Polyglot Dictionary

valoir de l'or

/va.lwaʁ də lɔʁ/

verb B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
vaut de l'or
past
a valu de l'or
perfect
valu de l'or

Meaning

  1. to be worth its weight in gold

    • Un bon conseil vaut de l'or.

      Good advice is worth its weight in gold.

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

valoir son pesant d'or

valoir de l'or and valoir son pesant d'or are close synonyms for "to be worth its weight in gold," the second being the fuller, more traditional form.

Practice

1 What does valoir de l'or mean?

2 Fill the gap: Un bon conseil ___ de l'or.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches valoir de l'or?

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