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"World" is a noun which is often translated as "el mundo", and "globe" is a noun which is also often translated as "el mundo". Learn more about the difference between "world" and "globe" below.
world(
wuhrld
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (planet)
2. (realm)
a. el mundo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
After graduation, she plans on entering the business world.Después de graduación, ella planea entrar en el mundo de los negocios.
globe(
glob
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (world)
2. (round map)
a. el globo terráqueo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The children were taught geography using a globe.Enseñaban geografía a los niños con un globo terráqueo.
3. (sphere)
a. la esfera (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Jareth juggled the three small globes he carried in his right hand.Jareth hizo malabarismos con las tres esferas pequeñas que traía en la mano derecha.
