was worth, cost, made use of, worth, merit
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También más me valía hablar con el capitán del puerto.
I’d better talk to the harbor master, too.
Durante el día no valía para nada.
During the day, he was good for nothing.
— Sonidos vecinos (2012)
Cada tiro del Galinha valía por diez de la banda del Pequeno.
Each shot from Galinha was worth ten from Pequeno's band.
— Ciudad de Dios (2002)
¿Con nuestro dinero, que para ellos no valía nada?
With our money, which was worthless to them?
La última pregunta del examen valía el doble de puntos.
The last question on the exam was worth double points.
¡Siempre me hiciste creer que yo sólo valía lo que pagaran por mí!
You always made me believe I was only worth whatever someone would pay for me!
— Moulin Rouge, amor en rojo (2001)
El plan de Tom no valía para nada.
Tom's plan was completely useless.
Se valía de su inteligencia para obtener lo que quería.
He used his intelligence to get what he wanted.
Para mi buena fortuna, David no le pagaba ni de lejos lo que valía su trabajo.
Luckily for me, David wasn’t paying him anywhere near what his work was worth.
"Sólo el que salte de la cabeza del león probará su valía".
Only the one who leaps from the lion’s head will prove their worth.
— Indiana Jones 3: La Última Cruzada (1989)
Hoy, no es el príncipe quien monta el trono pero el hombre que prueba su valía.
Today, it is not the prince who ascends the throne, but the man who proves his worth.
— Súper 30 (2019)