world

world
[wəːld] 1. n
świat m
2. cpd
światowy

all over the world — na całym świecie

to think the world of sb — (think highly) bardzo kogoś cenić; (like, love) świata poza kimś nie widzieć

what in the world is he doing? — co on u licha robi?

it will do you a/the world of good — to ci doskonale zrobi

world champion — mistrz(yni) m(f) świata

World War One/Two — pierwsza/druga wojna światowa

out of this world — nieziemski

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[wə:ld]
noun
1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) świat
2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) świat
3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) świat
4) (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.) świat
5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) świat
6) (a great deal: The holiday did him a/the world of good.) moc, mnóstwo
7) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) świat
- 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

English-Polish dictionary. 2013.

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