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1. noun(value: These books are of little or no worth; She sold fifty dollars' worth of tickets.) valor
2. adjective1) (equal in value to: Each of these stamps is worth a cent.) que vale, que tiene un valor de2) (good enough for: His suggestion is worth considering: The exhibition is well worth a visit.) digno de, merecedor de, que merece la pena•- worthlessly
- worthlessness
- worthy
3. noun(a highly respected person.) prócer, dignitario- worthily- worthiness
- -worthy
- worthwhile
- for all one is worth
worth1 adj1. que valethe jeweller said my ring is worth £500 el joyero dijo que mi anillo vale quinientas libras2. que vale la penathe museum is worth a visit vale la pena visitar el museoworth2 n valor£50,000 worth of jewellery was stolen se robaron joyas por valor de 50.000 librasworthtr[wɜːɵ]noun1 (in money) valor nombre masculinohundreds of pounds' worth of damage daños por valor de cientos de libras2 (of person) valía; (of thing) valor nombre masculinoadjective1 (having certain value) que vale, que tiene un valor deit's worth £10, but I got it for £5 vale diez libras pero me costó sólo cincohow 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 deit's worth seeing vale la pena verloa book worth reading un libro que vale la pena leerit's worth thinking about es digno de consideraciónit's worth a try vale la pena intentarlo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLif a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well si se hace un trabajo, hay que hacerlo bienfor all one is worth con toda el almafor what it's worth por si te sirve de algoit's more than my job's worth me arriesgaría el trabajoto not be worth a damn no valer nadato be worth one's/its weight in gold valer su peso en oroto get one's money's worth sacarle jugo al dineroto not be worth the paper it's written on ser papel mojadoto be worth the trouble/it valer la pena, merecer la penato be worth one's salt merecer el pan que se cometo be worth somebody's while valer la pena, merecer la penait's not worth your while no vale la penaI'll make it worth your while te lo recompensaréworth ['wərɵ] n1) : valor m (monetario)ten dollars' worth of gas: diez dólares de gasolina2) merit: valor m, mérito m, valía fan employee of great worth: un empleado de gran valíaworth prepto be worth : valerher holdings are worth a fortune: sus propiedades valen una fortunait's not worth it: no vale la penaworthadj.• 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, wɜːθadjective (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 nouna) (equivalent)$2,000 dollars' worth of furniture — muebles por valor de 2.000 dólares
b) (of thing) valor m; (of person) valía f[wɜːθ]to prove one's worth — demostrar* su (or mi etc) valía
1. ADJ1) (=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?
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to run for all one is worth — correr como si le llevara a uno el diabloto sing for all one is worth — cantar con toda el alma
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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 interesa2) (=deserving of)it's worth reading — vale or merece la pena leerlo
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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 esperajob, while•
it's well worth doing — bien vale or merece la pena hacerlo2.N [of thing] valor m ; [of person] valía ften pounds' worth of books — libros por valor de diez libras, diez libras de libros
money 1., 1)he had no chance to show his true worth — no tuvo oportunidad de mostrar su valía
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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 nouna) (equivalent)$2,000 dollars' worth of furniture — muebles por valor de 2.000 dólares
b) (of thing) valor m; (of person) valía fto prove one's worth — demostrar* su (or mi etc) valía
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
