valía la pena

was worth it

→ valer

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was worth it Used to say that something was worthwhile or deserved the effort. This form is commonly used in the imperfect tense to express that something seemed worthwhile or was worth the effort at the time.

SP: Pensé que valía la pena intentarlo.

EN: I thought it was worth trying.

Valía la pena intentarlo.

It was worth a try.

— Avatar (2009)

Pensé que valía la pena intentarlo.

I thought it was worth a try.

Tom comenzó a sentir que no valía la pena vivir su vida.

Tom began to feel that life was not worth living.

No valía la pena.

It wasn't worth it.

— Los Tenenbaums. Una familia de genios (2001)

Valía la pena probar.

It was worth a try.

Con algo que valía la pena.

With something worthwhile.

Pero valía la pena.

But it was worth it.

— La doble vida de Verónica (1991)

Solo ella valía la pena, los chicos no valen para nada.

She was the only one worth it; the guys aren't worth anything.

— Dil se.. (1998)

Sin embargo, valía la pena salvar mi mente.

However, it was worth saving my mind.