valía

f.

1 value, worth, favor, favour.

2 worthiness, value.

imperf.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) Imperfect Indicative of Spanish verb: valer.

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valía

► nombre femenino

1 (objeto) value, worth

2 (persona) worth, merit

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SF

1) (=valor) worth, value

de gran valía — [objeto] very valuable, of great worth; [persona] worthy, estimable

2) (=influencia) influence

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femenino worth

un joven de gran valía — a young man of great worth

según valía del candidato — according to the merits of the candidate

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= worthiness, claim to fame.

Nota: Algo por lo que Alguien destaca.

Ex. Another goal of terrorism is to demonstrate to terrorists their own worthiness and thus to claim a sort of moral victory over their enemies.

Ex. Not one, but five towns use albino squirrels as their claims to fame, and none is particularly happy about the others.

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* demostrar la valía = realise + the potential.

* demostrar + Posesivo + valía = prove + Posesivo + value, prove + Posesivo + worth, prove + Reflexivo, show + Posesivo + worth.

* demostrar su valía = prove + its worth, realise + its full potential.

* falta de valía = unworthiness.

* ser consciente de + Posesivo + valía = be alive to + Posesivo + worth.

* valía profesional = merit.

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femenino worth

un joven de gran valía — a young man of great worth

según valía del candidato — according to the merits of the candidate

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= worthiness, claim to fame.

Nota: Algo por lo que Alguien destaca.

Ex: Another goal of terrorism is to demonstrate to terrorists their own worthiness and thus to claim a sort of moral victory over their enemies.

Ex: Not one, but five towns use albino squirrels as their claims to fame, and none is particularly happy about the others.

* demostrar la valía = realise + the potential.

* demostrar + Posesivo + valía = prove + Posesivo + value, prove + Posesivo + worth, prove + Reflexivo, show + Posesivo + worth.

* demostrar su valía = prove + its worth, realise + its full potential.

* falta de valía = unworthiness.

* ser consciente de + Posesivo + valía = be alive to + Posesivo + worth.

* valía profesional = merit.

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valía

feminine

worth

un joven de gran valía a young man of great worth, a very able young man

un hombre de su valía a man of his ability o worth

remuneración a convenir según valía del candidato salary negotiable according to the merits of the candidate

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Del verbo valer: (conjugate valer)

valía es:

1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto indicativo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto indicativo

Multiple Entries:
valer    
valía
valer (conjugate valer) verbo transitivo
1 (tener un valor de) to be worth;
(costar) to cost;

◊ ¿cuánto valen? how much are they?, what do they cost?

2 (+ me/te/le etc) (ganar):

◊ esta obra le valió un premio this play earned o won her a prize

verbo intransitivo
1 (+ compl) (tener cierto valor) to be worth;
(costar) to cost;

◊ vale más, pero es mejor it costs more but it's better;

cada cupón vale por un regalo each voucher is worth a gift
2 (tener valor no material):

◊ ha demostrado que vale he has shown his worth;

como profesor no vale (nada) as a teacher he's useless;
vales tanto como él you're as good as he is;
hacerse valía to assert oneself;
hacer valía algo ‹derecho› to assert o enforce sth
3 (servir):

◊ esta no vale, es muy ancha this one's no good, it's too wide;

no le valió de nada protestar protesting got him nowhere;
no valía para algo to be useless o no good at sth
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◊ vale (Esp fam)

a) (expresando acuerdo) OK;

◊ ¿a las ocho? — ¡vale! at eight o'clock? — sure o fine o OK?;

¿vale? OK?, all right?

b) (basta):

◊ ¿valía así? is that OK o enough?

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◊ más vale : más vale así it's better that way;

más te vale ir you'd better go
6

a) (ser válido) [entrada/pasaporte] to be valid;

[jugada/partido] to count

b) (estar permitido):

◊ eso no vale, estás haciendo trampa that's not fair, you're cheating;

no vale mirar you're not allowed to look
7 (Méx fam)

a) (no importar):

◊ a mí eso me vale I don't give a damn about that (colloq)

b) (no tener valor) to be useless o no good (colloq)

c) (estropearse):

◊ mi coche ya valió my car's had it (colloq)

valerse verbo pronominal
1 (servirse) valíase de algo/algn to use sth/sb
2 [anciano/enfermo]:

◊ valíase por sí mismo to look after oneself

3 (estar permitido, ser correcto):

◊ no se vale golpear por debajo del cinturón hitting below the belt is not allowed;

¡no se vale! that's not fair!
valer
I verbo transitivo
1 (tener precio, costar) to cost
2 (tener valor) to be worth ➣ Ver nota en worth
3 (ser causa o motivo de) to earn: el suspenso le valió una reprimenda, he was told off for failing
4 (merecer) to be worth: vale la pena leerlo, it is worth reading
II verbo intransitivo
1 (ser meritorio) es una mujer que vale mucho, she is a fine woman
2 (ser útil, capaz) vale para rastrillar hojas, it is used to rake up leaves
no vale para estudiar, he is no good at studying
de nada vale quejarse, it is useless to complain
3 (ropa, zapatos) to fit: ya no me vale, it doesn't fit me anymore
valía f frml (de una persona) value, worth
persona de gran valía, a worthy person
'valía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
English:
worth
- prove

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valía nf

[de persona] worth; [de objeto] value, worth;

ha demostrado su valía she has proved her worth;

un científico de reconocida valía a scientist of recognized worth

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valía

f worth

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valía nf

: value, worth