valer
be worth ; cost ; do ; hold + good ; count.
As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.
The Mansell pre-1956 imprint catalog, in 604 volumes, is being edited at the rate of 20,000 entries a week, and is costing $1 million per year to edit.
It needs a name, and, to coin one at random, 'memex' will do.
The general analysis of the subject will of course hold good in searching any source.
People must be made to feel that they and their ideas count.
demostrar lo que Uno vale
prove + Posesivo + mettle
With many of her movies ready to be released shortly, Hari Priya is all set to prove her mettle in the industry.
enterarse (de) lo que vale un peine
get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue
So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado.
hacerse valer
stick up for + Reflexivo
This taught her how to resolve a conflict, and also how to stick up for herself when she knew she was right.
hacer valer
vindicate
The relevance to a local library situation of British Library Lending Division data on periodical usage is vindicated.
hacer valer + Posesivo + derechos
stick up for + Posesivo + rights
She sometimes finds it hard to stick up for her rights because she is so reserved.
hacer valer sus derechos
assert + Posesivo + rights
Universities are beginning to assert their rights over their own intellectual property.
hacer valer una idea
enforce + idea
The idea must be enforced that that librarians have a duty to prohibit access to information and ideas whenever such limits are necessary to preserve family values.
lo que vale para tí también vale
what's good for the goose is good for the gander
I found that to be one of the most outreageous double-standards I've ever seen! Don't cry foul, what's good for the goose is good for the gander!.
lo que vale para tí también vale para mí
what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
When it comes to fairness, perhaps the most popular simple answer is that 'what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander'.
más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer
better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
In a way it's probably just as well the deputy has become the new chief; it's a case of better the devil you know.
Going by the idiom 'A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush' is not likely to be a successful strategy in an increasingly competitive environment.
más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Going by the idiom 'A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush' is not likely to be a successful strategy in an increasingly competitive environment.
más vale prevenir que curar
a stitch in time saves nine
better (to be) safe than sorry
prevention is better than cure
It is better too, for the help to be given before the problem has grown to a crisis - a stitch in time saves nine.
Common sense tells us that it is better to be safe than sorry.
So by taking time by the forelock, I learned that 'prevention is better than cure'.
más vale que + Subjuntivo
might + as well + Verbo
'Might as well face the music,' he said resignedly.
más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león
better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven
Perhaps the most often quoted line from John Milton's Paradise Lost is Satan's declaration: 'Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven'.
más vale solo que mal acompañado
better alone than in bad company
You'll find someone better, and even if you don't it's better alone than in bad company.
más vale tarde que nunca
better late than never
The article 'Better late than never' discusses the extraordinary pace of change in the academic book market.
no haber pero que valer
not take + no for an answer
You can never take no for an answer if you want to succeed in business.
no valer gran cosa
be no great shakes
be nothing to shout about
be nothing to write home (to mom) about
be not worth a button
be not worth a whoop
be not worth a toss
be not much cop
My friends read my books not because they think I am any great shakes as a writer but simply because they know me.
The rooms are nothing to shout about, but it's a friendly place and has one of the neighborhood's best restaurants.
He really does not have that great of a voice and his looks are nothing to write home to mom about.
Not worth a button until you have seen it and lived it.
The best punch in the world is not worth a whoop if the boxer doesn't know what to do with it.
They are both terribly good at explaining the past, but not worth a toss at predicting the future.
They are held in contempt by motor racing types because they are not much cop on circuits.
no valer la pena
be no good
Here is a snatch of Garner's version: 'I was in a fine rage, and should liked to have kicked him, but it was no good, there wasn't enough of him to get my boot against'.
no valer nada
be not worth a button
be not worth a whoop
be not worth a toss
Not worth a button until you have seen it and lived it.
The best punch in the world is not worth a whoop if the boxer doesn't know what to do with it.
They are both terribly good at explaining the past, but not worth a toss at predicting the future.
no valer un comino
be not worth a button
be not worth a whoop
be not worth a toss
Not worth a button until you have seen it and lived it.
The best punch in the world is not worth a whoop if the boxer doesn't know what to do with it.
They are both terribly good at explaining the past, but not worth a toss at predicting the future.
que vale la pena
worthwhile
Dust is an enemy of microcomputers as it is with any piece of electrical apparatus, and a dust cover costing a few pounds is a worthwhile purchase.
todo vale
no holds barred
He has demanded a 'no holds barred' investigation of the causes of the electrical power blackout that crippled New York last week.
una imagen vale más que mil palabras
a picture is worth more than ten thousand words
The true meaning of the cliche 'a picture is worth more than ten thousand words,' is never more evident than when students first see themselves on camera after simulating reference interviews in the classroom.
una imagen vale mil palabras
every picture tells a story
The article 'Every picture tells a story' describes a new labelling system for the categorisation of library materials which includes a star-shaped badge for Westerns, a flower for gardening and plants, a tank for war, and a clown's face for 'funny stories'.
vale la mitad
half the price
It is half the price of Intel's new Pentium processor and five times as fast for some operations.
vale más vale prevenir que curar
a stitch in time saves nine
It is better too, for the help to be given before the problem has grown to a crisis - a stitch in time saves nine.
valer el oro y el moro
cost + the earth
cost + an arm and a leg
cost + a pretty penny
The article is entitled 'Athena: a Windows-based library system that does not cost the earth'.
Mishaps can cost an arm and a leg without insurance cover.
In particular, site mirroring can cost a pretty penny because it essentially duplicates a company's network architecture and needs.
valer la pena
be not for nothing
be worth it
be worthwhile
be worth + Posesivo + time
It was not for nothing that he had learned to identify and isolate problems and to solve them.
But the costs that I've seen so far aren't worth it for what it gets for our patrons.
The School Library Association, therefore, deemed it worthwhile to draft and publish an abridged version of BC in 1967.
Just as we previously enumerated some of the golden rules of library collecting, so it is worth our time to dwell on some of the changes that will impinge on librarianship.
valer la pena el esfuerzo
be worth + Posesivo + effort
repay + Posesivo + effort
This attitude reinforces the concept that the family is still alive, functioning and worth the effort to build and maintain.
The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.
valer la pena + Infinitivo
be worth + Gerundio
Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.
valer la pena intentarlo
be worth + a shot
be worth + a try
It's worth a shot, there is a 60 day money back offer so try it out and if it doesn't work just request a refund.
And the best judgment is: It's worth a try, but hardly guaranteed to succeed.
valer la pena leer Algo
repay + reading
The introduction to this code certainly repays reading, and contains sensible advice about how to make a filing order amenable to the public.
valer la pena probarlo
be worth + a shot
be worth + a try
It's worth a shot, there is a 60 day money back offer so try it out and if it doesn't work just request a refund.
And the best judgment is: It's worth a try, but hardly guaranteed to succeed.
valerle la pena a Uno
be worth + Posesivo + while
There was nothing to stop another American publisher from reprinting the book if he thought it worth his while, a practice that was known as piracy although it was in fact legal.
valer + Posesivo + peso en oro
be worth + Posesivo + weight in gold
Any guy who can score 30 goals a season is worth his weight in gold for the team.
valérselas
manage to
make + do
manoeuvre [maneuver, -USA]
get by
scrape by
Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.
It is argued that years of 'making do' with inadequate resources has had a debilitating effect upon the ability of senior SLIS staff to formulate effective long term plans.
Reference librarians must be able to maneuver effectively within the conventions used in the different catalogs.
A small book fair lasting only a day, such as might be held in a kindergarten or small elementary school, can get by with a couple of members of staff and a parent as the organizing committee.
I am drowning in debt and barely scrape by every month.
valérselas solo
manage on + Posesivo + own
fend for + Reflexivo
get by on + Posesivo + own
Unfortunately, the arthritis was worsening to the point that she had trouble managing on her own at home.
We who run libraries are equally for this kind of emancipation, so that we feel that leaving readers to fend for themselves is to sterilise the idea of libraries.
Sickened by this parasitic femininity, she resolved to get by on her own and to see life for herself.
valerse por Uno mismo
stand on + Posesivo + own (two) feet
stand on + Posesivo + own (two) legs
The article is entitled 'Map cataloging can stand on its own feet'.
The main objective is to be able to help these children stand on their own two legs and take control of their lives through good education.
valer una fortuna
cost + a fortune
Cheese on the other hand costs a fortune even if you make it yourself, unless you own a goat or a cow.
valer un dineral
cost + an arm and a leg
cost + a fortune
Mishaps can cost an arm and a leg without insurance cover.
Cheese on the other hand costs a fortune even if you make it yourself, unless you own a goat or a cow.
valer un montón
cost + a bundle
The book is entitled 'Water Pollution Controls to Cost a Bundle'.
valer un ojo de la cara
cost + the earth
cost + an arm and a leg
cost + a pretty penny
cost + a fortune
The article is entitled 'Athena: a Windows-based library system that does not cost the earth'.
Mishaps can cost an arm and a leg without insurance cover.
In particular, site mirroring can cost a pretty penny because it essentially duplicates a company's network architecture and needs.
Cheese on the other hand costs a fortune even if you make it yourself, unless you own a goat or a cow.
valer un riñón
cost + an arm and a leg
cost + the earth
cost + a fortune
Mishaps can cost an arm and a leg without insurance cover.
The article is entitled 'Athena: a Windows-based library system that does not cost the earth'.
Cheese on the other hand costs a fortune even if you make it yourself, unless you own a goat or a cow.
Válgame Dios!
goodness gracious
oh dear!
Goodness gracious, is there a Lebanese plot afoot to control the world? .
'Oh dear what can the matter be' is the question we keep asking ourselves about Joel's health = "Dios mío! qué más puede estar pasando" es lo que nos preguntamos sobre la salud de Joel.