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verdens undergang

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

see:Se: undergangdownfall, ruin, destruction · an underpass, verdenthe world
  1. det at verden, jorda og menneskeheten blir utslettet the annihilation of the world, the earth and humankind Eng. phrasethe end of the world
    • spå verdens undergang to predict the end of the world
    • tror du på verdens undergang? do you believe in the end of the world?
  2. brukt for å overdrive de negative virkningene av en omstendighet used to exaggerate the negative effects of a circumstance Eng. phrasethe end of the world
    • et lite skrubbsår er ikke verdens undergang a little graze is not the end of the world
    • men det er vel ikke verdens undergang om vi kommer litt for sent? but it's hardly the end of the world if we're a bit late, is it?