Sentence examples of "world" in English
"Why in the world would you do that?" the other asked.
"Pourquoi diable as-tu fait ça ?", demanda l'autre femme.
No mountain in the world is as high as Mount Everest.
Il n'y a pas de montagne aussi haute que le mont Everest.
He's on top of the world after hearing the good news.
Il est sur un nuage après cette bonne nouvelle.
English has now become the common language of several nations in the world.
L'anglais est désormais devenu la langue commune à de nombreuses nations de la planète.
The shifting pattern of world trade is made clear in the following table.
Le changement de modèle du commerce international est clarifié dans la table suivante.
If this airplane were to be hijacked, what in the world would you do?
Si cet avion était détourné, bon Dieu, que feriez-vous ?
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible.
Ce qu'il y a de plus incompréhensible dans l'univers, c'est qu'il soit compréhensible.
That politician has come down in the world since the so-called "Recruit scandal" was publicized.
Ce politicien n’est plus rien depuis que le scandale Recruit a été rendu public.
With the development of networks a huge and unprecedented volume of messages flies around the world.
Avec le développement des réseaux, une quantité énorme et sans précédent de messages vole autour de la planète.
You say you want to visit Tom? Why in the world would you want to do that?
Vous dites que vous voudriez aller voir Tom ? Pour quelle raison feriez-vous ça ?
You say you want to go to Boston? Why in the world would you want to go there?
Tu dis que tu veux aller à Boston ? Pourquoi mon Dieu veux-tu y aller ?
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