valere

valere vi (= avere forza, potenza) → to have influence (= essere valido); to be valid (= avere vigore, autorità); to hold, apply (= essere capace) [poeta, studente] → to be good, be able

vt [+ prezzo, sforzo] → to be worth (= corrispondere); to correspond to (= procurare): valere qc a qn → to earn sb sth;

valersi vr valersi di → to make use of, take advantage of;

far valere [+ autorità etc] → to assert;

far valere le proprie ragioni → to make o.s. heard;

farsi valere → to make o.s. appreciated o respected;

vale a dire → that is to say;

valere la pena → to be worth the effort o worth it;

l'uno vale l'altro → the one is as good as the other, they amount to the same thing;

non vale niente → it's worthless;

valersi dei consigli di qn → to take o act upon sb's advice