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ça valait la peine

it was worth it

→ cela
phrase Rare #36,586
it was worth it Often followed by de + an infinitive to say what was worth doing, as in « Ça valait la peine d'attendre » (It was worth waiting).
FR: Le voyage était long, mais ça valait la peine.
EN: The trip was long, but it was worth it.

Ça valait la peine, non ?

It was worth it, wasn't it?

— Les Diaboliques (1955)

Il pensait que ça valait la peine !

He thought it was worth it!

— La Haine (1995)

Ça valait la peine.

It was worth it.

Ça valait la peine d'attendre.

It was worth the wait.

Mais ça valait la peine.

But it was worth it.

— La Double Vie de Véronique (1991)

Autrement dit, tu veux savoir si ça valait la peine de te perdre ?

In other words, you want to know if it was worth getting lost?

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Ça valait la peine d'essayer.

It was worth a try.