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worth·less
(wûrth′lĭs)adj.
1. Lacking worth; of no use or value.
2. Low; despicable: that worthless friend of his.
worth′less·ly adv.
worth′less·ness n.
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worthless
(ˈwɜːθlɪs)adj
1. without practical value or usefulness
2. without merit; good-for-nothing
ˈworthlessly adv
ˈworthlessness n
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worth•less
(ˈwɜrθ lɪs)adj.
without worth; of no use, importance, or value.
[1580–90]
worth′less•ly, adv.
worth′less•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. worthless - lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler"
unworthy - lacking in value or merit; "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness"
valuable - having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "a valuable diamond"
2. worthless - morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"
evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
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worthless
adjective
1. valueless, poor, miserable, trivial, trifling, paltry, trashy, measly, wretched, two a penny (informal), rubbishy, poxy (slang), nickel-and-dime (U.S. slang), wanky (taboo slang), a dime a dozen, nugatory, chickenshit (U.S. slang), negligible This piece of old junk is totally worthless.
valueless valuable, precious, profitable
valueless valuable, precious, profitable
2. useless, meaningless, pointless, futile, no use, insignificant, unimportant, ineffectual, unusable, unavailing, not much cop (Brit. slang), inutile, not worth a hill of beans (chiefly U.S.), negligible, pants (slang) Training is worthless unless there is proof that it works.
useless important, significant, effective, useful, valuable, profitable, productive, worthwhile, fruitful, consequential
useless important, significant, effective, useful, valuable, profitable, productive, worthwhile, fruitful, consequential
3. good-for-nothing, base, abandoned, useless, vile, abject, despicable, depraved, contemptible, ignoble Murphy was an evil, worthless man.
good-for-nothing decent, worthy, noble, upright, honourable
good-for-nothing decent, worthy, noble, upright, honourable
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worthless
adjective1. Lacking all worth and value:
Informal: no-account.
Slang: nothing.
2. Having no useful purpose:
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Translations
عَدِيـمُ القِيمَة لا قيمَة له، عَديم القيمَه
bezcenný
værdiløs
arvoton
bezvrijedan
einskis virîi
価値のない
가치 없는
ničvreden
värdelös
ที่ไม่มีคุณค่า
değersiz beş para etmez
không có giá trị
worthless
[ˈwɜːθlɪs] ADJ (= of no monetary value) → sin ningún valor ; (= useless) → inútil ; (= despicable) → despreciablethe painting was quite worthless → la pintura apenas tenía ningún valor
a worthless individual → un tipo despreciable
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
worthless
[ˈwɜːrθləs] adj [object] → sans valeur
[person] to be worthless → être un(e) moins que rien
She was convinced that she was ugly and worthless → Elle était convaincue d'être laide et se voyait comme une moins que rien.
to feel worthless → se sentir dévalorisé(e), avoir perdu toute estime de soi(-même)
You feel you are really completely worthless and unlovable → Vous vous sentez dévalorisé et vous pensez que personne ne peut vous aimer., Vous avez perdu toute estime de vous-même et vous pensez que personne ne peut vous aimer.
to make sb feel worthless → dévaloriser qn
She was convinced that she was ugly and worthless → Elle était convaincue d'être laide et se voyait comme une moins que rien.
to feel worthless → se sentir dévalorisé(e), avoir perdu toute estime de soi(-même)
You feel you are really completely worthless and unlovable → Vous vous sentez dévalorisé et vous pensez que personne ne peut vous aimer., Vous avez perdu toute estime de vous-même et vous pensez que personne ne peut vous aimer.
to make sb feel worthless → dévaloriser qn
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worthless
adj → wertlos ; person also → nichtsnutzig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
worthless
[ˈwɜːθlɪs] adj (effort, action, attempt) → inutile ; (assurance, guarantee, object) → senza valore, di nessun valorea worthless individual → un individuo spregevole
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worth
(wəːθ) noun value. These books are of little or no worth; She sold fifty dollars' worth of tickets. waarde قيمَه стойност valor hodnota der Wert værdi; for αξία valor väärtus ارزش arvo valeur שווי मूल्य vrijednost érték nilai virði valore 価値 가치 vertė vērtība nilai; harga waarde verdi; for ... wartość ارزښت، بيه، ښه والى، خاصه، وړتيا، سپڅلتيا، پرځاى، اهميت، ثروت valor valoare ценность; стоимость hodnota vrednost vrednost värde มูลค่า değer, kıymet 價值 вартий قیمت giá trị 价值,意义
adjective1. equal in value to. Each of these stamps is worth a cent. werd يُساوي ثَمَنَه имащ стойност equivalente v hodnotě wert værd αξίας, που αξίζει que vale, que tiene un valor de väärt به قیمت؛ بها arvoltaan valoir שווי लायक vrijedan értékű bernilai jafnvirði (che vale), (del valore di) 〜の値打ちがある ...의 가치가 있는 vertas vērts berharga waard verd wart ارزښت equivalente în valoare de стоящий hodný vreden vredan värd มีมูลค่า değerinde 值... вартий قیمت کا đáng giá 价值...,值...钱
2. good enough for. His suggestion is worth considering: The exhibition is well worth a visit. werd جَدير بِ، يَسْتَحِق التَّفكير بِه струващ си digno de stojící za wert værd που αξίζει digno de, merecedor de, que merece la pena väärt قابل ملاحظه arvoinen qui vaut שווה लायक vrijedan érdemes, megér(i) layak verður, sem verðskuldar (e-ð) (che vale) 〜する価値がある ...할 가치가 있는 vertas vērts wajar di waard verd wart اهميت digno de care merită să заслуживающий stojaci za vreden vredan värd ความคุ้มค่า ...-e/a değer 值得... вартий مستحسن đáng 值得...
ˈworthless adjective of no value. worthless old coins. waardeloos لا قيمَة له، عَديم القيمَه безполезен sem valor / inútil bezcenný wertlos værdiløs που δεν έχει αξία sin valor, inútil, despreciable väärtusetu بی ارزش arvoton sans valeur חֲסַר עֵרֶך बेकार bezvrijedan értéktelen tak berharga einskis virði senza valore 無価値の 가치 없는 bevertis, niekam tikęs nevērtīgs; nederīgs tidak bernilai waardeloos verdiløs, udugelig bezwartościowy بې ارزښته، بې كاره، بې فايدې، بې قيمته sem valor fără valoare ничего не стоящий bezcenný brez vrednosti bezvredan värdelös ไร้ค่า değersiz, beş para etmez 無價值的,無用的 нічого не вартий; нікчемний بے قیمت vô giá trị 无价值的,没有用处的
ˈworthlessly adverb waardeloos بدون قيمَه безполезно inutilmente zbytečně wertlos værdiløst χωρίς αξια inútilmente väärtusetult به طور بی ارزش arvottomasti d'une manière qui ne vaut rien בְצורָה חֲסרַת עֵרֶך बेकार bezvrijedno értéktelenül secara tak berharga á einskis verðan hátt inutilmente 無意味に 무가치하게 beprasmiškai nevērtīgi; nekam nederīgi tidak bernilai waardeloos verdiløst beznadziejnie په بي ارزښته توګه inutilmente care nu face nici două parale ничтожно zbytočne ničvredno bezvredno värdelöst อย่างไร้ค่า peş para etmez şekilde, değersizce 無價值地,無用地 нічого не варто نا قابلیت سے một cách vô dụng 无价值地,无用地
ˈworthlessness noun waardeloosheid عَدَم القيمَه أو الإسْتِحْقاق безполезност indignidade bezcennost die Wertlosigkeit værdiløshed ευτέλεια inutilidad väärtusetus بی ارزش یا به درد نخور بودن arvottomuus absence (totale) de valeur חוֹסֵר עֵרֶך बेकार bezvrijednost értéktelenség keadaan tak berharga gagnsleysi; fánÿti (mancanza di valore) 無価値 무가치함 menkavertiškumas nevērtīgums; nederīgums tidak bernilai waardeloosheid verdiløshet, udugelighet bezwartościowość بې ارزښتي، بې قيمتي falta de valor lipsă (totală) de valoare ничтожность bezcennosť ničvrednost bezvrednost värdelöshet ความไร้ค่า değersizlik 無價值,無用 нікчемність نا قابلیت sự vô dụng 无价值,无用
ˈworthy (-ði) adjective1. good and deserving. I willingly give money to a worthy cause. goeie جَدير، مُسَْحِق заслужаващ merecedor hodnotný würdig værdig άξιος noble vääriline سزاوار؛ لایق hyvä valable, noble ראוי ל- लायक dobar, zaslužan érdemes layak verðugur degno, meritevole 立派な 상응한 kilnus, vertas labs; cienīgs; krietns bermanfaat; berfaedah waardig verdig, god zacny, zasługujący, godny وړ، ارزښتناك، جوګه، مستحق merecedor corespunzător достойный; правый hodnotný plemenit vredan aktningsvärd, hedervärd ที่คุ้มค่า hayırlı yararlı 值得的 що заслуговує, вартий قابل قدر hợp lý 值得的
2. (with of) deserving. She was not worthy of the honour given to her. verdien nie, nie werd nie مُسْتَحِق، جَدير заслужаващ merecedor hodný wert fortjene που αξίζει merecedor/digno de väärt در خور؛ شایسته arvoinen digne ראוי ל- योग्य vrijedan méltó (vmire) layak verðugur, sem verðskuldar (e-ð) degno (〜に)値する 가치가 있는 nusipelnęs, vertas cienīgs; pelnījis layak waard verdig, som fortjener noe godny, godzien مستحق merecedor demn (de) заслуживающий hodný vreden dostojan värd, förtjänt av สมควรได้ lâyık, hak eden 配得上的 гідний, достойний لاءق xứng đáng 配得上的
3. (with of) typical of, suited to, or in keeping with. a performance worthy of a champion. geskik vir نَموذجي لِ، مُتلائِم مَع подходящ digno hodný würdig værdig αντάξιος, ταιριαστός digno de vääriv در خور؛ مناسب veroinen digne ראוי ל- योग्य dostojan méltó (vkihez) pantas bagi sem hæfir/er í samræmi við degno (〜に)ふさわしい 어울리는 vertas atbilstošs; cienīgs; pienācīgs sesuai waardig som passer for, verdig godny, godzien مستحق digno demn (de) подобающий hodný vreden dostojan värdig สมควรได้ yaraşır, yakışır 相稱的 відповідний, належний مستحق tiêu biểu cho 相称的
4. of great enough importance etc. She was not thought worthy to be presented to the king. belangrik genoeg ذو شأن، ذو أهَمِيَّه достоен distinto hodný würdig værdig άξιος digno, merecedor piisavalt tähtis شایسته بودن riittävän tärkeä digne ראוי ל-, מכובד योग्य dostojan méltó penting verðugur degno (〜ほど)重要な ...할만한 nusipelnęs, reikšmingas augstas kārtas-; slavens cukup penting belangrijk genoeg betydelig, verdig godzien لايق،ښايسته distinto demn (de) достойный hodný vreden dostojan värdig มีความสําคัญ değerli, saygın 極其重要的 достойний شایان شان đáng 极其重要的
noun – plural ˈworthies – a highly respected person. gerespekteerdes, BBP's شَخْص مُحْتَرَم جِدا، وَجيه уважаван човек notabilidade osobnost, veličina große Persönlichkeit højt respekteret person αξιοσέβαστος άνθρωπος prócer, dignitario auväärsed isikud بزرگان arvohenkilö notable מכובד सुयोग्य dostojnik kiválóság orang terhormat fyrirmaður, mektarmaður dignitario, notabile 名士 훌륭한 인물 įžymybė augstmanis; slavenība; cienījama persona patut atau wajar disanjungi hoogwaardigheidsbekleder hedersborgere, maktpersoner, storkarer ogólnie szanowana osoba وړسړى، جوګه سړى، وتلى سړى notabilidade personalitate, somitate достопочтенная особа osobnosť ugledna oseba ugledna osoba storhet มีค่าควรเคารพ değerli kimse 知名人土 гідна, достойна, поважана людина معزز یا سر بر آوردہ شخص sự xứng đáng 知名人土
ˈworthily adverb werd بِجَدارَه достойно dignamente důstojně angemessen værdigt αντάξια, επάξια dignamente vääriliselt ارزشمندانه؛ هب طور شایسته arvokkaasti dignement כראוי सुयोग्य रूप से dostojno méltóképpen secara terhormat virðulega degnamente 立派に 훌륭하게 garbingai cienīgi; ar cieņu; pienācīgi wajar atau layak waardig verdig, godt, høvelig zacnie, godnie لايق،ښايسته dignamente cu demnitate достойно dôstojne vredno dostojno värdigt, efter förtjänst อย่างมีคุณค่า yakışacak şekilde 值得地,相配地 гідно قابلیت کے ساتھ xứng đáng 配得上地
ˈworthiness noun werdheid جَدارَه، إسْتِحْقاق، كَفاءَه достойнство mérito hodnota der Wert værd; værdighed αξία mérito väärilisus شایستگی؛ استحقاق arvokkuus caractère digne ערך सुयोग्यता vrijednost, vrlina érdem(esség) kehormatan virðulegheit dignità 価値あること 가치 있음 vertė, nuopelnai vērtība; nopelni wajarnya waardigheid verdighet zacność, szacowność مستحق mérito demnitate достоинство hodnota vrednost dostojnost värdighet, värde, förtjänst ความมีคุณค่า değer, yakışma 有價值 гідність قابلیت sự xứng đáng 有价值
-worthy1. deserving; fit for. a blameworthy act. waardige ملائِم ، مُسْتَحِق заслужаващ digno de (culpa, etc.) -hodný ...-wert -værdig άξιος digno de ... -väärt سزاوار arvoinen digne de ראוי ל- योग्य vrijedan, dostojan vmire érdemes pantas sem verðskuldar e-ð, sem hæfir degno di (...) -にふさわしい ...할만한 nusipelnantis, vertas nosodāma rīcība wajar; layak untuk -waard -verdig godzien ... مستحق digno de (culpa, etc.) demn de заслуживающий чего-л. zasluhujúci si (čo) vreden vredan -värd คุ้มค่า ...-i hak eden 值得...的 вартий مستحق xứng đáng 值得...的
2. fit for its appropriate use. a seaworthy ship. vaardige مُلائِم للإسْتِعْمال подходящ apto para -schopný ...-tüchtig -dygtig κατάλληλος apto para... -kõlbulik قابل؛ مناتسب kelpoinen en état de... רָאוּי לִשמוֹ उपयोग के लिए उचित prikladan vmire alkalmas laik -fær atto/idoneo a (...) -に耐える ...에 적합한 tinkamas piemērots; derīgs layak -waardig -dyktig stosowny مستحق apto para făcut pentru годный к чему-л. schopný ustrezen za -värdig เหมาะสม ...-e uygun 適用於...的 відповідний قابل phù hợp 适于...的
worthˈwhile adjective deserving attention, time and effort etc. a worthwhile cause; It isn't worthwhile to ask him – he'll only refuse. die moeite werd جَدير بالإهْتِمام който си струва que vale a pena stojící za to lohnend nyttig; umagen værd που αξίζει τον κόπο que vale/merece la pena tasuv, vaeva väärt قابل صرف وقت؛ سودمند hyödyllinen qui vaut la peine (de) משתלם लाभकर dostojan, vrijedan pažnje érdem(leg)es, megéri layak diperhatikan sem er e-s virði (che vale la pena) 時を費す価値のある 가치가 있는 vertas, prasmingas vērtīgs; derīgs; labs berfaedah; berbaloi de moeite waard som er umaken verd, lønner seg; god wart zachodu ګتور que vale a pena care merită efortul (să) имеющий смысл stojaci za to vreden truda vredan värd besväret, givande คุ้มค่ากับความพยายาม; คุ้มกับเวลาที่เสียไป ...-e değer, faydalı 值得(注意、花時間和力氣)的 вартий با مصرف đáng giá 值得(花时间或精力)的
for all one is worth using all one's efforts, strength etc. He swam for all he was worth towards the shore. vir wat dit werd is بِكُل قُوَّتِه с всички сили até não poder ze všech sil auf Teufel komm raus alt, hvad man kan με όλη μου τη δύναμη con toda el alma, con todas las fuerzas kõigest jõust با تمام قوا؛ با همه انرژی kaikin voimin de toutes ses forces בְכָל כּוֹחוֹ पूरी ताकत लगा कर svom snagom teljes erejéből sekuat tenaga eins og maður megnar (mettendocela tutta) 全力で 전력을 다해서 iš visų jėgų cik vien spēka/spēj sedaya upaya; sekuat-kuat hati uit alle macht av alle krefter ze wszystkich sił په توله قوت کی a mais não poder din toate puterile изо всех сил zo všetkých síl na vso moč punom snagom för allt vad man är värd พยายามอย่างสุดความสามารถ bütün gücüyle, olanca gayretiyle 使盡全力 з усіх сил اپنی پوری کوشش کرنا nỗ lực 皆尽全力
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→ عَدِيـمُ القِيمَة bezcenný værdiløs wertlos τιποτένιος sin valor arvoton qui ne vaut rien bezvrijedan senza valore 価値のない 가치 없는 waardeloos verdiløs bezwartościowy sem valor бесполезный värdelös ที่ไม่มีคุณค่า değersiz không có giá trị 无价值的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009