monde

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/mɔ̃d/

nounmasculineSing

the world; the Earth; the planet

Je veux faire le tour du monde.

I want to travel around the world.

Synonyms:la Terre, planète, univers

nounmasculineSing

people; crowd; everyone

Il y a trop de monde dans ce bar.

There are too many people in this bar.

Synonyms:gens, foule, public, tout le monde

Notes

GENERAL INFO

monde is a masculine noun meaning "world" or "people/everyone".

USAGE

It is used in phrases like "le monde entier" (the whole world) or "tout le monde" (everyone/everybody). It can also mean "a crowd" or "people" in contexts like "il y a du monde" (there are people/a crowd).

TRAPS

"Tout le monde" (everyone) always takes a singular verb, e.g., "Tout le monde *est* content" (Everyone *is* happy). Do not confuse "monde" with "gens" or "personnes" which are generally plural for "people".