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WORTH

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worth¹ verb intranzitiv

(înv., poetic), a fi; a deveni;

woe worth blestemat (să) fie.

worth² I. adjectiv

1. care valorează, valorând; care costă;

it is worth 25 s. face / valorează 25 şilingi;

what is he worth? ce venituri are?

2. (fig.) vrednic; care valorează, valorând;

it isn't worth a penny / a damn nu face două parale / o ceapă degerată;

it is worth mentioning that merită să amintim;

I offer you my opinion for what it is worth dacă vrei să-ţi spun umila mea părere.

worth² II. substantiv

1. valoare, preţ;

of no worth fără (nici o) valoare.

2. valoare, preţ, importanţă; merit(e); virtute.

3. reputaţie, (re)nume.

4. (rar) avere, proprietate.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

"Wait and see if it doesn't bring you something worth having," replied the boy, laughing at the thought of a charming little secret which he fancied he knew.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

I cannot have the objection to your mentioning it to Mr. Jorkins, Copperfield, if you think it worth while.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

Then what is it worth to you? Another man’s life, I mean. Come now, what is it worth?

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

Such a heart is very little worth having; is it, Lady Russell?

(Persuasion, de Jane Austen)

Such a trifle is not worth half so many words.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

“It is not now worth a regret,” said Emma.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

Well, we must live and learn; and the next new friends you make I hope will be better worth keeping.

(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)

Still, it might be worth while to call Holmes’ attention to it.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Not much worth to fight, you ain't.

(Treasure Island, de Robert Louis Stevenson)

“Information that’s worth money,” said Warr, and pursed up his lips.

(Rodney Stone, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)




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