| Forme compuse: |
| across the world adv | (all over the Earth) | în toată lumea loc.adv. |
| | It sure would be nice if peace broke out across the world for a change. |
| all aboard interj | (train, boat: call to board) | toată lumea la bord |
| | "All aboard!" the captain called out, and then the ship set sail. |
all around (US),
all round (UK) adv | informal (for everyone) (informal) | pentru toată lumea expr. |
| | Joe called for drinks all around to celebrate his good news. |
| all comers npl | (anyone) (oricine vine) | oricine pron.nehot. |
| | | toată lumea s.f. |
| | We welcome all comers but we have limited capacity. |
| all hands npl | figurative (everyone on board) | toată lumea s.f. |
| | The ship was sinking, so the captain called for all hands on deck. |
| all over the world expr | (in many countries) | în toată lumea loc.adv. |
| | | peste tot în lume expr. |
| | Santa Claus is known all over the world. |
| all over the world adv | figurative (everywhere) | în toată lumea loc.adv. |
| | | peste tot loc.adv. |
| | | pretutindeni adv. |
| | Luke had searched all over the world, but there was no sign of Naomi. |
| broadcast vtr | figurative (tell everybody) (figurat) | a spune la toată lumea expr. |
| common knowledge n | (sth that most people know) | fapt cunoscut s.n. |
| | | toată lumea știe că expr. |
| | It was common knowledge among the staff that Bill had a drinking problem. |
| | Though Galileo was persecuted for saying this in the 17th century, it is now common knowledge that the earth orbits the sun. |
| couture n | French (fashion design industry) | lumea modei expr. |
| | She got a job in couture in Milan. |
| developing world n | (Third World: poor countries) | lumea a treia s.f. |
| everybody pron | (all persons) | toți pron.nehot. |
| | | toată lumea s.f. |
| | If everybody is here then I'll begin. |
| | Dacă toți sunt aici, o să încep. |
| | Dacă toată lumea e aici, o să încep. |
| the First World n | potentially offensive (industrialized non-Communist countries) | lumea întâi s.f. |
| First-World adj | potentially offensive (pertaining to the First World) | de lumea întâi loc.adj. |
| f*** around vi phrasal | vulgar, offensive, slang (have casual sex) (argou, peiorativ) | a și-o trage în stânga și-n dreapta expr.vb. |
| | (argou, peiorativ) | a și-o pune cu toată lumea expr.vb. |
| | | a avea mai mulți parteneri sexuali vb.tranz. |
| | Stan was devastated when he discovered his girlfriend had been f***ing around behind his back. |
| get around vi phrasal | informal (travel) | a se plimba vb.reflex. |
| | | a vedea lumea loc.vb. |
| | I certainly get around in my job. This year, I've travelled to Korea, Australia and South Africa. |
| glitterati npl | informal (glamorous celebrities) | celebrități s.f.pl. |
| | | lumea vedetelor s.f. |
globetrotting,
globe-trotting adj | (traveling widely) | care călătorește peste tot loc.adj. |
| | | umblăreț adj. |
| | | care străbate lumea loc.adj. |
go around,
also UK: go round vi phrasal | (be shared by all) | a fi destul pentru toată lumea, a ajunge pentru toată lumea expr.vb. |
| | | a împărți la toți expr.vb. |
| | Do you think there'll be enough loaves and fishes to go around? |
| Hades n | (Greek mythology: underworld) (mitologie greacă) | lumea de dincolo loc.subst. |
| Hades n | (Bible: abode or state of the dead) (Biblie) | tărâmul morților s.m. |
| | | lumea morților s.f. |
| here adv | (in this life) | viu adj. |
| | | în lumea viilor loc.adv. |
| | No, he hasn't died yet. He is still here with us. |
| the hereafter n | (life after death) | lumea cealaltă loc.subst. |
| | No one knows exactly what awaits us in the hereafter. |
| in the whole wide world adv | (anywhere on earth) | în toată lumea adv. |
| | If you could go anywhere in the whole wide world, where would you go first? |
| kingdom come n | now rare (Biblical: afterlife) | împărăția cerului loc.subst. |
| | | lumea de dincolo loc.subst. |
| | The bomb blast blew all of those inside the building to kingdom come. |
| Latin world n | (Latin America) | lumea latină s.f. |
| | Spanish as spoken in the Latin world differs from the Spanish spoken in Spain. |
| nothing on earth n | (not anything) | nimic pe lumea asta |
| | Nothing on earth can keep me from the man I love. |
| | Nothing on earth will persuade me to talk in front of an audience. |
| old as the hills adj | informal (very old, ancient) | vechi de când lumea expr. |
| | That legend is as old as the hills. |
old as time,
as old as time adj | (very ancient) | vechi de când lumea adj. |
| | The natives claimed that the spirits there were old as time. |
| open secret n | (official secret known to many) | toată lumea știe că expr. |
| | | a nu mai fi un secret pentru nimeni că expr. |
| | It´s an open secret that she was pregnant when she got married. |
the other side,
the Other Side n | (afterlife) | pe lumea cealaltă expr. |
| | After her near-death experience, Laura described what she had seen on the other side. |
| otherworldly adj | (ethereal, ghostly) | de pe lumea cealaltă loc.adj. |
| | | mistic adj. |
| | | spiritual adj. |
| | The scene was suffused with a shimmering other-worldly light. |
| out in the open adj | figurative (knowledge: public) | public adj. |
| | | știut de toată lumea expr. |
| | The fact that he is gay is now out in the open. |
| real world n | (reality) | lumea reală s.f. |
| | People are less friendly in the real world than they are on the internet. |
| remove sb vtr | (assassinate) (figurat) | a trimite pe lumea cealaltă loc.vb. |
| | | a face felul, a lua gâtul loc.vb. |
| | The secret agents removed the politician from the world of the living. |
| | Agenții secreți l-au trimis pe politician pe lumea cealaltă. |
| | Agenții secreți i-au făcut felul politicianului. |
| royalty n | figurative, invariable (top people) | lumea-bună s.invar. |
| | That group of actors is Hollywood royalty. |
| screw around vi phrasal | vulgar, offensive, informal (be promiscuous) | a se culca cu toată lumea expr.vb. |
| | | a-și face de cap expr.vb. |
| | We were surprised when Bill stopped screwing around and settled down with Sally. |
| show business n | (entertainment industry) | show-biz s.n. |
| | | lumea spectacolului s.f. |
| | She's been in show business since before we were born. |
| spirit world n | (supernatural dimension) | lumea spiritelor s.f. |
| | They all believed that their ancestors still existed in a spirit world. |
| the Old World n | (Europe, Africa and Asia collectively) | Lumea veche s.f. |
| | The Americas have been settled by waves of people from the Old World. |
| There is no such thing as a free lunch expr | (Everything has a cost) | Totul se plătește. expr. |
| | | Nimic nu e gratis pe lumea asta. expr. |
| | I had to pay taxes on the free gift. Well, there's no such thing as a free lunch. |
| the Third World n | dated, offensive (poor, developing countries) | lumea a treia s.f. |
| Notă: The expression "the developing world" is preferred. |
| | People in rich countries don't do enough to help people in the Third World. |
Third World,
Third-World n as adj | (of, in developing countries) | lumea a treia s.f. |
| | | țări slab dezvoltate s.f.pl. |
| Notă: A hyphen may be used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| underworld n | (mythology: world of the dead) (mitologie) | lumea morților s.f. |
| unearthly adj | (ghostly, otherworldly) | fantomatic adj. |
| | | de pe lumea cealaltă adj. |
| | The desert has an unearthly appearance in the moonlight. |
West,
the West n | (First World countries) | Occident s.n. |
| | | Vest s.n. |
| | | lumea întâi s.f. |
| | Energy consumption is much higher in the West. |
world famous,
world-famous adj | (known everywhere) | celebru în toată lumea adj. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | Amsterdam is world famous for its canals and coffee shops. |
| | The Eiffel Tower is a world-famous monument. |
| world to come n | (future) | lumea de mâine s.f. |
| | | viitor s.n. |
| Forme compuse: |
| across the world adv | (all over the Earth) | în toată lumea loc.adv. |
| | It sure would be nice if peace broke out across the world for a change. |
| all aboard interj | (train, boat: call to board) | toată lumea la bord |
| | "All aboard!" the captain called out, and then the ship set sail. |
all around (US),
all round (UK) adv | informal (for everyone) (informal) | pentru toată lumea expr. |
| | Joe called for drinks all around to celebrate his good news. |
| all comers npl | (anyone) (oricine vine) | oricine pron.nehot. |
| | | toată lumea s.f. |
| | We welcome all comers but we have limited capacity. |
| all hands npl | figurative (everyone on board) | toată lumea s.f. |
| | The ship was sinking, so the captain called for all hands on deck. |
| all over the world expr | (in many countries) | în toată lumea loc.adv. |
| | | peste tot în lume expr. |
| | Santa Claus is known all over the world. |
| all over the world adv | figurative (everywhere) | în toată lumea loc.adv. |
| | | peste tot loc.adv. |
| | | pretutindeni adv. |
| | Luke had searched all over the world, but there was no sign of Naomi. |
| broadcast vtr | figurative (tell everybody) (figurat) | a spune la toată lumea expr. |
| common knowledge n | (sth that most people know) | fapt cunoscut s.n. |
| | | toată lumea știe că expr. |
| | It was common knowledge among the staff that Bill had a drinking problem. |
| | Though Galileo was persecuted for saying this in the 17th century, it is now common knowledge that the earth orbits the sun. |
| couture n | French (fashion design industry) | lumea modei expr. |
| | She got a job in couture in Milan. |
| developing world n | (Third World: poor countries) | lumea a treia s.f. |
| everybody pron | (all persons) | toți pron.nehot. |
| | | toată lumea s.f. |
| | If everybody is here then I'll begin. |
| | Dacă toți sunt aici, o să încep. |
| | Dacă toată lumea e aici, o să încep. |
| the First World n | potentially offensive (industrialized non-Communist countries) | lumea întâi s.f. |
| First-World adj | potentially offensive (pertaining to the First World) | de lumea întâi loc.adj. |
| f*** around vi phrasal | vulgar, offensive, slang (have casual sex) (argou, peiorativ) | a și-o trage în stânga și-n dreapta expr.vb. |
| | (argou, peiorativ) | a și-o pune cu toată lumea expr.vb. |
| | | a avea mai mulți parteneri sexuali vb.tranz. |
| | Stan was devastated when he discovered his girlfriend had been f***ing around behind his back. |
| get around vi phrasal | informal (travel) | a se plimba vb.reflex. |
| | | a vedea lumea loc.vb. |
| | I certainly get around in my job. This year, I've travelled to Korea, Australia and South Africa. |
| glitterati npl | informal (glamorous celebrities) | celebrități s.f.pl. |
| | | lumea vedetelor s.f. |
globetrotting,
globe-trotting adj | (traveling widely) | care călătorește peste tot loc.adj. |
| | | umblăreț adj. |
| | | care străbate lumea loc.adj. |
go around,
also UK: go round vi phrasal | (be shared by all) | a fi destul pentru toată lumea, a ajunge pentru toată lumea expr.vb. |
| | | a împărți la toți expr.vb. |
| | Do you think there'll be enough loaves and fishes to go around? |
| Hades n | (Greek mythology: underworld) (mitologie greacă) | lumea de dincolo loc.subst. |
| Hades n | (Bible: abode or state of the dead) (Biblie) | tărâmul morților s.m. |
| | | lumea morților s.f. |
| here adv | (in this life) | viu adj. |
| | | în lumea viilor loc.adv. |
| | No, he hasn't died yet. He is still here with us. |
| the hereafter n | (life after death) | lumea cealaltă loc.subst. |
| | No one knows exactly what awaits us in the hereafter. |
| in the whole wide world adv | (anywhere on earth) | în toată lumea adv. |
| | If you could go anywhere in the whole wide world, where would you go first? |
| kingdom come n | now rare (Biblical: afterlife) | împărăția cerului loc.subst. |
| | | lumea de dincolo loc.subst. |
| | The bomb blast blew all of those inside the building to kingdom come. |
| Latin world n | (Latin America) | lumea latină s.f. |
| | Spanish as spoken in the Latin world differs from the Spanish spoken in Spain. |
| nothing on earth n | (not anything) | nimic pe lumea asta |
| | Nothing on earth can keep me from the man I love. |
| | Nothing on earth will persuade me to talk in front of an audience. |
| old as the hills adj | informal (very old, ancient) | vechi de când lumea expr. |
| | That legend is as old as the hills. |
old as time,
as old as time adj | (very ancient) | vechi de când lumea adj. |
| | The natives claimed that the spirits there were old as time. |
| open secret n | (official secret known to many) | toată lumea știe că expr. |
| | | a nu mai fi un secret pentru nimeni că expr. |
| | It´s an open secret that she was pregnant when she got married. |
the other side,
the Other Side n | (afterlife) | pe lumea cealaltă expr. |
| | After her near-death experience, Laura described what she had seen on the other side. |
| otherworldly adj | (ethereal, ghostly) | de pe lumea cealaltă loc.adj. |
| | | mistic adj. |
| | | spiritual adj. |
| | The scene was suffused with a shimmering other-worldly light. |
| out in the open adj | figurative (knowledge: public) | public adj. |
| | | știut de toată lumea expr. |
| | The fact that he is gay is now out in the open. |
| real world n | (reality) | lumea reală s.f. |
| | People are less friendly in the real world than they are on the internet. |
| remove sb vtr | (assassinate) (figurat) | a trimite pe lumea cealaltă loc.vb. |
| | | a face felul, a lua gâtul loc.vb. |
| | The secret agents removed the politician from the world of the living. |
| | Agenții secreți l-au trimis pe politician pe lumea cealaltă. |
| | Agenții secreți i-au făcut felul politicianului. |
| royalty n | figurative, invariable (top people) | lumea-bună s.invar. |
| | That group of actors is Hollywood royalty. |
| screw around vi phrasal | vulgar, offensive, informal (be promiscuous) | a se culca cu toată lumea expr.vb. |
| | | a-și face de cap expr.vb. |
| | We were surprised when Bill stopped screwing around and settled down with Sally. |
| show business n | (entertainment industry) | show-biz s.n. |
| | | lumea spectacolului s.f. |
| | She's been in show business since before we were born. |
| spirit world n | (supernatural dimension) | lumea spiritelor s.f. |
| | They all believed that their ancestors still existed in a spirit world. |
| the Old World n | (Europe, Africa and Asia collectively) | Lumea veche s.f. |
| | The Americas have been settled by waves of people from the Old World. |
| There is no such thing as a free lunch expr | (Everything has a cost) | Totul se plătește. expr. |
| | | Nimic nu e gratis pe lumea asta. expr. |
| | I had to pay taxes on the free gift. Well, there's no such thing as a free lunch. |
| the Third World n | dated, offensive (poor, developing countries) | lumea a treia s.f. |
| Notă: The expression "the developing world" is preferred. |
| | People in rich countries don't do enough to help people in the Third World. |
Third World,
Third-World n as adj | (of, in developing countries) | lumea a treia s.f. |
| | | țări slab dezvoltate s.f.pl. |
| Notă: A hyphen may be used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| underworld n | (mythology: world of the dead) (mitologie) | lumea morților s.f. |
| unearthly adj | (ghostly, otherworldly) | fantomatic adj. |
| | | de pe lumea cealaltă adj. |
| | The desert has an unearthly appearance in the moonlight. |
West,
the West n | (First World countries) | Occident s.n. |
| | | Vest s.n. |
| | | lumea întâi s.f. |
| | Energy consumption is much higher in the West. |
world famous,
world-famous adj | (known everywhere) | celebru în toată lumea adj. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | Amsterdam is world famous for its canals and coffee shops. |
| | The Eiffel Tower is a world-famous monument. |
| world to come n | (future) | lumea de mâine s.f. |
| | | viitor s.n. |