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The Spanish word

valer

means
to be worth something, to have worth
Examples:
No vale mucho.
It's not worth much.
Vale la pena intentarlo.
It's worth a try.
¿Realmente valió la pena?
Was that really worth it?
Olvídalo. No vale la pena.
Forget it. It's not worth it.
Esto vale un millón de yenes.
This is worth one million yen.
Este cuadro vale mucho dinero.
This painting is worth a great deal of money.
Ningún libro vale la pena leer.
No book is worth reading.
Si vale la pena hacerlo, hazlo bien.
If it is worth doing, do it well.
El cuadro no vale el precio que pide.
The painting is not worth the price you are asking.
Una imagen vale más que mil palabras.
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Vale la pena de visitar ambos lugares.
It's worthwhile to visit both places.
¿Cree usted que vale la pena? No lo creo.
Do you think it's worthwhile? I don't think so.
Más te vale apagar la luz antes de dormir.
You had better turn off the light before you go to sleep.
Más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. | A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush.
¡Más vale amigo en mano que ciento volando!
A friend in hand is worth two in the bush!
Vale la pena visitar los antiguos castillos.
It's worthwhile visiting the old castles.
Roma es una ciudad que vale la pena visitar.
Rome is a city worth visiting.
Una vida no examinada no vale la pena vivirse.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
Suiza es un bello país que vale la pena visitar.
Switzerland is a beautiful country worth visiting.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org