vale mucho

vale de comida — luncheon voucher

vale de compra — voucher

vale de correo — money order

vale de descuento — discount voucher

vale (de) restaurante — luncheon voucher

vale postal — money order

un vale de descuento — a money-off coupon

vale triple — treble

un vale de descuento — a money-off coupon

vale triple — treble

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

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

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

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

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

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

¿vale mucho? — is it very expensive?

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

este coche no vale nada — this car is useless

hizo valer sus derechos — he asserted his rights

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

todavía puede valer — it might still be useful

este mismo valdrá — this one will do

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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! —

• 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 vayas tú — it would be better if you went

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"

-¿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

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

no vale mucho dinero — it isn't worth much

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

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?

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

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

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

valer por algo — to be worth something

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

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

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

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

valer! — sure, fine, OK!

¿valer? — OK?, all right?

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

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

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

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

valga la redundancia — if you'll excuse the repetition

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

no vale mirar — you're not allowed to look

valerse de algo/alguien — to use something/somebody

valerse de mentiras — to lie

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

no se vale! — that's not fair!

no vale mucho dinero — it isn't worth much

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

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?

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

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

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

valer por algo — to be worth something

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

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

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

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

valer! — sure, fine, OK!

¿valer? — OK?, all right?

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

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

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

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

valga la redundancia — if you'll excuse the repetition

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

no vale mirar — you're not allowed to look

valerse de algo/alguien — to use something/somebody

valerse de mentiras — to lie

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

no se vale! — that's not fair!

I don't earn very much money — no gano mucho dinero

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

I do as much work as anybody — trabajo tanto como cualquiera

use as much paper as you need — utiliza todo el papel que necesites

too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua

how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?

an ice cream isn't much of a meal — un helado no es comida

he's not much of a swimmer — no nada muy bien

do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

the cat eats as much as the dog — el gato come tanto como el perro

I've done as much as I can — he hecho todo lo que he podido

three times as much as yesterday — tres veces más que ayer

you can lose as much as 2 kilos in one week — puedes adelgazar hasta dos kilos en una semana

I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba

you need twice as much — necesitas el doble

and as much again — y otro tanto

without so much as a goodbye — sin decir ni adiós

if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

it's not up to much — no vale gran cosa

I like it very much — me gusta mucho

I much prefer dogs to cats — me gustan mucho más los perros que los gatos

I'd very much like to meet her — me gustaría mucho conocerla

you deserve the prize just as much as I do — te mereces el premio tanto como yo

the house is as much mine as yours — la casa es tan mía como tuya

so much the better — tanto mejor

you talk too much — hablas demasiado

much to my surprise — para mi gran sorpresa

your house is much older than mine — tu casa es mucho más vieja que la mía

this church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande

I'm much too busy to do it — estoy demasiado ocupada para hacerlo

I'd much rather be at home — preferiría mil veces estar en mi casa

it won't be much different from mine — no será muy distinto del mío

he was of much the same opinion — en gran medida opinaba igual

one bed is much like another — todas las camas son parecidas

there isn't much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo

much crime goes unreported — hay muchos crímenes que no se denuncian

she's got so much energy — tiene tanta energía

we haven't got too much time — no tenemos demasiado tiempo

we haven't very much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo

she doesn't go out much — no sale mucho

it doesn't much matter, it doesn't matter much — no importa mucho

I much regret that... — siento mucho que...

it won't finish much before midnight — no terminará mucho antes de la media noche

much better — mucho mejor

much pleased — muy satisfecho

much as I should like to — por mucho que quisiera

much as he hated the idea... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea...

I feel ever so much better — me siento muchísimo mejor

much though he hated the idea, he knew that... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea, sabía que...

he had reservations about the scheme, much though he valued Alison's opinions — tenía sus dudas respecto al plan, a pesar de que valoraba mucho las opiniones de Alison

I enjoyed myself very much — me divertí mucho

much the biggest — con mucho el más grande

I would much rather stay — prefiero mucho más quedarme

they're much the same size — tienen más o menos el mismo tamaño

they are much of an age — tienen casi la misma edad

there isn't much to do — no hay mucho que hacer

it didn't cost as much as I had expected — no costó tanto como yo me esperaba

it can cost as much as $2,000 — puede llegar a costar 2.000 dólares

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

she won but there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero no por mucho

we don't see much of each other — no nos vemos mucho

we haven't heard much of him lately — últimamente apenas sabemos nada de él

I'm not much of a musician — sé muy poco de música, entiendo poco de música

I'm not much of a cook — no cocino muy bien

he's not much of a player — como jugador no vale mucho

that wasn't much of a dinner — eso apenas se podía llamar cena

I've got so much to do — tengo tantísimo que hacer

I don't earn very much money — no gano mucho dinero

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

I do as much work as anybody — trabajo tanto como cualquiera

use as much paper as you need — utiliza todo el papel que necesites

too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua

how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?

an ice cream isn't much of a meal — un helado no es comida

he's not much of a swimmer — no nada muy bien

do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

the cat eats as much as the dog — el gato come tanto como el perro

I've done as much as I can — he hecho todo lo que he podido

three times as much as yesterday — tres veces más que ayer

you can lose as much as 2 kilos in one week — puedes adelgazar hasta dos kilos en una semana

I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba

you need twice as much — necesitas el doble

and as much again — y otro tanto

without so much as a goodbye — sin decir ni adiós

if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

it's not up to much — no vale gran cosa

I like it very much — me gusta mucho

I much prefer dogs to cats — me gustan mucho más los perros que los gatos

I'd very much like to meet her — me gustaría mucho conocerla

you deserve the prize just as much as I do — te mereces el premio tanto como yo

the house is as much mine as yours — la casa es tan mía como tuya

so much the better — tanto mejor

you talk too much — hablas demasiado

much to my surprise — para mi gran sorpresa

your house is much older than mine — tu casa es mucho más vieja que la mía

this church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande

I'm much too busy to do it — estoy demasiado ocupada para hacerlo

I'd much rather be at home — preferiría mil veces estar en mi casa

it won't be much different from mine — no será muy distinto del mío

he was of much the same opinion — en gran medida opinaba igual

one bed is much like another — todas las camas son parecidas

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

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

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

that's worth knowing — es bueno saberlo

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

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

to be worth sth — valer algo

it's worth five pounds — vale cinco libras

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

it's not worth much — no vale mucho

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?

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

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

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

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

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

that's worth knowing — es bueno saberlo

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

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

un franco francés vale veinte pesetas — французский франк равен двадцати песетам

esa respuesta vale por una confesión — такой ответ равнозначен признанию

su humildad le valió el aprecio de todos — своей скромностью он заслужил всеобщее одобрение

la tardanza me valió un gran disgusto — опоздание обернулось для меня большой неприятностью

no le valió nada — ему ничто не помогло

¡no hay excusa que valga! — никакие отговорки не помогут!