(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.
(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 eventual winner will be a worthy championhe is a worthy successor to the great Joe MontanaThis follow-up is a worthy successor to the first album
she found a worthy opponent in Sabatiniencontró en Sabatini a una oponente de su categoría;worthy causebuena causa (f);causa (f) noble
...a good opportunity to help a worthy causeAs long as the money benefits a worthy cause I don't mind...perfect precision worthy of a Swiss watch...a web of bureaucratic intrigue worthy of a Kafka novel
to be worthy of sth/sbser digno de algo/algn;worthy of attentiondigno de atención;a greatest hits album worthy of the nameun disco de grandes éxitos digno de su nombre;she wanted so much to be worthy of her fatheransiaba ser digna hija de su padre;that comment was not worthy of youesa observación fue indigna de usted;that remark is not worthy of a replyese comentario no (se) merece una respuesta
He wanted to build a monument worthy of the goddess...a grand gesture worthy of his memorysuch tactics are not worthy of a presidential candidate...a garbled statement which was not even worthy of a drunken backbencherThis is a necessity for any brand of socialism worthy of the namea collection worthy of any international art gallery...a solution worthy of a civilised society...an idea not worthy of serious consideration...a theory worthy of further investigation...a literary figure worthy of respect
2(good)[+person]respetable
he was a worthy man, honest and hard-working
[+motive, aim]encomiable
...an entirely worthy motiveit was a worthy aim, but always doomed to failure
3[+person]honorable;venerable
Worthy people on a Criminal Justice Consultative Council are irrelevant to those who have no legal representationThis is all very worthy, but it doesn't really get us anywhere
noun
ilustre personaje (m)
...a century ago, when those old Scottish worthies Morris and Park were playing...The local worthies were staring at him.old wossname with the glassesfulano el de las gafas