world in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for world in the English»Italian Dictionary

world [Brit wəːld, Am wərld] N

1. world (planet):

world
world
world
the whole world
to go round the world
no-one in the world
“world without end” REL
“world without end” REL

4. world (person's environment):

world
the world of the child
he lives in a world of his own or a private world
(all) the world and his wife hum
a world away from sth
to be all the world to sb
to be on top of the world
for all the world like
for all the world as if
how in the world did you know?
it's a small world!
it's not the end of the world!
a man, woman of the world
not for (all) the world
out of this world
it did him, them the or a world of good
to set the world on fire
to think the world of sb
to watch the world go by
what, where, who etc. in the world?

world-class [Brit ˈwəːldklɑːs, Am ˈˌwərld ˈˌklæs] ADJ

world war [Brit, Am ˈwərld ˈˌwɔ(ə)r] N

world view [Brit, Am wərldˈvju] N

world power [Brit, Am wərld ˈpaʊ(ə)r] N POL

world-beater [Brit, Am ˈwərld ˌbidər] N

world-famous [Brit wəːldˈfeɪməs, Am ˈˌwərld ˈfeɪməs] ADJ

world-shaking [Am ˈwərldˌʃeɪkɪŋ] ADJ

world line [Am ˈwərld ˌlaɪn] N PHYS

world in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for world in the English»Italian Dictionary

Phrases:

the world at large
to feel on top of the world
to be for all the world like
to be dead to the world
to be out of this world inf
it's a small world!
to move up in the world inf
to move down in the world inf
to live in a world of one's own
to mean (all) the world to sb
what/who/how in the world …?

world-shaking ADJ, world-shattering ADJ

world-famous [ˈwɜ:rld·ˌfeɪ·məs] ADJ

world-weary [ˈwɜ:rld·ˌwɪ·ri] ADJ

world Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to feel on top of the world
to feel on top of the world
what/who/how in the world …?
to be (living) in a dream world

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
All truth-claims are embedded in experience, and their validity is put to the test within the lived world of human experience.
en.wikipedia.org
No private jet to whizz around the world and watch every race in person?
www.pocket-lint.com
He went on to become a model maker and art director in the film industry, then entered the world of creature effects.
www.dmarge.com
As a journalist, you often think that it's a great story or it's world-shattering in some way.
moneyweek.com
The agricultural sector of Senegal is highly vulnerable to variations in rainfall and changes in world commodity prices.
en.wikipedia.org
The term was initially used in the world of data analysis, and business analysis.
en.wikipedia.org
The philistine crowd can never enter the world of a creator.
en.wikipedia.org
They provide healthcare consultancy, turnkey design and construction of new hospitals, medical equipping and the operation and management of healthcare facilities around the world.
en.wikipedia.org
It is possible that, over the course of her life, she wrote more thank-you letters than anyone else in the history of the world.
www.dailymail.co.uk
They are most diverse in the tropics, but occur throughout the temperate regions of the world.
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