worth in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for worth in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.worth¹ [Brit wəːθ, Am wərθ] N U

1. worth ECON (measure, quantity):

five, a hundred pounds' worth of sth

qc per un valore di cinque, cento sterline or cinque, cento sterline di qc

thousands of pounds' worth of damage

danni per migliaia di sterline

a day's worth of fuel

combustibile sufficiente per un giorno

a week's worth of supplies

le scorte di una settimana or le scorte sufficienti per una settimana

to get one's money's worth

spendere bene il proprio denaro

2. worth (value, usefulness):

worth

(of object, person) valore m

what's its precise worth?

qual è il suo valore preciso?

of great worth

di grande valore

of little worth

di poco or scarso valore

of no worth

di nessun valore or senza valore

people of worth in the community

le persone di valore or merito della comunità

what is its worth in pounds?

qual è il suo valore in sterline? quant'è in sterline?

to prove one's worth

dimostrare il proprio valore

to see the worth of sth

vedere or capire il valore or l'utilità di qc

II.worth¹ [Brit wəːθ, Am wərθ] ADJ mai attrib.

1. worth (of financial value):

to be worth sth object, currrency:

valere qc

the land is worth millions

le terre valgono milioni

what or how much is it worth?

quanto vale?

it's not worth much

non vale molto

it's worth a lot, more

vale molto, di più

(own, possess) he is worth £50, 000

possiede 50.000 sterline or ha un patrimonio di 50.000 sterline

2. worth (of abstract value):

to be worth sth

valere qc

two hours' solid work is worth a day's discussion

due ore di lavoro serio valgono una giornata di chiacchiere

an experienced worker is worth three novices

un lavoratore esperto vale tre novellini

unsubstantiated reports are not worth much, are worth nothing

le relazioni prive di fondamento valgono poco, non valgono niente

it's as much as my job's worth to give you the keys

rischio il posto a darti le chiavi

it's more than my life's worth to… hum

rischio di rimetterci le penne a…

the contract isn't worth the paper it's written on

il contratto non vale la carta su cui è scritto

the house, car is only worth what you can get for it

la casa, la macchina non vale più di quello che ti daranno

to be worth a mention

meritare una menzione or d'essere menzionato

to be worth a try

valere la pena di tentare or di fare un tentativo

to be worth a visit

valere la pena di essere visitato

to be worth the effort

valer(ne) la pena

to be worth the time

essere tempo ben speso, valerne la pena

to be worth it

valere la pena

it was a long journey, a lot of money: was it worth it?

è stato un lungo viaggio, è costato molto: ne è valsa la pena?

I won't pay the extra, I won't complain, it's not worth it

non pagherò il supplemento, non mi lamenterò, non ne vale la pena

don't get upset, he's not worth it

non prendertela, non lo merita

to be worth doing

vale la pena di fare

the book is, isn't worth reading

vale, non la vale la pena di leggere il libro

is life worth living?

la vita, vale la pena di essere vissuta?

that suggestion, idea is worth considering

vale la pena di prendere in considerazione quel suggerimento, quell'idea

that's worth knowing

vale la pena di saperlo

everyone worth knowing had left town

tutti coloro che valeva la pena di conoscere se n'erano andati dalla città

what he doesn't know about farming isn't worth knowing

sa tutto ciò che c'è da sapere sull'agricoltura

those little pleasures that make life worth living

i piccoli piaceri che danno senso alla vita

it is, isn't worth doing

vale, non vale la pena fare

is it worth paying more?

vale la pena di pagare di più?

it's worth knowing that…

vale la pena di sapere che…

it could be worth consulting your doctor

potrebbe valere la pena di consultare il tuo dottore

III.worth¹ [Brit wəːθ, Am wərθ]

for all one is worth

facendo del proprio meglio, mettendocela tutta

for what it's worth

per quel che vale

and that's my opinion for what it's worth

e questa è la mia opinione, per quel che vale

to be worth sb's while

valere la pena

I decided it was, wasn't worth my while to…

ho deciso che valeva, non valeva la pena di…

if you come I'll make it worth your while

se verrai non te ne pentirai

if a job's worth doing it's worth doing well

se vale la pena di fare una cosa, vale la pena di farla bene

the game's not worth the candle

il gioco non vale la candela

a bird in the hand is worth two in bush prov

meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani

worth² [Brit wəːθ, Am wərθ] VB intr arch

woe worth the day!

maledetto sia il giorno!

self-worth [Brit, Am ˈˌsɛlf ˈwərθ] N

self-worth

autostima f

Translations for worth in the Italian»English Dictionary

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pregevolezza

worth

di (gran) vaglia persona

of great worth

validità

worth

una decisione ponderabile

a decision worth considering or deliberating

raccontabile

worth telling

Parigi val bene una messa

= it is worth it

valere un Perù

= to be worth a fortune

worth in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for worth in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.worth [wɜ:rθ] N

1. worth (excellence, importance, monetary value):

worth of a person

valore m

to prove one's worth

dimostrare quanto si vale

to be of great/little worth to sb

avere grande/poco valore per qu

4 thousand dollars worth of gift items

regali per un valore di quattromila dollari

to get one's money's worth from sth

sfruttare al meglio qc

a month's/three hour's worth of work

un mese/tre ore di lavoro

2. worth (wealth):

worth

fortuna f

II.worth [wɜ:rθ] ADJ

1. worth a. COMM, FIN, ECON:

to be worth …

valere…

it is worth about $200 000

è stato valutato circa 200 000 dollari

it's worth a lot to me

ha un grande valore per me

to be worth millions inf

essere milionario

2. worth (significant enough, useful):

to be worth …

meritare…

to be worth a mention

meritare di essere ricordato

it's not worth arguing about!

non vale la pena discuterne!

it is worth seeing

va visto

it's worth remembering that …

si ricorda che…

it is (well) worth a visit/listen

merita una visita/di essere ascoltato

it's worth a try

vale la pena provare

Phrases:

to be worth sb's while (doing sth)

valere la pena (che qu faccia qc)

to make sth worth sb's while

ricompensare qu per qc

if a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing well prov

se vale la pena fare qualcosa tanto vale farla bene

to do sth for all one's worth

fare qc con tutte le proprie forze

for what it's worth inf

se serve a qc

to be (well) worth it

valerne la pena

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to take away from the importance/worth of sth

diminuire l'importanza/il valore di qc

to be not worth a fig

non valere un fico secco

Translations for worth in the Italian»English Dictionary

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meritare

to be worth

meritare

to be worth

non merita!

it's not worth it!

tentabile

worth trying

annata

year's worth (of copies)

valere molto

to be worth a lot

valere per tre [o dieci] inf

to be worth ten

farsi valere

to show what one's worth

valere

to be worth

non valere un fico (secco) [o una lira] [o una cicca] inf

not to be worth a fig

(non) valere la pena

(not) to be worth the effort

il gioco non vale la candela prov

it's more trouble than it's worth

non vale un cacchio

it's not worth a damn

non valere un centesimo

to not be worth a dime

non valere un fico secco inf

no to be worth a damn

worth Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be of great/little worth to sb

avere grande/poco valore per qu

4 thousand dollars worth of gift items

regali per un valore di quattromila dollari

a month's/three hour's worth of work

un mese/tre ore di lavoro

it is (well) worth a visit/listen

merita una visita/di essere ascoltato

if a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing well prov

se vale la pena fare qualcosa tanto vale farla bene

a picture is worth a thousand words prov

un'immagine vale più di mille parole

to be worth one's weight in gold

valere tanto oro quanto si pesa

the game is not worth the candle prov

il gioco non vale la candela prov

the two houses are worth the same

le due case hanno il medesimo valore

to be worth one's weight in gold

valere tant'oro quanto pesa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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