English-French Dictionary

French Translation of “worth”

worth (ˈwɜːʳθ Pronunciation for worth

Translations

noun

  1. (= value) [of person, object] valeur feminine

    to prove one's worth montrer ce que l'on vaut

  2. (indicating quantity)

    to be two weeks' worth représenter deux semaines

    to be ten pounds' worth représenter dix livres ⇒ "How much petrol shall I put in?" — "About ten pounds' worth." "Quelle quantité de carburant est-ce que je dois mettre?" — "Mets-en pour à peu près dix livres."

    two pounds' worth of apples (pour) deux livres de pommes

    400 dollars' worth of damage 400 dollars de dégâts

    a week's worth of food une semaine de nourriture

adjective

  1. (= having a value of)

    to be worth sth [object] valoir qch ⇒ How much is it worth? Cela vaut combien? ⇒ It's worth a lot of money. Cela vaut très cher. ⇒ It's worth £50. Cela vaut 50 livres.

    to be worth sth [person] peser qch ⇒ She's worth millions. Elle pèse plusieurs millions.

    for all one is worth de toutes ses forces ⇒ Push for all you're worth! Poussez de toutes vos forces!

  2. (= meriting, deserving)

    to be worth it en valoir la peine ⇒ It's worth it. Cela en vaut la peine. ⇒ Is it worth it? Cela en vaut-il la peine? ⇒ It's not worth it. Cela n'en vaut pas la peine.

    to be well worth it en valoir amplement la peine

    to be worth a visit mériter le déplacement

    to be well worth a visit mériter amplement le déplacement ⇒ This restaurant is well worth a visit. Ce restaurant mérite amplement le déplacement.

    to be worth the effort en valoir la peine

    to be well worth the effort en valoir amplement la peine

    to be worth doing valoir la peine d'être fait(e) ⇒ He's decided to see if the house might be worth buying. Il a décidé de voir si cela valait la peine d'acheter la maison.

    it's not worth your while ça ne vaut pas la peine

    do you think it's worth my while? tu crois que ça vaut la peine?

    to be worth sb's while to do sth  ⇒ It will be well worth your while to track down these treasures. Vous auriez tout à gagner à retrouver ces trésors. ⇒ It would be worth your while to do something about the problem. Vous gagneriez à traiter ce problème.

'worth' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: قِيمَةPronunciation for قِيمَة
  • Brazilian Portuguese: valorPronunciation for valor
  • Chinese: 价值Pronunciation for 价值
  • Croatian: vrijednostPronunciation for vrijednost
  • Czech: hodnotaPronunciation for hodnota
  • Danish: værdPronunciation for værd
  • Dutch: waardePronunciation for waarde
  • European Spanish: valíaPronunciation for valíaimportancia
  • Finnish: arvoPronunciation for arvo
  • French: valeurPronunciation for valeur
  • German: WertPronunciation for Wert
  • Greek: αντίτιμοPronunciation for αντίτιμο
  • Italian: valorePronunciation for valore
  • Japanese: 資産Pronunciation for 資産
  • Korean: 가치Pronunciation for 가치
  • Norwegian: verdiPronunciation for verdi
  • Polish: wartyPronunciation for warty warta
  • Portuguese: valorPronunciation for valor
  • Romanian: valoare valori
  • Russian: ценностьPronunciation for ценность
  • Spanish: valorPronunciation for valorprecio, costo
  • Swedish: värdePronunciation for värde
  • Thai: มูลค่าPronunciation for มูลค่า
  • Turkish: değerPronunciation for değer
  • Ukrainian: гідний
  • Vietnamese: giá trịPronunciation for giá trị

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