World Bank in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for World Bank in the English»Serbian Dictionary

World 'Bank N no pl

the World Bank

Svetska banka

Translations for World Bank in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.bank¹ [bæŋk] N

1. bank of a river:

bank

obala f

bank (elevated area)

breg m

bank (elevated area)

brežuljak m

grassy banks

brežuljci obrasli travom

2. bank (row of objects):

bank

gomila f

bank

masa m

a bank of clouds

oblačnost

II.bank¹ [bæŋk] VB intr AERO

bank

nagnuti se // naginjati se s namerom da se promeni pravac

III.bank¹ [bæŋk] VB trans

1. bank AERO:

bank

nakriviti // kriviti

2. bank (confine):

bank water

iskanalisati // kanalisati

bank water

zagraditi // zagrađivati

I.bank² [bæŋk] N

1. bank (financial institution):

bank

banka f

to break the bank

ostvariti dobitak u kazinu koji blagajna ne može da isplati fig

to break the bank

potrošiti sav novac

in the bank

u banci

2. bank (storage place):

bank

sef m

II.bank² [bæŋk] VB intr

to bank with sb

držati novac [or račun] kod/u

III.bank² [bæŋk] VB trans

bank

uložiti // ulagati

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The dam was built with the assistance of the World Bank.

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The World Bank was closely involved in the promotion of private sector participation in urban water supply through two projects.

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In recent years he has done a considerable amount of work for the World Bank.

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It is already rated a high-income country by the World Bank.

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It is currently under a World Bank study.

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He was fired by the World Bank for expressing dissent with its policies.

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Later it and the World Bank encouraged opened markets.

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A 2007 report prepared for the World Bank evaluated rehabilitation of the power plant.

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The World Bank estimates that the illegal international trade of wildlife on the black market is worth an estimated $10bn per year.

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The government promised to the World Bank that it would launch a bid for a new private sector contract, but it failed to do so.

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