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world [worlds] (the Earth) noun [UK: wɜːld] [US: ˈwɝːld] | Lanom |
World Bank (group of five financial organizations) proper noun [UK: wɜːld bæŋk] [US: ˈwɝːld ˈbæŋk] | Banque mondiale◼◼◼nom propre |
world champion (winner of world cup or world championship) noun [UK: wɜːld ˈtʃæm.pɪən] [US: ˈwɝːld ˈtʃæm.piən] | champion du monde◼◼◼nom {m} championne du monde◼◼◼nom {f} |
world-class (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world) adjective [UK: wɜːld klɑːs] [US: ˈwɝːld ˈklæs] | de classe mondiale◼◼◼adjectif de classe internationale◼◼◻adjectif |
world cup (event; competition) noun [UK: wɜːld kʌp] [US: ˈwɝːld kʌp] | coupe du monde◼◼◼nom {f} |
world cup (trophy) noun [UK: wɜːld kʌp] [US: ˈwɝːld kʌp] | coupe du monde◼◼◼nom |
World Exposition (a regular international exposition) noun | Exposition universelle◼◼◼nom {f} Expo◼◼◼nom {f} Exposition mondiale◼◼◻nom {f} |
world-famous (renowned in many parts of the world) adjective [UK: wɜːld ˈfeɪ.məs] [US: ˈwɝːld ˈfeɪ.məs] | mondialement connu◼◼◼adjectif |
World Health Organization (UN public health agency, see also: WHO) proper noun | Organisation mondiale de la santé◼◼◼nom {f} |
World Heritage Site (place listed by UNESCO as being of significance) noun [UK: wɜːld ˈhe.rɪ.tɪdʒ saɪt] [US: ˈwɝːld ˈhe.rə.tədʒ ˈsaɪt] | patrimoine mondial◼◼◼nom {m} |
world line (path in spacetime) noun | ligne d'univers◼◼◼nom {f} |
world map (map of a world) noun [UK: wɜːld mæp] [US: ˈwɝːld ˈmæp] | carte du monde◼◼◼nom {f} mappemonde [two hemispheres as separate circles]◼◼◻nom {f} planisphère◼◼◻nom {m} |
world order (structure that manages the world's stability) noun [UK: wɜːld ˈɔː.də(r)] [US: ˈwɝːld ˈɔːr.dər] | ordre mondial◼◼◼nom {m} |
world peace (ideology of universal global understanding and non-violence) noun [UK: wɜːld piːs] [US: ˈwɝːld ˈpiːs] | paix mondiale◼◼◼nom {f} |
world power (nation which influences world affairs) noun [UK: wɜːld ˈpaʊə(r)] [US: ˈwɝːld ˈpaʊər] | puissance mondiale◼◼◼nom {f} |
world record (the world's best score or time) noun [UK: wɜːld rɪˈk.ɔːd] [US: ˈwɝːld rəˈk.ɔːrd] | record du monde◼◼◼nom {m} record mondial◼◼◻nom {m} |
World Trade Center (former complex of buildings) proper noun | World Trade Center◼◼◼nom propre |
World Trade Organization proper noun [UK: wɜːld treɪd ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˈwɝːld ˈtreɪd ˌɔːr.ɡə.nə.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩] | Organisation mondiale du commerce◼◼◼nom {f} OMC◼◼◼nom {f} WTO◼◼◻nom {f} |
world war (a war involving the major nations of the world) noun [UK: wɜːld wɔː(r)] [US: ˈwɝːld ˈwɔːr] | guerre mondiale◼◼◼nom {f} |
World War I (war) proper noun [UK: wɜːld wɔː(r) ˈaɪ] [US: ˈwɝːld ˈwɔːr ˈaɪ] | Première Guerre mondiale◼◼◼nom {f} |
World War II (war from 1939 to 1945) proper noun [UK: wɜːld wɔː(r) tuː] [US: ˈwɝːld ˈwɔːr tuː] | Seconde Guerre mondiale◼◼◼nom {f} Deuxième Guerre mondiale◼◼◻nom {f} |
World War III (hypothetical world war (World War III)) proper noun [UK: wɜːld wɔː(r) θriː] [US: ˈwɝːld ˈwɔːr θriː] | Troisième Guerre mondiale◼◼◼nom {f} |
World War IV (hypothetical world war (World War IV)) proper noun | Quatrième Guerre mondiale◼◼◼nom {f} |
World Wide Web (all of the web pages on the Internet that hyperlink to each other and to other kinds of media) proper noun [UK: wɜːld waɪd web] [US: ˈwɝːld ˈwaɪd ˈweb] | Toile d'araignée mondiale◼◼◼nom {f} |
world's oldest profession (euphemism for prostitution) noun | le plus vieux métier du monde◼◼◼nom {m} |
worldly (concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual) adjective [UK: ˈwɜːld.li] [US: ˈwɝːld.li] | mondain◼◼◼adjectif |
worldview (personal view of the world) noun | vision du monde◼◼◼nom {f} |
worldwide (spanning the world, see also: global) adjective [UK: ˈwɜːl.dwaɪd] [US: ˈwɝːl.ˈdwaɪd] | mondial◼◼◼adjectifTolstoy achieved worldwide fame. = Tolstoï acquit une renommée mondiale. |
worldwide (throughout the world) adverb [UK: ˈwɜːl.dwaɪd] [US: ˈwɝːl.ˈdwaɪd] | dans le monde entier◼◼◼adverbe mondialement◼◼◻adverbe |