world war in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for world war in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.war [Brit wɔː, Am wɔr] N

1. war (armed conflict):

war
guerra f
the horrors of war
gli orrori della guerra
the day war broke out
il giorno in cui scoppiò la guerra
in the war
in guerra
between the wars (world wars)
tra le due guerre
a state of war now exists between our two countries
le nostre due nazioni sono ormai in stato di guerra
to win, lose a war
vincere, perdere una guerra
to go off to the war
partire in guerra
to go to war against country
entrare in guerra contro
to wage war on country
fare guerra a
to be at war with a country
essere in guerra con una nazione
a war over or about land, independence
una guerra per
a war over or about issue, problem
una guerra su
a war over or about before n debts, correspondent, crime, criminal, effort, film, hero, historian, medal, photographer, widow, wound, cemetery, zone
di guerra
a war over or about leader
militare
war deaths
vittime di guerra
he has a good war record
ha un buon stato di servizio in guerra

II.war <forma in -ing warring, pt, pp warred> [Brit wɔː, Am wɔr] VB intr

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III.war [Brit wɔː, Am wɔr]

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world [Brit wəːld, Am wərld] N

1. world (planet):

world
mondo m
world
terra f
world
pianeta m
the whole world
tutto il mondo
throughout the world
in tutto il mondo
to go round the world
fare il giro del mondo
the biggest, smallest in the world
il più grande, il più piccolo del mondo
no-one in the world
nessuno al mondo
more than anything in the world
più di qualsiasi cosa al mondo
this world and the next
il mondo terreno e l'altro mondo or l'aldiquà e l'aldilà
the things of this world
le cose di questo mondo
the next or other world
l'altro mondo or l'aldilà
“world without end” REL
“per tutti i secoli dei secoli”
“world without end” REL
“nei secoli dei secoli”
to lead the world in electronics
essere il leader mondiale dell'elettronica
to bring sb into the world mother:
mettere qn al mondo
to bring sb into the world mother:
dare alla luce qn
to bring sb into the world doctor, midwife:
fare nascere qn
to come into the world baby:
venire al mondo, nascere
to come into the world before n agenda, climate, market, leader, politics, proportions, scale
mondiale
to come into the world events, prices, rights
nel mondo
to come into the world record, tour, championship
mondiale, del mondo
to come into the world cruise
attorno al mondo

4. world (person's environment):

world
mondo m
the world of the child
il mondo del bambino
his death has shattered her world
la sua morte ha distrutto il suo mondo
he lives in a world of his own or a private world
vive in un mondo a parte or a sé
(all) the world and his wife hum
(proprio) tutti
a world away from sth
lontano un mondo da qc
to be all the world to sb
essere tutto per qn
to be on top of the world
essere al settimo cielo
for all the world like
tale e quale, identico
for all the world as if
proprio come se
he's one of the Rasputins, Don Juans of this world
è proprio un Rasputin, un Don Giovanni or è un vero e proprio Rasputin, un vero e proprio Don Giovanni
the Pauls, Annes of this world
tutti i Paolo, le Anna
how in the world did you know?
come diavolo facevi a saperlo?
to get the best of both worlds
ottenere il meglio da due situazioni
he wants to get the best of both worlds
vuole la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca
I'd give the world to…
darei qualsiasi cosa per…
it's a small world!
com'è piccolo il mondo!
it's not the end of the world!
non è la fine del mondo!
a man, woman of the world
un uomo, una donna di mondo
not for (all) the world
non per tutto l'oro del mondo
out of this world
favoloso, straordinario
that's the way of the world
così va il mondo
the world's worst cook, correspondent
il peggior cuoco, corrispondente del mondo
the world, the flesh and the devil
le tentazioni del mondo, della carne e del diavolo
there's a world of difference
c'è un'enorme differenza
it did him, them the or a world of good
ha fatto a lui, a loro un gran bene
to have the world at one's feet
avere il mondo ai propri piedi
to set the world on fire
avere un successo enorme, sfondare
to think the world of sb
ammirare tantissimo qn
you think the world owes you a living
pensi che tutto ti sia dovuto
to watch the world go by
guardare il mondo affannarsi
what, where, who etc. in the world?
che, dove, chi ecc. diavolo?
with the best will in the world
con tutta la propria buona volontà or con tutta la buona volontà del mondo
worlds apart
agli antipodi, agli estremi opposti
the two sides are worlds apart
le due parti sono agli antipodi
the world is your oyster
il mondo è tuo

world war in the PONS Dictionary

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Phrases:

there's a world of difference between …
c'è un'enorme differenza tra…
to have the world at one's feet
avere il mondo ai propri piedi
the world at large
un po' tutto il mondo
the world is his/her oyster
ha il mondo ai suoi piedi
to feel on top of the world
essere al settimo cielo
that's the way of the world
c'est la vie!
to be for all the world like …
essere tale e quale a…
to be worlds apart
essere come la notte e il giorno
to have the best of both worlds
avere il meglio di ambedue le cose
to be dead to the world
dormire profondamente
to be out of this world inf
essere fantastico
it's a small world!
il mondo è piccolo!
I wouldn't do that for (all) the (money in the) world
non lo farei per tutto l'oro del mondo
to move up in the world inf
prosperare
to move down in the world inf
decadere
to live in a world of one's own
vivere in un mondo tutto suo
to mean (all) the world to sb
essere tutto per qu
to think the world of sb/sth
avere grande ammirazione per qu/qc
what/who/how in the world …?
cosa/chi/come diavolo…?

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Actuarial fields of activity broadened following the second world war to include superannuation, investment, and, from the 1970s, general insurance.
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The site spent a considerable number of years after the second world war as a holiday camp.
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He was a portrait painter and official war artist during the first world war.
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Perhaps we were starting a pre-emptive world war.
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All sides must be compelled to sit at the negotiating table instead of unleashing a new world war.
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However, most of the participants were not fully satisfied, and grievances regarding the results festered until they exploded in world war in 1914.
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One wing of the palace had severe damage during the second world war.
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During the first world war, he enlisted in the army to deal with scientific-technical problems such as wireless telegraphy.
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It was far less expensive, smaller, and more austere than its hand-built pre-first world war contemporaries.
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He prophesied that, if they brought about another world war, they would experience their annihilation.
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