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1 unworthy
1) (shameful or disgraceful: That was an unworthy act/thought.) indigne2) (not deserving: Such a remark is unworthy of notice; He's unworthy to have the same name as his father.) indigne (de)3) (less good than should be expected from (eg a person): Such bad behaviour is unworthy of him.) indigne de•- unworthiness -
2 worthy
[-ði]1) (good and deserving: I willingly give money to a worthy cause.) valable, noble2) ((with of) deserving: She was not worthy of the honour given to her.) digne (de)3) ((with of) typical of, suited to, or in keeping with: a performance worthy of a champion.) digne (de)4) (of great enough importance etc: She was not thought worthy to be presented to the king.) digne (de) -
3 worth
worth [wɜ:θ]1. adjectivea. ( = 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 ?• I'll give you my opinion for what it's worth je vais vous donner mon avis, pour ce qu'il vautb. ( = deserving, meriting) it's worth the effort ça mérite qu'on fasse l'effort• 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 bien2. nouna. ( = value) valeur f• what is its worth in today's money? ça vaut combien en argent d'aujourd'hui ?b. ( = quantity) he bought £2 worth of sweets il a acheté pour 2 livres de bonbons* * *[wɜːθ] 1.noun [U]1) Finance (measure, quantity)2) (value, usefulness) valeur f2.1) ( of financial value)he is worth £50,000 — sa fortune s'élève à 50000 livres
2) ( of abstract value)unsubstantiated reports are not worth much — les rapports sans fondement concret ne valent pas grand-chose
don't get upset, he's not worth it — ne te fâche pas, il n'en vaut pas la peine
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
••if you come I'll make it worth your while — si tu viens, tu ne le regretteras pas
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4 worthy
A n notable m.B adj1 ( jamais épith) ( deserving) to be worthy of sth mériter qch, être digne de qch ; that's not worthy of mention/of your attention cela ne mérite pas d'être mentionné/de retenir votre attention ; is he worthy of the honour? mérite-t-il cet honneur? ; the idea's not worthy of your consideration l'idée ne mérite pas réflexion ; worthy of note digne d'intérêt ; to be worthy of doing mériter d'être fait ; the matter's/he's not worthy of being taken seriously l'affaire/il ne mérite pas qu'on la/le prenne sérieusement ; to be worthy to do être digne de faire ;3 ( appropriate) worthy of sth/sb digne de qn/qch ; a performance worthy of a champion une performance digne d'un champion ; a speech worthy of the occasion un discours adapté aux circonstances. -
5 poor
poor [pʊər]1. adjectivea. ( = not rich) pauvre• he was £1,000 the poorer il avait perdu 1 000 livres• soil that is poor in zinc ( = lacking) un sol pauvre en zincb. ( = inferior) [sales, pay, harvest, output] maigre before n ; [work, worker, result, performance] piètre before n ; [light] faible ; [eyesight, visibility] mauvais ; [soil] pauvre ; [quality] médiocre• clients who have had poor service les clients qui ont eu à se plaindre de l'insuffisance du servicec. ( = pitiable) pauvre• poor little thing! pauvre petit(e) !• she's all alone, poor woman elle est toute seule, la pauvre• poor things, they look cold (inf) les pauvres, ils ont l'air d'avoir froid2. plural noun* * *[pɔː(r)], US [pʊər]1) ( not wealthy) [person, country] pauvre (never before n) (in en)to become ou get poorer — s'appauvrir
2) ( inferior) gen mauvais; [school, work] faible; [soil] pauvre; [appetite] petit; [chance, attendance] faibleto be poor at — [person] être faible en [maths, French]
3) ( deserving pity) pauvre4) (sorry, pathetic) [attempt, creature] pauvre; [excuse] piètre (before n)•• -
6 worth
worth [wɜ:θ](a) (financially, in value)∎ to be worth £40,000 valoir 40 000 livres;∎ how much is the picture worth? combien vaut le tableau?;∎ it isn't worth much cela ne vaut pas grand-chose;∎ £10 isn't worth much nowadays 10 livres ne valent pas ou ne représentent pas grand-chose de nos jours;∎ his uncle is worth several million pounds la fortune de son oncle s'élève à plusieurs millions de livres;∎ it was worth every penny ça en valait vraiment la peine;∎ what's it worth to you? vous êtes prêt à y mettre combien?;∎ figurative it isn't worth the paper it's written on ça ne vaut pas le papier sur lequel c'est écrit;∎ to be worth one's weight in gold valoir son pesant d'or;∎ British any proofreader worth his salt would have spotted the mistake n'importe quel correcteur digne de ce nom aurait relevé l'erreur∎ it's worth a lot to me j'y attache beaucoup de valeur ou de prix;∎ the bracelet is worth a lot to me j'attache beaucoup de prix au bracelet;∎ their friendship is worth a lot to her leur amitié a beaucoup de prix pour elle;∎ she's worth ten of you elle en vaut dix comme toi;∎ it's more than my job's worth to cause a fuss je ne veux pas risquer ma place en faisant des histoires;∎ I can't do it, it's more than my life is worth je ne peux absolument pas prendre le risque de faire cela(c) (valid, deserving)∎ the church is (well) worth a visit l'église vaut la peine d'être visitée ou vaut le détour;∎ it's worth a try or trying cela vaut la peine d'essayer;∎ it wasn't worth the effort or the trouble cela ne valait pas la peine de faire un tel effort, ça n'en valait pas la peine;∎ it's not worth waiting for him cela ne vaut pas la peine de l'attendre;∎ is the film worth seeing? est-ce que le film vaut la peine d'être vu?;∎ without you, life wouldn't be worth living sans toi, la vie ne vaudrait pas la peine d'être vécue;∎ it's worth thinking about cela mérite réflexion;∎ it's worth knowing c'est bon à savoir;∎ don't bother to phone, it isn't worth it inutile de téléphoner, cela n'en vaut pas la peine;∎ don't get upset, he isn't worth it ne te rends pas malade, il n'en vaut pas la peine;∎ proverb if something's worth doing, it's worth doing well = si une chose vaut la peine d'être faite, elle vaut la peine d'être bien faite;∎ it would be worth your while to check or checking vous auriez intérêt à vérifier;∎ it's not worth (my) while waiting cela ne vaut pas la peine d'attendre ou que j'attende;∎ I'll make it worth your while je vous récompenserai de votre peine;∎ she was running for all she was worth elle courait de toutes ses forces ou aussi vite qu'elle pouvait;∎ I tried/I shouted for all I was worth j'ai essayé du mieux/crié aussi fort que j'ai pu;∎ for what it's worth pour ce que cela vaut2 noun(a) (in money, value) valeur f;∎ of great/little/no worth de grande/de peu de/d'aucune valeur;∎ £2,000 worth of damage pour 2000 livres de dégâts, des dégâts qui se montent à 2000 livres;∎ he sold £50 worth of ice cream il a vendu pour 50 livres de glaces(b) (of person) valeur f;∎ she knows her own worth elle sait ce qu'elle vaut, elle connaît sa propre valeur(c) (equivalent value) équivalent m;∎ he got a day's worth of work out of me for nothing j'ai travaillé pour lui l'équivalent d'une journée, pour rien;∎ a week's worth of supplies suffisamment de provisions pour une semaine -
7 poor
[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) pauvre2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) médiocre3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) pauvre•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) malade -
8 poor
B adj1 ( not wealthy) [person, country] pauvre ( never before n) (in en) ; I ended up £100 the poorer je me suis retrouvé plus pauvre de cent livres ; to become ou get poorer s'appauvrir ;2 ( inferior) [quality, start, result, record] mauvais ; [work] (of student, pupil) faible ; (of worker, factory) mauvais ; [soldier, manager, performance] piètre (before n), mauvais ; [education, English, communication, planning, advice] mauvais ; [harvest, weather, forecast, visibility] mauvais ; [health, eyesight, memory] défectueux/-euse, mauvais ; [soil] pauvre ( never before n) ; [appetite] petit ; [chance, attendance] faible ; [lighting] mauvais ; [meal] ( insufficient) maigre ; ( lacking quality) mauvais ; [consolation] piètre (before n) ; to be poor at [person] être faible en [maths, French] ; to be a poor sailor ne pas avoir le pied marin ; I'm a poor traveller je supporte mal les voyages ; to be a poor substitute for sth ne pas valoir qch ;3 ( deserving pity) pauvre (before n) ; the poor little boy le pauvre petit garçon ; poor Eric! pauvre Éric! ; poor you! pauvre de toi! ; you poor (old) thing! mon/ma pauvre! ; she's got a cold, poor thing elle a attrapé un rhume, la pauvre ;4 (sorry, pathetic) [attempt, creature] pauvre ; [excuse] piètre (before n).as poor as a church mouse pauvre comme Job ; the poor man's champagne le champagne du pauvre. -
9 worthy
∎ to be worthy of sth être digne de ou mériter qch;∎ to be worthy to do sth être digne ou mériter de faire qch;∎ they are worthy of praise/of respect ils sont dignes d'éloges/de respect, ils méritent des éloges/le respect;∎ her remarks are worthy of contempt ses remarques sont dignes de mépris;∎ surely my letter was at least worthy of an answer? ma lettre méritait quand même une réponse, non?;∎ she was a worthy winner elle méritait bien de gagner;∎ it is worthy of note that… il est intéressant de remarquer ou de noter que…;∎ the town has no museum worthy of the name la ville n'a aucun musée digne de ce nom∎ the worthy captain l'excellent ou le brave capitaine2 noun(important person) notable mf; humorous brave citoyen(enne) m,fⓘ We are not worthy! Cette formule ("nous ne méritons pas cet honneur") vient du film comique américain de 1992 Wayne's World. Tout comme dans le film, on emploie cette expression sur le mode humoristique en se prosternant pour exprimer son admiration pour quelqu'un, le plus souvent une vedette de la musique pop ou du sport.
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