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

