Meaning of svet | Babel Free

Definitions

1. the world
   inanimate, masculine
2. the cosmos, the universe, all there is
   inanimate, masculine
3. our own planet, the Earth, the globe
   inanimate, masculine
4. foreign lands
   inanimate, masculine
5. people at large, the public
   inanimate, masculine
6. a type of society, the type of life
   inanimate, masculine
7. a group of individuals with a common bond
   inanimate, masculine
8. a field or sphere
   inanimate, masculine
9. horizons
   inanimate, masculine
10. a realm
    inanimate, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“stvorenie sveta”

the creation of the world

“cesta okolo sveta”

journey around the world

“ísť do sveta”

literally, to go to the world, i.e., to go out exploring other places

“svet sa mu smeje”

the world laughs at him, i.e., everyone laughs at him

“tretí svet”

the third world

“svet je už iný”

it is a different world now

“hokejový svet”

the world of hockey

“myšlienkový svet”

the world of ideas

“otvoril sa mu nový svet”

new horizons opened up to him

“rastlinný svet”

the realm of vegetation

CEFR level