world in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for world in the English»Serbian Dictionary

world [wɜːld] N

1. world no pl (earth):

the world

svet

2. world (planet):

world

svet m

world

planeta f

beings from other worlds

bića iz drugih svetova [or sa drugih planeta]

3. world (society):

the ancient/modern world

antički/savremeni svet

the industrialized world

industrijalizovani svet

the world to come

budući život

the world to come

buduće generacije

4. world usu sing (domain):

the Catholic/Christian/Muslim world

katolički/hrišćanski/muslimanski svet

5. world no pl (life):

to be in a world of one's own

biti u nekom svom svetu

Phrases:

sb has the world at his/her feet

neko ima ceo svet pred sobom

money makes the world go [a]round

novac pokreće svet

the world is your oyster

imaš ceo svet na dlanu

to be worlds apart

biti potpuno različit

to mean [all] the world to sb

biti nekome sve na svetu

to be out of this world inf

biti nestvarno dobar

not for [all] the world

ni za šta na svetu

how/what/who in the world

kako/šta/ko za ime sveta

world popu·'la·tion N no pl

world population

svetska populacija f

world-'fa·mous ADJ

world-famous

popularan širom sveta

world 'rec·ord N

world record

svetski rekord m

'world-class ADJ

world-class

vrhunski

world-class

prvoklasan

world 'war N

world war

svetski rat m

World war World war I/II

Prvi/Drugi svetski rat

'world-beat·er N

world-beater

neprikosnoven pobednik m

world 'pow·er N

world power

svetska sila f

world 'lan·guage N

world language

svetski jezik m

'world view N PHILOS

world view

pogled m na svet

world Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sb has the world at his/her feet

neko ima ceo svet pred sobom

how can we wipe out world poverty?

kako možemo iskoreniti siromaštvo u svetu?

to have the world at one's feet

imati ceo svet pred sobom

he currently ranks second in the world

trenutno je rangiran kao drugi na svetu

in our/your part of the world

u našem/vašem kraju

what is the world coming to?

kuda ide ovaj svet?

the rumour resounded through the whole world

glasila je odjeknula celim svetom

it's not the end of the world

nije kraj sveta

with the best will in the world

i pored najbolje volje

to be at peace with the world

biti pomiren sa svetom

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is possible that, over the course of her life, she wrote more thank-you letters than anyone else in the history of the world.

www.dailymail.co.uk

This is because - in the topsy-turvy world of ultralow savings rates - certain current accounts now pay more than many traditional deposit accounts.

www.telegraph.co.uk

As a journalist, you often think that it's a great story or it's world-shattering in some way.

moneyweek.com

It is naturalized throughout warm temperate and subtropical regions of the world.

en.wikipedia.org

Criticism and animal welfare laws forced many to close, although hundreds still exist around the world.

en.wikipedia.org

A gruelling world tour to accompany the album followed, which lasted until the end of 1992.

en.wikipedia.org

The term was initially used in the world of data analysis, and business analysis.

en.wikipedia.org

No private jet to whizz around the world and watch every race in person?

www.pocket-lint.com

All truth-claims are embedded in experience, and their validity is put to the test within the lived world of human experience.

en.wikipedia.org

The scientist then designs a controlled experiment which will allow him to test the hypothesis against the real world.

en.wikipedia.org