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glob·al

(glō′bəl)

adj.

1. Having the shape of a globe; spherical.

2. Of, relating to, or involving the entire earth; worldwide: global war; global monetary policies.

3. Comprehensive; total: "a ... global, generalized sense of loss" (Maggie Scarf).

4. Computers Of or relating to an entire program, document, or file.

glob′al·ly adv.

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global

(ˈɡləʊbəl)

adj

1. covering, influencing, or relating to the whole world

2. comprehensive

ˈglobally adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

glob•al

(ˈgloʊ bəl)

adj.

1. pertaining to or involving the whole world.

2. comprehensive.

3. globular; globe-shaped.

4. (of a computer operation, linguistic rule, etc.) operating on a group of similar strings, commands, etc., in a single step.

[1670–80]

glob′al•ly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	global - involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance" world, world-wide, worldwide, planetary international - concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations; "international affairs"; "an international agreement"; "international waters"
	2.	global - having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey ball-shaped, globose, globular, spheric, spherical, orbicular circular, round - having a circular shape

global

adjective

1. worldwide, world, international, universal, planetary a global ban on nuclear testing

2. comprehensive, general, total, thorough, unlimited, exhaustive, all-inclusive, all-encompassing, encyclopedic, unbounded a global vision of contemporary society
comprehensive limited, narrow, restricted, parochial, sectional

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

global

adjective

1. So pervasive and all-inclusive as to exist in or affect the whole world:

catholic, cosmic, cosmopolitan, ecumenical, pandemic, planetary, universal, worldwide.

2. Covering a wide scope:

all-around, all-inclusive, all-round, broad, broad-spectrum, comprehensive, expansive, extended, extensive, far-ranging, far-reaching, general, inclusive, large, overall, sweeping, wide-ranging, wide-reaching, widespread.

Translations

عَالـَمِيّمؤثِّر على الكُرةِ الأرْضِيَّه

celosvětovýglobálníkulovitý

globalverdensomspændende

global pauschal weltweit

παγκόσμιος

global mundial universal

maailmanlaajuinenpallomainenpyöreäglobaali

mondial mondiale universel entier global

globalni

globálisvilág-

heims-; almennur

globale

地球の

세계적인

globaalsferisch

global

globalny

global

всемирный глобальный сферический

celosvetový

globalensvetoven

global

ทั่วโลก

dünya çapındaglobal küresel

toàn cầu

全球的

global

[ˈgləʊbl]

A. ADJ

1. (= world-wide) → mundial
on a global scale → a escala mundial
this has global implications → esto tiene consecuencias a nivel global

2. (= comprehensive) [sum, reform, change] → global
a global view → una visión global

B. CPD the global village N → la aldea global
global warming N → calentamiento m global, calentamiento m del planeta

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

global

[ˈgləʊb^əl] adj

(= world-wide) [ban, economy, market] → mondial(e)
on a global scale → à l'échelle mondiale

(= overall) → global(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

global

adj → global; recession, problem → weltweit; taking a global view of the matter … → global gesehen …; a global figure of £2 million → eine Gesamtsumme von £ 2 Millionen; global peace/war → Weltfrieden/-krieg m

global

global climate

n → Erdklima nt, → Weltklima nt

global economy

n → Weltwirtschaft f

global

global navigation system

n → globales Navigationssystem

global player

n (= company) → Weltfirma f, → Global Player m

global positioning system

n → globales Positionsbestimmungssystem, GPS nt

global trade

n → Welthandel m

global village

n → Weltdorf nt; the world is considered as a global → die Welt wird als Dorf angesehen

global warming

n → Erwärmung f → der Erdatmosphäre

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

global

[ˈgləʊbl] adj (world-wide) → mondiale; (comprehensive) → globale

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

globe

(gləub) noun

1. (usually with the) the Earth. I've travelled to all parts of the globe.

2. a ball with a map of the Earth on it.

3. an object shaped like a globe. The chemicals were crushed in a large metal globe.

ˈglobal adjective

affecting the whole world. War is now a global problem.

global village noun

the world thought of as a small place, because modern communication allow fast and efficient contact even to its remote parts.

ˈglobally adverb

globular (ˈglobjulə) adjective

shaped like a globe.

ˈglobe-trotter noun

a person who goes sight-seeing all over the world.

ˈglobe-trotting noun

global

→ عَالـَمِيّ globální global global παγκόσμιος global maailmanlaajuinen mondial globalni globale 地球の 세계적인 globaal global globalny global всемирный global ทั่วโลก küresel toàn cầu 全球的

glo·bal

a. global, mundial.

global

adj global

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