tu vaux

you are worth

→ tu
phrase Uncommon #23,970
you are worth Often followed by a comparison, as in “tu vaux mieux” (“you’re better” or “you deserve better”).
FR: Tu vaux autant que les autres.
EN: You’re worth as much as the others.

Je lui ai dit que tu vaux rien et pourtant, il veut absolument te connaître.

I told him you're worthless, and yet he absolutely wants to meet you.

— Central do Brasil (1998)

Rémy, tu vaux mieux que ça.

Rémy, you’re better than this.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Tu dois prouver que tu vaux autant que les autres.

You have to prove that you're worth as much as the others.

— Zootopie 2 (2025)

Tu crois que tu vaux mieux que moi ?

Do you think you're better than me?

Je l'ai déjà dit, tu vaux rien !

I've already said it: you're worthless!

— Central do Brasil (1998)

Tu vaux mieux que ça.

You're worth more than that.

Tu vaux bien mieux que ce que tu es devenu.

You deserve so much better than what you’ve become.

— Le Roi lion (1994)

Voyons ce que tu vaux.

Let's see what you're worth.

Tu vaux la peine d'attendre.

You're worth the wait.

Tu sais ce que tu vaux, maintenant ?

Do you know your worth now?

— Le Bon, la Brute et le Truand (1966)

Tu vaux pas la crasse d'un ongle de mon fils.

You're not worth the dirt under one of my son's fingernails.

— Mother (2009)

Montre-moi ce que tu vaux.

Show me what you're worth.

— Blade Runner (1982)

Et toi tu vaux pas mieux.

And you're no better.

— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)

Tu n'es qu'un tas de merde, tu vaux pas mieux qu'une fourmi.

You're nothing but a piece of shit; you're no better than an ant.

— King of Comedy (1999)

On va voir ce que tu vaux.

Let's see what you're made of.

— God of Cookery (1996)

Tu vaux de l'or.

You’re worth your weight in gold.

Tu vaux mieux que nous ?

Are you better than us?

— Whiplash (2014)

Ah espèce d'enfoiré, bats-le pour tout ce que tu vaux.

Ah, you bastard—beat him with everything you've got.

— Bouge pas, meurs, ressuscite (1990)