mundo
1 (lo creado) world
la Copa del Mundo the World Cup
no hay nada mejor en el mundo there's nothing better in the whole (wide) world; artistas de todo el mundo exponen sus obras artists from all over the world are exhibiting their work; la prensa de todo el mundo dio la noticia the world press reported the news
es conocido en todo el mundo he is known throughout the world o the world over
es lo que más desea en el mundo it's what she wants most in (all) the world
el mundo antiguo ancient world
el Nuevo Mundo the New World
el otro mundo the next world; the hereafter
irse al otro mundo to pass away
el Tercer Mundo the Third World
el Viejo Mundo the Old World
2 (humanidad)
medio mundo almost everybody
conoce a medio mundo he knows almost everybody; estaba medio mundo there were loads of people there
todo el mundo everyone; everybody
3 (ámbito) world
el mundo de la moda the fashion world; el mundo hispánico the Hispanic world; en el mundo de las ideas in the world o realm of ideas; en el mundo científico in scientific circles; el mundo del espectáculo show business; incorporarse al mundo del trabajo to get a job; no piensa volver al mundo de la política she doesn't intend to return to politics
4 (vida mundana) world
decidió volver la espalda al mundo he decided to abandon worldly things; los placeres del mundo worldly pleasures; las tentaciones del mundo the temptations of the flesh
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así va el mundo no wonder things are as they are
correr mundo to see the world
ha corrido mucho mundo he's been around a bit
echar a algn al mundo to bring sb into the world
echarse al mundo to go on the streets
desde que el mundo es mundo since time began
se le cayó el mundo encima his world fell apart
por esos mundos (de Dios) all over; here there and everywhere
no es el fin del mundo it's not the end of the world
aunque se hunda el mundo come what may
no por eso se hundirá el mundo it won't be the end of the world
por nada del o en el mundo not for all the world
no lo cambiaría por nada del mundo I wouldn't change it for anything in the world o for all the world
no es nada del otro mundo it's nothing special o to write home about
hacer algo del otro mundo to do something quite extraordinary
ponerse el mundo por montera
se cansó de trabajar en una oficina, se puso el mundo por montera y se hizo artista he grew tired of working in an office, so he threw caution to the wind and became an artist; se puso el mundo por montera y se fue a vivir al campo he decided to go and live in the country and damn the consequences
el mundo es un pañuelo it's a small world
tener mucho mundo to be very experienced; know one's way around
tener poco mundo to be wet behind the ears; be inexperienced
traer a algn al mundo to bring sb into the world
como Dios lo trajo al mundo stark naked; as naked as the day he was born
venir al mundo to come into the world; be born
tal como vino al mundo stark naked
ver mundo to see the world
ha visto mucho mundo he's been around a bit
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un mundo (mucho)
había todo un mundo de posibilidades there was a whole world of possibilities; hay un mundo de distancia entre las dos ideologías the two ideologies are worlds apart
no debemos hacer un mundo de sus comentarios there's no need to blow her comments out of proportion; we shouldn't read too much into her comments
