Sentence examples of "is worth" in English
It costs more to mint a penny than the penny itself is worth.
Ça coûte plus cher de frapper un penny que ce que vaut un penny lui-même.
You know that two nations are at war about a few acres of snow somewhere around Canada, and that they are spending on this beautiful war more than the whole of Canada is worth.
Vous savez que ces deux nations sont en guerre pour quelques arpents de neige vers le Canada, et qu'elles dépensent pour cette belle guerre beaucoup plus que tout le Canada ne vaut.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Mieux vaut un oiseau dans la main que cent dans les airs.
Education is an admirable thing. But it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
L'éducation est une chose admirable. Mais il est bien de se rappeler de temps en temps que rien de ce qu'il ne vaut la peine de savoir ne peut être enseigné.
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