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worth

1. noun
   1. (quantity) five pounds' ~ of sth pour cinq livres de qch;
      thousands of pounds' ~ of damage des milliers de livres de dégâts;
      a week's ~ of supplies une semaine de provisions;
      to get one's money's ~ en avoir pour son argent;
   2. (value) valeur f;
      of great ~ de grande valeur;
      of no ~ sans valeur.

2. adjective
   1. (of financial value) to be ~ sth valoir qch;
      how much is it ~? combien cela vaut-il?;
      the pound was ~ 10 francs then à l'époque, la livre valait 10 francs;
   2. (of abstract value) to be ~ sth valoir qch;
      to be ~ it (en) valoir la peine;
      the book isn't ~ reading le livre ne vaut pas la peine d'être lu;
      that's ~ knowing cela est bon à savoir;
      those little pleasures that make life ~ living ces petits plaisirs qui rendent la vie agréable.

IDIOMS:

for all one is ~ de toutes ses forces;
for what it's ~ pour ce que cela vaut;
to be ~ sb's while valoir le coup.

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'worth' found in these entries:

English:

bother - effort - gold - money - trouble - well

French:

déplacement - détour - deux - kopeck - largement - mériter - millionnaire - négliger - pesant - pour - utile - valeur - valoir - voir

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Principal Translations/Principales traductions
worth	adj	(having the value of)	valoir vtr ⇒
That house is not worth the price that they are asking.
Cette maison ne vaut pas le prix qu'ils demandent.
worth	adj	(it merits)	en valoir la peine expr
		familier	en valoir le coup expr
Is it even worth doing?
Est-ce que ça en vaut la peine ?
Ça en vaut le coup ?
worth	adj	(person, company) fortune, capital	valoir vtr ⇒
She is worth over five hundred million dollars.
Elle vaut plus de cinq cents millions de dollars.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
worth	n	(merit)	mérite nm
This article about women's rights has a lot of worth, but you need to change a few things.
Cet article sur les droits de la femme a beaucoup de mérite, mais tu dois changer quelques passages.
worth	n	(financial value)	valeur nf
The worth of that house has been reduced by the construction noise.
La maison a perdu de sa valeur à cause du bruit des travaux.
worth	n	(equivalent amount) équivalence	valeur nf
This camera cost two hundred pounds. What is the worth in Euros?
Cet appareil photo coûte deux cent livres sterling. Quelle est sa valeur en euros ?
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (proverb)			un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras (proverbe)
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush		proverb	un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras
be worth		v	valoir ⇒
be worth your while		v	valoir la peine
get your money's worth (Locution)		v	en avoir pour son argent (Locution)
little-worth		adj	peu de valeur
money's worth		nf	valeur en argent
money's worth (adj)		phrase	qui vaut son prix
money's worth (adj)		phrase	qui vaut son prix
net worth		nf	situation nette
net worth		nf	valeur nette
not worth having		adj	ne vaut pas la peine d'avoir
not worth mentioning			ne vaut pas la peine d'en parler
self-worth		nf	valeur personnelle
well worth the money			bien valoir son prix
what you are worth			ce que tu vaux
worth having			qu'il est bon d'avoir
worth having			qui vaut la peine d'avoir
worth its weight in gold			valoir son pesant d'or
worth its weight in gold			valoir son pesant de cacahuètes
worth the money			valoir son prix
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??you are worth your weight in gold??
...true worth/value...
<a quantity>'s worth
"100 guineas’ worth (of griefmanship)"
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"it would be worth it'"
"Paris is worth a Mass"
"Worth the cash"
££'s worth of products
9.5 billion pounds' worth
a job's worth
a limp leone-note worth 50 cents
A little trouble makes it worth the going
a month's worth
A picture is worth a thousand words
account of their worth
All knowledge is worth having
An army's effectiveness depends on its size, training, experience and morale, and morale is worth more than all the other factors combined
An ounce of disorganization is worth a pound of confusion
and effectively any -ology worth its salts
and so come as to be worth the keeping in all future
anything else worth mentioning
Anything worth having
Car's worth
causing $120,000 worth of damage
discarded everything that was costing more money than it was worth
dollars aren't worth as much as euros
Emploi de Worth / to be Worthwhile to...
every priest worth his salt
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