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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessem valor
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sẽj̃ vaˈloɾ
"Aquelas ações tornaram-se sem valor da noite para o dia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having no financial or monetary worth; completely worthless.
"The old paper currency became entirely valueless after the economic collapse." - 2
Lacking any useful qualities, importance, or significance.
"He dismissed the criticism as valueless feedback that offered no room for improvement."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'value' (from Old French 'valoir' and Latin 'valere', meaning 'to be worth') combined with the Old English suffix '-lēas', meaning 'devoid of' or 'free from'. First appearing in the late 16th century, the word originally denoted something lacking monetary worth before expanding to encompass the absence of usefulness or moral importance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Valueless" is said worldwide
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sans valeur
Transliteration: sɑ̃ valœʁ
"Ces vieux documents sont maintenant sans valeur."
wertlos
Transliteration: ˈvɛʁtˌloːs
"Ohne den Stempel ist das Ticket wertlos."
privo di valore
Transliteration: ˈpriːvo di vaˈloːre
"Quel vecchio dipinto si è rivelato privo di valore."
sin valor
Transliteration: sin baˈloɾ
"La moneda antigua era hermosa pero sin valor comercial."
sem valor
Transliteration: sẽj̃ vaˈloɾ
"Aquelas ações tornaram-se sem valor da noite para o dia."
मूल्यहीन
Transliteration: mulyahin
"भविष्य की योजना के बिना यह सलाह मूल्यहीन है।"
毫无价值的
Transliteration: háo wú jià zhí de
"这份合同在没有签字前是毫无价值的。"
가치 없는
Transliteration: gachi eopsneun
"그는 내게 가치 없는 조언을 늘어놓았다."
無価値な
Transliteration: mukachi na
"その古い切手は専門家によって無価値だと判定された。"
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