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/mɔ̃d/

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Translation

world, people

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Word origin

From Latin mundus ('world, universe, the heavens'), originally meaning 'clean, elegant'.

Origin
Latin
Root
mundus
English cognates
mundane, demimonde

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Examples

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My brother wants to travel all over the world.

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There are a lot of people at the market.

Paris.

The whole world watched the Games in Paris.

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She travelled around the world for two years after her studies.

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There were too many people at the concert to see well.

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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This word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 3: monde, mort, désolé and 7 more words.