First World in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for First World in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for First World in the English»French Dictionary

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world [Brit wəːld, Am wərld] N

1. world (planet):

world
monde m
the whole world
le monde entier
throughout the world
dans le monde entier
to go round the world
faire le tour du monde
the biggest/smallest in the world
le plus grand/petit du monde
no-one in the world
personne au monde
more than anything in the world
plus que tout au monde
this world and the next
le monde d'ici-bas et l'au-delà
the things of this world
les choses d'ici-bas
the next or other world
l'autre monde
‘world without end’ REL
‘pour les siècles des siècles’
to lead the world in electronics
être à la pointe de l'électronique
to bring sb into the world mother:
donner le jour à qn
to bring sb into the world doctor, midwife:
mettre qn au monde
to come into the world baby:
voir le jour
to come into the world attr agenda, events, climate, market, leader, politics, proportions, prices, rights, scale
mondial
to come into the world record, tour, championship
du monde
to come into the world cruise
autour du monde

4. world (person's environment):

world
monde m
world
univers m
the world of the child
le monde or l'univers de l'enfant
his death has shattered her world
sa mort a basculé son univers
he lives in a world of his own or a private world
il vit dans un monde à part
(all) the world and his wife hum
tout le monde
a world away from sth
très éloigné de qc
to be all the world to sb
représenter tout pour qn
to be on top of the world
être aux anges
for all the world like/as if
exactement comme/comme si
he's one of the Rasputins/Don Juans of this world
c'est un véritable Raspoutine/Don Juan
the Pauls/Annes of this world
les gens de cette espèce
how in the world did you know?
comment diable l'as-tu su?
to get the best of both worlds
gagner sur les deux tableaux
he wants to get the best of both worlds
il veut tout avoir, il veut le beurre et l'argent du beurre
I'd give the world to…
je donnerais n'importe quoi pour…
it's a small world!
le monde est petit
it's not the end of the world!
ce n'est pas la fin du monde!
a man/woman of the world
un homme/une femme d'expérience
not for (all) the world
pas pour tout l'or du monde
out of this world
extraordinaire
that's the way of the world
c'est la vie
the world's worst cook/correspondent
le pire chef/correspondant du monde entier
the world, the flesh and the devil
les tentations du monde, de la chair et du diable
there's a world of difference
il y a une différence énorme
it did him/them the or a world of good
ça lui/leur a fait énormément de bien
to have the world at one's feet
avoir le monde à ses pieds
to set the world on fire
épater le monde inf
to think the world of sb
penser le plus grand bien de qn
to think the world owes you a living
penser que le monde vous doit quelque chose
to watch the world go by
regarder le monde s'agiter
what/where/who etc in the world?
que/où/qui etc diable?
with the best will in the world
avec la meilleure volonté du monde
worlds apart
diamétralement opposé
the two sides are worlds apart
les deux parties ont un point de vue diamétralement opposé

See also oyster

oyster [Brit ˈɔɪstə, Am ˈɔɪstər] N

I.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst] PRON

II.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst] ADJ

III.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst] ADV

IV.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst]

See also gear

I.gear [Brit ɡɪə, Am ɡɪr] N

III.gear [Brit ɡɪə, Am ɡɪr] VB trans

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First World in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for First World in the English»French Dictionary

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I.first [fɜ:st, Am fɜ:rst] ADJ

II.first [fɜ:st, Am fɜ:rst] ADV

III.first [fɜ:st, Am fɜ:rst] N

IV.first [fɜ:st, Am fɜ:rst] PRON

See also eighth

III.eighth [eɪtθ] ADV (in lists)

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It was far less expensive, smaller, and more austere than its hand-built pre-first world war contemporaries.
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However, as androids, individuals contain defects: they think, dance, and dreamthings that are very dangerous to the first world bosses... to think will always be considered an effrontery.
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She also collected her first World Cup points (top-30 finish in a race) at this event.
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Fusion also trains educators to work in both first world and developing countries, developing community development skills to equip communities to be healthier.
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He was a late bloomer and attended his first world championship competition at the age of 29.
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But for a first world director to say that about the third world is considered praiseworthy, an indication of his artistic daring.
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It is real, genuine, grinding poverty, not spoilt, first world, indolent "poverty".
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He became the first world champion from Saint Kitts and Nevis.
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There seems to be an inversely proportional relationship between computer literacy and compositional literacy among first world computer users.
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During the first world war, he enlisted in the army to deal with scientific-technical problems such as wireless telegraphy.
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