English–Spanish

“worth” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/baˈlia/

Example

Esa idea tiene mucha valía.

That idea has great worth.

Illustration for valía (worth)

How to say “worth” in Spanish

“Worth” in Spanish is valía.

Measure of merit or usefulness of a person or thing.

Full entry for valía: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with valía

Logró hacer valer su valía en la reunión.

He managed to assert his value at the meeting.

Tips for using valía

  • The written form 'valía' is identical to the imperfect of valer, so context decides whether it is the noun 'worth' or the verb 'was worth', and the accent marks the stressed syllable.

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