La Palabra del Día: "valer"
valer ( vah-ler' )
verb ( to be worth, cost )
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1. ¿Cuánto vale este par de zapatos rojos?
How much do these red shoes cost?
2. Estas joyas valen casi 10 millones de dólares.
These jewels are worth almost 10 million dollars.
22 Answers
Si tú fueras una de mis lágrimas, nunca lloraría para no perderte. Vales mucho para mí.
If you were one of my teardrops, I would never cry so that I would not lose you. You mean a lot to me.
I wonder if it's worth writing something today
Not because I don't like the word of the day
But now it seems my muse is gone
I always want to write everything in verse
Even when I utter something as a curse
But now I can't, for my muse is gone
The sky is gloomy, it's a rainy Saturday
I am so moody, I have nothing else to say
So I repeat the refrain, my muse is gone
¿Qué puedo escribir con la palabra del día?
Me da lástima que no tengo ni una idea
Ahora me parece que se ha ido mi musa.
Sea un buen poema o una maldición
Quisiera decir todo con imaginación
Ahora no puedo, me ha dejado mi musa.
Es una noche oscura, lluviosa y tormentosa
Ahora no hay nada más en mi mente abatida
No vale la pena escribir hasta que vuelva mi musa.
Discutir contigo no vale la pena.
Arguing with you is not worth while.
Vale la pena is one of my favorite expressions.
El jardín vale más que la casa. The garden is worth more than the house.
Comparar los precios en el supermercado bien vale la pena ... pero también lo es comprar buena comida.
Comparing prices in the supermarket is well worth the trouble ... but so is buying good food.
Más vale maña que fuerza.
Brain is better than brawn.
No cuesta mucha para decir cosas buenas a nuestros hijos. Valen el esfuerzo.
It doesn't cost very much to say good things to our children. They are worth the effort.
¿Vale la pena ir de compras en el viernes negro? A mi esposa le encanta todo eso, pero para mi, no me gustan las muchedumbres.
Is it worth it to go shopping on Black Friday? My wife loves all that, but for me, I don't like the crowds.
El regalo que me hicieron algunas amigas de Haití es de materiales sencillos, pero para mí, no se puede medir su valor.
My gift from some friends from Haiti is made of simple materials, but for me, its worth cannot be measured.
Debes cuidar del coche pues vale mucho para mi
You should be careful with the car it's worth a lot to me.
Mi prima llegó a la medianoche y la fiesta ya casi había terminado, pero más vale tarde que nunca!
My cousin arrived at midnight and the party was almost over, but better late than never!
A wise man's day is worth a fool's life.(Arabic proverb).
Un día de un sabio vale vale por toda la vida de un tonto.
Acabo de mirar una animación española llamada ver una película española de dibujos animados titulada"Chico y Rita." Definitivamente la vale ver vale la pena verla.
I just finished watching a Spanish animation called "Chico y Rita." It´s definitely worth seeing,
Olvídalo, no vale nada.
Forget it, it's not worth anything.
Una frase aquí que es popular , " él no vale ni un céntavo de latón.latón razoo". (Razzoo)
A popular phrase here is , " he is not worth a brass razoo". ( Cent)
