valere

1. [va'lere]

vb irreg vi (aus essere)

1) (persona: contare) to be worth

come medico non vale molto — he's not much of a doctor

vale tanto oro quanto pesa — she's worth her weight in gold

far valere le proprie ragioni — to make o.s. heard

far valere la propria autorità — to assert one's authority

farsi valere — to make o.s. appreciated o respected

2) (avere efficacia: documento) to be valid, (avere vigore) to hold, apply

questo vale anche per te — this applies to you, too

3) (essere regolamentare: partita) to be valid, count

così non vale! — that's not fair!

4) (giovare) to be of use

i suoi sforzi non sono valsi a niente — his efforts came to nought

i tuoi consigli sono valsi a fargli cambiare idea — your advice convinced him to change his mind

prima o poi lo verrà a sapere, tanto vale dirglielo subito — he'll find out sooner or later, so we (o you ecc) might as well tell him now

tanto vale che te lo dica — I might as well tell you

5) (equivalere) to be equal to, (essere comparabile a) to be worth, (significare) to amount to

l'uno vale l'altro — the one is as good as the other, they amount to the same thing

valere la pena — to be worth the effort o worth it

non ne vale la pena — it's not worth it

non vale la pena arrabbiarsi tanto — it's not worth getting so angry

vale a dire — that is to say

6) (cosa: avere pregio) to be worth

l'auto vale tremila euro — the car is worth three thousand euros

non valere niente — to be worthless

non vale niente — it's worthless

2. vt

(procurare) gli ha valso il primo premio — it earned him first prize

ciò gli ha valso un esaurimento — that was what brought on o caused his nervous breakdown

3. vip (valersi)

valersi di — to take advantage of

valersi dei consigli di qn — to take o act upon sb's advice