worth in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.worth [Am wərθ, Brit wəːθ] ADJ pred

1. worth (equal in value to):

to be worth
valer
it's worth a lot more than I paid for it
vale mucho más de lo que pagué por él
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
he was worth $20 million when he died
cuando murió tenía una fortuna de 20 millones de dólares
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
she's worth ten of you
vale diez veces más que tú
it's worth nothing to me
para mí no vale nada
they ran for all they were worth
corrieron con todas sus fuerzas or a más no poder
for what it's worth
por si sirve de algo
this is my opinion, for what it's worth
esta es mi opinión, si es que a alguien le interesa

2. worth (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's well worth the risk
bien vale or merece la pena correr el riesgo
I don't think it's worth waiting for her any longer
creo que no vale la pena esperarla más
it might be worth checking whether they've received it
convendría comprobar si lo han recibido
it's not worth the trouble or the effort
no vale or no merece la pena molestarse
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
don't let him upset you, he isn't worth it
no te amargues por él, no vale la pena
it's not worth my while going into town for that
no me vale la pena or me compensa ir al centro para eso
it could be worth your while to make a friend of him
te convendría hacerte amigo suyo
you keep an eye on him, and I'll make it worth your while
tú vigílalo, que yo ya te compensaré
it doesn't make the trip worth his while
no le vale la pena or no le compensa hacer el viaje
if a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well
si se hace un trabajo, hay que hacerlo bien

II.worth [Am wərθ, Brit wəːθ] N U

self-worth [Am ˈˌsɛlf ˈwərθ, Brit] N U

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it's not worth one red cent
no vale un céntimo
it's not worth one red cent
no vale un peso or centavo LatAm
it's not worth one red cent
no vale un duro Spain inf
inestimable value/worth
inestimable
inestimable value/worth
inapreciable
not to have/be worth a brass farthing dated
no tener/no valer un céntimo or un centavo

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worth in the PONS Dictionary

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I.worth [wɜ:θ, Am wɜ:rθ] N no pl

II.worth [wɜ:θ, Am wɜ:rθ] ADJ

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to be not worth a fig
no valer nada
to take away from the importance/worth of sth
restar importancia/mérito a algo

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worth Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be of great/little worth to sb
tener gran/poco valor para alguien
a month's/three hour's worth of work
un mes/tres horas de trabajo
it is (well) worth a listen/visit
merece la pena escucharlo/visitarlo
to be worth sb's while it isn't worth my while
no me compensa
if a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing well prov
lo que se hace hay que hacerlo bien prov
a picture is worth a thousand words prov
una imagen vale más que mil palabras
it ain't worth a hill of beans Am inf
no merece la pena
to be worth one's weight in gold
valer su peso en oro
a man's worth is the worth of his land
tanto tienes, tanto vales prov
it's not worth going to that conference
no aporta nada ir a esa conferencia
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There was one severance agreement representing six months worth of compensation, based on salary, made in 2014.
infotel.ca
In total, we've got some $40 billion worth of budget improvement measures.
www.afr.com
It would probably take someone most of the month to watch one day's worth of data.
en.wikipedia.org
Officers were told that ten pairs of eyeglass frames, worth about $4,575, were taken from the business.
www.cleveland.com
Intact burials are frequently very poor ones, the ancient plunderers having known well that they were not worth the trouble of investigation.
en.wikipedia.org
If there ever were a shade tree worth having, it's the parasol pine, also known as the umbrella pine.
www.ocregister.com
Other benefits of caregiving include: an improved sense of self-worth, increased self-satisfaction, a sense of mastery, increased intimacy with their ill loved one, and a sense of meaning.
en.wikipedia.org
The special line of credit for women and young farmers is an innovation worth mentioning, providing an incentive towards the entrepreneurial spirit.
en.wikipedia.org
Scampi's a little skimpy, but then that meat is so rich it's still worth it at $7.
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You'll almost certainly pay more for a surge protector than a power strip, but it's worth it.
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