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"Worthy" is an adjective which is often translated as "digno", and "worth" is a noun which is often translated as "el valor". Learn more about the difference between "worthy" and "worth" below.
worthy(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (deserving)
2. (good)
a. respetable (person)
As far as we know, he has been a worthy man all his life.Por lo que nosotros sabemos, ha sido sido un hombre respetable toda su vida.
c. encomiable (effort)
He gave a worthy effort to get the project off the ground.Hizo un esfuerzo encomiable por sacar el proyecto adelante.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el personaje ilustre (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She is counted among the city's worthies for her community involvement.Es tenida por uno de los personajes ilustres de la ciudad por su participación en la comunidad.
b. el notable (M), la notable (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The town's worthies gathered every day at the only local bar.Los notables del pueblo se reunían todos los días en el único bar que había.
worth(
wuhrth
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el valor (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We are eager to establish the company's worth with a view to selling it.Estamos impacientes por saber el valor de la empresa con vistas a venderla.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Go to the supermarket and buy ten dollars' worth of beef.Ve al supermercado y compra diez dólares de carne de res.
He earned two weeks' worth of vacation.Ganó dos semanas de vacaciones.
