värld

From Old Swedish væruld, værald, værild, værld, from Old Norse verǫld, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz.

In (sense 3), perhaps elliptical for "världens största" (the world's largest) or the like.

• IPA^(key): /vɛːrd/
  • (Central Sweden) IPA^(key): [væːɖ]

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  • (Finland) IPA^(key): [væːrd]
• Homophone: värd

värld c

1. (often in the definite) (the) world (everything that exists, concretely or abstractly, generally or within in some area)

   Fysiken beskriver världen

   [The] physics describes the world

   affärsvärlden

   the business world

   den akademiska världen

   academia ("the academic world")

   hennes inre värld

   her inner world

   vara i sin egen lilla värld

   be in one's own little world

   1. (often in the definite) (the) world (place where humans live, Earth)

      världens alla länder

      all the countries of the world

      världens sju underverk

      the Seven Wonders of the World

      Världen höll andan

      The world held its breath

      ett teleskop som söker efter nya världar

      a telescope that searches for new worlds

2. (idiomatic, in "inte vara hela världen" (not be the whole world)) to not be the end of the world (not be that bad)

   Det är inte hela världen om jag inte får jobbet

   It's not the end of the world if I don't get the job

3. (idiomatic, in "världens X" (the world's X)) Acts as an intensifier on nouns – can often be translated as "a huge."

   Nederländarna slarvade just bort världens chans att göra mål. De gjorde världens tabbe.

   The Dutch team just squandered a huge ("the world's") opportunity to score. They made a huge mistake.

   När motorerna startade hördes världens smäll

   When the engines started, a huge bang was heard

   De gjorde det till världens grej, fast det egentligen var helt oviktigt

   They made a huge deal ("the world's thing") out of it, even though it was actually completely unimportant

   Jag har världens grej på gång!

   I have something huge ("a huge thing") in the works!

   Jojo är jättepopulärt just nu. Det har blivit världens grej.

   Yo-yoing is super popular right now. It has really become a thing.

   – Äta myror? – Det är världens käk. Kittlar dödsskönt i kistan.

   – Eat ants? – It's the greatest [to match tone – could also be translated as "great" / "awesome"] grub. Tickles real ["dead"] good in your belly ["coffin" – slang]. [from the Swedish dub of the 1967 Disney Jungle Book movie – well-known and often referenced piece of dialogue from appearing in an annual Christmas special]

4. (idiomatic, in "(fara/flyga) all världens väg" ((go/fly) all the world's way)) (to go/fly) far away

   En vindpust fick notbladen att flyga all världens väg

   A gust of wind sent the music sheets flying far away (or "everywhere," in tone)

   Spelkulorna for all världens väg när nätpåsen gick sönder

   The marbles went everywhere (in tone) when the net bag broke

   1. (figuratively) to unequivocally go away, be soundly beaten, or the like

      Det gamla rekordet for all världens väg

      The old record was smashed (went (was sent flying or the like) far away)

• jord
• universum

• värld in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• väg in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• värld in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• värld in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)