vale

to express agreement or acceptance of something

vale, está bien, de acuerdo

Collocations vale, no hay problema

• 'We can meet at 7.' 'Vale.'

  'Podemos vernos a las siete.' 'Vale.'

used to express that something is acceptable or satisfactory

vale, está bien, es aceptable

Collocations vale para mí

• 'Is this okay?' 'Vale.'

  '¿Esto está bien?' 'Vale.'

to be worth a certain amount of money

vale, tiene un valor de

• something is worth something

• This painting is worth a lot of money.

  Esta pintura vale mucho dinero.

to be exchanged for something else, often in terms of value or price

vale por, se puede cambiar por

• something is worth something

• A bottle of water can be exchanged for a sandwich.

  Una botella de agua vale por un sándwich.

to be enough or sufficient

vale, es suficiente

Collocations vale para

• 'Is this enough?' 'Vale.'

  '¿Es suficiente esto?' 'Vale.'

to be sufficient for a particular purpose or need

vale para, es adecuado para

• something is enough to do something

• This amount of money will be enough to buy the tickets.

  Esta cantidad de dinero vale para comprar las entradas.

to reduce in size or volume, often by squeezing or pressing

contraerse, comprimirse

Collocations vale a causa de

• The balloon will start to take up less space as the air inside it cools and contracts.

  El globo empezará a ocupar menos espacio a medida que el aire dentro se enfría y se contrae.

to become smaller or less in size, often due to cooling or pressure

contraerse, encogerse

Collocations vale a causa de

• The metal will contract when it gets cold.

  El metal se contraerá cuando haga frío.