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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessans valeur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sã valœʁ
"Ces vieux papiers sont complètement sans valeur."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Lacking any value, use, or merit; good for nothing.
"He threw away the broken appliance, considering it completely worthless." - 2
Despised or having no social standing or moral character.
"The corrupt official felt worthless despite his immense wealth."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'weorþlēas', combining 'weorþ' (meaning worth, value, or price) with the suffix '-lēas' (meaning lacking or devoid of). Historically evolving through Middle English, it has consistently maintained its core semantic sense of utter lack of value, utility, or merit.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Worthless" is said worldwide
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sans valeur
Transliteration: sã valœʁ
"Ces vieux papiers sont complètement sans valeur."
wertlos
Transliteration: ˈvɛʁtˌloːs
"Ohne das richtige Zertifikat ist dieses Dokument wertlos."
senza valore
Transliteration: ˈsɛntsa vaˈloːre
"Quella vecchia moneta si è rivelata senza valore."
inútil
Transliteration: iˈnutil
"El billete falso resultó ser completamente inútil."
sem valor
Transliteration: sẽ vaˈloɾ
"Aquelas ações tornaram-se sem valor após a crise."
बेकार
Transliteration: bekar
"यह पुरानी मशीन अब पूरी तरह से बेकार है।"
毫无价值的
Transliteration: háo wú jià zhí de
"这张旧门票现在毫无价值。"
가치 없는
Transliteration: gachi eomneun
"그 계약서는 이제 완전히 가치 없는 종이 조각이 되었다."
価値のない
Transliteration: kachi no nai
"その古い切手は市場では価値のないものだった。"
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