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monde
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
2. world (group of people):
world
monde m
the art/business/ medical world
le monde de l'art/des affaires/médical
the world of politics/music
le monde de la politique/de la musique
the whole world knows/is against me
tout le monde le sait/est contre moi
who cares what the world thinks?
on se moque bien de ce que pensent les autres!
to make one's way in the world
faire son chemin dans le monde
in the eyes of the world
aux yeux du monde
to go up in the world
faire chemin
to go down in the world
déchoir
for all the world to see
devant tout le monde
the outside world
le reste du monde
the world in general
tout le monde
3. world (section of the earth):
world
pays mpl
the Eastern/Western world
les pays de l'Est/occidentaux
the developed world
les pays développés
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
oyster [Brit ˈɔɪstə, Am ˈɔɪstər] N
1. oyster (fish):
oyster
huître f
oyster attr knife
à huîtres
oyster sauce
aux huîtres
oyster shell
d'huître
2. oyster (colour):
oyster
gris m perle
3. oyster FOOD (part of fowl):
oyster
sot-l'y-laisse m inv
the world's your oyster
le monde est à toi
world-beating ADJ
world-beating
qui surpasse les autres
world champion N
world champion
champion/-ionne m/f du monde
world-famous ADJ
world-famous
mondialement connu
world leader N
1. world leader POL:
world leader
chef m d'État
2. world leader (best in the world):
world leader SPORTS
meilleur/-e m/f du monde
world leader COMM company
leader m mondial
this company/country is (a) world leader in the field of information technology
cette compagnie/ce pays est un des leaders mondiaux de l'informatique
world language N
world language
langue f parlée dans le monde entier
world line [Am ˈwərld ˌlaɪn] N PHYS
world line
ligne f d'univers
world fair N
world fair
Exposition f universelle
world power N POL
world power
puissance f mondiale
world music N
world music
musiques fpl du monde
world [wɜ:ld, Am wɜ:rld] N
1. world no pl GEO:
world
monde m
the world's population
la population mondiale
world Cup
Coupe f du monde
world record
record m mondial
to come into the world
venir au monde
2. world (defined group):
world
monde m
the Muslim/English-speaking world
le monde musulman/anglophone
the world of fashion
le monde de la mode
Phrases:
to have the world at one's feet
avoir le monde à ses pieds
all the world and her husband/his wife Brit
tout le monde sans exception
to be a man/woman of the world
être un homme/une femme d'expérience
the world is sb's oyster
le monde appartient à qn
to be worlds apart
être complètement opposés
to live in a world of one's own
vivre dans son monde
to mean (all) the world to sb
être tout pour qn
to be out of this world inf
être super
to think the world of sb
adorer qn
world-shaking, world-shattering ADJ
world-shaking
stupéfiant(e)
world-class ADJ
world-class
de niveau mondial
world-famous ADJ
world-famous
de renommée internationale
world-weary ADJ
to be world-weary
être las
world-beater N
world-beater
leader m mondial
World Bank [ˌwɜ:ldˈbæŋk, Am ˌwɜ:rld-] N
World Bank
Banque f mondiale
World War N
World War I/II, First/Second World War
Première/Seconde Guerre f mondiale
Third World N
the Third World
le Tiers-Monde
Old World N no pl
Old World
Ancien Monde m
world [wɜrld] N
1. world GEO:
world
monde m
the world's population
la population mondiale
world Cup
Coupe f du monde
world record
record m mondial
to come into the world
venir au monde
2. world (defined group):
world
monde m
the Muslim/English-speaking world
le monde musulman/anglophone
the world of fashion
le monde de la mode
Phrases:
to have the world at one's feet
avoir le monde à ses pieds
to be a man/woman of the world
être un homme/une femme d'expérience
the world is sb's oyster
le monde appartient à qn
to be worlds apart
être complètement opposés
to live in a world of one's own
vivre dans son monde
to mean the world to sb
être tout pour qn
to be out of this world inf
être super
to think the world of sb
adorer qn
world-famous ADJ
world-famous
de renommée internationale
world-weary ADJ
to be world-weary
être las
world-class ADJ
world-class
de niveau mondial
Old World N
Old World
Ancien Monde m
World Series
World War N
World War I/II, First/Second World War
Première/Seconde Guerre f mondiale
World Bank [ˌwɜrld·ˈbæŋk] N
World Bank
Banque f mondiale
Third World N
the Third World
le Tiers-Monde
World Wide Web N comput
World Wide Web
World Wide Web m
World Wide Web
Toile f d'araignée mondiale
quart-monde
4th world
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to have contact with the (outside) world
être en contact avec le monde
to have the world at one's feet
avoir le monde à ses pieds
to be at peace with the world
ne pas avoir le moindre souci
with the best will in the world
avec toute la bonne volonté du monde
to feel on top of the world
être aux anges
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The added capacity of the plant will allow increased production of the firm's meningitis vaccine.
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Within the market portfolio, asset specific risk will be diversified away to the extent possible.
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Often, an at-will termination is handled as a layoff.
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For merchant solar power stations, where the electricity is being sold into the electricity transmission network, the levelised cost of solar energy will need to match the wholesale electricity price.
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