What does monde in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word monde in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use monde in French.

The word monde in French means world, planet, world, crowd, everybody, world, people, crowd, world, crowd, gang, world, Le Monde, peel, prune, hull, to the world, around the world, throughout, at the world's end, at the ends of the earth, in broad daylight, the next world, all over the world, with the best will in the world, have a hell of a job doing, smart set, a lot of people, full, packed, hello everybody, hello everyone, heaving, the world's end, it's a topsy-turvy world, It's too much!, it's/that's worth all the riches in the world, world map, it's not the end of the world, centre of 's world, world champion, world championship, citizen of the world, Connaissance du Monde, the World Cup, cut off from the rest of the world, the Football World Cup, the Football World Cup, world cuisine, worldwide, globally, throughout the world, around the world, say what everyone else is thinking, say out loud what everyone else is thinking, from the ends of the earth, piss everybody off, piss people off, in this old world, live in the same world, be heaving, piss everybody off, piss everyone off, do as everybody else does, do as everyone else does, go around the world, span the globe, socialite, end of the world, rub shoulders with the great and the good, great man, great woman, great person, a lot of people, member of the elite, It takes all sorts to make a world, there are a lot of people, that's some cleavage, Small world!, It's a small world!, quite simply, Wonder of the World, bring into the world, make everyone see eye to eye, the world to come, the agricultural world, the farming world, English-speaking world, the Arab world, the financial world, the world of finance, world of night work, world of night workers, the business world, the world of business, the spirit world, the spirit realm, the world of show business, the show business world, the world of work, the whole world, dreamworld, the free world, better world, the modern world, parallel world, the man in the street, not be to everyone's liking, not everyone can do , it's not everyone who can do, have passed on, be no longer living, the New World, pot barley, hulled barley, with a global outlook, go off to discover the world, go off to explore the world, not in the least, Third-World country, more than anything else in the world, carry the weight of the world on your shoulders, for anything in the world, for all the money in the world, Fourth World, world record, put the world to rights, set the world to rights, nothing on earth, think the world revolves around you, think everything revolves around you, make a mountain out of a molehill over, make a mountain out of a molehill over, have a hell of a nerve, be unbelievable, think the world revolves around you, the Seven Wonders of the World, End of the line; all change please!, Third World, roof of the world, round-the-world trip. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word monde

world, planet

nom masculin (planète Terre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Notre monde est vieux de plusieurs milliards d'années.
Our planet is several billion years old.

world

nom masculin (univers)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sa conception du monde est très particulière.
His concept of the world is very strange.

crowd

nom masculin (des personnes) (large number)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y avait du monde à la fête foraine. Allez, sors un peu ; ça te fera du bien de voir du monde.
Come on, get out a bit; it will do you good to see people.

everybody

nom masculin (ensemble des vivants) (people)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le monde entier était présent à ce sommet.
Everybody was present at that summit.

world

nom masculin (milieu social) (social group)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le monde des artistes a des horaires de vie décalés.
The artistic world keeps an out-of-sync schedule.

people, crowd

nom masculin (personnel, proches)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma tante mène son monde à la baguette.
My aunt keeps her family on a tight leash.

world

nom masculin (écart important)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a tout un monde entre ces deux partis politiques.
There is a world of difference between these two political parties.

crowd, gang

nom masculin (habitués)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le patron sait y faire avec son monde.
The boss knows how to operate with his gang.

world

nom masculin (vie sociale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'artiste a fui le monde pour devenir ermite.
The artist fled the world to become a hermit.

Le Monde

nom propre masculin (journal français) (newspaper)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je lis le Monde tous les jours.
I read Le Monde every day.

peel

verbe transitif (enlever la peau de : fruits, légumes) (fruit, vegetable)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Je monde les amandes avant de les moudre.

prune

verbe transitif (tailler : les arbres) (tree)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le jardinier monde les pommiers en hiver.

hull

verbe transitif (enlever l'enveloppe d'un grain) (seed, grain)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les agriculteurs mondent l'orge avant de l'empaqueter.

to the world

locution adverbiale (figuré (au su de tous) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

around the world, throughout

locution adverbiale (de par le monde)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Son trek à travers le monde lui prit cinq mois.
His round-the-world trip took five months.

at the world's end, at the ends of the earth

locution adverbiale (loin) (location)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Pour leur voyage de noces, ils sont allés au bout du monde.
For their honeymoon, they went to the world's end.

in broad daylight

locution adverbiale (sans se cacher)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ces voyous ont dégradé cette sculpture au vu et au su de tous.
Those hooligans defaced that sculpture in broad daylight.

the next world

nom masculin (l'au-delà)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après notre mort, une vie dans l'autre monde nous intrigue tous.

all over the world

locution adverbiale (partout sur Terre)

with the best will in the world

locution adverbiale (en faisant tout son possible)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

have a hell of a job doing

locution verbale (avoir du mal à)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nous avons eu toutes les peines du monde à évacuer l'eau après les inondations.
We had a hell of a job getting the water out after the floods.

smart set

nom masculin (gens de la haute société)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

a lot of people

locution adverbiale (forte affluence) (informal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Le défilé du 14 juillet sur les Champs-Élysées attire chaque année beaucoup de monde.

full, packed

adjectif (familier (endroit : bondé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ah non, je ne veux pas aller dans ce resto. À cette heure-là, c'est blindé et moi, je veux manger au calme. On a eu du mal à monter dans le métro tellement il était blindé.
No, I don't want to go to that restaurant. It's heaving at this time of day and I want to eat in peace.

hello everybody, hello everyone

interjection (salutation à plusieurs personnes) (greeting)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Le dernier à arriver lança un « Bonjour tout le monde ! » à la cantonade en arrivant à la réunion de ses comparses.

heaving

locution adjectivale (très fréquenté) (informal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le samedi après-midi les magasins sont bourrés de monde.

the world's end

nom masculin (endroit très reculé) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En France le Finistère a longtemps été considéré comme le bout du monde. On pourrait aller en Autriche pour les vacances, ce n'est pas le bout du monde.

it's a topsy-turvy world

(ceci est incroyable)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

It's too much!

(exaspération)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

it's/that's worth all the riches in the world

(c'est mieux que tout)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Une bonne rigolade en famille, ça vaut tous les trésors du monde.

world map

nom féminin (représentation à plat des pays)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les cartes du monde varient en fonction du continent où elles ont été élaborées.

it's not the end of the world

(Ce n'est pas si grave que ça) (colloquial)

centre of 's world

nom masculin (figuré (chose la plus importante) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son travail est le centre du monde.
His work is the center of his world.

world champion

(meilleur de sa catégorie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

world championship

nom masculin (compétition mondiale) (sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous avons assisté au championnat du monde de basket.

citizen of the world

nom masculin (habitant de la Terre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Connaissance du Monde

nom propre (film documentaire) (film organisation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the World Cup

nom féminin (compétition mondiale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cut off from the rest of the world

locution adjectivale (isolé et sans moyen de communication)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

the Football World Cup

nom féminin (compétition sportive) (competition)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La première édition de la Coupe du monde de football eut lieu en 1930 en Uruguay.

the Football World Cup

nom féminin (trophée) (trophy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Coupe du monde de football est une statuette représentant deux athlètes soulevant la terre.

world cuisine

nom féminin (mets sans frontière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

worldwide, globally

locution adverbiale (sur toute la planète)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Internet s'est répandu dans le monde entier.

throughout the world, around the world

locution adverbiale (dans le monde)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Le commandant Cousteau a navigué de par le monde pendant des années.

say what everyone else is thinking, say out loud what everyone else is thinking

locution verbale (dire à haute voix ce que chacun pense)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Son tort est de dire tout haut ce que tout le monde pense tout bas.

from the ends of the earth

locution adverbiale (de loin)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Son mari vient du bout du monde.

piss everybody off, piss people off

locution verbale (populaire (embêter) (vulgar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

in this old world

locution adverbiale (soutenu (sur Terre) (colloquial)

live in the same world

locution verbale (appartenir à la même classe sociale)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les patrons et les ouvriers ne sont pas du même monde.

be heaving

locution verbale (familier (grouiller de gens) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

piss everybody off, piss everyone off

locution verbale (vulgaire (embêter, faire suer) (vulgar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

do as everybody else does, do as everyone else does

locution verbale (agir comme)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

go around the world

locution verbale (voyager à travers le Monde) (mainly US)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mon rêve serait de faire le tour du monde.

span the globe

locution verbale (figuré (se répandre dans le Monde entier) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

socialite

nom féminin (femme de la haute société)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

end of the world

nom féminin (fin de l'humanité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

rub shoulders with the great and the good

locution verbale (cotôyer les personnalités) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

great man, great woman, great person

(personnage influent mondialement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Staline et Churchill furent des grands de ce monde.

a lot of people

nom masculin invariable (beaucoup de monde) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il n'y avait pas grand monde à l'inauguration de la nouvelle mairie.

member of the elite

nom masculin ([qqn] appartenant à la haute société)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

It takes all sorts to make a world

(il faut accepter la différence)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

there are a lot of people

(c'est très fréquenté)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Avec ce beau temps il y a du monde sur la plage.

that's some cleavage

(figuré, familier (c'est un décolleté généreux) (informal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Quand elle met cette robe, il y a du monde au balcon !

Small world!, It's a small world!

(quelle coïncidence !)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

quite simply

locution adverbiale (de façon très simple)

Wonder of the World

nom féminin (site mondial exceptionnel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Parmi les sept merveilles du monde répertoriées, seule la pyramide de Khéops en Égypte existe toujours.

bring into the world

locution verbale (accoucher de [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

make everyone see eye to eye

locution verbale (plaire à tous)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

the world to come

nom masculin (croyances fondamentales du judaïsme) (Judaism)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the agricultural world, the farming world

nom masculin (ensemble des professions agricoles)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le monde agricole nourrit la population.

English-speaking world

nom masculin (ensemble des pays parlant anglais) (countries)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le monde anglophone est constitué des anciens dominions britanniques.

the Arab world

nom masculin (régions à dominante arabe) (countries)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le monde arabe comprend le Nord de l'Afrique, la péninsule Arabique et le Proche-Orient.

the financial world, the world of finance

nom masculin (le milieu des affaires)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les sociétés internationales font partie du monde de la finance.

world of night work, world of night workers

nom masculin (gens des loisirs nocturnes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the business world, the world of business

nom masculin (milieu économique et financier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le monde des affaires est très sensible à la situation politique du pays.

the spirit world, the spirit realm

nom masculin (rassemblement des esprits humains)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the world of show business, the show business world

nom masculin (ensemble des artistes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the world of work

nom masculin (vie professionnelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après les études, les jeunes gens font leur entrée dans le monde du travail.

the whole world

nom masculin (Terre entière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À l'occasion des JO 2016, le monde entier a eu les yeux rivés sur Rio.

dreamworld

nom masculin (monde qui n'existe pas, inventé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the free world

nom masculin (monde non occupé) (politics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

better world

nom masculin (utopie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the modern world

nom masculin (monde récent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En Histoire, le monde moderne apparaît lors de la découverte de l'Amérique en 1492.

parallel world

nom masculin (autre dimension)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the man in the street

nom masculin (n'importe qui) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

not be to everyone's liking

locution verbale (ne pas plaire à tout le monde)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

not everyone can do , it's not everyone who can do

locution verbale (être difficile, pas à la portée de tous)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ce n'est pas donné à tout le monde de rentrer à Harvard !
Not everyone can get into Harvard!

have passed on, be no longer living

locution verbale (être mort)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

the New World

nom masculin (Amériques)

pot barley, hulled barley

nom masculin (orge complète)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

with a global outlook

locution adjectivale (large d'esprit)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

go off to discover the world, go off to explore the world

locution verbale (voyager)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pour ses vingt ans, il partit à la découverte du monde.

not in the least

locution adverbiale (absolument pas)

Third-World country

nom masculin (pays sous développé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les pays du tiers-monde sont l'ensemble des pays en carence de développement.

more than anything else in the world

locution adverbiale (énormément)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Il aime sa famille plus que tout au monde.

carry the weight of the world on your shoulders

locution verbale (assumer plus qu'on ne peut) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

for anything in the world

locution adverbiale (sûrement pas)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

for all the money in the world

locution adverbiale (quel que soit le gain)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Je ne ferais pas ce travail ingrat pour tout l'or du monde.

Fourth World

nom masculin (population pauvre des pays riches)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le quart-monde vit dans ma rue.

world record

nom masculin (meilleure performance mondiale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce sportif détient le record du monde du 100 mètres.

put the world to rights, set the world to rights

verbe intransitif (changer le monde)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

nothing on earth

(absolument rien)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

think the world revolves around you, think everything revolves around you

locution verbale (figuré (se croire important)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce footballeur se croit le centre du monde.

make a mountain out of a molehill over

locution verbale (exagérer la difficulté de [qch]) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il se fait un monde de cet examen.

make a mountain out of a molehill over

locution verbale (donner trop d'importance à [qch]) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Elle se faisait un monde de cet examen mais elle l'a réussi haut la main.

have a hell of a nerve

(familier (se moquer des autres)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

be unbelievable

(ne pas être respectueux)

Et tu veux partir en vacances juste avant tes examens : mais tu te moques du monde ! Et Christian veut donner des cours de cuisine alors que ne sait même pas faire cuire des pâtes ; il se moque du monde !

think the world revolves around you

(péjoratif (négliger de faire attention aux autres)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

the Seven Wonders of the World

nom féminin pluriel (constructions grandioses célèbres)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

End of the line; all change please!

(Transports : la ligne est finie) (transport)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

Third World

nom masculin (pays en voie de développement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'O.N.U. met en place une politique d'aide pour les pays du tiers-monde.

roof of the world

nom propre masculin (montagne : Everest) (mountain: figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est le rêve de tout alpiniste de gravir le toit du Monde.

round-the-world trip

nom masculin (voyage sur toute la planète)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après son tour du monde, Vincent est revenu avec une nouvelle vision de la vie.
Vincent has come back from his round-the-world trip with a new way of looking at life.

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