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Worth [wɜːθ (French) vɔrt] n (Biographies / Worth, Charles Frederick (1825-1895) M, English, FASHION, BEAUTY, ETC: fashion designer) Charles Frederick. 1825-95, English couturier, who founded Parisian haute couture worth1 adj (governing a noun with prepositional force) 1. worthy of; meriting or justifying it's not worth discussing an idea worth some thought 2. (Business / Commerce) having a value of the book is worth 30 pounds for all one is worth to the utmost; to the full extent of one's powers or ability worth one's weight in gold extremely helpful, kind, etc. n 1. high quality; excellence 2. (Business / Commerce) value, price 3. (Business / Commerce) the amount or quantity of something of a specified value five pounds worth of petrol [Old English weorth; related to Old Saxon, Old High German werth (German Wert), Old Norse verthr, Gothic wairths] worth2 vb
(intr) Archaic to happen or betide (esp in the phrase woe worth the day) [Old English weorthan; related to Old Frisian wertha, Old Saxon, Old High German werthan (German werden), Old Norse vertha, Gothic wairthan, Latin vertere to turn] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
worth noun 1. value, price, rate, cost, estimate, valuation The total worth of the Australian sharemarket is now close to $520 billion. value worthlessness 2. merit, value, quality, importance, desert(s), virtue, excellence, goodness, estimation, worthiness She did not appreciate her husband's true worth until he was gone. merit wretchedness, unworthiness 3. usefulness, value, benefit, quality, importance, utility, excellence, goodness The client has little means of judging the worth of the advice he is given. usefulness futility, insignificance, triviality, uselessness, worthlessness, paltriness Translations worth [wɜːθ] A. ADJ 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 see also job, while worth [ˈwɜːrθ] n (indicating quantity) to be two weeks' worth → représenter deux semaines to be ten pounds' worth → représenter dix livres "How much petrol shall I put in?" - -"About ten pounds' worth." → "Quelle quantité de carburant est-ce que je dois mettre?"- - "Mets-en pour à peu près dix livres." two pounds' worth of apples → (pour) deux livres de pommes 400 dollars' worth of damage → 400 dollars de dégâts a week's worth of food → une semaine de nourriture adj (= having a value of) to be worth sth [object] → valoir qch How much is it worth? → Cela vaut combien? It's worth a lot of money → Cela vaut très cher. It's worth £50 → Cela vaut 50 livres. to be worth sth [person] → peser qch She's worth millions → Elle pèse plusieurs millions. for all one is worth → de toutes ses forces Push for all you're worth! → Poussez de toutes vos forces! (= meriting, deserving) to be worth it → en valoir la peine It's worth it → Cela en vaut la peine. Is it worth it? → Cela en vaut-il la peine? It's not worth it → Cela n'en vaut pas la peine. to be well worth it → en valoir amplement la peine to be worth a visit → mériter le déplacement to be well worth a visit → mériter amplement le déplacement This restaurant is well worth a visit → Ce restaurant mérite amplement le déplacement. to be worth the effort → en valoir la peine to be well worth the effort → en valoir amplement la peine to be worth doing → valoir la peine d'être fait(e) He's decided to see if the house might be worth buying BUT Il a décidé de voir si cela valait la peine d'acheter la maison. it's not worth your while → ça ne vaut pas la peine do you think it's worth my while? → tu crois que ça vaut la peine? to be worth sb's while to do sth It will be well worth your while to track down these treasures → Vous auriez tout à gagner à retrouver ces trésors. It would be worth your while to do something about the problem → Vous gagneriez à traiter ce problème. worth adj → wert; it’s worth £5 → es ist £ 5 wert; it’s not worth £5 → es ist keine £ 5 wert; what’s this worth? → was or wie viel ist das wert?; it can’t be worth that! → so viel kann es unmöglich wert sein; it’s worth a great deal to me → es ist mir viel wert; (sentimentally) → es bedeutet mir sehr viel; what’s it worth to me to do that? (in money) → was springt für mich dabei heraus? (inf); (in advantages) → was bringt es mir, wenn ich das tue?; will you do this for me? — what’s it worth to you? → tust du das für mich? — was ist es dir wert?; he was worth a million → er besaß eine Million; he’s worth all his brothers put together → er ist so viel wert wie all seine Brüder zusammen; for all one is worth → so sehr man nur kann; to sing for all one is worth → aus voller Kehle or vollem Halse singen; you need to exploit the idea for all it’s worth → du musst aus der Idee machen, was du nur kannst; for what it’s worth, I personally don’t think … → wenn mich einer fragt, ich persönlich glaube nicht, dass …; I’ll tell you this for what it’s worth → ich sage dir das, ich weiß nicht, ob was dran ist; that’s my opinion for what it’s worth → das ist meine bescheidene Meinung; it’s more than my life/job is worth to tell you → ich sage es dir nicht, dazu ist mir mein Leben zu lieb/dazu liegt mir zu viel an meiner Stelle (= deserving, meriting) → wert; to be worth it → sich lohnen; to be worth something → etw wert sein; it’s not worth it → es lohnt sich nicht; it’s not worth the trouble → es ist der Mühe nicht wert; the museum is worth a visit → das Museum ist einen Besuch wert; the book is worth reading → das Buch ist lesenswert; life isn’t worth living → das Leben ist nicht lebenswert; is there anything worth seeing in this town? → gibt es in dieser Stadt etwas Sehenswertes?; it’s a film worth seeing → es lohnt sich, diesen Film anzusehen; hardly worth mentioning → kaum der Rede wert; an experience worth having → eine lohnenswerte Erfahrung; it’s not worth having → es ist nichts; if a thing’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well → wennschon, dennschon ? salt N a, while N c n → Wert m; hundreds of pounds’ worth of books → Bücher im Werte von hunderten von Pfund; a man of great worth → ein sehr wertvoller Mensch; to show one’s true worth → zeigen, was man wirklich wert ist, seinen wahren Wert zeigen; to increase in worth → im Wert steigen; what’s the current worth of this? → wie viel ist das momentan wert? ? money worth [wɜːθ] 1. adj to be worth → valere how much is it worth? → quanto vale? it's worth £5 → vale 5 sterline it's worth a great deal → vale molto it's worth a great deal to me (sentimentally) → ha un gran valore per me he is worth his weight in gold → vale tanto oro quanto pesa I'll tell you this for what it's worth → ti dico questo, per quello che può valere what's it worth to you? → che valore ha per te? to run for all one is worth → correre a gambe levate it hardly seemed worth mentioning → non mi sembrava abbastanza importante da parlarne it's well worth the effort/expense → vale lo sforzo/la spesa it's not worth the paper it's written on → non vale nemmeno la carta su cui è scritto it's worth it → ne vale la pena it's not worth it, it's not worth the trouble → non ne vale la pena it's more than my life is worth → non oserei mai is it worth doing? → vale la pena di farlo? 2. n → valore m 50 pence worth of apples → 50 pence di mele he had no chance to show his true worth → non ebbe occasione di mostrare quanto valeva worth [wɜːθ] 1. adj to be worth → valere how much is it worth? → quanto vale? it's worth £5 → vale 5 sterline it's worth a great deal → vale molto it's worth a great deal to me (sentimentally) → ha un gran valore per me he is worth his weight in gold → vale tanto oro quanto pesa I'll tell you this for what it's worth → ti dico questo, per quello che può valere what's it worth to you? → che valore ha per te? to run for all one is worth → correre a gambe levate it hardly seemed worth mentioning → non mi sembrava abbastanza importante da parlarne it's well worth the effort/expense → vale lo sforzo/la spesa it's not worth the paper it's written on → non vale nemmeno la carta su cui è scritto it's worth it → ne vale la pena it's not worth it, it's not worth the trouble → non ne vale la pena it's more than my life is worth → non oserei mai is it worth doing? → vale la pena di farlo? n worth [wəːθ] value These books are of little or no worth; She sold fifty dollars' worth of tickets. waarde قيمَه стойност hodnota værdi; for der Wert αξία valor väärtus ارزش arvo valeur שוֹוִי मूल्य vrijednost érték nilai virði valore 価値 가치 vertė vērtība nilai; harga waarde verdi; (billetter) for... wartość valor valoare ценность; стоимость hodnota vrednost vrednost värde มูลค่า değer, kıymet 價值 вартий قیمت giá trị 值得的 adj 1 equal in value to Each of these stamps is worth a cent. werd يُساوي ثَمَنَه имащ стойност v hodnotě værd wert αξίας, που αξίζει que vale, que tiene un valor de väärt به قیمت؛ بها arvoltaan valoir שוֹוִי लायक vrijedan értékű bernilai jafnvirði (che vale), (del valore di) ～の値打ちがある …의 가치가 있는 vertas vērts berharga waard verd wart equivalente în valoare de стоящий hodný vreden vredan värd มีมูลค่า değerinde 值... вартий قیمت کا đáng giá 价值... 2 good enough for His suggestion is worth considering: The exhibition is well worth a visit. werd جَدير بِ، يَسْتَحِق التَّفكير بِه струващ си stojící za værd wert που αξίζει digno de, merecedor de, que merece la pena väärt قابل ملاحظه jnk arvoinen qui vaut שָׁווֶה लायक vrijedan érdemes, megér(i) layak verður, sem verðskuldar (e-ð) (che vale) ～する価値がある …할 가치가 있는 vertas vērts wajar di waard verd wart digno de care merită să заслуживающий stojaci za vreden vredan värd ความคุ้มค่า ...-e/a değer 值得... вартий مستحسن đáng 值得... adj worthless of no value worthless old coins. waardeloos لا قيمَة له، عَديم القيمَه безполезен bezcenný værdiløs wertlos που δεν έχει αξία sin valor, inútil, despreciable väärtusetu بی ارزش arvoton sans valeur חֲסַר עֵרֶך बेकार bezvrijedan értéktelen tak berharga einskis virði senza valore 無価値の 가치 없는 bevertis, niekam tikęs nevērtīgs; nederīgs tidak bernilai waardeloos verdiløs, udugelig bezwartościowy sem valor fără valoare ничего не стоящий bezcenný brez vrednosti bezvredan värdelös ไร้ค่า değersiz, beş para etmez 無價值的，無用的 нічого не вартий; нікчемний بے قیمت vô giá trị 无价值的... adv worthlessly waardeloos بدون قيمَه безполезно zbytečně værdiløst wertlos χωρίς αξια inútilmente väärtusetult به طور بی ارزش arvottomasti d'une manière qui ne vaut rien בְצורָה חֲסרַת עֵרֶך बेकार bezvrijedno értéktelenül secara tak berharga á einskis verðan hátt inutilmente 無意味に 가치 없이, 쓸모 없게 beprasmiškai nevērtīgi; nekam nederīgi tidak bernilai waardeloos verdiløst beznadziejnie inutilmente care nu face nici două parale ничтожно zbytočne ničvredno bezvredno värdelöst อย่างไร้ค่า peş para etmez şekilde, değersizce 無用地 нічого не варто نا قابلیت سے một cách vô dụng 无用地 n worthlessness waardeloosheid عَدَم القيمَه أو الإسْتِحْقاق безполезност bezcennost værdiløshed die Wertlosigkeit ευτέλεια inutilidad väärtusetus بی ارزش یا به درد نخور بودن arvottomuus absence (totale) de valeur חוֹסֵר עֵרֶך बेकार bezvrijednost értéktelenség keadaan tak berharga gagnsleysi; fánÿti (mancanza di valore) 無価値 가치 없음, 무익함 menkavertiškumas nevērtīgums; nederīgums tidak bernilai waardeloosheid verdiløshet, udugelighet bezwartościowość falta de valor lipsă (totală) de valoare ничтожность bezcennosť ničvrednost bezvrednost värdelöshet ความไร้ค่า değersizlik 無用 нікчемність نا قابلیت sự vô dụng 无用 adj worthy [-ði] 1 good and deserving I willingly give money to a worthy cause. goeie جَدير، مُسْتَحِق заслужаващ hodnotný værdig würdig άξιος noble vääriline سزاوار؛ لایق hyvä valable, noble רָאוּי ל- लायक dobar, zaslužan érdemes layak verðugur degno, meritevole 立派な 상응한 kilnus, vertas labs; cienīgs; krietns bermanfaat; berfaedah waardig verdig, god zacny, zasługujący, godny merecedor corespunzător достойный; правый hodnotný plemenit vredan aktningsvärd, hedervärd ที่คุ้มค่า hayırlı yararlı 值得的 що заслуговує, вартий قابل قدر hợp lý 值得的 2 (withof) deserving She was not worthy of the honour given to her. verdien nie, nie werd nie مُسْتَحِق، جَدير заслужаващ hodný fortjene wert που αξίζει merecedor/digno de väärt در خور؛ شایسته arvoinen digne (de) רָאוּי ל- योग्य vrijedan méltó (vmire) layak verðugur, sem verðskuldar (e-ð) degno (～に)値する 가치가 있는 nusipelnęs, vertas cienīgs; pelnījis layak waard verdig (til), som fortjener noe godny, godzien merecedor demn (de) заслуживающий hodný vreden dostojan värd, förtjänt av สมควรได้ lâyık, hak eden 配得上的 гідний, достойний لاءق xứng đáng 配得上的 3 (withof) typical of, suited to, or in keeping with a performance worthy of a champion. geskik vir نَموذجي لِ، مُتلائِم مَع подходящ hodný værdig würdig αντάξιος, ταιριαστός digno de vääriv در خور؛ مناسب veroinen digne (de) רָאוּי ל- योग्य dostojan méltó (vkihez) pantas bagi sem hæfir/er í samræmi við degno (～に)ふさわしい 어울리는 vertas atbilstošs; cienīgs; pienācīgs sesuai waardig som passer for, verdig godny, godzien digno demn (de) подобающий hodný vreden dostojan värdig สมควรได้ yaraşır, yakışır 相稱的 відповідний, належний مستحق tiêu biểu cho 相称的 4 of great enough importance etc She was not thought worthy to be presented to the king. belangrik genoeg ذو شأن، ذو أهَمِيَّه достоен hodný værdig würdig άξιος digno, merecedor piisavalt tähtis شایسته بودن kelpoinen digne (de) רָאוּי ל-, מְכוּבָּד योग्य dostojan méltó penting verðugur degno (～ほど)重要な ...할만한 nusipelnęs, reikšmingas augstas kārtas-; slavens cukup penting belangrijk genoeg betydelig, verdig godzien distinto demn (de) достойный hodný vreden dostojan värdig ไม่มีค่าพอ değerli, saygın 極其重要的 достойний شایان شان đáng 极其重要的 n – plural ˈworthies – a highly respected person. gerespekteerdes, BBP's شَخْص مُحْتَرَم جِدا، وَجيه уважаван човек osobnost, veličina højt respekteret person große Persönlichkeit αξιοσέβαστος άνθρωπος prócer, dignitario auväärsed isikud بزرگان arvohenkilö notable מְכוּבָּד सुयोग्य dostojnik kiválóság orang terhormat fyrirmaður, mektarmaður dignitario, notabile 名士 훌륭한 인물 įžymybė augstmanis; slavenība; cienījama persona patut atau wajar disanjungi hoogwaardigheidsbekleder hedersborgere, maktpersoner, storkarer ogólnie szanowana osoba notabilidade personalitate, somitate достопочтенная особа osobnosť ugledna oseba ugledna osoba storhet มีค่าควรเคารพ değerli kimse 知名人土 гідна, достойна, поважана людина معزز یا سر بر آوردہ شخص sự xứng đáng 知名人土 adv worthily werd بِجَدارَه достойно důstojně værdigt angemessen αντάξια, επάξια dignamente vääriliselt ارزشمندانه؛ هب طور شایسته arvokkaasti dignement כַּרָאוּי सुयोग्य रूप से dostojno méltóképpen secara terhormat virðulega degnamente 立派に 가치 있게, 어울리게 garbingai cienīgi; ar cieņu; pienācīgi wajar atau layak waardig verdig, godt, høvelig zacnie, godnie dignamente cu demnitate достойно dôstojne vredno dostojno värdigt, efter förtjänst อย่างมีคุณค่า yakışacak şekilde 配得上地 гідно قابلیت کے ساتھ xứng đáng 配得上地 n worthiness werdheid جَدارَه، إسْتِحْقاق، كَفاءَه достойнство hodnota værd; værdighed der Wert αξία mérito väärilisus شایستگی؛ استحقاق arvokkuus caractère digne עֵרֶך सुयोग्यता vrijednost, vrlina érdem(esség) kehormatan virðulegheit dignità 価値あること 가치 있음, 훌륭함 vertė, nuopelnai vērtība; nopelni wajarnya waardigheid verdighet zacność, szacowność mérito demnitate достоинство hodnota vrednost dostojnost värdighet, värde, förtjänst ความมีคุณค่า değer, yakışma 有價值 гідність قابلیت sự xứng đáng 有价值 -worthy 1 deserving; fit for a blameworthy act. waardige ملائِم ، مُسْتَحِق заслужаващ -hodný -værdig ...-wert άξιος digno de... -väärt سزاوار arvoinen digne de רָאוּי ל- योग्य vrijedan, dostojan vmire érdemes pantas sem verðskuldar e-ð, sem hæfir degno di (...) －にふさわしい ...할만한 nusipelnantis, vertas nosodāma rīcība wajar; layak untuk {#169}waard -verdig godzien... digno de (culpa, etc.) demn de заслуживающий чего-л. zasluhujúci si (čo) vreden vredan -värd คุ้มค่า ...-i hak eden 值得...的 вартий مستحق xứng đáng 值得的... 2 fit for its appropriate use a seaworthy ship. vaardige مُلائِم للإسْتِعْمال подходящ -schopný -dygtig ...-tüchtig κατάλληλος apto para... -kõlbulik قابل؛ مناتسب kelpoinen en état de... רָאוּי לִשמוֹ उपयोग के लिए उचित prikladan vmire alkalmas laik -fær atto/idoneo a (...) －に耐える ...에 적합한 tinkamas piemērots; derīgs layak {#169}waardig -dyktig stosowny apto para făcut pentru годный к чему-л. schopný ustrezen za -värdig คุ้มค่า ...-e uygun 適用於...的 відповідний قابل phù hợp 适于...的 adj worthˈwhile deserving attention, time and effort etc a worthwhile cause; It isn't worthwhile to ask him – he'll only refuse. die moeite werd جَدير بالإهْتِمام който си струва stojící za to nyttig; umagen værd lohnend που αξίζει τον κόπο que vale/merece la pena tasuv, vaeva väärt قابل صرف وقت؛ سودمند hyödyllinen qui vaut la peine (de) מִשתַלֵם लाभकर dostojan, vrijedan pažnje érdem(leg)es, megéri layak diperhatikan sem er e-s virði (che vale la pena) 時を費す価値のある 가치가 있는 vertas, prasmingas vērtīgs; derīgs; labs berfaedah; berbaloi de moeite waard som er umaken verd, lønner seg; god wart zachodu que vale a pena care merită efortul (să) имеющий смысл stojaci za to vreden truda vredan värd besväret, givande คุ้มค่ากับความพยายาม; คุ้มกับเวลาที่เสียไป ...-e değer, faydalı 值得(注意、花時間和力氣)的 вартий با مصرف đáng giá 值得花时间或精力的 for all one is worth using all one's efforts, strength etc He swam for all he was worth towards the shore. vir wat dit werd is بِكُل قُوَّتِه с всички сили ze všech sil alt, hvad man kan auf Teufel komm raus με όλη μου τη δύναμη con toda el alma, con todas las fuerzas kõigest jõust با تمام قوا؛ با همه انرژی kaikin voimin de toutes ses forces בְכָל כּוֹחוֹ पूरी ताकत लगा कर svom snagom teljes erejéből sekuat tenaga eins og maður megnar (mettendocela tutta) 全力で 전력을 다해서 iš visų jėgų cik vien spēka/spēj sedaya upaya; sekuat-kuat hati uit alle macht av alle krefter ze wszystkich sił a mais não poder din toate puterile изо всех сил zo všetkých síl na vso moč punom snagom för allt vad man är värd ที่มีค่าพอ bütün gücüyle, olanca gayretiyle 使盡全力 з усіх сил اپنی پوری کوشش کرنا nỗ lực 皆尽全力 worth → قيمة مالية hodnota værd Wert αντίτιμο valor arvo valeur vrijednost valore 資産 가치 waarde verdi warty valor ценность värde มูลค่า değer giá trị 价值 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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* Not quite $40,000 were allowed for furs worth upwards of Some day those pictures will be worth more than all you have in your shop. "Because the forest is worth at least a hundred and fifty roubles the acre," answered Levin. |
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