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valer a pena

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Literally "to be worth the pain". Compare French valoir la peine.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /vaˈle(ɾ) a ˈpẽ.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vaˈle(ɾ) a ˈpe.na/
 

Verb

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valer a pena (first-person singular present valho a pena, first-person singular preterite vali a pena, past participle valido a pena)

  1. to be worthwhile

Conjugation

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