valer a pena
Portuguese
Etymology
Literally "to be worth the pain". Compare French valoir la peine.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /vaˈle(ɾ) a ˈpẽ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vaˈle(ɾ) a ˈpe.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /vɐˈleɾ ɐ ˈpe.nɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐˈleɾ ɐ ˈpe.nɐ/
Verb
valer a pena (first-person singular present valho a pena, first-person singular preterite vali a pena, past participle valido a pena)
- to be worthwhile
Conjugation
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