valoir

A. vtr

• valoir qch à qn = to earn sb sth [praise, criticism]; = to win sb sth [friendship]; = to bring sb sth [problems]

B. vi

• 1valoir une fortune/cher = to be worth a fortune/a lot ça vaut combien? = how much is it worth? valoir de l'or (figurative) = to be very valuable

• 2que vaut ce film/vin? = what's that film/wine like? il ne vaut pas mieux que son frère = he's no better than his brother ne rien valoir = to be rubbish; = to be useless; = to be worthless la chaleur ne me vaut rien = the heat doesn't suit me ça ne me dit rien qui vaille = I don't like the sound of it

• 3 to be as good as ton travail vaut bien/largement le leur = your work is just as good/every bit as good as theirs rien ne vaut la soie = nothing beats silk

• 4 to be worth le musée vaut le détour = the museum is worth a detour ça vaut la peine or le coup (fam) = it's worth itTranslate be worth | into Italian

• 5 [rule, criticism] to apply Definition of apply in the British & World English dictionary Definition of apply in the US English dictionary Translate apply | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 6faire valoir = to put [sth] to work [money]; = to point out [necessity]; = to emphasize [quality]; = to assert [right] faire valoir que = to point out that se faire valoir = to push oneself forward

C. v refl (+ v être) (se valoir)

• to be the same

D. v impers

• il vaut mieux faire, mieux vaut faire = it's better to do il vaut mieux que tu y ailles = you'd better go