"valer la pena" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

Forms: valgo la pena [first-person, present, singular], valí la pena [first-person, preterite, singular], valido la pena [participle, past]
Etymology: Compare French en valoir la peine. Etymology templates: {{cog|fr|en valoir la peine}} French en valoir la peine Head templates: {{es-verb}} valer la pena (first-person singular present valgo la pena, first-person singular preterite valí la pena, past participle valido la pena)
  1. (idiomatic) to be worth the effort, to pay off Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-valer_la_pena-es-verb-CXnvYW1D Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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