worth

valer

Que tiene un valor determinado, normalmente expresado en dinero.

En inglés sencillo: Having a particular value, usually measured in money.

• This watch is worth twenty dollars.
• How much is your house worth?
• The old coins were worth more than we expected.

Cómo se usa: be worth + amount (The bicycle is worth fifty euros.)

Sinónimos: valued at

Expresiones frecuentes: worth a fortune, worth ten dollars, worth more

valer la pena

Lo bastante bueno como para merecer el tiempo, dinero o esfuerzo que le dedicas.

En inglés sencillo: Good enough to deserve the time, money, or effort you spend.

• The view is worth the climb.
• Was the trip worth all that money?
• Her advice was worth listening to.

Cómo se usa: worth doing something (This village is worth visiting.)

Sinónimos: worthwhile

Expresiones frecuentes: worth the effort, worth doing something, worth the wait

valer la pena

Lo bastante útil, agradable o beneficioso como para justificar el tiempo, dinero o esfuerzo que requiere.

En inglés sencillo: Useful, enjoyable, or helpful enough to justify the time, money, or effort needed.

• This book is worth reading.
• The tickets were expensive, but the concert was worth it.
• Is it worth waiting another hour?

Cómo se usa: be worth doing something (The museum is worth visiting.); be worth something (The view was worth the climb.)

Sinónimos: worthwhile

Antónimos: pointless

Expresiones frecuentes: worth doing something, worth the effort, worth it

merecer

Lo bastante bueno o importante como para merecer cierta atención o trato.

En inglés sencillo: Good or important enough to deserve particular attention or treatment.

• Her contribution is worth a mention.
• This question is worth careful consideration.
• The old table was not worth repairing.

Cómo se usa: be worth + noun (Her suggestion is worth serious consideration.); be worth doing something (That detail is worth remembering.)

Sinónimos: deserving of, meriting

Expresiones frecuentes: worth a mention, worth consideration, worth remembering

valor

El valor de algo, a menudo expresado en dinero.

En inglés sencillo: The value of something, often measured in money.

• They bought fifty dollars’ worth of food.
• The house has increased in worth.
• What is the total worth of these paintings?

Cómo se usa: an amount of money + worth of something (We ordered twenty pounds’ worth of flowers.)

Sinónimos: value

Expresiones frecuentes: net worth, something worth of, financial worth

valía, mérito

Las buenas cualidades que hacen que alguien o algo tenga valor o merezca respeto.

En inglés sencillo: The good qualities that make someone or something valuable or deserving of respect.

• She soon proved her worth.
• His worth lies in his kindness.
• They finally recognized the worth of her work.

Sinónimos: merit, value

Expresiones frecuentes: prove your worth, true worth, personal worth