Noun
värld c
- (often in the definite) (the) world (everything that exists, concretely or abstractly, generally or within in some area)
Fysiken beskriver världen- [The] physics describes the world
affärsvärlden- the business world
den akademiska världen- academia ("the academic world")
hennes inre värld- her inner world
vara i sin egen lilla värld- be in one's own little world
- (often in the definite) (the) world (place where humans live, Earth)
världens alla länder- all the countries of the world
världens sju underverk- the Seven Wonders of the World
Världen höll andan- The world held its breath
ett teleskop som söker efter nya världar- a telescope that searches for new worlds
- (idiomatic, in "inte vara hela världen" (not be the whole world)) to not be the end of the world (not be that bad)
Det är inte hela världen om jag inte får jobbet- It's not the end of the world if I don't get the job
- (idiomatic, in "världens X" (the world's X)) Acts as an intensifier on nouns – can often be translated as "a huge."
Nederländarna slarvade just bort världens chans att göra mål. De gjorde världens tabbe.- The Dutch team just squandered a huge ("the world's") opportunity to score. They made a huge mistake.
När motorerna startade hördes världens smäll- When the engines started, a huge bang was heard
De gjorde det till världens grej, fast det egentligen var helt oviktigt- They made a huge deal ("the world's thing") out of it, even though it was actually completely unimportant
Jag har världens grej på gång!- I have something huge ("a huge thing") in the works!
Jojo är jättepopulärt just nu. Det har blivit världens grej.- Yo-yoing is super popular right now. It has really become a thing.
– Äta myror? – Det är världens käk. Kittlar dödsskönt i kistan.- – Eat ants? – It's the greatest [to match tone – could also be translated as "great" / "awesome"] grub. Tickles real ["dead"] good in your belly ["coffin" – slang]. [from the Swedish dub of the 1967 Disney Jungle Book movie – well-known and often referenced piece of dialogue from appearing in an annual Christmas special]
- (idiomatic, in "(fara/flyga) all världens väg" ((go/fly) all the world's way)) (to go/fly) far away
En vindpust fick notbladen att flyga all världens väg- A gust of wind sent the music sheets flying far away (or "everywhere," in tone)
Spelkulorna for all världens väg när nätpåsen gick sönder- The marbles went everywhere (in tone) when the net bag broke
- (figuratively) to unequivocally go away, be soundly beaten, or the like
Det gamla rekordet for all världens väg- The old record was smashed (went (was sent flying or the like) far away)
Declension
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