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[wə:ld]1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) svet2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) svet3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) svet4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) svet5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) svet6) (a great deal: The holiday did him a/the world of good.) obilo7) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) svet•- worldly- worldliness
- worldwide
- World Wide Web
- the best of both worlds
- for all the world
- out of this world
- what in the world? - what in the world* * *[wɜ:ld]nounsvet, Zemlja; vsemirje, vesolje, univerzum; vse, kar je na Zemlji; življenje (na Zemlji), obstanek, eksistenca; ljudje, človeška družba; skupnost ljudi; javno življenje, javnost; miljé, okolje; posvetno življenje; velika množina, masa, množica, veliko število; prostranstvofor all the world — za vse na svetu, v vsakem pogledu, popolnoma, natankofor all the world like — natanko, kotnot for worlds, not for anything in the world — za nič na svetu neout of this world colloquially fantastičen, osupljiv, izredento the world slang popolnomatired to the world slang na smrt utrujenon top of the world — na vrhuncu sreče, v sedmih nebesihcitizen of the world — svetovljanski človek, kozmopolitthe lower world — podzemlje; pekelthe New World — Novi svet, Amerikathe wise old world — dobri stari običaji, dobre stare izkušnjePrince of this world figuratively vragall the world and his wife were there — vse, kar leze in gre, je bilo tamto begin the world — (v)stopiti v (začeti) življenje, začeti kariero; od kraja začeti, biti (stati) na začetkuwho in the world is that man? — kdo vendar je oni človek?to carry the world before one — imeti hiter in popoln uspeh; imeti srečo, uspeh v življenjuto come into the world — priti na svet, roditi sewhat in the world am I to do? — kaj na svetu (vendar, za vraga) naj naredim?to forsake the world — odreči se svetu, opustiti posvetno rabo, posvetno življenjeas the world goes — v našem, sedanjem časuI would give the world to learn it — vse na svetu (ne vem kaj) bi dal, da bi to zvedelhow goes the world with you? — kako je kaj z vami?to have the world before one figuratively imeti življenje pred sebojto let the world slide figuratively pustiti vse teči (potekati, iti), kot prideto live out of the world — živeti sam zase, odmaknjen od sveta, samotaritito make a noise in the world figuratively postati slavenwhat will the world say? — kaj bodo rekli ljudje?
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Worldly — World ly, a. [AS. woroldlic.] [1913 Webster] 1. Relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims; worldly actions. I thus neglecting worldly ends. Shak. [1913 Webster] Many years it hath continued, standing by no other worldly mean but… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Worldly — World ly, adv. With relation to this life; in a worldly manner. [1913 Webster] Subverting worldly strong and worldly wise By simply meek. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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worldly-wise — adjective a worldly wise person has a lot of experience and knowledge of life … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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worldly — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)ldli[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Worldly is used to describe things relating to the ordinary activities of life, rather than to spiritual things. [LITERARY] I think it is time you woke up and focused your thoughts on more worldly matters... He… … English dictionary
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worldly — UK [ˈwɜː(r)ldlɪ] / US [ˈwɜrldlɪ] adjective 1) a worldly person has a lot of experience and knowledge of life Teenagers today are much more worldly than I ever was. 2) relating to the practical rather than the spiritual aspects of life They were… … English dictionary
worldly — world|ly [ wɜrldli ] adjective 1. ) a worldly person has a lot of experience and knowledge of life: Teenagers today are much more worldly than I ever was. 2. ) relating to the practical rather than the spiritual aspects of life: They were… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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