monde

/mɔ̃d/

noun #133 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

world, people

Grammar

Gender

Examples

entier olympiques .

The whole world watched the Paris Olympic Games.

samedi .

There were a lot of people at the market this Saturday morning.

études.

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

Monde 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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