developing world in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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developing [Brit dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ, Am dəˈvɛləpɪŋ] ADJ

I.develop [Brit dɪˈvɛləp, Am dəˈvɛləp] VB trans

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II.develop [Brit dɪˈvɛləp, Am dəˈvɛləp] VB intr

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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

developing world in the PONS Dictionary

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During this time, foreign aid was often used to support client states in the developing world.
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This poor mental environment may help explain why rates of mental illness are reportedly higher in industrial societies than in the developing world.
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In the developing world, 90% of all wastewater still goes untreated into local rivers and streams.
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Certain demographic changes in the developing world after active economic liberalization and international integration resulted in rising welfare and hence, reduced inequality.
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But it's in the developing world that the urbanization wave is truly epochal.
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It contains profiles of journalists, photojournalists, researchers, aid workers, field experts and information officers working in, or with matters that concern, the developing world.
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In the developing world, this is often referred to as slash and burn.
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Many of these products and low-cost technologies are designed to address the prevailing housing conditions in poor areas of the developing world.
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Once considered a problem only of high-income countries, obesity rates are rising worldwide and affecting both the developed and developing world.
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The birth rate in 1946 stood at 70-80 births per thousand, about double that of countries in the developing world.
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