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/mɔ̃d/
Translation
world, people
Word origin
From Latin mundus ('world, universe, the heavens'), originally meaning 'clean, elegant'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- mundus
- English cognates
- mundane, demimonde
Grammar
Examples
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The whole world watched the Games in Paris.
au .
There were a lot of people at the market this Saturday morning.
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She travelled around the world for two years after her studies.
au .
There were too many people at the concert to see well.
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She travelled all around the world before turning thirty.
a deux sens principaux : le monde (globe, Earth) et les gens, la foule (il y a du monde). Tout le monde (everyone, everybody) est toujours suivi d'un verbe au singulier en français standard. Pas grand monde (not many people) et grand monde (many people, high society) jouent sur la même base.
Venir au monde (to be born) et mettre au monde (to give birth) sont des collocations importantes. Le monde entier (the whole world) et du monde entier (from all over the world) sont très fréquents dans les médias. C'est le meilleur du monde est une hyperbole affectueuse courante.
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Stories
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