Third World in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.third [Am θərd, Brit θəːd] ADJ

II.third [Am θərd, Brit θəːd] ADV

III.third [Am θərd, Brit θəːd] N

See also fifth

I.fifth [Am fɪ(f)θ, Brit fɪfθ] ADJ

II.fifth [Am fɪ(f)θ, Brit fɪfθ] ADV

III.fifth [Am fɪ(f)θ, Brit fɪfθ] N

world [Am wərld, Brit wəːld] N

1. world (earth):

world
mundo m
the longest bridge in the world
el puente más largo del mundo
the best/worst in the world
el mejor/peor del mundo
the poorer countries of the world
los países más pobres del mundo or de la tierra or del globo
on the other side of the world
al otro lado del globo or de la tierra
he proved that the world was round
demostró que la tierra era redonda
to see the world
ver mundo
politicians from all over the world
políticos de todo el mundo
they traveled all over the world
viajaron por todo el mundo
there were celebrations all over the world or the world over
hubo festejos en todo el mundo or en el mundo entero
one day you'll have to step out into the big, wide world
algún día vas a tener que enfrentarte con la vida
the Einsteins of this world
los Einsteins de este mundo
she lives in another world
vive en otro mundo
it's a strange world!
¡qué mundo este!
in a perfect world this wouldn't happen
en un mundo ideal estas cosas no pasarían
the best of all possible worlds
el mejor de los mundos
world's Am or Brit world champion javelin thrower
campeón m mundial or del mundo de jabalina / campeona f mundial or del mundo de jabalina
world's Am or Brit world record time
récord m mundial
world's Am or Brit world record time
marca f mundial
(it's a) small world!
el mundo es un pañuelo
(it's a) small world!
¡qué pequeño es el mundo!
(it's a) small world!
¡qué chico es el mundo! LatAm
the world is his/her oyster
tiene el mundo a sus pies
to be dead or lost to the world
estar profundamente dormido
to be out of this world landscape/food/music:
ser increíble or fantástico
the dress is out of this world
el vestido es un sueño
to bring sb into the world
traer a alguien al mundo
to come into the world
venir al mundo
to have the best of both worlds
tener todas las ventajas
money makes the world go around prov
poderoso caballero es don dinero
money makes the world go around attr economy/population/peace
mundial
money makes the world go around politics/trade
internacional
world market
mercado m mundial
world premiere
estreno m mundial

4. world as intensifier:

there's a world of difference between …
hay una diferencia enorme or una gran diferencia entre …
there's a world of difference between …
hay un abismo entre …
we are worlds apart
no tenemos nada que ver
we are worlds apart
somos como el día y la noche
their views are worlds apart
sus opiniones son diametralmente opuestas
it did her a world of good
le hizo la mar de bien
his children mean the world to him
para él sus hijos lo son todo
he thinks the world of her
la admira mucho
he thinks the world of her
tiene un altísimo concepto de ella
I'd give the world to know
daría lo que fuera por saberlo
for all the world as if nothing had happened
tal como si no hubiera pasado nada
she looked for all the world as if she was enjoying it
cualquiera hubiera dicho que lo estaba gozando
to have all the time in the world
tener todo el tiempo del mundo
without a care in the world
sin ninguna preocupación
I wouldn't miss it for anything in the world
no me lo perdería por nada del mundo
nothing in the world will make me change my mind
nada en el mundo me hará cambiar de opinión
who in the world is going to believe that?
¿quién diablos or demonios se va a creer eso? inf
I'm the world's worst cook
soy el peor cocinero del mundo

Third World in the PONS Dictionary

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Phrases:

to be a world of difference between ...
haber un abismo entre...
to have the world at one's feet
tener el mundo a sus pies
all the world and her husband/his wife Brit inf
ciento y la madre
the world at large
el mundo en general
the world is his/her oyster
tiene el mundo a sus pies
to feel on top of the world
estar en el séptimo cielo
that's the way of the world
¡así es la vida!
to be for all the world like ...
ser exactamente como...
to be worlds apart
ser como la noche y el día
to have the best of both worlds
nadar y guardar la ropa
to be dead to the world
dormir como un tronco
to be out of this world inf
ser fantástico
it's a small world!
¡el mundo es un pañuelo!
I wouldn't do such a thing for (all) the world
no haría algo así por nada del mundo
to go up in the world Brit inf
prosperar
the world to come REL
el más allá
to come down in the world Brit inf
venir a menos
to live in a world of one's own
vivir en su mundo
to mean (all) the world to sb
serlo todo para alguien
to think the world of sb/sth
tener un alto concepto de alguien/algo
what/who/how in the world ...?
¿qué/quién/cómo demonios...?

I.third [θɜ:d, Am θɜ:rd] ADJ

II.third [θɜ:d, Am θɜ:rd] N no pl

See also eighth

III.eighth [eɪtθ] ADV (in lists)

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In the post-apartheid era, his works are gaining critical attention across the third world.
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During his studies he became an activist in student movements linked to the Third World as well as the left radical political movement.
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The third world has been transformed from a passive into a positive and disturbing factor in world affairs.
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For summer 2009 we plan to go in a third world country to help poor people.
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It was designed for the development of agricultural projects and to combat poverty in third world countries.
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Thus providing a responsible use of the environment to finance properties in third world countries.
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Responsible design includes many directions and one of these is design for the Third World.
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Others said that the powerful nations with large economies were not doing enough to help improve the rapidly evolving economies of the Third World.
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In third world countries, product theft is a problem for pipeline companies.
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Though levels of political corruption were high, they were low in comparison to almost all other third world nations.
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