valoir

Meaning

1. (transitive) to be worth
2. (transitive) to earn, to win, to bring (something of value, ironic usage notwithstanding)
3. (transitive) to be equal to
4. (reflexive) to be the same, to have no difference between

Concepts

be worth

worth

cost

amount to

amount

add up to

match

merit

reach

rival

happen to

comparing with

be

befall

deserve

equal

extend

Synonyms

coûter

atteindre

quantité

être valable

faire

importer

mériter

aller jusqu’à

être digne

s’étendre jusqu’à

arriver que

se trouver que

être de taille avec

se comparer avec

établir le coût

évaluer le coût de

égaler

être

Translations

valer

waard zijn

valer

wert sein

valere

gelten

lonen

costare

valer

valer

aufwiegen

değmek

etmek

costar

gelden

Pronounced as (IPA)

/va.lwaʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: valoir

Inherited from Old French: valoir

Inherited from Latin: valeō

In summary

Inherited from Middle French valoir, from Old French valoir, valeir, from Latin valēre, from Proto-Italic *walēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from *h₂welh₁- (“to rule, be strong”).

Sentences

Cependant , Paganel ne fit pas valoir cet avantage .

However, Paganel did not assert this advantage.