end of the world

fin del mundo, catástrofe

Situación que parece gravísima; suele usarse al negar que un problema sea tan serio como parece.

En inglés sencillo: A situation that seems extremely bad, often used to say a problem is less serious than someone thinks.

• One mistake is not the end of the world.
• She acted as if losing her phone was the end of the world.
• Would missing one party really be the end of the world?

Sinónimos: disaster, catastrophe

Expresiones frecuentes: end of the world, end-of-the-world drama

fin del mundo, apocalipsis

Desastre que mata a todas las personas o a todos los seres vivos de la Tierra.

En inglés sencillo: A disaster that kills everyone, or all living things, on Earth.

• They feared the end of the world.
• The film shows the end of the world after a deadly virus spreads.
• Some people believed the eclipse meant the end of the world.

Sinónimos: apocalypse, doomsday

Expresiones frecuentes: end of the world, end-of-the-world prophecy

destrucción de la Tierra, fin del mundo

Destrucción completa del planeta Tierra.

En inglés sencillo: The complete destruction of the planet Earth.

• The huge explosion caused the end of the world.
• In the story, a collision with another planet brings the end of the world.
• Could that asteroid cause the end of the world?

Sinónimos: destruction of Earth

Expresiones frecuentes: end of the world, end-of-the-world disaster