world
Pronunciation: /wɜːrld; wɜːld/
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Spanish translation of world
n
- 1 (earth) mundo (m) the longest bridge in the world = el puente más largo del mundo to see the world = ver* mundo (it's a) small world! = el mundo es un pañuelo, ¡qué pequeño or (AmL) chico es el mundo! to be out of this world [food/music] = ser* increíble to have the best of both worlds = tener* todas las ventajas (before n) [economy/peace] mundial [politics/trade] internacional
- 2 a (people generally) mundo (m) what is the world coming to? = ¿adónde vamos a ir a parar? b (society) they've gone up in the world = han prosperado mucho ( or hecho fortuna etc) a woman/man of the world = una mujer/un hombre de mundo
- 4 (as intensifier) we are worlds apart = no tenemos nada que ver it did her a world of good = le hizo la mar de bien he thinks the world of her = tiene un altísimo concepto de ella to have all the time in the world = tener* todo el tiempo del mundo without a care in the world = sin ninguna preocupación