valió in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.valer VB trans

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II.valer VB intr

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2. valer (tener valor no material):

ha demostrado que vale
he has shown his worth o how good he is
es buena persona pero como profesor no vale nada
he's a nice guy but as a teacher he's useless o he's a dead loss inf
vales tanto como él
you're as good as he is
no valgo nada para el
I mean nothing to him
ella es preciosa pero él no vale nada
she's very pretty but he's not much to look at o not very good-looking
para esos fanáticos la vida no vale nada
those fanatics place no value at all on life
para esos fanáticos la vida no vale nada
life has no value for those fanatics
su última novela no vale gran cosa
her latest novel isn't much good
su última novela no vale gran cosa
her latest novel isn't up to much inf
hacerse valer
to assert oneself
aprende a hacerte valer
learn to be more assertive o to assert yourself
aprende a hacerte valer
learn to stick up for yourself inf
hacer valer algo las minorías tienen que hacer valer sus derechos
minorities must assert o enforce their rights
hizo valer su autoridad
he used o imposed his authority
más vale un 'toma' que dos 'te daré' prov
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

6.1. valer (ser válido):

valer billete/pasaporte/carné:
to be valid
ese pase no vale, está caducado
that pass isn't valid o is no good, it's out of date
las entradas valen para toda la semana
the tickets are valid for the whole week
las entradas valen para toda la semana
the tickets can be used throughout the week
esta partida no vale, me ha visto las cartas
this game doesn't count, he's seen my cards
lo que le dije a él también vale para ti
what I told him goes for you too
no hay excusa que valga
I don't want to hear o I won't accept any excuses
he tomado la decisión y no hay discusión que valga
I've made my decision and I don't want any arguments
valga la comparación
if you know o see what I mean
se comporta como un 'nuevo millonario', valga la expresión
he behaves like some sort of 'nouveau millionaire', for want o lack of a better expression

7.3. valer Mex inf (estropearse) coche/aparato:

mi coche ya valió
my car's had it inf

III.valerse VB vpr

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se valió de todo tipo de artimañas para conseguirlo
he used every trick he could think of to get it
se valió de todo tipo de artimañas para conseguirlo
he used every dodge he could think of to get it inf
se valió de todo tipo de artimañas para conseguirlo
he used every trick in the book to get it inf
se valió de ardides femeninos para convencerlo
she used her feminine wiles to persuade him
se valió de una treta para convencernos
she tricked us into believing her
valer un Potosí persona:
to be worth one's weight in gold
valer un Potosí cosa:
to cost a fortune
valer un Perú persona:
to be worth one's weight in gold
valer un Perú cosa:
to cost a fortune

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valió in the PONS Dictionary

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I.valer irr VB trans

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II.valer irr VB intr

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III.valer irr VB refl valerse

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no valer un comino
not to be worth anything
no valer un ripio (sin valor)
to be completely worthless
no valer un ripio (feo)
to be really ugly
valer un tesoro
to be worth a fortune

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valió Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

no valer un pito inf
to be completely worthless
valer su peso en oro
to be worth one's weight in gold
no valer una mierda
to be a load of crap
no valer gran cosa
not to be worth much
no valer un ripio (sin valor)
to be completely worthless
no valer un ripio (feo)
to be really ugly
no valer un comino
not to be worth anything
valer un tesoro
to be worth a fortune
su decisión le valió la confianza de su jefe
his decision earned him the confidence of his boss
valer [o costar] lo mismo
to be the same price
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