worth [wɜːθ]
adjetivo
1 (equal in value to)
to be worth sth valer algo; it's worth five pounds vale cinco libras; it's worth a lot of money vale mucho dinero; what or how much is it worth? ¿cuánto vale?; it's not worth much no vale mucho; it's worth a great deal to me (sentimentally) para mí tiene gran valor sentimental
he was worth a million when he died murió millonario; murió dejando una fortuna de un millón; what's the old man worth? ¿cuánto dinero tiene el viejo?; "don't tell anybody" — "what's it worth to you?" —no se lo digas a nadie —¿cuánto me das si no digo nada?
to run for all one is worth correr como si le llevara a uno el diablo
to sing for all one is worth cantar con toda el alma
it must be worth a fortune debe valer una fortuna
it's more than my job's worth to tell you me costaría mi empleo decirte eso
it's not worth the paper it's written on vale menos que el papel en que está escrito
she's worth ten of him ella vale diez veces más que él
I tell you this for what it's worth te digo esto por si te interesa
2 (deserving of)
it's worth reading vale or merece la pena leerlo
it's worth the effort vale or merece la pena molestarse en hacerlo
it's worth having vale or merece la pena tenerlo
it's (not) worth it (no) vale or merece la pena
life isn't worth living la vida no tiene sentido para mí
the cathedral is worth a look la catedral merece la pena; merece la pena ver la catedral
it's worth mentioning that ... merece la pena mencionar que ...; es digno de mención el hecho de que ...
it's worth supporting es digno de apoyo
it's worth thinking about vale or merece la pena pensarlo
it's not worth the trouble no vale or merece la pena
the meal was worth the wait la comida estaba tan rica que mereció la pena esperar; la comida mereció or compensó la espera
it's well worth doing bien vale or merece la pena hacerlo
