spirit world in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.spirit [Brit ˈspɪrɪt, Am ˈspɪrɪt] N

2. spirit (mood, attitude):

spirit
esprit m (of de)
community/team spirit
esprit communautaire/d'équipe
in a spirit of friendship
dans un esprit amical
a spirit of forgiveness/of reconciliation
une intention d'indulgence/de réconciliation
a spirit of optimism
une tendance à l'optimisme
I am in a party spirit
je me sens prêt à faire la fête
there is a party spirit about
il y a une atmosphère de fête
to do sth in the right/wrong spirit
faire qc de façon positive/négative
to take a remark in the right/wrong spirit
bien/mal prendre une remarque
to enter into the spirit of sth
se conformer à l'esprit de qc
there was a great or good spirit among the men
il y avait un excellent état d'esprit entre les hommes
that's the spirit inf!
c'est ça!

III.spirit [Brit ˈspɪrɪt, Am ˈspɪrɪt] VB trans

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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

spirit world in the PONS Dictionary

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The smoking of tobacco and various hallucinogenic drugs was used to achieve trances and to come into contact with the spirit world.
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He sought personal reassurance from the spirit world, rather than seeking political advice.
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As they dive back into the past, they conjure, as though from some spirit world, a nimble chorus of toned young swimmers in trim black bathing costumes.
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The smoking of tobacco and various other hallucinogenic drugs was used to achieve trances and to come into contact with the spirit world.
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In the spirit world their spirits were first begotten and brought forth, and they lived there with their parents for ages before they came here.
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There is also a belief in a spirit world inhabited by discarnate entities that can gradually evolve intellectually and morally.
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The novel employs a unique narrative style incorporating the spirit world with the real world in what some have classified as magical realism.
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She went to the underworld, and became a goddess of the p (night or spirit world).
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She brings them to her paradisiacal realm, which may be underwater, in the spirit world, or both.
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Central to the system were the activities of male and female intercessors between the human world and the spirit world, shamans ("b") and shamanesses ("udgan").
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