valer
valer
to be worth
to cost
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valer
(
bah
-
lehr
)
transitive verb
1.
(to have a value of)
a.
to be worth
Esta primera edición vale una fortuna.
This first edition is worth a fortune.
2.
(to have a price of)
a.
to cost
El coche que quiero vale $40,000.
The car I want costs $40,000.
3.
(mathematics)
a.
to be equal to
En esta ecuación, la variable X vale 2.5.
In this equation, the variable X is equal to 2.5.
4.
(to secure)
a.
to win
Ese argumento les valió el triunfo en el debate.
That argument won them the debate.
intransitive verb
5.
(to have value)
a.
to be valuable
Esa foto de mi abuela vale mucho para mí.
That picture of my grandma is very valuable to me.
6.
(to serve)
a.
to be useful
Las correcciones que hizo en mi ensayo me han valido de mucho.
I found the edits she made to my essay very useful.
b.
to be valid
Tu licencia de conducir se ha caducado y ya no vale.
Your driver's license has expired and is no longer valid.
7.
(to be permitted)
a.
to be allowed
No vale usar los libros de textos durante los exámenes.
Using textbooks during exams is not allowed.
8.
(colloquial)
(to be ruined)
(Mexico)
a.
to be no good
(colloquial)
Mi celular ya valió después de haberse mojado.
My cell phone is no good since it got wet.
9.
(colloquial)
(to be irrelevant)
(Mexico)
a.
to not care less
(colloquial)
Me vale lo que piensa la gente.
I couldn't care less what people think.
valerse
pronominal verb
10.
(to take care of oneself)
a.
to manage
Mis abuelos todavía se valen por sí mismos.
My grandparents can still manage on their own.
11.
(to make use of; with "de")
a.
to use
Se valió de sus contactos en el senado para influir los votos a su favor.
She used her contacts in the senate to influence the vote in her favor.
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Conjugations
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valer
Participles
Present:
valiendo
Past:
valido
Indicative of "valer"
Present
yo
val
g
o
tú
vales
él/ella/Ud.
vale
nosotros
valemos
vosotros
valéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.
valen
Preterite
yo
valí
tú
valiste
él/ella/Ud.
valió
nosotros
valimos
vosotros
valisteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.
valieron
Imperfect
yo
valía
tú
valías
él/ella/Ud.
valía
nosotros
valíamos
vosotros
valíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.
valían
Conditional
yo
val
dr
ía
tú
val
dr
ías
él/ella/Ud.
val
dr
ía
nosotros
val
dr
íamos
vosotros
val
dr
íais
ellos/ellas/Uds.
val
dr
ían
Future
yo
val
dr
é
tú
val
dr
ás
él/ella/Ud.
val
dr
á
nosotros
val
dr
emos
vosotros
val
dr
éis
ellos/ellas/Uds.
val
dr
án
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Examples
Phrases
valer la pena
to be worth the effort
hacer valer
to enforce
valer decir
that is
valer gorro
to not care
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