eu valia

was worth

v ɐ l i ɐ → valer
val to be worth + ia imperfect past: I/he/she
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #39,776
was worth
PO: Naquela época, a casa valia muito dinheiro.
EN: At that time, the house was worth a lot of money.
Conjugation of valer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First valia
Third valia

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)

disse que mais valia serem de Alexandria.

I just said they might as well be from Alexandria.

— Astérix e Obélix: Missão Cleópatra (2002)

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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