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worthwhile

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worth·while  (wûrthhwl, -wl)
adj.
Sufficiently valuable or important to be worth one's time, effort, or interest.

worthwhileness n.

worthwhile [ˌwɜːθˈwaɪl]
adj
sufficiently important, rewarding, or valuable to justify time or effort spent
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.worthwhile - sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest; "a worthwhile book"
worthy - having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause"

worthwhile
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worthwhile [ˈwɜːθˈwaɪl] ADJ [activity, enterprise, job] → que vale la pena; [cause] → loable
a worthwhile filmuna película seria or que merece atención
it makes it all worthwhilele da sentido a todo
to be worthwhile (= worthy) → valer or merecer la pena
it would be worthwhile seeing or to see himconvendría verlo
I had nothing worthwhile to sayno tenía nada interesante que decir
see also while A2
worthwhile [ˌwɜːrθˈhwaɪl] adj [activity, exercise] → salutaire; [cause, project] → louable; [book] → qui vaut la peine d'être lu; [investment, job] → profitable
A visit to London will always be worthwhile → Un séjour à Londres sera toujours profitable.
a worthwhile project → un projet louable
it is worthwhile to do sth → cela vaut la peine de faire qch
It might be worthwhile to write to them → Cela pourrait valoir la peine de leur écrire.
worthwhile
adjlohnend attr; to be worthwhilesich lohnen; (= worth the trouble also)der Mühe (gen)wert sein; it’s a thoroughly worthwhile film/bookes lohnt sich wirklich, den Film zu sehen/das Buch zu lesen; it’s hardly worthwhile (asking him)es lohnt sich wohl kaum(, ihn zu fragen) ? also while N c
worthwhile [ˌwɜːθˈwaɪl] adj (gen) → che vale la pena; (book, film) → che merita; (life, work, activity) → utile; (contribution) → valido/a; (cause) → lodevole
a worthwhile trip → un viaggio che vale la pena di fare
a worthwhile book → un libro che vale la pena leggere
worthwhile [ˌwɜːθˈwaɪl] adj (gen) → che vale la pena; (book, film) → che merita; (life, work, activity) → utile; (contribution) → valido/a; (cause) → lodevole
a worthwhile trip → un viaggio che vale la pena di fare
a worthwhile book → un libro che vale la pena leggere


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Had I not known the whole chain of events, or had she not seen how much I was pained and disturbed by her teasing insistency, she would never have thought it worthwhile to soothe me with this frankness--even though, since she not infrequently used me to execute commissions that were not only troublesome, but risky, she ought, in my opinion, to have been frank in ANY case.
There was, for instance, a Lithuanian who was a cattle butcher for the plant where Marija had worked, which killed meat for canning only; and to hear this man describe the animals which came to his place would have been worthwhile for a Dante or a Zola.
The others could not see how deep he had gone, so it might be worthwhile to try and rescue him.
 
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