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♦ worth (1) /wɜ:ɵ/A a. pred.1 che vale; del valore di; valevole: a ring that is worth nothing, un anello che non vale nulla, di nessun valore2 degno; meritevole; che vale la pena: a film worth seeing, un film che merita d'essere visto; The novel isn't worth reading, quel romanzo non vale la pena di leggerlo; Is it worth all the trouble?, val la pena darsi tanto da fare?; DIALOGO → - Lost credit cards- It's worth a try, vale la pena provare; It's worth all the inconvenience, vale la pena di tutto il disagio3 ( di persona) in possesso di, che ha ( un certo patrimonio): He's worth a million pounds, possiede un milione di sterline; What's the steel magnate worth?, qual è il patrimonio del magnate dell'acciaio?B n. [u]1 valore; merito; pregio: a jewel of great worth, un gioiello di grande valore; the true worth of Shakespeare's plays, il vero valore dei drammi di Shakespeare; men of great worth, uomini di grande merito; to prove one's worth, dimostrare il proprio valore● to be worth, valere; costare: It isn't worth much, vale poco; What's the house worth?, quanto vale la casa? □ to be worth it, valere la pena: It isn't worth it, non ne vale la pena □ (volg. USA) worth shit, per niente; per nulla; neanche per il cazzo (volg.) □ (fig.) to be worth a king's ransom, valere una fortuna; valere un Perù □ ( sport) to be worth the win, meritare la vittoria; meritare di vincere □ (fam.) for all one is worth, facendo del proprio meglio; di buona lena; mettendocela tutta: He worked away for all he was worth, si è buttato nel lavoro a corpo morto □ for what it's worth, per quel che vale; ammesso che ne valga la pena: For what it's worth, I'll stand by you, per quel che varrà, ti assicuro il mio appoggio □ (fam.) worth one's salt, degno di questo nome: a poet worth his salt, un poeta degno di questo nome, un poeta che si rispetti □ (fam.: di persona) not to be worth one's salt, non meritare (o non valere) lo stipendio che si riceve; mangiare il pane a tradimento □ I'll make it worth your while, ti ricompenserò a dovere (in modo che tu non abbia a pentirti della fatica fatta, del rischio corso, ecc.) □ It isn't worth while going now, non vale la pena di andare ora □ I bought ten pounds' worth of stamps, comprai francobolli per dieci sterline.worth (2) /wɜ:ɵ/vc. verb. (arc., 3a pers. cong. pres.)accada; venga; sia: Woe worth the day!, maledetto sia il giorno! -
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worth one's salt — {adj. phr.} Being a good worker, or a productive person; worth what you cost. * /Mr. Brown showed that he was worth his salt as a salesman when he got the highest sales record for the year./ Often used with not or hardly . * /When the basketball… … Dictionary of American idioms
worth one's salt — {adj. phr.} Being a good worker, or a productive person; worth what you cost. * /Mr. Brown showed that he was worth his salt as a salesman when he got the highest sales record for the year./ Often used with not or hardly . * /When the basketball… … Dictionary of American idioms
worth one's salt — ► worth one s salt good or competent at one s job or allotted task. Main Entry: ↑salt … English terms dictionary
worth one's salt — phrasal : worth one s salary or keep is so useless as to be hardly worth his salt also : having substantial or significant value or merit it isn t long before an author worth his salt can emerge with material for a best seller Phyllis McGinley *… … Useful english dictionary
worth one's salt — idi worth one s salt, deserving of one s wages or salary … From formal English to slang
worth one's salt — worth what one is paid He is definitely worth his salt in our company and is one of our best employees … Idioms and examples
worth\ one's\ salt — adj. phr. Being a good worker, or a productive person; worth what you cost. Mr. Brown showed that he was worth his salt as a salesman when he got the highest sales record for the year. Often used with not or hardly . When the basketball team did… … Словарь американских идиом
worth one’s salt — mod. worth (in productivity) what it costs to keep one. □ We decided that you are worth your salt, and you can stay on as office clerk. □ Youre not worth your salt. Pack up! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
worth one's salt — adjective Competent or adept Any doctor worth his salt should be able to correctly diagnose the illness … Wiktionary
worth one's salt — good or competent at one s job or allotted task. → salt … English new terms dictionary
worth one's salt — phrasal of substantial or significant value or merit … New Collegiate Dictionary