Welt-

adj ein Welt-e Ereignis → an important event in the history of the world; von Welt-er Bedeutung → of great significance in world history; Welt- gesehen, aus Welt-er Sicht → looked at from the point of view of world history

We#lt|ge|sund|heits|or|ga|ni|sa|ti|on

f → World Health Organization

We#lt|ge|trie|be

nt (liter) → (hustle and) bustle of the world

we#lt|ge|wandt

adj → sophisticated, well-versed in the ways of the world

We#lt|ge|wandt|heit

f → sophistication, experience in the ways of the world

We#lt|han|del

m → world trade

Welt|ha#n|dels|or|ga|ni|sa|ti|on

f → World Trade Organization

We#lt|herr|schaft

f → world domination

Welt|hi#lfs|spra|che

f → international auxiliary language

Welt|hu#n|ger|hil|fe

f → world famine relief

We#lt|kar|te

f → map of the world

We#lt|kir|chen|rat

m → World Council of Churches

We#lt|klas|se

f ein Hochspringer der Welt- → a world-class high jumper; Welt- sein → to be world class; (inf) → to be great (inf) → or fantastic (inf)

we#lt|klug

adj → worldly-wise

We#lt|kör|per

m (old: = Himmelskörper) → heavenly or celestial body

We#lt|krieg

m → world war; der Erste/Zweite Welt- → World War One/Two, the First/Second World War

We#lt|ku|gel

f → globe

We#lt|kul|tur

f → world culture

Welt|kul|tur|er|be

nt → world cultural heritage; (= einzelnes Kulturgut) → World Heritage Site

We#lt|lauf

m → way of the world

we#lt|läu|fig

adj → cosmopolitan

We#lt|läu|fig|keit

f → cosmopolitanism

we#lt|lich

adj → worldly, mundane; (= nicht kirchlich, geistlich) → secular; Macht → temporal

We#lt|li|ga

f (Sport) → world league

We#lt|li|te|ra|tur

f → world literature

We#lt|macht

f → world power

We#lt|mann

m pl <-männer> → man of the world

we#lt|män|nisch

adj → urbane, sophisticated

We#lt|mar|ke

f → name known all over the world

We#lt|markt

m → world market

We#lt|markt|füh|rer

m → global market leader

We#lt|markt|preis

m → world (market) price

We#lt|meer

nt → ocean; die sieben Welt-e → the seven seas

We#lt|meis|ter(in)

m(f) → world or world’s (US) → champion; England/die englische Mannschaft ist Welt- → England/the English team are (the) world or world’s (US) → champions

We#lt|meis|ter|schaft

f → world or world’s (US) → championship; (Ftbl) → World Cup

We#lt|meis|ter|ti|tel

m → world title (→ in +dat → in)

Welt|na|tur|er|be

nt → World Heritage Sites pl; (= einzelne Landschsft etc) → World Heritage Site

We#lt|neu|heit

f → world first; „schweizerische Forscher präsentieren technologische Welt-“ → “Swiss researchers unveil technological first”

we#lt|of|fen

adj → liberal-minded, cosmopolitan

We#lt|of|fen|heit

f → cosmopolitan attitudes pl

We#lt|öf|fent|lich|keit

f → general public; was meint die Welt- dazu? → what is world opinion on this?, what does the world think about this?; etw der Welt- zugänglich machen → to make sth accessible to the world at large

We#lt|ord|nung

f → world order

We#lt|po|li|tik

f → world politics pl

we#lt|po|li|tisch

adj eine/die Welt-e Entwicklung → a development in/the development of world politics; eine Welt-e Entscheidung → a decision affecting world politics; die Welt-e Rolle Deutschlands → Germany’s role in world politics; von Welt-er Bedeutung → of importance in world politics; aus Welt-er Sicht → seen from the standpoint of world politics

adv gesehen → from the standpoint of world politics; eine Welt- wichtige Situation → an important international political situation; Welt- nicht von Interesse or nicht bedeutsam → unimportant in the realm of world politics

We#lt|po|li|zist

m (Pol fig) → world policeman

We#lt|rang

m von Welt- → world-famous; Welt- genießen → to have world status

We#lt|rang|lis|te

f → world rankings pl

Wẹlt-

We#lt|reich

nt → empire

We#lt|rei|se

f → world tour, journey (a)round the world; eine Welt- machen → to go (a)round the world; das ist doch schließlich keine Welt- (inf) → it’s not the other end of the world

We#lt|rei|sen|de(r)

mf decl as adj → globetrotter

We#lt|re|kord

m → world or world’s (US) → record

We#lt|re|kord|in|ha|ber(in)

m(f), Wẹlt|re|kord|ler

m <-s, ->, Wẹlt|re|kord|le|rin

f <-, -nen> → world or world’s (US) → record holder

We#lt|re|li|gi|on

f → world religion

We#lt|re|vo|lu|ti|on

f → world revolution

We#lt|ruf

m → world(wide) reputation; Welt- haben → to have a world(wide) reputation

We#lt|ruhm

m → world fame

We#lt|schmerz

m → world-weariness, weltschmerz (liter)

We#lt|si|cher|heits|rat

m (Pol) → (United Nations) Security Council

We#lt|sicht

f → view of the world

We#lt|spit|ze

f → world leadership; (Sport) → number one position in the world; Welt- sein → to be number one or the best in the world, to be the world leader or the world’s number one

We#lt|spra|che

f → world language

We#lt|stadt

f → international or cosmopolitan city, metropolis

we#lt|städ|tisch

adj → cosmopolitan

We#lt|um|run|dung

f <-, -en> (Space) → orbit of the earth; (Naut) → circumnavigation of the earth

We#lt|um|seg|ler(in)

m(f) → circumnavigator (of the globe); (Sport) → round-the-world (Brit) → or around-the-world (US) → yachtsman/-woman

we#lt|um|span|nend

adj → worldwide, global

We#lt|un|ter|gang

m (lit, fig) → end of the world

f → apocalyptic mood

We#lt|ver|bes|se|rer

m, Wẹlt|ver|bes|se|rin

f → starry-eyed idealist

we#lt|weit

adj → worldwide, global

adv → worldwide

We#lt|wirt|schaft

f → world economy

We#lt|wirt|schafts|gip|fel

m → World Economic Summit

We#lt|wirt|schafts|kri|se

f → world economic crisis

We#lt|wun|der

nt die Sieben Welt- → the Seven Wonders of the World; er starrte mich an wie ein Welt- (fig) → he stared at me as if I were from another planet or as if I were some kind of freak

We#lt|zeit

f → Greenwich Mean Time, GMT

We#lt|zeit|uhr

f → world clock

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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