valoir

to be worth

v a . l w a ʁ
verb Rare #36,753
to be worth
FR: Ce livre peut valoir beaucoup.
EN: This book can be worth a lot.
Conjugation of valoir
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First vaux —
Second vaux —
Third vaut valent
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third valait —
Indicative future
SingularPlural
Third vaudra —
Past
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First vaille —
Third vaille —
Conditional
SingularPlural
Third vaudrait —
valoir

Le jade devait valoir beaucoup plus.

The jade must have been worth a lot more.

— Yi Yi (2000)

Les livres de son père avaient dû valoir cinq fois plus.

His father's books must have been worth five times as much.

C'est proprement ne valoir rien que de n'être utile à personne.

To be useful to no one is to be utterly worthless.

Ta montre me semble valoir très cher.

Your watch seems very expensive to me.

Ça a pas l'air de les valoir, mais chacun son truc.

They don't seem worth it, but to each their own.

— Blow Out (1981)

Mais le navire pourrait bien valoir quelque chose.

But the ship could be worth something.

À cause de l'intérêt, ça va valoir des milliards de dollars.

Because of the interest, it will be worth billions of dollars.

— Idiocracy (2006)

Tom n'a pas été payé autant qu'il pensait valoir.

Tom wasn't paid as much as he thought he was worth.

Ils doivent valoir au moins trois cents dollars.

They must be worth at least three hundred dollars.

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