Worten in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Worten in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Woden [Am ˈwoʊdn, Brit ˈwəʊd(ə)n] N

Woden → Odin

See also Odin

Odin [Am ˈoʊdən, Brit ˈəʊdɪn], Woden [ˈwəʊdn] N

Odin

Odín

Odin

Wotan

Odin [Am ˈoʊdən, Brit ˈəʊdɪn], Woden [ˈwəʊdn] N

Odin

Odín

Odin

Wotan

I.shorten [Am ˈʃɔrtn, Brit ˈʃɔːt(ə)n] VB trans

1. shorten (make shorter):

shorten skirt/sleeves

acortar

shorten text/report

acortar

shorten text/report

abreviar

plans to shorten the working week

planes para reducir la jornada laboral

to shorten sail NAUT

reducir velas

to shorten the odds

aumentar las probabilidades

2. shorten FOOD:

shorten pastry

agregarle mantequilla a

shorten pastry

agregarle grasa a

II.shorten [Am ˈʃɔrtn, Brit ˈʃɔːt(ə)n] VB intr

shorten days/nights:

shorten

acortarse

the odds have shortened

las probabilidades han aumentado

portent [Am ˈpɔrˌtɛnt, Brit ˈpɔːtɛnt, ˈpɔːt(ə)nt] N

1. portent C (sign):

portent

augurio m

portent

presagio m

2. portent U (significance) liter:

a phenomenon of evil/good portent

una señal de mal/buen augurio or agüero

portend [Am pɔrˈtɛnd, Brit pɔːˈtɛnd] VB trans liter

portend

augurar

portend

presagiar

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

self-worth

autoestima f

I.worthy <worthier, worthiest> [Am ˈwərði, Brit ˈwəːði] ADJ

1.1. worthy (appropriate, equal):

worthy opponent/successor

digno

is it really a worthy subject for so much attention?

¿es realmente un tema que merezca tanta atención?

to be worthy of sth/sb

ser digno de algo/alguien

a meal worthy of the occasion

una comida digna de la ocasión

this work isn't worthy of you

este trabajo te desmerece or no está a tu altura

worthy of the name

digno de tal nombre

1.2. worthy (deserving):

worthy

digno

worthy of sth

digno de algo

a point worthy of mention

algo digno de mención

a point worthy of mention

algo que vale or merece la pena mencionar

to be worthy of sth

ser digno or merecedor de algo

he isn't worthy of such honors

no es digno or merecedor de tales honores

2. worthy (good, estimable):

worthy person

respetable

worthy person

honorable

worthy attempt

encomiable

worthy attempt

meritorio

worthy work

buenas obras fpl

a worthy cause

una buena causa

a worthy effort

un esfuerzo encomiable or meritorio

II.worthy <pl worthies> [Am ˈwərði, Brit ˈwəːði] N

worthy

personaje m importante

worthy

personaje m ilustre

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

1. worth (equivalent):

$2, 000 dollars' worth of furniture

muebles por valor de 2.000 dólares

three years' worth of hard work

tres años de duro trabajo

2. worth:

worth (of thing)

valor m

worth (of person)

valía f

to prove one's worth

demostrar su (or mi etc.) valía

the car proved its worth on the long journey

en ese largo viaje nos dimos cuenta de lo bueno que era el coche

smarten [Am ˈsmɑrtn, Brit ˈsmɑːt(ə)n] VB trans

smarten → smarten up

See also smarten up

I.smarten up VB [Am ˈsmɑrtn -, Brit ˈsmɑːt(ə)n -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

smarten up house/town:

smarten up

arreglar

he's made an effort to smarten himself up

ha hecho un esfuerzo por arreglarse or adecentarse or mejorar su aspecto

he'll have to smarten his ideas up

va a tener que (d)espabilarse

II.smarten up VB [Am ˈsmɑrtn -, Brit ˈsmɑːt(ə)n -] (v + adv)

smarten up person:

smarten up

mejorar su aspecto

hearten [Am ˈhɑrtn, Brit ˈhɑːt(ə)n] VB trans

hearten

alentar

hearten

animar

they were heartened by the public's response

la respuesta del público los alentó or les dio ánimos

Worten in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Worten in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.shorten [ˈʃɔ:tən, Am ˈʃɔ:r-] VB trans

shorten

acortar

shorten name, title

abreviar

II.shorten [ˈʃɔ:tən, Am ˈʃɔ:r-] VB intr

shorten

acortarse

I.worthy [ˈwɜ:ði, Am ˈwɜ:r-] -ier, -iest -ies ADJ

1. worthy form (admirable):

worthy

encomiable

worthy principles

loable

a worthy cause

una noble causa

2. worthy (appropriate for, to):

worthy

digno, -a

to be worthy of sth

ser merecedor de algo

to be worthy of attention

merecer atención

II.worthy [ˈwɜ:ði, Am ˈwɜ:r-] -ier, -iest -ies N iron (important person)

worthy

personaje m ilustre

the local worthies

las personalidades más destacadas del lugar

I.worth [wɜ:θ, Am wɜ:rθ] N no pl

1. worth (excellence, importance):

worth of a person

valía f

worth of a thing

valor m

to prove one's worth

demostrar su valía

to be of great/little worth to sb

tener gran/poco valor para alguien

2. worth (monetary value):

a pound's worth of apples

una libra de manzanas

4 million pounds worth of gift items

objetos de regalo por valor de 4 millones de libras

to get one's money's worth from sth

sacar partido a algo

of comparable worth

de precio similar

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

un mes/tres horas de trabajo

3. worth (wealth):

worth

fortuna f

II.worth [wɜ:θ, Am wɜ:rθ] ADJ

1. worth a. COMM, FIN, ECON:

to be worth ...

valer...

it is worth about £200 000

está valorado en unas 200 000 libras

it's worth a lot to me

tiene mucho valor para mí

to be worth millions inf

ser millonario

2. worth (significant enough, useful):

to be worth ...

merecer...

to be worth a mention

ser digno de mención

it's not worth arguing about!

¡no vale la pena discutir por eso!

it is worth seeing

es digno de ver

it's worth remembering that ...

conviene recordar que...

it is (well) worth a listen/visit

merece la pena escucharlo/visitarlo

it's worth a try

vale la pena intentarlo

Phrases:

to be worth sb's while it isn't worth my while

no me compensa

to make sth worth sb's while

compensar a alguien por algo

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

lo que se hace hay que hacerlo bien prov

to do sth for all one's worth

hacer algo con todas sus fuerzas

for what it's worth inf

por si sirve de algo

to be (well) worth it

valer la pena

marten [ˈmɑ:tɪn, Am ˈmɑ:rtn] N

marten

marta f

I.smarten [ˈsmɑ:tn, Am ˈsmɑ:r-] VB trans

to smarten sth up

arreglar algo

II.smarten [ˈsmɑ:tn, Am ˈsmɑ:r-] VB intr

to smarten up

arreglarse

vortex <-es [or vortices]> [ˈvɔ:teks, Am ˈvɔ:r-] N

vortex

vórtice m

vortex of emotion

torbellino m de emociones

night-porter N

night-porter

portero(-a) m (f) nocturno, -a

forte¹ [ˈfɔ:teɪ, Am fɔ:rt] N no pl (strong point)

forte

fuerte m

portend VB

User Entry

portend trans form

augurar

portend trans form

vaticinar

portend trans form

presagiar

self-worth N

User Entry

self-worth

autoestima f