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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
be worth v expr (have the value of)valer⇒ vtr
 The dealer said the vase was worth £200 but I had hoped for more.
 El comerciante dice que el jarrón vale doscientas libras, pero yo esperaba más.
  estar valorado en loc verb
 El comerciante dijo que el jarrón estaba valorado en doscientas libras, pero yo esperaba más.
be worth v expr (merit)merecer la pena loc verb
  valer la pena loc verb
 Is it even worth doing?
 ¿Merece la pena hacerlo?
 ¿Vale la pena hacerlo?
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
be worth the pain expr figurative (be recompense for any suffering)valer la pena el esfuerzo expr
be worth the risk v expr (merit possible danger or loss)vale la pena arriesgarse expr
  vale la pena correr el riesgo expr
 I know it seems expensive but I know it will increase in value so I think it will be worth the risk.
be worth waiting for v expr informal (be good enough to justify a delay)valer la pena loc verb
  valer la espera loc verb
 It's taken a long time to finish but it's been worth waiting for.
 Ha llevado mucho tiempo terminarlo, pero valió la pena.
not be worth a red cent v expr US (be worthless)no valer un centavo expr
not be worth the effort v expr (be a waste of time)no merecer la pena, no valer la pena loc verb
 No vale la pena que te esfuerces en arreglarlo, esta tarde llega el nuevo.
be worth the wait v expr (be worth waiting for)valer la pena la espera loc verb
be worth your while doing [sth],
be worth your while to do [sth] expr		vale la pena expr
 It's worth your while reading the reviews before buying a camera.
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'be worth' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bear repeating - count - worth the wait
Spanish:
merecer - valer - merecer la pena - no merecer la pena - no ser ni chicha ni limonada - no valer ni un real - no valer un carajo - no valer un pimiento - rendir frutos - revalorizar - tener caso - tener gracia - valer la pena - valer madre - valer oro - valer su peso en oro


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