eu valia

was worth

v ɐ l i ɐ → valer
val to be worth + ia Imperfect tense (I/he/she)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #30,908
was worth
PO: Esse relógio valia muito.
EN: That watch was worth a lot.
Conjugation of valer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First valia —
Third valia —

Aquele beato não valia nada.

That sanctimonious hypocrite was no good.

— Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol (1964)

Cada disparo do Galinha valia por dez tiros da quadrilha do Pequeno.

Each shot fired by Galinha was worth ten shots fired by Pequeno's gang.

— Cidade de Deus (2002)

Quando nosso dinheiro não valia nada para eles?

When was our money worthless to them?

De qualquer forma, não valia a vida de um homem.

In any case, it wasn't worth a man's life.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Só disse que mais valia serem de Alexandria.

I just said they might as well be from Alexandria.

— Astérix e Obélix: Missão Cleópatra (2002)

Para minha sorte, David não pagava a ela nem de longe o que valia.

Luckily for me, David wasn’t paying her anywhere near what she was worth.

Antes de me demitir, eu te disse que você não valia nada.

Before I quit, I told you that you were worthless.

— Batalha Real (2000)

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