵ
1. noun
(value: These books are of little or no worth; She sold fifty dollars' worth of tickets.) valor

2. adjective
1) (equal in value to: Each of these stamps is worth a cent.) que vale, que tiene un valor de

2) (good enough for: His suggestion is worth considering: The exhibition is well worth a visit.) digno de, merecedor de, que merece la pena

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- worthless
- worthlessly
- worthlessness
- worthy
3. noun
(a highly respected person.) prócer, dignitario

- worthily
- worthiness
- - worthy
- worthwhile
- for all one is worth

worth¹ adj

1. que vale

the jeweller said my ring is worth £500 el joyero dijo que mi anillo vale quinientas libras

2. que vale la pena

the museum is worth a visit vale la pena visitar el museo

worth² n valor

£50,000 worth of jewellery was stolen se robaron joyas por valor de 50.000 libras

worth

tr[wɜːɵ]

noun

1 (in money) valor nombre masculino

hundreds of pounds' worth of damage daños por valor de cientos de libras

2 (of person) valía; (of thing) valor nombre masculino

adjective

1 (having certain value) que vale, que tiene un valor de

it's worth £10, but I got it for £5 vale diez libras pero me costó sólo cinco

how much is that jewel worth? ¿cuánto vale esa joya?

2 (deserving of) que vale la pena, que merece la pena, digno,-a de, merecedor,-ra de

it's worth seeing vale la pena verlo

a book worth reading un libro que vale la pena leer

it's worth thinking about es digno de consideración

it's worth a try vale la pena intentarlo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

if a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well si se hace un trabajo, hay que hacerlo bien

for all one is worth con toda el alma

for what it's worth por si te sirve de algo

it's more than my job's worth me arriesgaría el trabajo

to not be worth a damn no valer nada

to be worth one's/its weight in gold valer su peso en oro

to get one's money's worth sacarle jugo al dinero

to not be worth the paper it's written on ser papel mojado

to be worth the trouble/it valer la pena, merecer la pena

to be worth one's salt merecer el pan que se come

to be worth somebody's while valer la pena, merecer la pena

it's not worth your while no vale la pena

I'll make it worth your while te lo recompensaré

worth ['wərɵ] n

1) : valor m (monetario)

ten dollars' worth of gas: diez dólares de gasolina

2) merit: valor m, mérito m, valía f

an employee of great worth: un empleado de gran valía

worth prep

to be worth : valer

her holdings are worth a fortune: sus propiedades valen una fortuna

it's not worth it: no vale la pena

worth

adj.

• del valor de adj.

• digno de adj.

• equivalente a adj.

n.

• entidad s.f.

• mérito s.m.

• precio s.m.

• valer s.m.

• valor (Precio) s.m.

• valía s.f.

I wɜːrθ, wɜːθ
adjective (pred)

a) ( equal in value to)

to be worth — valer*

it's worth $200/a lot of money — vale $200/mucho dinero

it's a nice coat, but it isn't worth the money — el abrigo es bonito, pero no como para pagar ese precio

goods worth £5,000 were stolen — robaron mercancías por valor de 5.000 libras

she must be worth millions — debe ser millonaria

how much is it worth? — ¿cuánto vale?

how much is it worth for me to keep quiet about it? — ¿cuánto me dan por no decir nada?

it's more than my job's worth to let you in — estoy arriesgando el puesto si te dejo entrar

they ran for all they were worth — corrieron con todas sus fuerzas or a más no poder

this is my opinion, for what it's worth — ésta es mi opinión, si es que a alguien le interesa

b) ( worthy of)

the museum is worth a visit — vale or merece la pena visitar el museo

it's worth a try — vale or merece la pena intentarlo

it might be worth checking whether they've received it — convendría comprobar si lo han recibido

that's worth knowing — es bueno saberlo

don't argue with them, it isn't worth it — no discutas con ellos, no vale or no merece la pena

you keep an eye on him, and I'll make it worth your while — tú vigílalo, que yo ya te compensaré

if a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well — (set phrase) si se hace un trabajo, hay que hacerlo bien

II

mass noun

a) ( equivalent)

$2,000 dollars' worth of furniture — muebles por valor de 2.000 dólares

b) ( of thing) valor m; ( of person) valía f

to prove one's worth — demostrar* su (or mi etc) valía

[wɜːθ]
1. ADJ

1) (=equal in value to)

to be worth sth — valer algo

it's worth five pounds — vale cinco libras

it's worth a lot of money — vale mucho dinero

what or how much is it worth? — ¿cuánto vale?

it's not worth much — no vale mucho

it's worth a great deal to me — (sentimentally) para mí tiene gran valor sentimental

he was worth a million when he died — murió millonario, murió dejando una fortuna de un millón

what's the old man worth? — ¿cuánto dinero tiene el viejo?

"don't tell anybody" - "what's it worth to you?" * — -no se lo digas a nadie -¿cuánto me das si no digo nada?

• to run for all one is worth — correr como si le llevara a uno el diablo

to sing for all one is worth — cantar con toda el alma

• it must be worth a fortune — debe valer una fortuna

• it's more than my job's worth to tell you — me costaría mi empleo decirte eso

• it's not worth the paper it's written on — vale menos que el papel en que está escrito

• she's worth ten of him — ella vale diez veces más que él

• I tell you this for what it's worth — te digo esto por si te interesa

2) (=deserving of)

it's worth reading — vale or merece la pena leerlo

• it's worth the effort — vale or merece la pena molestarse en hacerlo

• it's worth having — vale or merece la pena tenerlo

• it's (not) worth it — (no) vale or merece la pena

• life isn't worth living — la vida no tiene sentido para mí

• the cathedral is worth a look — la catedral merece la pena, merece la pena ver la catedral

• it's worth mentioning that... — merece la pena mencionar que..., es digno de mención el hecho de que...

• it's worth supporting — es digno de apoyo

• it's worth thinking about — vale or merece la pena pensarlo

• it's not worth the trouble — no vale or merece la pena

• the meal was worth the wait — la comida estaba tan rica que mereció la pena esperar, la comida mereció or compensó la espera

• it's well worth doing — bien vale or merece la pena hacerlo
job, while
2.

N [of thing] valor m ; [of person] valía f

ten pounds' worth of books — libros por valor de diez libras, diez libras de libros

he had no chance to show his true worth — no tuvo oportunidad de mostrar su valía
money 1., 1)
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I [wɜːrθ, wɜːθ]
adjective (pred)

a) ( equal in value to)

to be worth — valer*

it's worth $200/a lot of money — vale $200/mucho dinero

it's a nice coat, but it isn't worth the money — el abrigo es bonito, pero no como para pagar ese precio

goods worth £5,000 were stolen — robaron mercancías por valor de 5.000 libras

she must be worth millions — debe ser millonaria

how much is it worth? — ¿cuánto vale?

how much is it worth for me to keep quiet about it? — ¿cuánto me dan por no decir nada?

it's more than my job's worth to let you in — estoy arriesgando el puesto si te dejo entrar

they ran for all they were worth — corrieron con todas sus fuerzas or a más no poder

this is my opinion, for what it's worth — ésta es mi opinión, si es que a alguien le interesa

b) ( worthy of)

the museum is worth a visit — vale or merece la pena visitar el museo

it's worth a try — vale or merece la pena intentarlo

it might be worth checking whether they've received it — convendría comprobar si lo han recibido

that's worth knowing — es bueno saberlo

don't argue with them, it isn't worth it — no discutas con ellos, no vale or no merece la pena

you keep an eye on him, and I'll make it worth your while — tú vigílalo, que yo ya te compensaré

if a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well — (set phrase) si se hace un trabajo, hay que hacerlo bien

II

mass noun

a) ( equivalent)

$2,000 dollars' worth of furniture — muebles por valor de 2.000 dólares

b) ( of thing) valor m; ( of person) valía f

to prove one's worth — demostrar* su (or mi etc) valía

English-spanish dictionary > worth
6 worth

[wɜːθ] 1.
nome U

1) econ. (measure, quantity)

two pounds' worth of bread — due sterline di pane

thousands of pounds' worth of damage — danni per migliaia di sterline

a week's worth of supplies — le scorte di o per una settimana

to get one's money's worth — spendere bene il proprio denaro

2) (value, usefulness) valore m.

of no worth — di nessun valore, senza valore

people of worth in the community — le persone di valore o merito della comunità
2.
aggettivo mai attrib.

to be worth sth. — valere qcs.

the euro is worth 1936 lire — l'euro vale 1936 lire

it's not worth much — non vale molto

he is worth Ј50,000 — possiede 50.000 sterline, ha un patrimonio di 50.000 sterline

it's as much as my job's worth to do — rischio il posto a fare

the house is only worth what you can get for it — la casa non vale più di quello che ti daranno

to be worth a mention — meritare una menzione o d'essere menzionato

to be worth a try — valere la pena di tentare o di fare un tentativo

to be worth the time — essere tempo ben speso

to be worth it — valere la pena

don't get upset, he's not worth it — non prendertela, non lo merita

the book isn't worth reading — non la vale la pena di leggere il libro

that suggestion is worth considering — vale la pena di prendere in considerazione quel suggerimento

that's worth knowing — vale la pena di saperlo

everyone worth knowing — tutti coloro che vale la pena di conoscere

what he doesn't know about farming isn't worth knowing — sa tutto ciò che c'è da sapere sull'agricoltura

those little pleasures that make life worth living — i piccoli piaceri che danno senso alla vita

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for all one is worth — facendo del proprio meglio, mettendocela tutta

for what it's worth — per quel che vale

to be worth sb.'s while — valere la pena

if you come I'll make it worth your while — se verrai non te ne pentirai

the game's not worth the candle — il gioco non vale la candela

a bird in the hand is worth two in bush — prov. meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani

* * *
[wə:Ɵ] 1. noun
(value: These books are of little or no worth; She sold fifty dollars' worth of tickets.) valore
2. adjective
1) (equal in value to: Each of these stamps is worth a cent.) (che vale), (del valore di)

2) (good enough for: His suggestion is worth considering: The exhibition is well worth a visit.) (che vale)

•

- worthless
- worthlessly
- worthlessness
- worthy 3. noun
(a highly respected person.) dignitario, notabile

- worthily
- worthiness
- - worthy
- worthwhile
- for all one is worth
* * *
[wɜːθ] 1.
nome U

1) econ. (measure, quantity)

two pounds' worth of bread — due sterline di pane

thousands of pounds' worth of damage — danni per migliaia di sterline

a week's worth of supplies — le scorte di o per una settimana

to get one's money's worth — spendere bene il proprio denaro

2) (value, usefulness) valore m.

of no worth — di nessun valore, senza valore

people of worth in the community — le persone di valore o merito della comunità
2.
aggettivo mai attrib.

to be worth sth. — valere qcs.

the euro is worth 1936 lire — l'euro vale 1936 lire

it's not worth much — non vale molto

he is worth Ј50,000 — possiede 50.000 sterline, ha un patrimonio di 50.000 sterline

it's as much as my job's worth to do — rischio il posto a fare

the house is only worth what you can get for it — la casa non vale più di quello che ti daranno

to be worth a mention — meritare una menzione o d'essere menzionato

to be worth a try — valere la pena di tentare o di fare un tentativo

to be worth the time — essere tempo ben speso

to be worth it — valere la pena

don't get upset, he's not worth it — non prendertela, non lo merita

the book isn't worth reading — non la vale la pena di leggere il libro

that suggestion is worth considering — vale la pena di prendere in considerazione quel suggerimento

that's worth knowing — vale la pena di saperlo

everyone worth knowing — tutti coloro che vale la pena di conoscere

what he doesn't know about farming isn't worth knowing — sa tutto ciò che c'è da sapere sull'agricoltura

those little pleasures that make life worth living — i piccoli piaceri che danno senso alla vita

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for all one is worth — facendo del proprio meglio, mettendocela tutta

for what it's worth — per quel che vale

to be worth sb.'s while — valere la pena

if you come I'll make it worth your while — se verrai non te ne pentirai

the game's not worth the candle — il gioco non vale la candela

a bird in the hand is worth two in bush — prov. meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani

English-Italian dictionary > worth
7 worth

[wɜ:ɵ, Am wɜ:rɵ] adj

inv, pred

1) ( of monetary value) wert;

to be \worth sth etw wert sein;

jewellery \worth several thousand pounds Schmuck im Wert von mehreren tausend Pfund;

what's it \worth to you? wie viel ist dir das wert?;

to not be \worth a bean keinen Pfifferling wert sein ( fam)

to not be \worth the paper it is written on nicht das Papier wert sein, auf dem es geschrieben ist;

to be \worth one's weight in gold [to sb/sth] [für jdn/etw] Gold wert sein

2) ( deserving) wert;

to be \worth sth etw wert sein;

their latest record is \worth a listen ihre neueste Platte kann sich hören lassen;

to [not] be \worth a mention [nicht] erwähnenswert sein;

to be \worth a try/ visit einen Versuch/Besuch wert sein;

to be \worth reading book, article lesenswert sein

3) ( advisable) [lohnens]wert;

it's not really \worth arguing about! es lohnt sich nicht, sich darüber zu streiten!;

it's \worth mentioning that... man sollte nicht vergessen zu erwähnen, dass...;

it's \worth remembering that... man sollte daran denken, dass...

4) (fam: in possession of)

she must be \worth at least half a million sie besitzt mindestens eine halbe Million

PHRASES:

to be/not be \worth one's salt etwas/nichts taugen;

if a thing is \worth doing, it's \worth doing well (is \worth doing, it's \worth doing well) wenn schon, denn schon ( fam)

to be \worth sb's while doing sth sich akk für jdn auszahlen [o lohnen], etw zu tun;

to make sth/it \worth sb's while jdn für etw akk entsprechend belohnen;

to be [well] \worth it die Mühe wert sein, sich akk lohnen;

to do sth for all one is \worth etw mit aller Kraft tun;

I screamed for all I was \worth ich schrie aus Leibeskräften;

for what it's \worth ( fam) übrigens ( fam) n

no pl

1) ( monetary value) Wert m;

$4 million \worth of gift items Geschenkartikel im Wert von 4 Millionen Dollar;

I did a month's \worth of shopping ich habe für einen Monat eingekauft;

a dollar's \worth of candy, please für einen Dollar Bonbons, bitte;

to get one's money's \worth etw für sein Geld bekommen

2) ( merit) Bedeutung f, Wert m;

this is of little \worth to me das bedeutet mir nicht viel;

of comparable/ dubious/little \worth von vergleichbarem/zweifelhaftem/geringem Wert

English-German students dictionary > worth
8 worth

[wə:Ɵ] 1. noun
(value: These books are of little or no worth; She sold fifty dollars' worth of tickets.) valor
2. adjective
1) (equal in value to: Each of these stamps is worth a cent.) equivalente

2) (good enough for: His suggestion is worth considering: The exhibition is well worth a visit.) digno de

•

- worthless
- worthlessly
- worthlessness
- worthy 3. noun
(a highly respected person.) notabilidade

- worthily
- worthiness
- - worthy
- worthwhile
- for all one is worth
* * *

[wə:θ] n 1 valor: a) preço, custo. b) qualidade. c) conceito. d) mérito. e) importância, significação, excelência. f) utilidade. 2 propriedade, riqueza, bens. • adj 1 que vale, valedor. 2 que merece, merecedor, digno. 3 equivalente a. 4 que tem o preço de. 5 que vale a pena. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush mais vale um pássaro na mão do que dois voando. a book worth reading um livro digno de ser lido. a man of great worth um homem de grande valor, de grandes méritos. an hour’s worth of work valor equivalente a uma hora de trabalho. a shilling’s worth of cheese queijo por um xelim. a week’s worth of food alimento suficiente para uma semana. for all one is worth com o máximo esforço. he is said to be worth hundred pounds a month consta que ele tem uma renda mensal de cem libras. he’s worth his weight in gold ele vale seu peso em ouro, seu valor é inestimável. he took him for all he was worth fig ele sangrou-o, fê-lo pagar excessivamente. I tell you that for what it is worth digo-lhe isto com reserva. it is worth it! vale a pena! it is worth its price vale o preço. not to be worth a bucket of warm spit não valer nada. not to be worth the paper it’s written on ser sem valor, não ter o menor valor. not worth mentioning a) indigno de ser mencionado. b) insignificante. of little worth de pouco valor. she died worth a million ela morreu deixando um milhão. this guy doesn’t sing worth a damn/ a shit sl esse cara não conta nada. to be worth valer. it is worth little/ much/ nothing / vale pouco/muito/não vale nada. what is it worth? / quanto vale? it is worth ten shillings to him / vale-lhe dez xelins. to be worth doing, to be worth while doing valer a pena. what is it worth? / quanto vale? it is worth doing / vale a pena fazê-lo. the risk is worth taking / vale a pena correr o risco. to judge people by their worth julgar as pessoas pelo seu valor. to make life worth living valer a pena viver.

English-Portuguese dictionary > worth
9 worth

[wə:Ɵ] 1. noun
(value: These books are of little or no worth; She sold fifty dollars' worth of tickets.) vrednost
2. adjective
1) (equal in value to: Each of these stamps is worth a cent.) vreden

2) (good enough for: His suggestion is worth considering: The exhibition is well worth a visit.) vreden

•

- worthless
- worthlessly
- worthlessness
- worthy 3. noun
(a highly respected person.) ugledna oseba

- worthily
- worthiness
- - worthy
- worthwhile
- for all one is worth
* * *
I [wə:m]
adjective

vreden; veljaven

for all one is worth colloquially kolikor kdo (z)more, po najboljših močeh

worth doing — vreden, da se naredi

not worth reading — nevreden branja

what is he worth? — kolikšno premoženje ima?

he is worth a million — on je milijonar

he is worth £ 1000 a year — on ima 1000 funtov dohodkov na leto

worth the money (price) — vreden denarja (cene), ne predrag

not worth a curse ( —ali a damn —ali a penny) — piškavega groša (prebite pare) ne vreden

worth the trouble — vreden truda

worth mentioning — omembe vreden

to be worth it — colloquially, to be worth while — biti vreden truda, izplačati se

the game is not worth the candle — ta stvar se ne izplača

it is not worth much — to ni drago

to be not worth one's salt — nič ne biti vreden, biti popolnoma brez vrednosti

take it for what it is worth — vzemi to táko, kot je

I tell you the news for what it is worth — povem vam novico brez vsakega jamstva (kot sem jo pač slišal)

he pulled for all he was worth — vlekel je, kar je le mogel (na vso moč)

we worked hard but it was worth it — trdo smo delali, a se je izplačalo
II [wə:m]
noun

(denarna) vrednost, cena; pomembnost, važnost; notranja vrednost, dobrota, krepost, zaslužnost; ugled, čast, dostojanstvo; (redko) posest, bogastvo

of great worth — drag, zelo dragocen

of no worth — brez vrednosti

men of worth — zaslužni ljudje

penny worth — vrednost enega penija

in good worth obsolete zlepa, brez jeze

three shillings' worth of stamps — znamke v vrednosti ʌ šilingov

to get the worth of one's money — za svoj denar dobiti nekaj enakovrednega

I did not get my money's worth — preplačal sem

to have one's money's worth — ne preplačati
III [wə:m]
intransitive verb obsolete poetically postati, biti (samo še v)

woe worth — gorje, preklet bodi!

woe worth the day — preklet bodi dan!

English-Slovenian dictionary > worth
10 of great worth

очень ценный; очень дорогой

these blemishes notwithstanding, the book contains much that is well worth reading — несмотря на эти недостатки, в книге содержится много ценного

English-Russian base dictionary > of great worth
11 стоить

несовер.
1) без доп. cost
2) безл. be worth
3) без доп. (заслуживать) deserve ∙ ему стоит только (делать что-л.) ≈ he has only, he needs only чего-нибудь да стоит ≈ it is worth something, it counts for something что ему стоит, чего ему стоит (сделать что-л.) ≈ that's not too much to ask, what would it cost smb. (to do smth.) стоить того ≈ to be worthy of it ничего не стоит

сто|ить - несов.
1. (о цене, затрате) cost*;
~ кому-л. больших денег cost* smb. а lot of money;
дёшево ~ be* cheap;
дорого ~ be* expensive, be* dear;
ничего не ~ be* worthless;
книга ~ит два рубля the book costs two roubles;

2. (рд.;
обладать какой-л. ценностью, значимостью) be* worth (smth.) ;
он ~ит семерых е he`s worth a dozen others;
один другого ~ит there`s nothing to choose between them;

3. (рд., быть достойным) be* worthy (of) ;
(заслуживать) deserve (smth.) ;

4. (рд.;
требовать усилий) take* (smth.) ;
никакого труда не ~ило (+ инф.) it was no trouble (+ to inf), it was the work of a moment (+ to inf.) ;

5. безл. (+ инф.;
имеет смысл) it is (well) worth (+ -ing) ;
эту книгу ~ит прочесть this book is (well) worth reading;
туда ~ит съездить the place is well worth a visit;
не ~ит беспокоить его it`s not worth bothering him;
~ит ли? is it worth it?;

6. безл. (+ инф.;
достаточно) one has only (+ to inf.) ;
~ит только захотеть и... if you really wanted to, you...;
это денег ~ит
1) (оправдывает затраченное) it is worth the money;

2) (даром не дадут) it costs money;
ничего не ~ит (+ инф.) it`s a simple matter (+ to inf).

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > стоить
12 стоить

1) ( иметь денежную стоимость) cost

ско́лько сто́ит э́та су́мка? — how much is this bag?

ничего́ не сто́ить — cost nothing; be worthless

2) (дт. рд.; потребовать от кого-л усилий, жертв и т.п.) cost (d d)

э́то сто́ило ему́ большо́го труда́ [больши́х уси́лий] — this cost him a lot of trouble [effort]

3) (рд.; обладать значимостью) be worth (smth); cost (d)

де́ло того́ сто́ит — the thing is worth the effort

э́то дорого́го сто́ит — that is worth a lot

он сто́ит семеры́х разг. — ≈ he is worth a dozen

4) (рд.; заслуживать) deserve

он сто́ит э́той же́ртвы — he is worth this sacrifice

5) безл. (+ инф.; о целесообразности какого-л действия) be worth (ger)

сто́ит проче́сть э́то — it is (well) worth reading

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не сто́ит (благода́рности) — don't mention it, not at all

ла́дно, не сто́ит! — forget it!

не сто́ит того́ — it is not worth while

сто́ит то́лько (+ инф.) — it takes only (+ to inf); one has / needs only (+ to inf)

сто́ит то́лько захоте́ть — it only takes one's desire to do it

мне сто́ит то́лько сказа́ть, как всё бу́дет испо́лнено — I only have to name it for the thing to be done

сто́ит то́лько заколеба́ться, и вы пропа́ли — once you hesitate you are lost

ему́ ничего́ не сто́ит (+ инф.) — 1) ( он не остановится перед чем-л) smb can easily (+ inf); smb wouldn't stop short (of ger) 2) ( он сделает что-л без усилий или затрат) it doesn't cost him anything (+ to inf)

ему́ ничего́ не сто́ит оби́деть челове́ка — he thinks nothing [he wouldn't stop short] of hurting a man's / person's feelings

чего́ сто́ит оди́н (то́лько)...! — take... alone!

что вам сто́ит (+ инф.)? — it wouldn't cost you anything (+ to inf)

пожа́луйста, ну что вам / тебе́ сто́ит? — that's not too much to ask, is it?

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > стоить
13 стоить

1. ( о денежной стоимости; тж. перен.) cost*

сколько стоит эта сумка? — how much is this bag?

ничего не стоить — cost* nothing; (перен.) be worthless, be no good

это стоило ему большого труда, больших усилий — this cost him much trouble, much effort

он стоит семерых разг. — he is worth a dozen / hundred such

2. ( заслуживать) deserve

он стоит этой жертвы — he is worth this sacrifice

3. безл. be worth

стоит прочесть это — it is (well) worth reading

♢ не стоит благодарности — don't mention it, not at all

не стоит того — it is not worth while

ему стоит только (+ инф.) — he has only (+ to inf.), he needs only (+ inf.)

ничего не стоит (сделать, спросить и т. п.) — doesn't cost anything (to do, ask, etc.)

ему ничего не стоит обидеть человека — he thinks nothing of hurting a man's / person's feelings

стоит только заколебаться, и вы пропали — once you hesitate you are lost

Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > стоить
14 notwithstanding

ˌnɔtwɪθˈstændɪŋ
1. предл. несмотря на, вопреки notwithstanding their lack of experience, they were an immediate success. ≈ Несмотря на отсутствие опыта, они добились несомненного успеха this notwithstanding ≈ несмотря на это the motion passed, our objection notwithstanding ≈ Предложение прошло несмотря на наш протест.
2. нареч. тем не менее, однако, все же Syn: nevertheless, still, yet
3. союз;
уст. хотя Syn: although( книжное) тем не менее;
однако;
все же, и все-таки - they will do it * они это все же сделают - whatever you say, I will go * что бы вы ни говорили, все равно я пойду - it will come to pass * и все-таки это произойдет - he tried to prevent the marriage but it took place * он пытался помешать этому браку, но безрезультатно( книжное) несмотря на, вопреки - * all I could say несмотря на все мною сказанное - they travelled * the storm они продолжали путь. несмотря на бурю - he persisted, threats * он стоял на своем, невзирая ни на какие угрозы - these blemishes *, the book contains much that is well worth reading несмотря на эти недостатки, в книге содержится много ценного - this * несмотря на все это - this * his accent betrayed him вопреки всему этому, акцент его выдал - the law will go into force, any other agreements * закон вступает в силу независимо от любых других соглашений хотя, несмотря на то, что - * I enjoyed myself, I am glad to be back несмотря на то, что мне там было очень хорошо, я рад, что вернулся notwithstanding вопреки ~ prep несмотря на, вопреки;
this notwithstanding несмотря на это ~ несмотря на ~ тем не менее, однако ~ тем не менее ~ cj уст. хотя ~ prep несмотря на, вопреки;
this notwithstanding несмотря на это

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > notwithstanding
15 notwithstanding

1. [͵nɒtwıθ|ʹstændıŋ,͵nɒtwıð{ʹstændıŋ}-] adv книжн.
тем не менее; однако; всё же, и всё-таки

they will do it notwithstanding - они это всё же сделают

whatever you say, I will go notwithstanding - что бы вы ни говорили, всё равно я пойду

it will come to pass notwithstanding - и всё-таки это произойдёт

he tried to prevent the marriage but it took place notwithstanding - он пытался помешать этому браку, но безрезультатно
2. [͵nɒtwıθ|ʹstændıŋ,͵nɒtwıð{ʹstændıŋ}-] prep книжн.
несмотря на, вопреки

notwithstanding all I could say - несмотря на всё мною сказанное

they travelled notwithstanding the storm - они продолжали путь, несмотря на бурю

he persisted, threats notwithstanding - он стоял на своём, невзирая ни на какие угрозы

these blemishes notwithstanding, the book contains much that is well worth reading - несмотря на эти недостатки, в книге содержится много ценного

this notwithstanding - несмотря на всё это

this notwithstanding his accent betrayed him - вопреки всему этому, акцент его выдал

the law will go into force, any other agreements notwithstanding - закон вступает в силу независимо от любых других соглашений
3. [͵nɒtwıθ|ʹstændıŋ,͵nɒtwıð{ʹstændıŋ}-] cj
хотя, несмотря на то, что ( часто notwithstanding that)

notwithstanding (that) I enjoyed myself, I am glad to be back - несмотря на то, что мне там было очень хорошо /весело/, я рад, что вернулся

НБАРС > notwithstanding
16 несмотря на эти недостатки, в книге содержится много ценного

Makarov: these blemishes notwithstanding, the book contains much that is well worth reading

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > несмотря на эти недостатки, в книге содержится много ценного
17 notwithstanding

1. adv книжн. тем не менее; однако; всё же, и всё-таки

they will do it notwithstanding — они это всё же сделают

whatever you say, I will go notwithstanding — что бы вы ни говорили, всё равно я пойду

2. prep книжн. несмотря на, вопреки

notwithstanding all I could say — несмотря на всё мною сказанное

they travelled notwithstanding the storm — они продолжали путь, несмотря на бурю

he persisted, threats notwithstanding — он стоял на своём, невзирая ни на какие угрозы

these blemishes notwithstanding, the book contains much that is well worth reading — несмотря на эти недостатки, в книге содержится много ценного

this notwithstanding — несмотря на всё это

3. cj хотя, несмотря на то, что

notwithstanding I enjoyed myself, I am glad to be back — несмотря на то, что мне там было очень хорошо, я рад, что вернулся

notwithstanding the foregoing — несмотря на сказанное выше

Синонимический ряд:

1. despite (other) despite; in spite of; irrespective of; regardless of; without regard for; without regard to

2. nevertheless (other) after all; after all is said and done; all the same; although; anyhow; anyway; at any rate; be that as it may; but; despite; even so; howbeit; however; in any case; in any event; in spite of everything; nevertheless; nonetheless; per contra; regardless; still; still and all; still and all (US); though; withal; yet

Антонимический ряд:

because of

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18 pena

f.

1 shame, pity.

da pena no poder hacer nada it's a shame o pity we can't do anything

el pobre me da pena I feel sorry for the poor chap

¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!

2 sadness, sorrow (tristeza).

sentía una gran pena I felt terribly sad

3 problem, trouble (desgracia).

4 struggle.

a duras penas with great difficulty

5 punishment (castigo).

le cayó o le impusieron una pena de treinta años he was sentenced to o given thirty years

so o bajo pena de under penalty of

pena capital o de muerte death penalty

6 embarrassment. (Caribbean Spanish (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela), Central American Spanish, Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish)

me da pena I'm embarrassed about it

7 grief, regret, sorrow, heartache.

8 penna, contour feather.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: penar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: penar.

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pena

► nombre femenino

1 (castigo) sentence, punishment

■ lo han condenado a una pena de seis meses de cárcel he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment

2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow

■ me da pena verlo tan solo it makes me sad to see him so lonely

3 (lástima) pity

■ ¡qué pena que no podáis venir! it's a shame you can't make it!

4 (dificultad) hardship, trouble

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a duras penas with great difficulty

de pena familiar awful, terrible, pathetic

hecho,-a una pena familiar in a bad way

merecer la pena / valer la pena to be worth while, be worth it

sin pena ni gloria undistinguished

pena capital capital punishment

pena de muerte death penalty

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noun f.

1) pity

2) sorrow

3) penalty, punishment

4) difficulty, trouble

5) shame

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- valer la pena

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SF

1) (=tristeza) sorrow

tenía mucha pena después de la muerte de su hijo — she grieved a lot o was extremely upset after her son's death

tengo una pena muy grande porque no está con nosotros — I'm very sad that he is not here with us

• alma en pena — lost soul

• dar pena, da pena verlos sufrir así — it's sad to see them suffer like that

me daba pena dejar España — I was sad o sorry to leave Spain

Pepe me da mucha pena — I feel very sorry for Pepe

• morir de (la) pena — to die of a broken heart

sin pena ni gloria —

ese año pasó sin pena ni gloria — it was an uneventful sort of year

la exposición pasó sin pena ni gloria — the exhibition went almost unnoticed

2) (=lástima) shame, pity

¿no podéis venir? ¡qué pena! — you can't come? what a shame o a pity!

¡es una pena que no tengamos más tiempo! — it's a shame o a pity that we haven't got more time!, it's too bad we haven't got more time! (EEUU)

mi habitación está que da pena verla — my room is in a terrible state *

• de pena, la economía va de pena — the economy is in a terrible state

el vestido le quedaba de pena — the dress looked terrible on her

• estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry state

3) pl penas (=problemas)

cuéntame tus penas — tell me all your troubles

logramos superarlo con muchas penas — we had to struggle to overcome it

- ahogar las penas

- ¡allá penas!

- a duras penas

a duras penas consiguió alcanzar la orilla — he only managed to reach the shore with great difficulty

a duras penas llegamos a fin de mes — we can barely make ends meet

4) (=esfuerzo)

• ahorrarse la pena — to save o.s. the trouble, save o.s. the bother *

• merecer o valer la pena — to be worth

no merece la pena — it's not worth it

una película que vale la pena ver — a film that's worth seeing

¿merece la pena visitar la catedral? — is the cathedral worth a visit?

no vale la pena que perdamos el tiempo discutiendo eso — it's not worth wasting time arguing about it

5) (Jur) sentence

el juez le impuso una pena de tres años de prisión — the judge sentenced him to three years in prison

• bajo o so pena de — [+ castigo, multa, prisión] on o under penalty of

bajo pena de muerte — on pain of death, on o under penalty of death

tiene prohibido hacerlo, so pena de ser expulsado — he is forbidden to do it, on o under penalty of expulsion

pena capital — capital punishment

pena de muerte — death penalty

pena máxima — maximum sentence; (Ftbl) penalty

pena pecuniaria — fine

pena privativa de libertad — custodial sentence

6) Méx, And (=vergüenza) embarrassment

me da mucha pena — I'm very embarrassed

¡qué pena! — how embarrassing!

sentir o tener pena — to be o feel embarrassed, be o feel ill at ease

7) And (=fantasma) ghost

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femenino

1)

a) ( tristeza)

tenía/sentía mucha pena — he was o felt very sad

me da pena verlo — it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it

a mí la que me da pena es su mujer — it's his wife I feel sorry for

está que da pena — she's in a terrible state

me da pena tener que decírselo — it hurts me to have to tell him

lloraba con tanta pena — he was crying so bitterly

b) ( lástima) pity, shame

qué pena! — what a pity o shame!

es una pena que... — it's a pity (that)...

de pena — (Esp) terrible

estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry o terrible state

sin pena ni gloria — almost unnoticed

vale or merece la pena — it's worth it

vale la pena leerlo/visitarlo — it's worth reading/a visit

no vale la pena intentar convencerlo — there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him

2) penas femenino plural

a) ( problemas) sorrows (pl)

ahogar las penas — to drown one's sorrows

me contó sus penas — he told me his troubles o (liter or hum) woes

a duras penas — ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty

b) ( penalidades) hardship

pasamos muchas penas — we suffered great hardship

3) (Der) sentence

la pena máxima — the maximum sentence

bajo or so pena de — (frml) on pain of (frml)

so pena de repetirme — at the risk of repeating myself

- pena capital or de muerte

4) (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassment

qué pena! — how embarrasing!

me da mucha pena pedírselo — I'm too embarrassed to ask him

quitado de la pena — (Méx) blithely, gaily

5) (Per) ( fantasma) ghost

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= woe, distress, grief, regret, criminalisation [criminalization, -USA], grieving, woefulness, heartache, misery.

Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex. The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.

Ex. This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.

Ex. Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.

Ex. In our opinion, it is more relevant to focus on the Cuban government's criminalization of the unauthorized ownership of computers and its effective banning of the World Wide Web.

Ex. The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.

Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

Ex. Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.

Ex. Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.

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* a duras pena = with great difficulty.

* alegrías y penas = pleasures and pains.

* alma en pena = banshee.

* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.

* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.

* causar pena = cause + hurt.

* chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.

* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable.

* en pena = in grief.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.

* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* merecer la pena = be worth + the effort, be worthwhile, be worth + Posesivo + time, be worth it.

* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.

* merecer la pena el esfuerzo = repay + effort.

* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.

* merecer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worthy of + Gerundio, it + be + worth + Gerundio.

* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.

* merecerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.

* no merecer la pena = be no good.

* no valer la pena = be no good.

* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.

* pena capital = capital punishment.

* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.

* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.

* que merece la pena = worthwhile.

* que vale la pena = worthwhile.

* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.

* valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.

* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.

* valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.

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femenino

1)

a) ( tristeza)

tenía/sentía mucha pena — he was o felt very sad

me da pena verlo — it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it

a mí la que me da pena es su mujer — it's his wife I feel sorry for

está que da pena — she's in a terrible state

me da pena tener que decírselo — it hurts me to have to tell him

lloraba con tanta pena — he was crying so bitterly

b) ( lástima) pity, shame

qué pena! — what a pity o shame!

es una pena que... — it's a pity (that)...

de pena — (Esp) terrible

estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry o terrible state

sin pena ni gloria — almost unnoticed

vale or merece la pena — it's worth it

vale la pena leerlo/visitarlo — it's worth reading/a visit

no vale la pena intentar convencerlo — there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him

2) penas femenino plural

a) ( problemas) sorrows (pl)

ahogar las penas — to drown one's sorrows

me contó sus penas — he told me his troubles o (liter or hum) woes

a duras penas — ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty

b) ( penalidades) hardship

pasamos muchas penas — we suffered great hardship

3) (Der) sentence

la pena máxima — the maximum sentence

bajo or so pena de — (frml) on pain of (frml)

so pena de repetirme — at the risk of repeating myself

- pena capital or de muerte

4) (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassment

qué pena! — how embarrasing!

me da mucha pena pedírselo — I'm too embarrassed to ask him

quitado de la pena — (Méx) blithely, gaily

5) (Per) ( fantasma) ghost

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= woe, distress, grief, regret, criminalisation [criminalization, -USA], grieving, woefulness, heartache, misery.

Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex: The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.

Ex: This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.

Ex: Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.

Ex: In our opinion, it is more relevant to focus on the Cuban government's criminalization of the unauthorized ownership of computers and its effective banning of the World Wide Web.

Ex: The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.

Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.

Ex: Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.

* a duras pena = with great difficulty.

* alegrías y penas = pleasures and pains.

* alma en pena = banshee.

* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.

* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.

* causar pena = cause + hurt.

* chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.

* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable.

* en pena = in grief.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.

* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* merecer la pena = be worth + the effort, be worthwhile, be worth + Posesivo + time, be worth it.

* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.

* merecer la pena el esfuerzo = repay + effort.

* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.

* merecer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worthy of + Gerundio, it + be + worth + Gerundio.

* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.

* merecerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.

* no merecer la pena = be no good.

* no valer la pena = be no good.

* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.

* pena capital = capital punishment.

* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.

* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.

* que merece la pena = worthwhile.

* que vale la pena = worthwhile.

* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.

* valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.

* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.

* valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.

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pena

feminine

A

1

(tristeza): tenía mucha pena he was o felt very sad

me da pena ver a esos niños pidiendo limosna it upsets me o it makes me sad to see those children begging

a mí la que me da pena es su pobre mujer it's his poor wife I feel sorry for

está que da pena she's in a terrible state

no te imaginas la pena que me da tener que decírtelo you can't imagine how much it hurts me to have to tell you

lloraba con tanta pena he was crying so bitterly

sentí mucha pena cuando me enteré de su muerte I was very sad to hear of his death

2 (lástima) pity, shame

¡qué pena que no te puedas quedar! what a pity o a shame you can't stay!

es una pena que no hayas seguido sus consejos it's a pity you didn't take her advice

de pena ( Esp); terrible

ese vestido le queda de pena that dress looks terrible o awful o dreadful on her

en las fotos siempre salgo de pena I always look awful o terrible in photographs

¿cómo te fue en el examen? — de pena how was your exam? — awful o terrible, how did you get on in your exam? — really badly

estar hecho una pena to be in a sorry o terrible state, be in a bad way

sin pena ni gloria almost unnoticed

una película que pasó por las carteleras sin pena ni gloria a movie which came and went almost unnoticed

pasó por la universidad sin pena ni gloria he had an undistinguished university career

vale or merece la pena it's worth it

merece la pena leerlo it's worth reading

no vale la pena intentar convencerlo there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him

un museo que bien vale la pena visitar a museum which is well worth a visit o ( frml) which is worthy of a visit

bien merece la pena correr el riesgo it's well worth the risk

B penas fpl

1

(dolores, problemas): bebe para ahogar las penas she drinks to drown her sorrows

vino a contarme sus penas he came to tell me his problems o troubles o ( literor hum) woes

sus hijos no le han dado más que penas her children have caused her nothing but sorrow o heartache

a duras penas (apenas) hardly; (con dificultad) with difficulty

te oigo a duras penas I can scarcely o hardly o barely hear you

subió a duras penas las escaleras she had great difficulty climbing the stairs

llegaron a la meta, pero a duras penas they reached the finishing line, but only just o only with difficulty

2 (penurias, dificultades) hardship

pasamos muchas penas para pagarlo we suffered great hardship to pay for it

pasaron grandes penas durante la expedición they underwent great difficulties o hardship during the expedition

C ( Der) sentence

el juez le impuso la pena máxima the judge gave him the maximum sentence

bajo or so pena de ( frml); on pain of ( frml), under penalty of ( frml)

so pena de caer en repeticiones at the risk of repeating myself

Compuestos:

● pena aflictiva

afflictive punishment

● pena capital

death penalty

los que se oponen a la pena capital those opposed to the death penalty o to capital punishment

● pena corporal

corporal punishment

● pena de muerte

death penalty

● pena pecuniaria

fine

● pena privativa de libertad

custodial sentence

D ( AmL exc CS) (vergüenza) embarrassment

le da una pena horrible hablar en público she's terribly shy o embarrassed about speaking in public

me da pena molestarlos a esta hora de la noche I feel awful o terrible o embarrassed disturbing you at this time of night

me puse roja de la pena I went red with embarrassment

quitado de la pena ( Méx); blithely, gaily

E ( Per) (fantasma) ghost

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Del verbo penar: ( conjugate penar)

pena es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
pena
penar
peña
pena sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( tristeza):

◊ tenía/sentía mucha peña he was o felt very sad;

me da peña verlo it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it;
a mí la que me da peña es su mujer it's his wife I feel sorry for;
está que da peña she's in a terrible state
b) ( lástima) pity, shame;

◊ ¡qué peña! what a pity o shame!;

es una peña que … it's a pity (that) …;
vale or merece la peña it's worth it;
vale la peña leerlo/visitarlo it's worth reading/a visit
2
◊ penas sustantivo femenino plural

a) ( problemas) sorrows (pl);

◊ ahogar las peñas to drown one's sorrows;

me contó sus peñas he told me his troubles;
a duras peñas ( apenas) hardly;

( con dificultad) with difficulty
b) ( penalidades) hardship

3 (Der) sentence;
◊ la peña máxima the maximum sentence;

peña capital or de muerte death penalty
4 (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassment;
◊ ¡qué peña! how embarrasing!;

me da mucha peña pedírselo I'm too embarrassed to ask him
peña sustantivo femenino
1 ( roca) crag, rock
2
a) ( grupo) circle, group;

◊ peña taurina bullfighting club

b) (AmL) tb

◊ peña folklórica folk club

pena sustantivo femenino
1 (castigo) punishment, penalty: fue condenado a pena de muerte, he was sentenced to death
2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow, sadness: es una pena que no vengas, it's a pity you're not coming
3 (dificultad) hardships pl, trouble
♦ Locuciones: estar hecho una pena, to be in a terrible state
merecer o valer la pena, to be worth: no merece la pena que lo hagas, it's not worth doing it
a duras penas, hardly
sin pena ni gloria, almost unnoticed
peña sustantivo femenino
1 rock, crag
2 (de socios, de amigos) club
3 fam (gente) people
(pandilla) gang
' peña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ay
- cáliz
- capital
- cicatrizar
- compensar
- condonar
- conmutar
- dar
- desgarrador
- desgarradora
- garrote
- horda
- lamentable
- lastimosa
- lastimoso
- merecer
- mortificar
- mortificarse
- pena
- pesar
- rebajar
- sentimiento
- so
- valer
- aliviar
- castigar
- causar
- consumir
- dolor
- enorme
- gemido
- grande
- herida
- hondo
- imponer
- indultar
- indulto
- inmenso
- lástima
- mal
- mitigar
- presidio
- prisión
- severidad
- suspirar
English:
bother
- capital punishment
- carry
- dear
- death penalty
- grief
- grieve
- hassle
- heart
- jail
- mope about
- mope around
- numb
- opposed
- pay
- pay off
- penalty
- prostrate
- remission
- retribution
- sentence
- shame
- sorrow
- term
- trouble
- try
- wail
- worth
- worthwhile
- against
- ashamed
- broken
- capital
- community
- death
- effort
- embarrassed
- embarrassing
- embarrassment
- hurt
- mortified
- painfully
- pity
- sort
- suspended
- well

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pena nf

1. [lástima] shame, pity;

es una pena (que no puedas venir) it's a shame o pity (you can't come);

da pena no poder hacer nada it's a shame o pity we can't do anything;

el pobre me da pena I feel sorry for the poor guy;

me da pena ver lo pobres que son it's awful to see how poor they are;

me da pena tener que irme ya I hate to have to leave already;

¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!;

¡qué pena de hijo tengo! what a useless son I've got!

2. [tristeza] sadness, sorrow;

sentía una gran pena I felt terribly sad

3. [desgracia] problem, trouble;

bebe para olvidar o [m5] ahogar las penas he drinks to drown his sorrows;

me contó sus penas she told me her troubles o about her problems

4. [dificultad] struggle;

pasaron grandes penas durante la guerra they suffered great hardship during the war;

subimos el piano a duras penas we got the piano up the stairs with great difficulty;

con mi sueldo mantengo a duras penas a mi familia my salary is barely enough for me to support my family;

consiguieron llegar a duras penas they only just managed to get there

5. [castigo] punishment;

le cayó o [m5] le impusieron una pena de treinta años he was sentenced to o given thirty years;

cumplió pena en la prisión de Alcatraz he served his sentence in Alcatraz;
Formal
so o [m5] bajo pena de [bajo castigo de] under penalty of;
[a menos que] unless
Comp
pena capital death penalty;
pena de cárcel prison sentence;

pena máxima [jurídica] maximum sentence;
[en fútbol] penalty;
pena de muerte death penalty;

pena de reclusión prison sentence

6. CAm, Carib, Col, Méx [vergüenza] embarrassment;

me da pena I'm embarrassed about it;

me da pena molestar I'm terribly sorry to bother you;

tengo pena de hablar con ella I'm too embarrassed to talk to her

7. Comp
Esp Fam
de pena [muy mal] [m5] lo pasamos de pena we had an awful time;

dibuja/cocina de pena he can't draw/cook to save his life, he's useless at drawing/cooking;

ese peinado le queda de pena that haircut looks terrible on her;
Fam
hecho una pena in a real state;

(no) valer o [m5] merecer la pena (not) to be worthwhile o worth it;

una película que merece la pena a movie that's worth seeing;

vale la pena intentarlo it's worth a try;

no merece la pena que te preocupes tanto there's no point you getting so worried;

sin pena ni gloria without distinction;

un jugador que pasó por el equipo sin pena ni gloria a player who had an undistinguished career in the team;

el año acabó sin pena ni gloria it was a wholly unremarkable year

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pena

f

1 ( tristeza) sadness, sorrow;

da pena it’s sad

2 ( congoja) grief, distress

3 ( lástima) pity;

es una pena it’s a shame o pity;

¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!

4 L.Am. ( vergüenza) embarrassment;

me da pena I’m embarrassed

5 JUR sentence

6

:

no vale o

no merece la pena it’s not worth it;

a duras penas with great difficulty;

so pena de on pain of;

con más pena que gloria ingloriously;

sin pena ni gloria almost unnoticed

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pena nf

1) castigo: punishment, penalty

pena de muerte: death penalty

2) aflicción: sorrow, grief

morir de pena: to die of a broken heart

¡que pena!: what a shame!, how sad!

3) dolor: pain, suffering

4) dificultad: difficulty, trouble

a duras penas: with great difficulty

5) vergüenza: shame, embarrassment

6)

valer la pena : to be worthwhile

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pena n

1. (tristeza) grief / sorrow / sadness

sintió pena por los niños pobres she felt sorry for those poor children

me da mucha pena marcharme I'm very sad to leave

2. (lástima) shame / pity

es una pena que te tengas que ir ya it's a shame you've got to leave now

¡qué pena! what a pity!

3. (condena) sentence

lo han condenado a una pena de seis meses de cárcel he's been given a six months' prison sentence

4. (problema) trouble / problem

cada cual tiene sus penas everybody's got their problems

a duras penas with great difficulty

de pena terrible

merecer la pena / valer la pena to be worth it

no vale la pena it's not worth it

pena de muerte death penalty

Spanish-English dictionary > pena
19 valer

intj.

that's enough.

m.

worth, value.

v.

1 to cost (costar) (price).

¿cuánto vale? how much does it cost?, how much is it?

este cuadro vale mucho dinero this painting is worth a lot of money

2 to earn.

su generosidad le valió el afecto de todos her generosity earned her everyone's affection

esta victoria puede valerles el campeonato this win may be enough for them to take the championship

aquello nos valió muchos disgustos that cost us a lot of trouble

Su obra le valió un gran premio Her work earned her a great reward.

3 to deserve.

esta noticia bien vale una celebración this news deserves a celebration

4 to be good (tener valor, merecer aprecio) (persona, obra).

la obra vale poco/no vale (nada) the play isn't up to much/is no good at all

hacer valer algo to assert something (derechos, autoridad)

hacerse valer to show one's worth

5 to be valid (ser válido) (documento, norma).

6 to be worth, to cost.

7 to be of value, to be valuable.

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VALER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

valgo, vales, vale, valemos, valéis, valen.

Future Indicative

valdré, valdrás, valdrá, valdremos, valdréis, valdrán.

Conditional

valdría, valdrías, valdría, valdríamos, valdríais, valdrían.

Present Subjunctive

valga, valgas, valga, valgamos, valgáis, valgan.

Imperative

vale (tú), valga (él/Vd.), valgamos (nos.), valed (vos.), valgan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to cost

2) be worth

3) be valid

•

- valerse de

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Para la frase valer la pena, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=costar) to cost

solo el vuelo ya vale 8.000 euros — the flight alone costs 8,000 euros

este libro vale cinco dólares — this book costs five dollars

¿cuánto vale?, ¿qué vale? — how much is it?, how much does it cost?

esas valen (a) dos euros el kilo — those are two euros a kilo

2) (=tener un valor de) to be worth

el terreno vale más que la casa — the land is worth more than the house

- no vale un higo o un pimiento

- vale lo que pesa en oro

3) (=ser causa de) [+ premio] to win; [+ críticas, amenazas] to earn

la final histórica que le valió a Brasil la copa del mundo — the famous final in which Brazil won the world cup

son las cualidades que le valieron el premio — these are the qualities which won him the prize

esa tontería le valió un rapapolvo — that piece of stupidity got o earned him a telling-off

su ausencia le valió la pérdida del contrato — his absence lost o cost him the contract

4) (Mat) (=equivaler a) to equal

en ese caso X vale 9 — in that case X equals 9

el ángulo B vale 38 grados — angle B is 38 degrees

5) (=proteger)

¡válgame (Dios)! — oh, my God!, God help me!

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=costar)

este coche vale muy caro — this car is very expensive o costs a lot of money

¿vale mucho? — is it very expensive?

2) (=tener valía)

vale mucho como intérprete — he's an excellent o first-rate interpreter

Juan vale más que su hermano — Juan is a better person than his brother

su última película no vale gran cosa — his latest film is not up to much o is not much good

este coche no vale nada — this car is useless

• hacer valer, hizo valer su derecho al veto — he exercised his veto

hizo valer sus derechos — he asserted his rights

hizo valer sus argumentos en la reunión — she got her arguments across during the meeting

• hacerse valer — to assert o.s.

• valer por — (=equivaler a) to be worth

cada cupón vale por un paquete de azúcar — each coupon is worth o can be exchanged for one bag of sugar

cuatro fichas azules valen por una negra — four blue counters equal o are worth one black one

3) (=servir)

a) [herramienta, objeto] to be useful

todavía puede valer — it might still be useful

este mismo valdrá — this one will do

• eso no vale — that's no good o use

hay que tirar todo lo que no vale — we must throw out everything that is no use

ya no me vale — it's no good o use to me now

este destornillador no me vale porque es pequeño — this screwdriver is no good to me, it's too small

• valer para algo, es viejo, pero vale para la lluvia — it's old, but it'll do for when it rains

este trozo no me vale para hacer la cortina — this piece won't do to make the curtain

este cuchillo no vale para nada — this knife is useless

b) [ropa]

este sombrero me vale aún — I can still wear o use this hat

me vale la ropa de mi hermana — my sister's clothes do for *o fit me as well

a mi hijo no le vale la ropa del año pasado — the clothes my son wore last year are too small for him now

c) [situación]

no le vale ser hijo del ministro — being the minister's son is no use to him

su situación privilegiada no le valió — his privileged position was no help o use to him

no le valdrán excusas — excuses won't help him o do him any good

d) [persona]

yo no valdría para enfermera — I'd be no good as a nurse

el chico no vale para el trabajo — the boy is no good o not right for the job

• no vales para nada — you're hopeless o useless, you're a dead loss *

4) (=ser válido) [documento] to be valid; [moneda, billete] to be legal tender

este tipo de pasaporte no vale desde hace un mes — they stopped using this type of passport a month ago

estos billetes ya no valen — these banknotes are no longer legal tender

es una teoría que no vale ya — it is a theory which no longer holds

• valga la expresión — for want of a better way of putting it

está un poco chiflado, valga la expresión — he's a bit cracked, for want of a better way of putting it

¡no hay... que valga! —

-¡pero querido! -¡no hay querido que valga! — "but darling!" - "don't darling me!" *
pero I, 2., 2), redundancia
5)

• más vale, más vale así — it's better this way

más vale no hacerlo — it would be better not to do it

más vale mantener esto en secreto — it would be best to keep this quiet

- mañana te devuelvo el dinero -más te vale — "I'll give you the money back tomorrow" - "you'd better!"

más vale que me vaya — I'd o I had better go

más vale que te lleves el abrigo — you'd o you had better take your coat

más vale que vayas tú — it would be better if you went

- más vale tarde que nunca

6) ( Esp) (=ser suficiente) to be enough

dos terrones valen para endulzarlo — two lumps are enough to sweeten it

vale ya, que habéis estado gritando toda la tarde — that's enough! you've been shouting all afternoon

¡vale, vale!, no me eches más azúcar — OK! that's enough! don't put any more sugar in

-¿subo más la persiana? -no, así ya vale — "shall I put the blind up a bit more?" - "no, it's OK like that"

7) * (=estar permitido) to be allowed

-¿puedo darle con la mano? -no, eso no vale — "can I hit it with my hand?" - "no, that's not allowed"

no vale intentarlo dos veces — you're not allowed to have two goes

no vale empujar — no pushing!, pushing's not allowed

-le han dado el trabajo al hijo del jefe -¡pues, eso no vale! — "they've given the job to the boss's son" - "that's not on!" *o"they can't do that!"

8) vale
( Esp) * (=de acuerdo) all right, OK *
-¿vamos a tomar algo? -¡vale! — "shall we go for a drink?" - "OK!" o"all right!"

pásate por mi casa esta tarde, ¿vale? — drop by my house this afternoon, OK?

vale que discutan, pero que se peguen es imperdonable — having an argument is one thing but hitting each other is another matter entirely o is inexcusable

9)

- me vale madre o sombrilla

3.

See:

valerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( tener un valor de) to be worth; ( costar) to cost

no vale mucho dinero — it isn't worth much

¿cuánto valen? — how much are they?, what do they cost?

b) ( equivaler a)

si x vale 8 ¿cuánto vale y? — if x is 8, what is the value of y?

¿cuánto vale un dólar en pesos? — how many pesos are there to the dollar?

2) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( ganar)

le valió una bofetada — it earned him a slap in the face

esta obra le valió un premio — this play earned o won her a prize

b) ( causar)

sus declaraciones le valieron un gran disgusto — his statement brought him a lot of trouble
2.
valer vi

1)

a) (+ compl) ( tener cierto valor) to be worth; ( costar) to cost

vale más, pero es mejor — it costs more but it's better

b) ( equivaler)

valer por algo — to be worth something

vale por un regalo — it can be exchanged for a gift

2) ( tener valor no material)

ha demostrado que vale — he has shown his worth

como profesor no vale (nada) — as a teacher he's useless

vales tanto como él — you're as good as he is

no valgo nada para él — I mean nothing to him

la novela no vale gran cosa — the novel isn't much good

hacerse valer — to assert oneself

hacer valer algo — < derecho> to assert, enforce

hizo valer su autoridad — he used o imposed his authority

3) ( servir)

ésta no vale, es muy ancha — this one's no good, it's too wide

no valer para algo — to be useless o no good at something

no vales para nada! — you're completely useless

valer de algo — (+ me/te/le etc)

no le valió de nada protestar — protesting got him nowhere

sus consejos me valieron de mucho — her advice was very useful o valuable to me

4) vale (Esp fam)

a) ( expresando acuerdo) OK

valer! — sure, fine, OK!

¿valer? — OK?, all right?

que llegues tarde una vez valer, pero... — being late once is one thing, but...

b) ( basta)

¿valer así? — is that OK o enough?

ya valer ¿no? — don't you think that's enough?

5)

más vale: más vale que no se entere she'd better not find out; más vale así it's better that way; (+ me/te/le etc) más te vale ir you'd better go; dijo que vendría - más le vale! he said he'd come - he'd better!; más vale prevenir que curar — better safe than sorry

6)

a) ( ser válido) entrada/pasaporte to be valid; jugada/partido to count

no hay excusa que valga — I don't want to hear any excuses

valga la comparación — if you know o see what I mean

... y valga la expresión —... for want o lack of a better expression

valga la redundancia — if you'll excuse the repetition

b) ( estar permitido)

eso no vale, estás haciendo trampa — that's not fair, you're cheating

no vale mirar — you're not allowed to look

7) (Méx fam)

a) ( no importar) (+ me/te/le etc)

a mí eso me vale — I don't give a damn about that (colloq)

b) ( no tener valor) to be useless o no good (colloq)

c) ) ( estropearse)

mi coche ya valió — my car's had it (colloq)
3.
valerse v pron

1) ( servirse)

valerse de algo/alguien — to use something/somebody

se valió de sus apellidos para conseguirlo — he took advantage of o used the family name to obtain it

valerse de mentiras — to lie

2) anciano/enfermo

valerse solo or por sí mismo — to look after oneself

3) (estar permitido, ser correcto)

no se vale golpear abajo del cinturón — hitting below the belt is not allowed

no se vale! — that's not fair!

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= be worth, cost, do.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado did, participio done.

Ex. As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.

Ex. The Mansell pre-1956 imprint catalog, in 604 volumes, is being edited at the rate of 20,000 entries a week, and is costing $1 million per year to edit.

Ex. It needs a name, and, to coin one at random, 'memex' will do.

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* enterarse (de) lo que vale un peine = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* hacer valer = vindicate.

* hacer valer sus derechos = assert + Posesivo + rights.

* hacer valer una idea = enforce + idea.

* lo que vale para tí también vale para mí = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).

* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

* más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.

* más vale que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.

* más vale tarde que nunca = better late than never.

* no haber pero que valer = not take + no for an answer.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* no valer la pena = be no good.

* que vale la pena = worthwhile.

* todo vale = no holds barred.

* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.

* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.

* vale la mitad = half the price.

* vale más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine.

* valer el oro y el moro = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny.

* valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.

* valer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worth + Gerundio.

* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.

* valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.

* valer una fortuna = cost + a fortune.

* valer un dineral = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a fortune.

* valer un montón = cost + a bundle.

* valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* valer un riñón = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + the earth, cost + a fortune.

* ¡Válgame Dios! = goodness gracious.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( tener un valor de) to be worth; ( costar) to cost

no vale mucho dinero — it isn't worth much

¿cuánto valen? — how much are they?, what do they cost?

b) ( equivaler a)

si x vale 8 ¿cuánto vale y? — if x is 8, what is the value of y?

¿cuánto vale un dólar en pesos? — how many pesos are there to the dollar?

2) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( ganar)

le valió una bofetada — it earned him a slap in the face

esta obra le valió un premio — this play earned o won her a prize

b) ( causar)

sus declaraciones le valieron un gran disgusto — his statement brought him a lot of trouble
2.
valer vi

1)

a) (+ compl) ( tener cierto valor) to be worth; ( costar) to cost

vale más, pero es mejor — it costs more but it's better

b) ( equivaler)

valer por algo — to be worth something

vale por un regalo — it can be exchanged for a gift

2) ( tener valor no material)

ha demostrado que vale — he has shown his worth

como profesor no vale (nada) — as a teacher he's useless

vales tanto como él — you're as good as he is

no valgo nada para él — I mean nothing to him

la novela no vale gran cosa — the novel isn't much good

hacerse valer — to assert oneself

hacer valer algo — < derecho> to assert, enforce

hizo valer su autoridad — he used o imposed his authority

3) ( servir)

ésta no vale, es muy ancha — this one's no good, it's too wide

no valer para algo — to be useless o no good at something

no vales para nada! — you're completely useless

valer de algo — (+ me/te/le etc)

no le valió de nada protestar — protesting got him nowhere

sus consejos me valieron de mucho — her advice was very useful o valuable to me

4) vale (Esp fam)

a) ( expresando acuerdo) OK

valer! — sure, fine, OK!

¿valer? — OK?, all right?

que llegues tarde una vez valer, pero... — being late once is one thing, but...

b) ( basta)

¿valer así? — is that OK o enough?

ya valer ¿no? — don't you think that's enough?

5)

más vale: más vale que no se entere she'd better not find out; más vale así it's better that way; (+ me/te/le etc) más te vale ir you'd better go; dijo que vendría - más le vale! he said he'd come - he'd better!; más vale prevenir que curar — better safe than sorry

6)

a) ( ser válido) entrada/pasaporte to be valid; jugada/partido to count

no hay excusa que valga — I don't want to hear any excuses

valga la comparación — if you know o see what I mean

... y valga la expresión —... for want o lack of a better expression

valga la redundancia — if you'll excuse the repetition

b) ( estar permitido)

eso no vale, estás haciendo trampa — that's not fair, you're cheating

no vale mirar — you're not allowed to look

7) (Méx fam)

a) ( no importar) (+ me/te/le etc)

a mí eso me vale — I don't give a damn about that (colloq)

b) ( no tener valor) to be useless o no good (colloq)

c) ) ( estropearse)

mi coche ya valió — my car's had it (colloq)
3.
valerse v pron

1) ( servirse)

valerse de algo/alguien — to use something/somebody

se valió de sus apellidos para conseguirlo — he took advantage of o used the family name to obtain it

valerse de mentiras — to lie

2) anciano/enfermo

valerse solo or por sí mismo — to look after oneself

3) (estar permitido, ser correcto)

no se vale golpear abajo del cinturón — hitting below the belt is not allowed

no se vale! — that's not fair!

* * *

= be worth, cost, do.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado did, participio done.

Ex: As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.

Ex: The Mansell pre-1956 imprint catalog, in 604 volumes, is being edited at the rate of 20,000 entries a week, and is costing $1 million per year to edit.

Ex: It needs a name, and, to coin one at random, 'memex' will do.

* enterarse (de) lo que vale un peine = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* hacer valer = vindicate.

* hacer valer sus derechos = assert + Posesivo + rights.

* hacer valer una idea = enforce + idea.

* lo que vale para tí también vale para mí = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).

* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

* más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.

* más vale que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.

* más vale tarde que nunca = better late than never.

* no haber pero que valer = not take + no for an answer.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* no valer la pena = be no good.

* que vale la pena = worthwhile.

* todo vale = no holds barred.

* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.

* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.

* vale la mitad = half the price.

* vale más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine.

* valer el oro y el moro = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny.

* valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.

* valer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worth + Gerundio.

* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.

* valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.

* valer una fortuna = cost + a fortune.

* valer un dineral = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a fortune.

* valer un montón = cost + a bundle.

* valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* valer un riñón = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + the earth, cost + a fortune.

* ¡Válgame Dios! = goodness gracious.

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valer [ E28 ]

vt

A

1 (tener un valor de) to be worth; (costar) to cost

no vale mucho dinero it isn't worth much

¿cuánto or ( crit) qué valen esas copas? how much are those wineglasses?, what do those wineglasses cost?

pide $2.000 por el cuadro — pues no los vale she wants $2,000 for the picture — well, it's not worth that

valer algo lo que pesa (en oro) ( fam); to be worth its weight in gold ( colloq)

ese chico vale lo que pesa (en oro) that kid's worth his weight in gold

2

(equivaler a): si x vale 8 ¿cuánto vale y? if x is 8, what is the value of y?

¿cuánto vale un dólar en pesos? how much is a dollar worth in pesos?, how many pesos are there to the dollar?

B (+ me/te/le etc)

(ganar): le valió una bofetada it earned him a slap in the face

esta obra le valió el premio nacional de literatura this play earned o won her the national literature prize

C

(causar): aquellas declaraciones le valieron un gran disgusto that statement brought him a lot of trouble o caused a lot of trouble for him

■ valer

vi

A

1 (+ compl) (tener cierto valor) to be worth; (costar) to cost

es de bisutería, vale muy poco it's costume jewelry, it's worth very little

vale más caro pero es mejor it costs more o it's more expensive but it's better

2 (equivaler) valer POR algo to be worth sth

cada cupón vale por un regalo each voucher is worth a gift o can be exchanged for a gift

las fichas negras valen por 50 pesos y las rojas por 100 the black chips are worth 50 pesos and the red ones 100

B

(tener valor no material): ha demostrado que vale he has shown his worth o how good he is

es buena persona pero como profesor no vale nada he's a nice guy but as a teacher he's useless o he's a dead loss ( colloq)

vales tanto como él you're as good as he is

no valgo nada para el I mean nothing to him

ella es preciosa pero él no vale nada she's very pretty but he's not much to look at o not very good-looking

para esos fanáticos la vida no vale nada those fanatics place no value at all on life, life has no value for those fanatics

su última novela no vale gran cosa her latest novel isn't much good o ( colloq) isn't up to much

hacerse valer to assert oneself

aprende a hacerte valer learn to be more assertive o to assert yourself o ( colloq) to stick up for yourself

hacer valer algo: las minorías tienen que hacer valer sus derechos minorities must assert o enforce their rights

hizo valer su autoridad he used o imposed his authority

más vale un `toma' que dos `te daré' a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

C

1

(servir): ésta no vale, es muy ancha this one's no good o no use, it's too wide

valer PARA algo:

no valgo para el deporte I'm useless o no use o no good at sport

¡no vales para nada! you're completely useless

valer DE algo

(+ me/te/le etc): no le valió de nada protestar protesting got him nowhere, his protests were to no avail

sus consejos me han valido de mucho her advice has been very useful o valuable to me

2

( Esp fam) «ropa/zapatos» (+ me/te/le etc): este abrigo ya no le vale this coat is no use to him any more

los zapatos todavía le valen her shoes are still OK

D vale ( Esp fam)

1 (expresando acuerdo) OK

¿nos encontramos en la cafetería? — ¡valer! shall we meet in the cafeteria? sure o fine o OK!

paso a buscarte a las ocho, ¿valer? I'll pick you up at eight, OK o all right?

voy a llegar un poco más tarde — valer, no te preocupes I'll be a bit late — all right o OK, don't worry

que llegues tarde una vez valer, pero tres días seguidos … being late once is one thing, but three days in a row …

2

(basta): ¿valer así o quieres más? is that OK o enough or do you want some more?

¡valer, valer, que no me quiero emborrachar! hey, that's enough o plenty! I don't want to get drunk!

ya valer, ¿no? lleváis media hora discutiendo don't you think that's enough? you've been arguing for half an hour

E

más vale: más vale que no se entere she'd better not find out

más vale que hagas lo que te dice you'd better do as he says

se van a divorciar — más vale así they're getting divorced — it's better that way o it's the best thing for them

(+ me/te/le etc): más te vale terminar a tiempo you'd better finish in time

dijo que vendría temprano — ¡más le vale! he said he'd be here early — he'd better be!

más vale prevenir que curar or ( Méx) lamentar prevention is better than cure

F

1 (ser válido) «billete/pasaporte/carné» to be valid

ese pase no vale, está caducado that pass isn't valid o is no good, it's out of date

las entradas valen para toda la semana the tickets are valid for the whole week, the tickets can be used throughout the week

esta partida no vale, me ha visto las cartas this game doesn't count, he's seen my cards

lo que le dije a él también vale para ti what I told him goes for you too

no hay excusa que valga I don't want to hear o I won't accept any excuses

he tomado la decisión y no hay discusión que valga I've made my decision and I don't want any arguments

valga la comparación if you know o see what I mean

se comporta como un `nuevo millonario', valga la expresión he behaves like some sort of `nouveau millionaire', for want o lack of a better expression

redundancia

2

(estar permitido): eso no vale, estás haciendo trampa that's not fair, you're cheating

no vale mirar you mustn't look, you're not allowed to look

G

1

( Méx fam) (no importar) (+ me/te/le etc): a mí eso me vale I don't give a damn about that ( colloq), I couldn't o ( AmE) I could care less about that ( colloq)

eso me vale gorro or ( vulg) madres or ( vulg) una chingada I don't give a damn ( colloq) o ( vulg) a shit

2 ( Méx fam) (no tener valor) to be useless o no good ( colloq)

saben mucha teoría pero a la hora de la hora valen they know plenty of theoretical stuff but when it comes to the crunch they're useless o no good

se las da de muy muy pero la neta es que vale gorro or ( vulg) madres he likes to make out he's really something but the truth is he's useless o (sl) he's crap

3

( Méx fam) (estropearse) «coche/aparato»: mi coche ya valió my car's had it ( colloq)

■ valerse

v pron

A (servirse) valerse DE algo/algn to use sth/sb

se valió de sus apellidos para conseguir el crédito he took advantage of o used the family name to get the loan

se vale de mentiras para lograr lo que quiere she lies to get what she wants

se valía de un bastón para andar he used a stick to help him walk

B

«anciano/enfermo»: ya no se vale solo or no puede valerse por sí mismo he can't take care of o look after himself any more, he can't manage o cope on his own any more

C

(AmC, Méx, Ven) (estar permitido, ser correcto): no se vale golpear abajo del cinturón hitting below the belt is not allowed

¡no se vale! that's not fair!

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valer ( conjugate valer) verbo transitivo
1 ( tener un valor de) to be worth;
( costar) to cost;
◊ ¿cuánto valen? how much are they?, what do they cost?

2 (+ me/te/le etc) ( ganar):
◊ esta obra le valió un premio this play earned o won her a prize

verbo intransitivo
1 (+ compl) ( tener cierto valor) to be worth;
( costar) to cost;
◊ vale más, pero es mejor it costs more but it's better;

cada cupón vale por un regalo each voucher is worth a gift
2 ( tener valor no material):
◊ ha demostrado que vale he has shown his worth;

como profesor no vale (nada) as a teacher he's useless;
vales tanto como él you're as good as he is;
hacerse valer to assert oneself;
hacer valer algo ‹ derecho› to assert o enforce sth
3 ( servir):
◊ esta no vale, es muy ancha this one's no good, it's too wide;

no le valió de nada protestar protesting got him nowhere;
no valer para algo to be useless o no good at sth
4
◊ vale (Esp fam)

a) ( expresando acuerdo) OK;

◊ ¿a las ocho? — ¡vale! at eight o'clock? — sure o fine o OK?;

¿vale? OK?, all right?
b) ( basta):

◊ ¿valer así? is that OK o enough?

5
◊ más vale: más vale así it's better that way;

más te vale ir you'd better go
6
a) ( ser válido) [entrada/pasaporte] to be valid;

[jugada/partido] to count
b) ( estar permitido):

◊ eso no vale, estás haciendo trampa that's not fair, you're cheating;

no vale mirar you're not allowed to look
7 (Méx fam)
a) ( no importar):

◊ a mí eso me vale I don't give a damn about that (colloq)

b) ( no tener valor) to be useless o no good (colloq)

c) ( estropearse):

◊ mi coche ya valió my car's had it (colloq)

valerse verbo pronominal
1 ( servirse) valerse de algo/algn to use sth/sb
2 [anciano/enfermo]:
◊ valerse por sí mismo to look after oneself

3 (estar permitido, ser correcto):
◊ no se vale golpear por debajo del cinturón hitting below the belt is not allowed;

¡no se vale! that's not fair!
valer
I verbo transitivo
1 (tener precio, costar) to cost
2 (tener valor) to be worth ➣ Ver nota en worth
3 (ser causa o motivo de) to earn: el suspenso le valió una reprimenda, he was told off for failing
4 (merecer) to be worth: vale la pena leerlo, it is worth reading
II verbo intransitivo
1 (ser meritorio) es una mujer que vale mucho, she is a fine woman
2 (ser útil, capaz) vale para rastrillar hojas, it is used to rake up leaves
no vale para estudiar, he is no good at studying
de nada vale quejarse, it is useless to complain
3 (ropa, zapatos) to fit: ya no me vale, it doesn't fit me anymore
' valer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pena
- potosí
- riñón
- significar
- real
- valdré
- vale
- valga
English:
assert
- fit
- pay off
- stake
- stand
- worth
- enforce
- pay
- stick
- worthless

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valer

♦ vt

1. [costar] [precio] to cost;
[tener un valor de] to be worth;
¿cuánto vale? how much does it cost?, how much is it?;

¿cuántos pesos vale un dólar?, ¿cuánto vale un dólar en pesos? how many pesos are there to the dollar?;

este cuadro vale mucho dinero this painting is worth a lot of money;

Comp

valer su peso en oro to be worth its/his/ etc weight in gold

2. [suponer] to earn;

su generosidad le valió el afecto de todos her generosity earned her everyone's affection;

esta victoria puede valerles el campeonato this win may be enough for them to take the championship;

aquello nos valió muchos disgustos that cost us a lot of trouble

3. [merecer] to deserve;

esta noticia bien vale una celebración this news calls for a celebration

4. [en exclamaciones]

Comp

¡válgame Dios! good God o heavens!

♦ vi

1. [tener valor, merecer aprecio] [persona, película, obra] to be good;

él era el que más valía en el equipo he was the most valuable member of the team;

ha demostrado que vale he's shown his worth;

el muchacho vale mucho the lad's very good;

su mujer vale más que él his wife's worth more than him;

la obra vale poco/no vale nada the play isn't worth much o Br isn't up to much/is no good at all;

hacer valer algo [derechos, autoridad, poder] to assert sth;

el equipo local hizo valer su superioridad the home team made its superiority count;

hacerse valer to show one's worth

2. [servir]
eso aún vale you can still use that;

tíralo, ya no vale throw it away, it's no use any more;

¿te vale este martillo/este sobre? is this hammer/this envelope any use to you?;

valer de algo: sus consejos me valieron de mucho her advice proved of great value o use to me;

de nada le valdrán o [m5] no le valdrán de nada sus artimañas all his tricks will be no good o of no use to him;

de nada vale insistir o [m5] que insistamos there's no point (in) insisting, it's no use insisting;

¿de qué vale contratar un seguro si no cubre estos casos? what's the use of o the point in taking out an insurance policy if it doesn't cover cases like these?;

valer para algo [objeto, instrumento, aparato] to be for sth;
[persona, trabajador] to be good at sth;
¿para qué vale? [cosa] what's it for?;

no vale para nada he's/she's/it's useless;

yo no valgo para mentir I'm useless o no good at telling lies

3. [ser válido] [documento, carnet, argumentos, norma] to be valid;
[respuesta] to be correct;
eso no vale [en juegos] that's not allowed;

no me valen esas razones I don't consider those reasons to be acceptable o valid;

esta moneda ya no vale this coin is no longer legal tender;

vale el gol the goal stands;

vale la canasta the basket still counts;

no vale el gol/la canasta the goal/basket has been disallowed;

esta carrera vale para el campeonato del mundo this race counts towards the world championship;

valga la expresión if you'll pardon the expression;

valga la redundancia if you'll forgive me for using two words that sound so similar in the same sentence;

Comp

no hay … que valga: no hay disculpa que valga there are no excuses

4. [equivaler]
vale por 1.000 pesos it's worth 1,000 pesos;

vale por una camiseta de regalo it can be exchanged for a free T-shirt

5. Esp [ser la talla] to be the right size, to fit;

ya no me vale la falda the skirt doesn't fit me any more

6. Méx Fam [no importar] to be irrelevant;

lo que él piense me vale I couldn't care less what he thinks

7.
más vale: más vale que te calles/vayas it would be better if you shut up/left;

más vale que no trate de engañarnos he'd better not try to cheat us;

la llamaré – ¡más te vale! I'll call her – you'd better!;

Comp

más vale tarde que nunca better late than never

♦ nm
Formal worth, value
♦ See also the pronominal verb valerse

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valer

I v/t

1 be worth

2 ( costar) cost

II v/i

1 de billete, carné be valid

2 ( estar permitido) be allowed

3 ( tener valor)

:

vale mucho it’s worth a lot

4 ( servir) be of use;

no valer para algo be no good at sth;

no valer para nada de objeto be useless;

sus consejos me valieron de mucho his advice was very useful to me

5 ( costar)

:

¿cuánto vale? how much is it?;

vale más caro it’s more expensive

6 ( emplear)

:

hacer valer autoridad assert;

el presidente hizo valer su voto de calidad para … the president used his casting vote to …

7

:

más vale … it’s better to …;

más te vale … amenaza you’d better …; consejo you’d be better to …

8

:

¡vale! okay, sure;

¿vale? okay?; ( amenaza) got it?;

¡eso no vale! that’s not fair!;

¡vale ya!, ¡ya vale! that’s enough!

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valer {84} vt

1) : to be worth

valen una fortuna: they're worth a fortune

no vale protestar: there's no point in protesting

valer la pena: to be worth the trouble

2) : to cost

¿cuánto vale?: how much does it cost?

3) : to earn, to gain

le valió una reprimenda: it earned him a reprimand

4) : to protect, to aid

¡válgame Dios!: God help me!

5) : to be equal to

valer vi

1) : to have value

sus consejos no valen para nada: his advice is worthless

2) : to be valid, to count

¡eso no vale!: that doesn't count!

3)

hacerse valer : to assert oneself

4)

más vale : it's better

más vale que te vayas: you'd better go

♦ See also the reflexive verb valerse

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valer vb

1. (costar) to cost [pt. & pp. cost]

¿cuánto vale este libro? how much does this book cost?

2. (tener el valor) to be worth

un euro vale unas 166 pesetas a euro is worth about 166 pesetas

3. (ganar) to earn

la protesta le valió la tarjeta roja protesting earned him a red card

4. (servir) to do / to be useful

esas botas pueden valer para caminar por el campo those boots will do for walking in the country

esa cacerola vieja ya no vale that old saucepan is no longer any use

5. (tener cualidades) to be good

no valdría para médico he'd be no good as a doctor

esa película no vale nada that film is no good / that film is useless

6. (ser válido) to be valid

mi pasaporte ya no vale my passport is no longer valid

la oferta vale para toda la semana the offer is valid for the whole week

7. (ser permitido) to be allowed

no vale hacer trampas cheating isn't allowed

más te vale hacer algo you'd better do something

más te vale no llegar tarde you'd better not be late

valer la pena to be worth it

vale la pena verlo it's worth seeing

Spanish-English dictionary > valer
20 mériter

mériter [meʀite]

➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb

to deserve ; ( = exiger) to call for

• tu mériterais qu'on t'en fasse autant you deserve the same treatment

• cette action mérite une punition this action merits punishment

• tu n'as que ce que tu mérites you've got just what you deserved

• il mérite la prison he deserves to go to prison

• repos bien mérité well-deserved rest

• ça se mérite ! you have to earn it!

• le fait mérite d'être noté the fact is worth noting

• cela mérite réflexion (exiger) this calls for careful thought ; (valoir) this deserves careful thought

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meʀite
1.

verbe transitif to deserve

il mériterait qu'on lui fasse subir le même sort — he deserves the same treatment

tu n'as que ce que tu mérites — you've got GB ou gotten US what you deserve

mériter réflexion/d'être lu — to be worth considering/reading

mériter le détour — to be worth the detour

il a reçu une gifle et il l'a bien méritée — he got a slap in the face and it was nothing less than he deserved

succès (bien) mérité — well-deserved success

sa lettre mérite une réponse — his/her letter merits a reply

2.

se mériter verbe pronominal

c'est quelque chose qui se mérite — it's something that has to be earned

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meʀite vt
1) [récompense, punition] to deserve

mériter de — to deserve to

Il mérite de réussir. — He deserves to succeed.

mériter que...; Ils méritent qu'on leur retire leur permis. — They deserve to lose their licence.

2) [proposition, oeuvre] [réflexion, examen] to be worth

mériter que...; un sujet qui mérite qu'on y réfléchisse — a point that is worth thinking about

mériter de...; un sujet qui mérite d'être approfondi — a point that merits further consideration

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mériter verb table: aimer

A vtr [personne, action] to deserve [estime, encouragements, récompense, punition]; il mériterait qu'on lui fasse subir le même sort he deserves the same treatment, it would serve him right if somebody did the same to him; tu n'as que ce que tu mérites you've got GB ou gotten US what you deserve, it serves you right; un délit qui mérite une peine très lourde a crime that warrants ou deserves a very heavy penalty; mériter d'être lu to be worth reading; l'endroit mérite le détour this place is worth the detour; mériter réflexion to be worth considering; cette théorie mérite qu'on s'y intéresse this theory is worth studying; il a reçu une gifle et il l'a bien méritée he got a slap round GB ou in the face and it was nothing less than he deserved; succès/repos (bien) mérité well- deserved success/rest; punition/récompense méritée well-deserved punishment/reward; sa lettre mérite une réponse his/her letter merits a reply.

B mériter de vtr ind avoir bien mérité de la patrie to have earned the recognition of one's countrymen.

C se mériter vpr c'est quelque chose qui se mérite it's something that has to be earned.

[merite] verbe transitif

1. [suj: personne] to deserve, to merit (soutenu)

tu l'as bien mérité! it serves you right!, you got what you deserve!

ils ne méritent pas qu'on s'intéresse à eux they are not worth bothering with

un repos bien mérité a well-deserved rest

2. [suj: objet, idée] to merit (soutenu), to be worth, to deserve

une exposition qui mérite d'être vue an exhibition worth seeing ou which deserves to be seen

la proposition mérite réflexion the proposal is worth thinking about

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mériter de verbe plus préposition

avoir bien mérité de la patrie to have served one's country well

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se mériter verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

un cadeau pareil, ça se mérite you have to do something special to get a present like that

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