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[wɜːθ] 1.nome U1) econ. (measure, quantity)a week's worth of supplies — le scorte di o per una settimana
2) (value, usefulness) valore m.of no worth — di nessun valore, senza valore
2.people of worth in the community — le persone di valore o merito della comunità
to be worth sth. — valere qcs.
he is worth Ј50,000 — possiede 50.000 sterline, ha un patrimonio di 50.000 sterline
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
don't get upset, he's not worth it — non prendertela, non lo merita
what he doesn't know about farming isn't worth knowing — sa tutto ciò che c'è da sapere sull'agricoltura
••for all one is worth — facendo del proprio meglio, mettendocela tutta
to be worth sb.'s while — valere la pena
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.) valore2. adjective1) (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)•- worthlessly
- worthlessness
- worthy 3. noun(a highly respected person.) dignitario, notabile- worthily- worthiness
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- for all one is worth* * *[wɜːθ] 1.nome U1) econ. (measure, quantity)a week's worth of supplies — le scorte di o per una settimana
2) (value, usefulness) valore m.of no worth — di nessun valore, senza valore
2.people of worth in the community — le persone di valore o merito della comunità
to be worth sth. — valere qcs.
he is worth Ј50,000 — possiede 50.000 sterline, ha un patrimonio di 50.000 sterline
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
don't get upset, he's not worth it — non prendertela, non lo merita
what he doesn't know about farming isn't worth knowing — sa tutto ciò che c'è da sapere sull'agricoltura
••for all one is worth — facendo del proprio meglio, mettendocela tutta
to be worth sb.'s while — valere la pena
a bird in the hand is worth two in bush — prov. meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani
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2 know *****
[nəʊ] knew vb: pt known pp1. vt1) (facts, dates) sapereto know that... — sapere che...
he knows all the answers — sa rispondere a tutte le domande, pej sa sempre tutto
it soon became known that... — si è presto venuto a sapere che...
2) (be acquainted with: person, place, author, subject) conoscereto know sb by sight/by name — conoscere qn di vista/di nome
to get to know sb — (gradually) conoscere meglio qn, (for the first time) conoscere qn
to make o.s. known to sb — presentarsi a qn
he is known as X — è conosciuto con or sotto il nome di X
3) (recognize) riconoscereto know the difference between... — saper distinguere fra...
2. vias far as I know... — che io sappia..., per quanto ne so io...
no, not that I know of — no, che io sappia
it's not easy, you know — non è facile, sai
yes, I know — sì, lo so
you ought to know better (than to...) — dovresti saperlo da solo (che non è il caso di...)
she says she didn't do it, but I know better — ha detto che non è stata lei, ma a me non la fa
he doesn't know any better — non ha criterio or giudizio
(well,) what do you know! fam — chi l'avrebbe mai detto!
to know about or of sth — essere a conoscenza di qc
to know about or of sb — aver sentito parlare di qn
how many "don't knows" are there? — quanti sono gli incerti?
3. nto be in the know fam — essere al corrente, essere beninformato (-a)
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